My Car Quest

December 25, 2024

Italian Motorcycles At Amelia Island

by Don Meluzio - The motorcycle display at Amelia island this year was all Italian, and small bore, with nothing over 175cc. I really didn't have a lot of time because I too was showing a vehicle of my own! So I may have to guess at some of … [Read more...]

The Bizzarrini Spyders At Amelia Island

by Mike - It is not often that all three of the Bizzarrini Spyders are together. They were at Amelia Island this past weekend as evidenced by the photos below. They will be at Pebble Beach this coming August. Twice in one year! How great is … [Read more...]

A Few Photos From Amelia Island

by Mike - Don Meluzio sent in photos and comments from the recent Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in Florida where he was showing his Fiat Stanguellini Berlinetta. Text and photos by Don Meluzio I was reading Pete Brock's new book and … [Read more...]

The Bizzarrini GT America

by Mike - The Bizzarrini GT America is the version of the Bizzarrini GT 5300 made for sale in the USA. Road & Track test drove the first one shipped to the US and wrote about it in the December 1966 issue. The difference between the GT … [Read more...]

Old Cars At The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance

by Mike - I do not write about pre-war cars very often, however, I do find some of them interesting and beautiful. Here are a few that I think are art on wheels that were shown at Amelia Island this past Sunday. These are some of the marques … [Read more...]

The Last Ferrari To Win The 24 Hours of Le Mans – The 1965 Ferrari 250 LM At Amelia Island

by Mike - While most of the attention at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans was focused on the factory team entries of Ferrari and Ford, it was a privately entered one-year-old 3.3-liter V12 Ferrari 250 LM which caused a major upset by winning, when … [Read more...]