In the last few months I managed to spend a summer afternoon and a cold January night in Milan with this special Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione. The one you see in this video is called ‘Verde York’ and it was released in the summer of 1992 as one of the special limited editions of…
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You understand you are getting old when a certain type of cars that had never fascinated you before begins to interest you and, sometimes, makes you more excited than most modern stuffs out there. Something that I’ve always considered just like carriages with an engine they are now growing on me, more and more, especially…
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Despite the problems caused by the pandemic situation, the promoters of Rally Legend made a great job to organize the 19th edition, even if they where not thanked by the weather! The action starts on Friday morning with the shakedown. In this edition there where many rally champions such as Miki Biasion, Gigi Galli, Craig…
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Finally, the 1000 Miglia 2021, I couldn’t wait for it to return! The route (Brescia–Rome round trip) is similar to that of the original race, maintaining the point of departure/arrival in Viale Venezia in Brescia and it’s divided into sections to be covered in a few days. The Mille Miglia was one of the most…
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First time for me at the Paul Ricard circuit to follow the Dix Mille Tours Le Castellet 2019 by Peter Auto. After the races at Imola, Mugello and Monza, this year I decided to follow the championship finals dedicated to historic cars at the French racetrack. On the circuit, 7 different classes, from Group C…
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If you’ve read my previous story on the Delta ‘Giallo Ginestra’, you already know a big part of the Evo 2 history. But now I want to tell you a few more details, thanks to this beautiful ‘Blu Lagos’ and its older sister Integrale 16V from 1986.
Let’s play a game: think about ‘Italy’ and ‘Rally’. What is the first brand that comes to your mind? Lancia. And I’m pretty sure it would have been the answer even before seeing this article. In 40 years of rally activity Lancia won 11 constructors championsips. Six of these were consecutive ones, from 1987 to…
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If you’re a classic car lover, a nostalgic of the old endurance battles and icons of the past or just a car enthusiast who aims to see some real cars, you need to check Peter Auto’s calendar and keep free in order to be at one of their memorable events.
Singer, or better Singer Veichle Design, is probably the most famous Porsche restorer in the World. Their creations are simply astonishing, giving old 911s a proper new life and even a better look. It was so special to admire Singer’s last creation at the Goodwood Festival of Speed: it’s called DLS (Dynamics and Lightweighting Studio)…
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Some tracks are known for their history, others for an event or some particular episodes, others just for their location. Then there are those which the name of a particular corner makes them legends. Spa-Francorchamps is the clearest example with its Eau Rouge-Raidillon. Let me start this story with some data: 7004 meters long.…
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