One year ago, we presented you with Jacky Ickx’ book “Formula Francorchamps“. A book published by a Belgian publisher, editions Benoît Deliège, who only deals with Belgian themes. And with success!
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Seen at the auction: Les Grandes Marcques du Monde à Paris by Bonhams: The Shadow DN9-2B Samson Shag by Jan Lammers.
Historic cars can be found in various places: in museums or private collections, at concours d’élégance, at race tracks and also at auctions held by major players such as Bonhams, Gooding, Artcurial and RM Sotheby’s.
Read moreLola T70 and Can-Am Cars by Gordon Jones published at EVRO
Lola. When you hear this name, most people immediately think of the song that made The Kinks a worldwide hit in 1970, but for us car enthusiasts it rings another bell: Lola Cars, a manufacturer of racing cars from Bromley in Kent.
Read moreThe Six Hours of Spa: the additional races.
Besides the Six Hours of Spa for GT and Touring Cars, organiser Roadbook offers an important side programme for its meeting. The main component of these races is provided by the English Masters Historic organisation, which has the historic Formula 1, Proto’s and Endurence Legends in its catalogue. Of course, Spa-Francorchamps is on their calendar every year.
Read moreRetrospective 6: Seen at Arts & Elegance 2017: the Ferrari 250 GT Breadvan
In 2017, in the year Ferrari turned 70, we were present for the first time at the Arts & Elégance concours of Peter Auto on the domains of the Chateau de Chantilly. 2017 was truly a Ferrari year. Everywhere we passed we saw the mostly red Italian thoroughbreds in abundance.
Read moreExtraordinariness in motor sports 2: Seen at the Autoworld museum in Brussels: The 1995 Peugeot 806 SUV Procar
Recently, you could read our article about the very special Volvo 850 Estate Super Tourer. Whoever thought that this was the end of it was wrong. It could get even crazier in the 90s with this course version of the Peugeot 806 SUV.
Read moreThe Spa-Francorchamps racetrack celebrates its centenary: 1921 – 2021
Spa-Francorchamps: a name that rings a bell! Almost everyone ( car lover or not ) knows it is a car circuit. Francorchamps is one of the most mythical and beautiful that we can find on our globe. Next to the Nürburgring, Suzuka, Bathurst, Road America and Le Mans, Francorchamps is high on the list of “most beautiful race tracks in the world”, for most even on place 1. And we are incredibly lucky that it is in our country, Belgium.
Read moreRetrospective 5: Seen at Spa Classic 2018: 5 Group C TWR Jaguars
In its ten years of existence, Group C has produced many beautiful racing cars. Porsche, Mercedes, Mazda and Jaguar in particular have created some fine cars. And when it comes to the very best, the TWR Jaguars are in the top drawer.
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