Voitures Anciennes

[Hotrodder]

So true. Such a shame they suffer from the genetic dysfunction of most Japanese cars. Rust.

[RobertArthur]

The Targa Florio was a legendary, dangerous historic car race in Sicily (1906 – 1977), founded by Vincenzo Florio. It took place on winding public roads in the Madonie Mountains, often following the ‘Circuito Piccolo delle Madonie’ route of approximately 72 km. And sometimes full-speed through little villages, masses of spectators right along the roads. Between 1955 and 1973, it was a key round of the World Sportscar Championship. In 1973, Dutch racing driver Gijs van Lennep won the legendary, final ‘true’ Targa Florio in Sicily in a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR (car number 8). The race was canceled after 1973 as a world championship event following multiple fatalities, including two in 1973 and a final fatal incident involving spectators in 1977.

After 46 years Gijs van Lennep went back to Sicily to meet an old friend. To enable English translations for a Dutch-spoken YouTube video, click the CC button, select Settings (gear icon), click Subtitles/CC, select Auto-translate, and pick your preferred language.

[RobertArthur]

As a schoolboy, I couldn’t get enough of pictures like this: imagine, only a blue sky above you and driving along a seaside promenade on a sun-drenched afternoon. Later, when you’re all grown up, no more teachers, no more homework, no more tests or exams, just doing whatever you fancy all day long...sweet dreams were made of this.

[Hotrodder]

just doing whatever you fancy all day long...sweet dreams were made of this.

............or this.....

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[RobertArthur]

A 1972 Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina.

[curtis]

I had exactly the same model but in red. Some good and bad memories .
Marvellous run back from the south of France to the coast and arrived just in time to see the ferry sailing. Slept in the car overnight.
Sold the car to a friend who kept it until the rust took over. He is now in Australia and still has the steering wheel.

[RobertArthur]

A lot of sunshine yesterday, too many reflections in the side window from the stone wall next to it. Good memories of yesterday: polarizing filters for my Nikon camera. Alfa red: a 1975 Alfa Romeo Gulia Nuova Super 1600.

Only an impression of the steering wheel. I heard that the restoration of this car, which was badly rusted, had taken three years. It was parked outside an Italian ice-cream parlour aptly named Venezia.

A test drive in Southern France, in the neighbourhood of Château de Brasse. It stands in the foothills of the Pyrenees, on the banks of the river Aude, in between the municipalities of Limoux and Alet les Bains, rue des vignerons.

[curtis]

Lovely that test drive. Brought back some memories.It was pretty quick.

[RobertArthur]

What is perfectly normal on the other side of the North Atlantic is often a bit too much for most Europeans: the classic American pickup. Especially for those who don’t quite appreciate the deep rumble of a V-8 and interpret it as: ‘Are you trying to show off?’ But if you live in the countryside or earn your living in the construction industry, I reckon it’s actually quite handy. What do you think of Seligman in Arizona, when you have to drive deep into the hinterland of Route 66? A wildlife photographer has to wait: hours, days, weeks. You don’t have to look far to find these guys, you spot them straight away, like this Dutch 1970 Chevrolet and the two other iron animals. One living in Furnace Creek, Death Valley (California) and the other in Seligman (Arizona).