Automotive Masterpieces' News
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July 19, 2024
THE STUNNING STEVE MCQUEEN AMARANTO RED FERRARI SPIDER
We have counted another jewel among the Automotive Masterpieces: the last of 200 Ferrari 275 GTS produced. Since Ferrari decided to build just 199 units of this model, this car, with chassis no.☆08653☆, was an extra one at the special request of the famous actor and racing driver Steve McQueen. The car had special features and was finished in “total black.” As soon as it arrived on the US [...]
July 18, 2024
TARGA FLORIO’S CHASSIS receives the patronage of ACI and Club ACI Storico. The book is currently in production.
The monographic volume "TARGA FLORIO’S CHASSIS" is now in production. This editorial project, directed by Sandro Binelli and published by Automotive Masterpieces, has received the valuable patronage of the Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI) and the Club ACI Storico, with the endorsement of Angelo Sticchi Damiani. The ACI believed in our work as we retraced the sunny roads of Sicily. The Targa [...]
July 18, 2024
FIRST RINA CERTIFICATE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH BY AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES OFFICIALLY DELIVERED
On July 2, 2024, at the RINA headquarters in Genoa, the first certificate issued by RINA for the historical research conducted by AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES was physically delivered. The certificate was presented during a small ceremony, which provided an opportunity for a meeting between Nicola Battuello, Executive Vice President of Certification at RINA, and the AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES management [...]
June 17, 2024
2024 Mille Miglia, Vesco blows away the competition again. 23 Automotive Masterpieces on the route.
The 2,200-kilometer tour of the 2024 Mille Miglia, from June 11th to 15th, has concluded for the 421 crews who followed the Brescia - Rome - Brescia route, with the new additions of Turin and Genoa stages.Andrea Vesco achieved a hard-to-match record, winning for the seventh time, the fifth consecutive, and the fourth in a row with his steadfast co-driver Fabio Salvinelli, in their trusty 1929 [...]
May 28, 2024
Elegance and the magic of mobility on four wheels at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2024.
One of the world’s most exclusive and traditional concours d’elegance for automobiles captivated numerous visitors from May 24 to 26. Once again this year, the dreamlike setting of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Como provided the perfect stage to experience the magic of a weekend filled with spectacular automobiles representing their era, like the much admired 1923 [...]
May 21, 2024
RINA CERTIFIES AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES’ HISTORICAL RESEARCH: A NEW BENCHMARK IN THE SECTOR
Genoa, May 21, 2024 – Agreement signed between two Genoese companies: RINA, a multinational certification firm active in over seventy countries, and AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES, specialized in historical and documentary research for cars of significant historical value. Thanks to this agreement, RINA certifies the methodology of historical research conducted by AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES. The [...]
May 20, 2024
Cavallino Classic awards a Ferrari 250 Monza, counted among Automotive Masterpieces, as Best of Show Competizione.
Extraordinary Ferraris at Cavallino Classic Modena 2024, the international Concorso d’Eleganza that annually honors the work of Enzo Ferrari in the city where it all began. This year, the Best of Show “Competizione” went to a car counted among the Automotive Masterpieces: the 1954 Ferrari 250 Monza with chassis no. 0466 M, one of two Pinin Farina bodied on a total of four built. Owned by [...]
April 16, 2024
MILLE MIGLIA'S CHASSIS books: "The True Bible of the Red Arrow" according to Ruoteclassiche!
Two of the most important Italian automotive publications have dedicated extensive features to the Mille Miglia's Chassis books! In the March issues, the magazines Quattroruote and Ruoteclassiche showcased our volumes focused on the cars of the Mille Miglia. These well-known Domus publications have long been true benchmarks, Quattroruote for contemporary cars and Ruoteclassiche for classic cars. [...]
April 10, 2024
Paolo Pininfarina passed away yesterday.
Paolo Pininfarina, the chairman since 2008 of the historic Turin-based company that over 90 years has produced more than 600 models among the most prestigious in the Italian automotive industry, has passed away.A witness to Italian style in the automotive world, he was 65 years old and had been ill for some time. His family was by his side until the end. Joining the company in 1982 at the age of [...]
March 14, 2024
Designer Marcello Gandini died at the age of 85
Yesterday, the designer Marcello Gandini passed away at the age of 85, known for having designed some of the most innovative Italian cars starting from the 1960s. Those who were fortunate enough to meet him describe him as a person of great humanity.In the words of the rector of the Polytechnic, Guido Saracco: "Marcello Gandini was an innovator. He managed to combine the highest aesthetic taste [...]