March 28th, 2017

Some pictures of Stanguellini 00139. This was the first Formula Junior to go to the US in 1959, the first to race there and the first to win. We tested it at Silverstone earlier this month and will be back at the same circuit for some further work next month.





 
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March 11th, 2017

After a strong period of sales, we have been acquiring stock. The following are due in the coming weeks - some will be for sale immediately, others after some work and events:

1958 Lotus 7 Series 1 to period competition spec (see below)
1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint to lightweight Veloce spec with current FIA papers
1965 Porsche 356C - matching numbers, GT-look (see below)
1976 Ferrari 308 GTB Vetroresina RHD
1981 Rolls-Royce Corniche FHC RHD - show ...  
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March 1st, 2017

We have written a piece on the Caravelle's period racing history for the latest issue of the Historic Formula Junior Racing Association's regular magazine. Here are some photographs from the article, with credits to Richard Utley for the first two and the Revs Institute for the third.





 
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February 22nd, 2017

We are pleased to have sourced a very special Stanguellini Formula Junior for a customer. It is an ex-Briggs Cunningham car mainly driven in period by Walt Hansgen. It was the first Formula Junior to go to the US in July 1959, the first to compete there in the following month - see the picture below - and the first to win a race there at Watkins Glen in September. As an earlier post suggested, we also believe it won the Formula Junior support race at the first US Grand Prix at Sebring in ...  
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February 19th, 2017

A brief visit to the restored pits and race control on one side of the fearsome Reims-Gueux triangle. A very evocative place and always worth a small detour!





 
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February 9th, 2017

We were asked about rear slam panel stickers on an early 911. Not everyone's thing, perhaps, but some like to get these details right and why shouldn't they? The answer is roughly as follows. The very first cars - those with flat slam panels - and those immediately following in the first part of 1965 - with indentations - had a single combined sticker on the air cleaner inlet and nothing at all on the slam panel. The next series of cars - 1966 model year cars produced in the latter part of 1965 ...  
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