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Designed by Franco Scaglione and built by Carrozzeria Sargiotto, the Lamborghini 350 GTV prototype made its debut at the 1963 Turin Auto Show. However, during assembly it was found that the 3.5-liter V-12 engine would not fit within the GTV’s tight engine bay, so the car was loaded with bricks to balance out its ride height for the show.

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The residents of Highlands, North Carolina, are very proud of their altitude, as is suggested by the motto of their Motoring Festival. They put the altitude, 4118 feet, on pretty much anything related to the town or the Festival. I had heard of the show and had considered attending for Vintage Road & Racecar magazine, especially since it was only a three hour drive from home. Thanks to a chance meeting with Gus Lard at the Trump Charlotte Concours, I made plans to attend this June. You see, Gus Lard had a ’66 Shelby GT 350 exactly like my first new…

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Max Hoffman was a racecar driver in Europe before immigrating to the United States to avoid the Nazis. Hoffman became an importer of European automobiles into the U.S., in the 1950s. Max was central in the creation of several iconic machines as he saw their potential in the American market. One was the 300SL Gullwing....

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An impressive line-up of classic cars celebrated the golden age of motoring as the brand new Golden Oldies display made its triumphant debut at Beaulieu’s International Autojumble on September 7th and 8th. Enthusiasts brought more than 50 historic motors from the 1920s – 1960s for the display, while 33,293 event-goers snapped up bargains from 2,176 stands packed with motoring spares, accessories and automobilia. Driving more than 1,000 miles from Sweden especially to take part in Golden Oldiesin the grounds of the National Motor Museum was a 1954 Wolseley 4/44, which had just been put back on the road by Nostalgia magazine after…

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