EDITORIAL

Have you ever succumbed to automotive passion? A time when eyes met across a muddy car park, a pristine concours field or motorway Tarmac, the moment you knew you had finally met 'the right one'?

The owner of the green De Tomaso Mangusta featured in this week's newsletter was as love–struck as a teenager when he spied his first Mangusta in a Goodwood Revival car park. A worldwide search for a suitable car, and an ensuing trip to Italy, located the metallic green GT you see in our feature.

For your Editor — aye, I have my tender side — it was at Silverstone, in the early 80s with the VSCC and AMOC putting on top–level club racing for cars then still expensive, but now out of the reach of all but the most well–heeled collectors.

Those were the days when '1 VEV', the famous semi–works Aston DB4 GT Zagato, was painted red, and ran on wide alloy wheels underneath flared wheel arches.

It was love at first sight; but unlike the tale of the Mangusta, ultimately unrequited.

Steve Wakefield
Managing Editor
sw@classicdriver.com

THIS WEEK IN CLASSIC DRIVER

DRIVING REPORT

Aston Martin Virage

'Virage': a curve in the road, or 'bend' in French. Aston's latest car to bear this name steers a similarly tight line between its flagship, performance–focused DBS and the only recently updated DB9. read more...

AUCTIONS

Gooding & Co.: the Amelia Island Auction March 11

It was collectible post–War European classics that swept all before them at Gooding's Amelia sale. The highest price achieved was $1,870,000 for the 1951 Ferrari 212 Export Cabriolet. read more...

AUCTIONS

RM Auctions: Amelia Island, March 12

The top–selling car at RM's 2011 sale was the 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico, the dramatic, Vignale–styled coupé achieving a whopping $4,290,000 — way over its $3.5m upper estimate. read more...

ADVERTISING FEATURE: EVENTS

Wheelsports Classic Grand Touring (WCGT)

While Nick Brimblecombe has spent some 40 years in the travel industry, the last 15 focusing purely on classic motoring tours, his son Thomas has had the advantage of growing up in this exciting environment. read more...

NEWS

New BMW 6 Series Coupé

Well, we've seen the convertible and now, scheduled for a debut at next month's Shanghai Motor Show, is the all–new 6 Series Coupé from BMW. read more...

EVENTS

Chelsea AutoLegends 2011: the Swinging Sixties

Plans are already well under way for a much–expanded Chelsea AutoLegends event at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, on Sunday 4 September. read more...

FEATURES

De Tomaso Mangusta: Falling in Love

There are few worse happenings to befall a classic car nut than to stumble across the vehicle of your dreams; and end up simply having to own one. That's what happened to renowned portrait photographer Jonathan Root. read more...

AUCTIONS

RM Lines Up Star Cars

RM Auctions has announced some outstanding entries for its first Villa d'Este sale on 21 May, as well as a very special, and very famous Porsche 911S, once driven by 'Michael Delaney', consigned to its Monterey auction in August. read more...

NEWS

Ferrari P4/5 Competizione: the Next Chapter

U.S. collector James Glickenhaus is hoping to take his current project, the Ferrari P4/5 Competizione, racing this summer — in no less an event than the Nürburgring 24 Hours. A new video looks behind the scenes. read more...

CLASSIC LIFE

Amble with Louis Vuitton

We've all done it. You know, found a really nice little shop or restaurant and simply ached to tell our friends about it afterwards. Well, now we can share these ambulatory asides with a worldwide audience thanks to the master of luxury travel, Louis Vuitton. read more...

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