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OSCA – the acronym stands for Officine Specializzate Construzione Automobili – was founded in 1947 by the three Maserati brothers after they were cashiered from the eponymous automaker they’d founded before World War II. Until now, there’s never been an authoritative, dedicated history of the exquisitely tiny performance cars that Ernesto, Ettore and Bindo designed and built for 20 years at their new firm. Now published in English for the first time, Inside OSCA is an anecdotal romp through the company’s history and its always-fascinating creations.
Great cars on the shores of Lake Como. Both the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and FuoriConcorso – held just across the street in Cernobbio – were once again world class events. And a prewar Alfa Romeo came out on top.
In the prestigious settings of Villa Erba, during the Villa d’Este Concours on May 24-25, Broad Arrow will offer this precious 1936 Maserati 4CM voiturette. This Formula 2 avant-la-lettre was raced by Count Trossi, Piero Taruffi and Pietro Dusio. Tazio Nuvolari won the Circuito di Modena in it, in 1937.
Behind each and every driver, however, was a team of mechanics who kept these wildly radical racing cars thumping around North America’s great road courses. It’s been a rare occasion when they’ve gotten to tell their side of the Can-Am legend.
An emotional lap of honour for Bruno Senna in his uncle’s 1985 Lotus-Renault 97T, an astonishing drive by Frank Stippler in a Ferrari Dino 206S, plenty of touring car action and a GT3 shoot-out. The 82nd Goodwood Members’ Meeting was another ‘good ‘un’.
Race suits worn by Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher or Lewis Hamilton. Helmets from Mike Hailwood, Henri Pescarolo, Dario Franchitti. Or the front wing of Niki Lauda’s 1977 Ferrari 312 T2. It’s all available in a memorabilia auction hosted by Broad Arrow. Some proceeds go to Jackie Stewart’s ‘Race against Dementia’.
The Paddock as a standalone event, is a brand-new, one day celebration of car culture, bringing a new centre of attraction to Monterey Car Week in the US this year. The event is centred around non-Italian cars.
Due to too much work, we are a little bit late looking at two outstanding events: the ICE concours in St Moritz and the FAT Ice GP in Zell-am-See.
Broad Arrow has this exciting witness of the great Dakar days lined up for its new Villa d’Este auction in Italy, on May 24. This 1990 Citroën ZX Rallye Raid participated in three Dakar rallies.
Yes, Formula 1 celebrates its 75th birthday this year. But the history of Grand Prix cars is much older. Germany’s Nationale Automuseum The Loh Collection highlights (over) a century of single-seater Grand Prix racing with a new temporary display that opens on April 12.
