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In the tyre tracks of a legend • This famous Ferrari 166MM was the first car driven by Italian hotshoe Eugenio Castellotti, and conjures dreams of epic Latin road races
A life tragically cut short
VIGNALE’S TAKE ON FERRARI’S FINEST • This 212 Inter coupé isn’t the most subtle of cars, but it represents an intoxicating blend of Maranello and Turin
CUSTODIANS OF THE HOLY GRAIL • Few people ever get the chance to own a 250GTO, so they tend to hang on to them. Meet the members of the world’s most exclusive owners’ club
Driving a GTO, by Alain de Cadenet
“Enzo was very nice to me. He never said thank you, but you knew that he knew” • David Piper lived a gypsy life as the top Ferrari privateer of his day, often beating the works cars in the process
BAND ON THE RUN • The gorgeous 250GT SWB Speciale was Bertone’s riposte to Pininfarina’s berlinetta, yet this one-off was an unlikely workhorse for a California musician
REFINED TO PERFECTION • Sharing the seat of sports car legends and driving one of Enzo Ferrari’s greatest racers: the 1960 Le Mans-winning Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
ENZO’S ROADGOING WINNER • Cruising the Cotswolds in a group of 250GTEs brings to the fore the appeal of Ferrari’s first series-production 2+2
Squaring up to the British competition
Ferrari’s test car now treasured
24 HOURS IN A BAKER’S OVEN • Driving the Breadvan in anger at Le Mans was the unexpected fulfilment of a long-held ambition made spine-tinglingly real. Proof of the old adage that if you don’t ask, you don’t get…
La Camionette – a history
CUT TO THE CHASE • Open sports cars don’t come any more glamorous than the Ferrari 250GT California Spider. In lieu of the French Rivieria, the capital by night beckons for a dream drive
California Spiders in competition
Spiders’ star turns in the movies
A lasting legacy • These two iconic Ferraris, 250 SWB and 275GTB/4, were used and enjoyed by one man for more than 40 years before raising millions in aid of charity
The greatest Ferrari ever? • Developed for the 1957 World Championship, the 315/335S may well deserve the accolade
Beauty, thy name is Dino • Now all but extinct in the UK, the original 206GT marked a watershed moment for the Maranello marque
A baby is born
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN • When The Who’s guitarist, Pete Townshend, bought the dream Ferrari Daytona he had always promised himself, he chose one of the rare right-hand-drive Spiders
WELCOME TO THE JET SET • The Monteverdi 375L, Maserati Mexico and Ferrari 365GT 2+2 are three exotic GTs that match epic performance with svelte good looks
The last coachbuilt Ferrari • The 365 California is the final car in a distinguished line and holds a special place in the marque’s history. This is the story of the distinctively styled Pininfarina rarity
The modern breed
SPRING OFFER
Prized FIGHTERS • In 1973, the Dino was the ‘budget’ Ferrari and the BB its zenith, but now little brother leads the way. Time to find out if the numbers still stack up today
If art were made metal… • …then this unique Ferrari 330GT Nembo Spyder would epitomise it. A gorgeous car whose sale at auction raised a sizeable sum for a worthy cause
Rebodied 330s – a game of hit and miss
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