Transport me back...to Le Mans 1953

The transporter is filled with gorgeous Alfa 6C 3000 CM Coupes.

Here's a fantastic little video shot in an ex-Fangio roadster version. The car is being driven out of the Alfa Museo Storico grounds at the start and right out onto the public roads. The driver uncorks it at 1:32 and the magnificent sound is really something to hear!

This video was taken in the same car, but on Alfa's Balocco test circuit.

Hat tip to Off Camber on the photo

McQueen, Porsche, Gulf

'Nuff said. No caption needed.

Hat tip to Off Camber!

Allez les Bleus

First, let me apologize for going a week with no new posts! Things have been busy over in Automobiliac HQ, but I have some very exciting new posts in the works, including a Greenwich Concours gallery, as well as some Alfa GTV6 track day video!  So stay tuned for more!

And of course, Le Mans is right around the corner, so I thought I would show my bias towards the French by posting a photo of what has to be the prettiest prototype racing car of the 90s, and which marked Peugeot's return to La Sarthe. The 905 did eventually win the race, but with a less elegant body than the early version pictured here.  The new Audi looks totally sweet, but I am a total sucker for French victory at Le Mans!

Video of the Week: Sauber Mercedes C11 hot lap at Le Mans

Continuing our "Silver Arrow" theme:

The C11 is, to my mind, one of the cleanest, most purposeful-looking sports racing prototypes of its time.  And boy was it ever fast! Let's watch as a very skilled and brave driver laps Le Mans in the now-vintage C11 in 2010.  His bold passing maneuver at 1:30 might take your breath away for a moment...

Video of the Week: Aston Martin DBR1 at Dijon-Prenois

Here is another video from Gregor Fiskens. The audio is not so great but the footage shows a lovely dice with a Maserati Birdcage.

I think the DBR1 is perhaps the prettiest of all 1950's sports cars. It's more Italianate and flowing than any Jaguar, more emotional than the Mercedes 300SLR, yet more understated and refined than any Ferrari. I would say the car it compares most closely to in looks is the Maserati 300S. But I happen to like the lines of the Aston more. Truly a wonderful machine!  At bottom is a photo I took of Dr. Simeone's DBR1 in Philadelphia.