Contributions by Balz Schreier
Gilles Villeneuve in the Movie—Everyone knows how it ends, but not how it begins …
Fifty years after Gilles Villeneuve’s Formula 1 debut, the first feature film about him is being released—and, of all things, it leaves out his famous Ferrari years. “Villeneuve: Rise of a Legend” chronicles his journey from snowmobiling in Quebec to Enzo Ferrari’s doorstep: the years without money, without fame, and with a trailer as his home. His son, Jacques Villeneuve, said of the trailer: “It was hard to hold back the tears.”
Test report on the Porsche Taycan (BvR, 20260214 V2)
V2 The 1966 Cannara is considered a design anchor for the wedge car movement and won the Dean Bachelor Trophy at the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The Cannara is currently on display in the wedge car exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Ray Cannara was a mentee of Stroher MacMinn at the Art Center in California. He designed and built his car and drove it from Florida to California in 1966 with his mother in the passenger seat.
11th Calag Meeting 2025 - new visitor record
<p>A new visitor record was set this year at the 11th Calag classic car meeting on Whit Sunday, June 8, 2025. In almost perfect weather conditions, classic car enthusiasts were able to marvel at a total of 830 vintage and classic cars throughout the day. A short Rück in words and pictures.</p>
Mercedes-Benz 220 S - the leading star of the sixties and its relatives
From 1959 to 1968 (Coupé and Cabriolet until 1971), the Mercedes-Benz W111 model series and its offshoots W110 and W112 were the benchmark in the luxury car class. The saloons, colloquially known as the big and small hatchbacks, impressed - especially in the top versions - with their high level of safety and comfort, impressive looks and self-confident price tags. In this vehicle report, the three model series are brought into order and a Mercedes-Benz 220 S is portrayed in detail, supplemented by many historical illustrations and a sales brochure.
Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 6.3 - Super sports car in limousine guise
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3, built between 1968 and 1972, was the fastest saloon produced in Germany and could also keep up with fast sports cars. It was created by combining the long-wheelbase version of the 300 SE with the engine from the Mercedes 600. 6.3 liters of displacement and 250 hp in combination with the lighter 300 SEL saloon made it possible to achieve outstanding driving performance without sacrificing comfort. This report goes into the history of the development, describes driving impressions and shows the saloon in current and historical pictures, supplemented by original brochures and press information, as well as a sound sample.
Dino 308 GT4 - the last Dino and the first V8 road sports car from Ferrari
Between 1974 and 1980, Ferrari built the Dino 308 GT4, a mid-engined sports car with four seats. Unusually, Bertone was commissioned to design the bodywork. The built-in V8 engine was a new development. The car presented in 1973 was coherent and yet stood in the shadow of the Pininfarina-designed 308 GTB/GTS models for almost its entire construction period. In this driving report, a Dino 308 GT4 from 1974 is presented in detail, the development history is recorded and driving experiences from the past and present are compared. The documentation is completed with many historical illustrations and the sales brochure from 1974.
Ferrari 330 GT - powerful Gran Turismo for a fast trip for four
The Ferrari 330 GT is one of the cheapest ways to get into an early Ferrari with a Colombo V12 engine. In fact, the relationship with the sports car legends GTO or SWB is greater than you might think and yet the prices are factors apart. Yet the 330 was popular in its active days and sold well, thanks not least to its racing roots, but of course also to its four-seater design. This report describes the history and origin of the Ferrari 330 GT (Series 2), of which 455 were built, and portrays a 1967 example in detail.
Ferrari 250 LM from 1964 - Ferrari's last road racer
The idea was excellent. Ferrari had just finished the 1963 season very successfully. The 250 P, an open-top racing sports car with a mid-engine, was the dominant vehicle. The 250 GTO with a front-mounted engine, on the other hand, was getting on in years, so a resourceful mind in the design offices in Maranello came up with the idea of giving the 250 P a roof and calling it the GT. The car, which was built from 1964, was to be homologated in Group 3, but Ferrari was unable to produce the necessary 100 units, which meant that the car had to start as a prototype and stood almost no chance against even more uncompromising vehicles. Nevertheless, a 250 LM with Jochen Rindt at the wheel won at Le Mans in 1965. This report describes the circumstances surrounding the creation of the first Ferrari mid-engined road car and driving impressions gathered in 1983, supplemented with many illustrations.
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