Cavallino Magazine issue 148

August / September 2005

LanguageAmerican English language icon American English
PublishingJohn W. Barnes, Jr., ISSN 0889-2504
Dimensions100 pages, 208 x 277 mm

The Journal of Ferrari History

Cavallino is the journal of Ferrari history, covering Ferraris old and new for over 40 years. It's the most reliable, most trusted source of everything Ferrari. Ever since the first issue in 1978 Cavallino presents extensive stories and detailed information from knowledgeable experts and enthusiasts who share the passion for Ferrari. All Ferraris are unique, and each one has its own chassis serial number. This is how the Ferrari world keeps track of all the great cars. Cavallino is the only publication that prints the serial number for every Ferrari mentioned in our stories, articles, and race results.

Cover of Cavallino Magazine issue 148, August / September 2005

Table of Contents

PageSectionDescription
4EccoEcco
Here is what we have for you in this issue 148

Marcel Massini


5CalendarioCalendario
Where Ferraris can be found in 2005
8LettereLettere
Many comments from your fellow readers

Richard van Allen, Nasir Khalidi


12CorseA difficult struggle for Ferrari, but onward and upward
FIA Formula One Championship

Ferrari SpA


Ferrari's fortunes begin to improve in F1, with the F2005 and improved tires. Reports on Spain, Monaco, European, and Canada, and a preview of the U.S. GP
18CorseFerrari in GT racing for 2005

Keith Bluemel, Hugo Garritsen

David Friedman, Keith Bluemel


GT Ferraris are working hard against newly revived competitors. Reports on the FIA GT series and the Le Mans 24 Hours.
26NotizieTour Auto 2005
A tour through France like no other

Arnaud Blanfuney, Jean-Bernard Heros, Henry T. Kistler, Pierre Goossens, Arnaud Blanfuney

Helmut Schnug


It is difficult to understand the size of the Tour Auto, not only in terms of the large number of older sports cars taking part, but also in terms of sheer length, both in distance and time. Beginning on Monday, April 25 in Paris, the entire entourage takes a week to traverse the countryside of France before ending up in Biarritz on Saturday, April 30.
28NotizieConcorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
Villa d'Este celebrates an anniversary

Marcel Massini

Marcel Massini


The 2005 edition of the time-honored and celebrated Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, at the luxurious hotel of the same name on the shores of the breathtaking Lake Como in Italy, took place from April 22 to 24. The event dates to pre-war days, but revived efforts over the past six years have made the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este one of the leading events among worldwide Concours d'Élégance.
29NotizieModena Cento Ore presents an exciting mix
Ferrari at the Modena Cento Ore Classic

Marcel Massini

Marcel Massini


Mauro Bompani again held his Modena Cento Ore Classic meeting, on the 7th to the 10th of May, 2005.
As before, this edition was organized as a speed and regularity race for historic sports and racing cars, and the event covered approximately 1000 kms through the cities and countryside of Italy, through Emilia, Toscana, Umbria, Le Marche and Romagna, with special stages at Fiorano, Mugello, Magione and Misano race tracks.
32NotizieMille Miglia 2005
Report from on scene

Marcel Massini, Keith Bluemel, Henry T. Kistler, Pierre Goossens

Hugo Garritsen


Historic motor sport has seen a tremendous revival over the last decade, as events such as the Mille Miglia encourage owners of some of the world's most exotic vintage and classic racing machinery to put their cars back into competition. Brescia, Italy, and the historic Mille Miglia were one of the initiators of this revitalization, back in 1977, and this plus the actual races from 1927 to 1957 have made this team unique.
32NotizieMangiomo: Mille Miglia

Crista Barnes

Lorena Sicilia


On a brillant Sunday morning in May, my friend and I arrived at the Milan airport with one goal in mind - to reach Brescia as quickly as possible. We had been assigned to attend a lunch at the newly opened Mille Miglia Museum. However, this was not a normal Sunday in Italy, nor was this a normal lunch. This happened to be the day on which the participants of the 2005 Mille Miglia were congregating to celebrate another successful year over a farewell lunch hosted by the Museum.
38NotizieFXX introduced
New program puts you in the testing seat, as a new supercar is announced by Ferrari

Ferrari SpA


In its latest attempt to involve its customers even more intimately in the driving of its automobiles, Ferrari has announced both a new model, as well as a new client program to accompany it. The car is the FXX, which has been rumoured for some time as the "Super Enzo", and super it is.
39FeatureArt in Motion
It returns after a sympathetic restoration - the fluid persona of the 375 MM, s/n 0490 AM

Gunter Raub, Courtesy of Motion Products, Marcel Massini


Undertaking the job of restoring any high value collector automobile is not a task to be taken lightly. But when it comes to rebuilding one-of-a-kind vintage Ferraris, then extraordinary skill and abundant knowledge of the product at hand, and how it was put together, become a pre-requisite. This is particularly true when dealing with the last 375 Mille Miglia Sport Berlinetta built by Ferrari, in 1955.
48FeatureA Wolf in Sheep's Clothes
An all-out GT racing in the guise of a boulevard cruiser

Alan Boe

Ferret Fotographic, Peter Sachs, Andre Van Bever


Things are not always as they seem. Even the most experienced Ferrari eye could be excused from thinking that the car before you is a 400 Superamerica from the early 1960s, a civilized, but speedy, boulevard cruiser. It certainly looks like one. About the only visual clue as to the car's true identity is its 2400 mm wheelbase (400 SAs used a 2420 mm platform), but who can pick that up from the photos on these pages?
56FeatureMidwest Racing
Ferrari at the sports car tracks of the central USA - part one of six

Jerry McDermott, David N. Seielstad

Jerry McDermott, L.L. Cook


While the Midwest of the United States is usually considered to be a fairly flat landscape, there are, however, enough rolling hills to make available a variety of major track experiences, with the main cities of Chicago and Milwaukee acting as the hubs, at least for may of the drivers. In the south area was Lawrenceville, an engaging airport circuit; north of Chicago was Milwaukee with its famous championship oval; in between was the diminutive Wilmot Hills course; northwest of Milwaukee was arguably America's most beautiful track, Road America; and northwest of Chicago was Meadowvale with its famous Monza Wall.
73GuidaA Guide to all Ferraris produced
Plus the market as of August 1, 2005... from a survey of selected dealers

Keith Bluemel


Expanded with more information, model type, s/n range, etc. Continually updated!
83GalleriaGalleria
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