Ultimatecarpage.com update (11-06-06)

[Wouter Melissen]

Dear Ultimatecarpage.com visitor,

After two weeks of French frolics, we felt it was now time to take at two Italian stallions. Having not missed a season of Formula 1 since the category's inception in 1950, Ferrari has gone through many highs and even more lows. This week we would like to take a closer look at the Ferrari 312/67 F1, which may not have been a sportive success, but it sure is good looking. Especially the elaborate white 'spaghetti' exhausts would not look out of place in any art gallery. Even before setting up his own shop, Enzo Ferrari had in Maserati one of his biggest rivals. Although formed by four brothers, Alfieri Maserati was the engineering genious behind many of the early successes. He suddenly died in 1932, but the remaining brothers continued. One of the first new cars to be built after his death is the Maserati 8C 3000, which was driven to victory in the 1933 French Grand Prix.
Today Maybach announced the expansion of their range with the 612 bhp V12-engined 62 S model. Where the already available 57 S is intended for the owner/driver, the latest addition should be enjoyed from the back-seat. Twelve cylinder engines are still quite exotic nowadays, but eighty years ago they were available to world's ultra rich only. One of the most exclusive of these was no doubt, the Daimler Double Six, which was the preferred ride of many royals. This week we want to highlight the unique Double Six 40/50 Walter Sport Saloon, which won 'Best of Show' at Pebble Beach in 1999.
One of the big successes of this year's racing season was the newly formed GT3 class. In Britain the Cadena entered Lotus Exige was particularly successful and to commemorate the success Lotus launched the limited edition Exige S British GT. Next year Jaguar will join the fray and we have the first sketches of the XKR GT3 to be used.

Enjoy the links:

Daimler Double Six 40/50 Walter Sport Saloon
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2960

Ferrari 312/67 F1
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...php&carnum=145

Jaguar XKR GT3
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2956

Lotus Exige S British GT
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2958

Maserati 8C 3000
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...php&carnum=196

Maybach 62 S
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2961

Toyota FJ Cruiser Race Truck
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2959

Volkswagen Nanospyder Concept
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2957

Regards,
Wouter Melissen

[McReis]

Great article, delicious pics.

[pergarec]

You are too kind.

[man 430gt]

Great stuff! The Volkswagen Nanospyder Concept is pretty interesting..

[Zytek_Fan]

I wonder if we'll be seeing the FJ Cruiser Race Truck at the Dakar...