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1949-06-26 – 166 F2 (34) – Juan Manuel Fangio – GP Monza – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Fangio wins for Ferrari at Monza Juan Manuel Fangio drove the number 34 Ferrari 166 F2 to victory at Monza on 26 June 1949. The event belonged to the busy pre-World Championship Formula Two scene rather than the Formula One World Championship, which did not…
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1954-01-17 – 625 (12) – Froilan Gonzalez – ARG-Buenos Aires – 3
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: González opens the new formula with a podium José Froilán González finished third in the Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aires on 17 January 1954, driving the number 12 Ferrari 625. The race opened the new 2.5-litre Formula One era and counted toward the World…
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1963 – Aston Martin DB5 – James Bond – Goldfinger
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: The DB5 Becomes Bond’s Defining Car Introduced in 1963, the Aston Martin DB5 achieved lasting screen fame through its association with James Bond in Goldfinger. The film appeared in 1964, but the title correctly identifies the model by the year of its introduction. Driven on…
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1966 – Batmovile – Batman – TV
STORY OF THE DAY: The Batmobile enters prime-time television In 1966, the Batmovile became one of the defining images of the Batman television series. Driven by Batman and accompanied by Robin, it served as transport, mobile headquarters and theatrical entrance, helping give the programme’s fictional crime-fighting world a vivid automotive identity rather than representing any…
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1966 – Black Beauty – Green Hornet – TV
STORY OF THE DAY: Black Beauty gives the Green Hornet a darker edge In 1966, Black Beauty appeared as the signature car of The Green Hornet television series. Used by the Green Hornet and Kato during their covert campaign against criminals, it belonged to television fiction rather than motor racing. Its restrained menace distinguished the…
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1931-08-09 – Alfa 8C 2300 MM (52) – Enzo Ferrari – Circuito delle Tre Province – 2
Results STORY OF THE DAY: Enzo Ferrari’s Final Finish Enzo Ferrari drove the number 52 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 MM to second place in the Circuito delle Tre Province on 9 August 1931. The 128.5-kilometre road race ran from Bologna through Pistoia to Modena. Ferrari finished in 1 hour 59 minutes 19.2 seconds, only 32.8…
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1932-05-08 – Alfa 8C 2300 Monza (10) – Tazio Nuvolari – Targa Florio – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Nuvolari Commands the Madonie Tazio Nuvolari won the 23rd Targa Florio in Scuderia Ferrari’s number 10 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza. The race covered eight laps and 576 kilometres of Sicily’s 72-kilometre Piccolo Circuito delle Madonie. Nuvolari completed the distance in 7 hours 15 minutes…
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1933-03-26 – Alfa 8C 2600 Monza (28) – Tazio Nuvolari – GP Tunisia – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Nuvolari Wins the Carthage Sprint to the Line Tazio Nuvolari won the 1933 Tunis Grand Prix on the Carthage road circuit in Scuderia Ferrari’s number 28 Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza. After 37 laps, he defeated teammate Baconin Borzacchini by only two-tenths of a second,…
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1935-07-28 – Alfa P3 3800 saic (12) – Tazio Nuvolari – GP Germania – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Nuvolari Defeats the Silver Arrows at Home Tazio Nuvolari won the 1935 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in Scuderia Ferrari’s number 12 Alfa Romeo P3. Over 22 laps and more than 500 kilometres, he defeated the factory Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union teams on their…
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1936-06-21 – Alfa 8C (24) – Tazio Nuvolari – GP Ungheria – 1
The Chronicle | Results STORY OF THE DAY: Nuvolari Wins Budapest’s First Grand Prix Tazio Nuvolari won the inaugural Hungarian Grand Prix on 21 June 1936 in Scuderia Ferrari’s number 24 Alfa Romeo 8C-35. The race covered 50 laps of the twisting Népliget park circuit in Budapest, and Nuvolari finished 14.2 seconds ahead…