Adolfo Orsi to speak at Riverside Museum

Riverside International Automotive Museum in Riverside, California, is holding an evening reception and banquet for Adolfo Orsi on Saturday, August 7. Mr. Orsi is one of the foremost authorities on the history of Maserati Automobiles. His passion for Maserati comes naturally as his family owned and ran Maserati from 1937 to 1968. During the evening, […]

What a Tangled Web They Weave

Carbon fiber is today’s wonder material, lighter and stronger than its equivalent in metal or fiberglass. It’s no surprise that this expensive, complex substance is extensively used in race cars and ultra-performance sports cars. Lamborghini uses carbon fiber to keep the weight of its all-wheel drive, 561hp V-10-powered Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera down to a comparably […]

Maico on a mission

If you’re familiar with the Maico, you’re probably most familiar with the Maico 500, the car that evolved out of the Champion and that looks like a microcar offspring of a 4CV and a Beetle. You’re probably not at all familiar with the Maico 500 Sport coupe prototype shown in these photos that Greg Steinmayer […]