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Fiat 508 Balilla

Abarth Works Museum Hosts Simca and Gordini

December 4, 2023 By pete

Guy Moerenhout’s Abarth Works Museum is a must for any Italian car enthusiast. Get there before January 7 while the Italian French Affair is still on display.

Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

In addition to the remarkable collection of Abarths at

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Tagged With: 1953 Simca 9 Sport, Abarth, Abarth Museum Belguim, Abarth Works Museum, amedee gordini, Fiat 508 Balilla, Fiat Simca 8 Gordini, gordini, simca, Simca 5 Le Mans, Simca Abarth 1150 SS Corsa

Kadoorie’s Perfecto Balilla

March 13, 2023 By pete

The little winglet on the rear of the coachwork and the superb finish to the car.

By Graham Gauld

To me the Fiat Balilla 508 has always been one of the most stylish small sports cars of the 1930s and it was certainly a very successful model for Fiat.

The model I want to talk about, however, is a particular “Coppa D’Oro” model owned by the Hong Kong-based businessman Sir Michael Kadoorie, owner of the Peninsula Hotel Group and, incidentally, the Quail Lodge Golf Club at Laguna Seca, California.

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Zoute Grand Prix, 2021

October 18, 2021 By pete

Story and Photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

What started in 2010 as a classic car rally with friends, the Zoute Grand Prixin Belgium has grown steadily since then to become a must-see event on the calendar which also involves the neighboring towns of Bruges and Ostend this year.

Weekend activities at Zoute include an exhibition of the latest production numbers from dream car makers like Ferrari, Maserati and McLaren, the GT Tour for exclusive GT cars under 20 years of age, and an auction organized by Bonhams.

But the most important event of the weekend is the Concours d’Elegance which takes place at the Zoute Golf Club. That is what we are going to focus on today.

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Tagged With: Casaro bodied Lancia Lambda, Fiat 508 Balilla, hugues vanhoolandt, Laury and Lucy Schell, Michelotti NART Spider, Simca 8 Sport, zoute grand prix

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