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Gauld Meets the Nardi-Monaco Chichibio

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Enrico Nardi at the wheel of the Nardi-Monaco at the Parma hill climb in 1937. Note the tires! ( Photo Veloce Today archives)

By Graham Gauld

Not many racing cars are named after dogs, but in 1932 Augusto Monaco designed what was a remarkably forward-thinking racing car with Enrico Nardi.

It was called the Chichibio which just happened to be the name of Monaco’s dachshund!

I say forward-thinking because the racing car not only had an air-cooled engine, but also front wheel drive and was a true featherweight.

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The Magical Summers of a Maserati 6CM

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Photos by Jonathan Sharp

Count Trossi’s Maserati Summer of 1936

Lead photo: Ewen Sergison in the cockpit of Nigel Griffiths’ Maserati s/n 1532 at Goodwood, April 6-7, 2019. See below for much more.

Recently we republished an old story by Ed McDonough about Count Felice Trossi, which prompted a reply from Nigel Griffiths, who told us he owned the ex-Trossi 6CM Maserati and would be at the 2019 Goodwood Members’ Meeting in April with the very same Maserati, s/n 1532.

Now isn’t that coincidental, I said, as Jonathan Sharp would also attend and could he get some photos of 1532? Of course, said Nigel. Jonathan checked the program and found that the 6CM is car 58 entered into race 4 with practice is on Saturday morning, and the Parnell cup is the first race at 9am on Sunday morning. We are good to go.

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The Saga of Count Trossi

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From the Archives, November 1st, 2002

By Ed McDonough
Photos from the collection of Ed McDonough

As the 1940s drew to a close, three of Alfa Romeo’s most talented drivers in the pre or post-war years were all lost to the Milanese company within one year. Forty-four year-old Achille Varzi died in practice for the Grand Prix d’Europe at the Bremgarten circuit at Berne, in Switzerland. His teammates were Jean-Pierre Wimille, Count Trossi, and Consalvo Sanesi.

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