VeloceToday.com https://velocetoday.com The Online Magazine for Italian and French Classic Car Enthusiasts Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:25:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Bulgari’s Jewel of a Giulietta https://velocetoday.com/bulgaris-jewel-of-a-giulietta/ https://velocetoday.com/bulgaris-jewel-of-a-giulietta/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:48:50 +0000 https://velocetoday.com/?p=170592

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Giulietta Sprint Veloce driver Dore Leto di Priolo went to Zagato after the 1956 Mille Miglia to request that they rebody his car, which had been heavily damaged in the 1,000-mile road race. The Milanese coachbuilder produced a lightweight racing car (the Giulietta SVZ) that had a considerable edge over the already fast Sprint Veloce.

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They are historians, authors, editors, photographers, columnists, journalists, judges, drivers, restorers, artisans, collectors and constructors. They hail from the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Germany, France, Belgium and Italy. Here are the names of thirty-three whose contributions made the year 2024 one to remember.

Jeff Allison, Gary Axon, Giles Chapman, Bob Cullinan, Rodney Diggens, Joseph Duray, Brandes Elitch, Graham Gauld, Greg Glassner, Bob Harrington, Joe Hurwich, Stefan Ivanov, Vince Johnson, Jackie Jouret, Allen R. Kuhn, Dale LaFollette, James Lanoway, Frederic Levaux, Bernard Linck, Roberto Motta, Herb Miska, Chris Nugent, Willem Oosthoek, Paul Sable, Charley Seavey, Jonathan Sharp, Jim Sitz, Roy Smith, Sean Smith, Pete Vack, Hugues Vanhoolandt, Paul Wilson, Robert Young

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Story and photos by Sean Smith
From the Archives, December 2018

Well before Nick Soprano climbed behind the wheels of some of the world’s greatest sports cars, he was drawing his version of the perfect high performance machine. Every young car lover does this, but Nick never grew out of it.

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