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Jackie Ickx has one wheel off the ground while cornering. | Jackie Ickx's beautiful wife reviews laptimes during qualifying. |
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Ronnie Petterson concentrating before the race. (Is that Rob Walker in the foreground??) | Emerson Fitipaldi at speed. |
On February 19th FCA will conduct a tech session February 19th at Krause & England in Raleigh. The Emmi’s will lead the way from Winston Salem to the Snow’s in Graham for breakfast and then on to Krause & England for the Tech Session and Tour. Call Dan & Teri Emmi (336) 760 2603
On your way from Clemmons, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and points west of Graham to the Krause & England Tech Day on 19 February, you are all invited to the Snow's home for a colazione to start the day right. From here we can caravan to the Krause & England shops, normally about a 45-minute drive. Beth & Bob Snow will have plenty of good food prepared to fuel your trip. Arrive anytime (as early as you want but 8:00 - 8:30 would be great) knowing we should leave here around 9:30AM.
I talked to Peter Krause this week and the plans are for him to hold a 2 to 2-1/2 hour tech session starting around 10:30. After the tech session, he has a drive planned, culminating in lunch somewhere in the Chapel Hill area.
Here are the directions to the Snow's house:
March 4 & 5th MAARC will continue the tradition with its Drivers Education program at Roebling Road Savannah. There are four classes:
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Ronnie Petterson. | Jackie Stewart. |
On Wednesday 26th January 7PM we'll all meet at Hausers's for Grand Prix racing! The 1967 Nurburgring German Garnd Prix will be shown. The mightiest grand prix circuit in Europe at the time. 16 miles of excellent racing per lap through the Eifel mountains. See Brabaham, Surtees, Iyxk, Hill, Clark, Hulme, Gurney and all your favorites of the late sixites battle it out. Authentic Italian Pizza will be on hand from Bella Capri, a West End neighborhood Italiant Restaurant.
DIRECTIONS: The house is white with a green roof and a wrap around porch up on a small hill at the corner of First Street, West End Boulevard, and Piedmont Avenue. From Business 40 West Bound exit at the First and Hawthorne exit. Turn right up First Street and travel two blocks and it is on your right. For more information call John at 336 631 8760.
Our group will once again attend the Hampton Roads Branch of the Mid Atlantic Alfa Romeo Club’s annual wine tour in and around Charlottesville this April 14th-16th. Call 1-800-786-5400 for reservations at the English Inn of Charlottesville. Our Group number is 041400 for the group discount of $68.50-74.50 for double occupancy.
In 1999 Thor and Amy drove a Ferrari and Bill and John drove an Alfa Romeo from Winston Salem. In 2000 we hope to have a larger turnout from Corsa Rossa.
VIR Club will be holding it's LAST Open House on January 29 and 30. Contact Blake Frazier (336 854 0391) for more info. Check out more VIR events on the Drivers Ed calendar at http://www.trackschedule.com.
Corsa Rossa will attend the annual hill climb in May. We will stay at the little Switzerland Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway. For more information call Jack O’Brien.
Click here for more info and pictures from the 1999 European Car Festival!
Ciao! John HauserWe've got a few more pieces to the puzzle: Engine number is 43000326 0A. The lights are Carello and the gauges are Veglia Borletti.
As you may recall, Corsa Rossa has received several e-mails from Rick Howard regarding an Italian sportscar he purchased. The information provided by the seller was very sparse. It is registered as a "1969 Fiat Prototype". The serial number is 124AS0017087, which looks like it could be a Fiat VIN, possibly on a 2.4 liter Dino. As can be seen in the pictures, the car has many features that suggests it is a Fiat Dino of some kind. However, there are a lot of things that cloud the picture. (One is of course the fact that the car is a targa top!) Does anybody know what the car in the picture is? Send an email to corsarossa@geocities.com or leave a message in our online mailbox.
![]() The general lines are reminescent of the Pininfarina designed Fiat Dino Spider. | ![]() The outline of a Ferrari horse, which in all likelihood was applied by an owner. No Dinos (Fiat or Ferrari) displayed the prancing horse, until the Dino 308 GT/4 was "re-branded" Ferrari late in its production run. |
![]() The all-alloy engine has the Dino logo. At the time the engine capacity is not known. | ![]() Steering wheel looks like it comes from a Ferrari Dino, as Fiat Dino units sport the Fiat emblem. The instrument layout is different from the traditional Fiat Dino layout with tach and speedo mounted centrally, surrounded by four smaller instruments. |
![]() Dual headlight and grille are reminsecent of Fiat Dino... | ![]() as is this side view. |
![]() "Design by Giugiaro" emblem. In 1969 Giugiaro was still with Bertone, where he actually designed the Fiat Dino coupe in 1967. The Dino coupe does not sport such an emblem. Ferrai Dino and Fiat Dino Spider were of course designed by Pininfarina. | ![]() Another view of the "mystery Fiat". |
![]() A good view of the targa setup. The wheels are consistent with Fiat Dino of the era. |
So what is the car in the pictures? Many speculations have been voiced, ranging from a rare Giugiaro prototype of some kind (what?) to a Fiat Dino "chop job" with added Ferrari elements (by whom?). Maybe you have the answer to this mystery!
Contact Steve Karapetian at (336) 766-1785 or leave a message in our online mailbox.