CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by North Country
438 Plains Road
Tamworth, New Hampshire
1-603-539-5332
photo credit: © 2015 North Country
Thursday
GEORGIA ON THE 31ST
1958 EDSEL
DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH
by Peach Auctions
660 Peavy Road
Byron, Georgia
1-478-956-0910
photo credit: © 2015 Peach Auction
ENGLAND ON THE 31ST
1955 BENTLEY S1
CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by ACA
The Cattlemarket
Beveridge Way, King's Lynn, Norfolk
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1553 771 881
photo credit: © 2015 Anglia Car Austions
ROBERT MANZON........1917 - 2015
The last surviving driver from Formula One’s debut season back in 1950 has died.
Friends of the family of Robert Manzon, 97, have confirmed that the Frenchman has passed away at his home in the south of France.
Manzon, a native of Marseilles that worked as a distributor of diesel engine parts before becoming a racer, made 28 Grand Prix starts from 1950 to 1956.
In his career, he earned two podium finishes – a third at Belgium in 1952 for Simca-Gordini and another third on home soil in 1954 with a privateer Ferrari – as well as 16 championship points.
In 1950, F1’s inaugural campaign featured seven races: The British, Monaco, Swiss, Belgian, French, and Italian Grand Prix plus America’s Indianapolis 500.
Manzon competed in the Monaco, French, and Italian events. A fourth-place finish in his native country was sandwiched by two retirements in Monaco (accident) and Italy (transmission). However, he did win some Formula 2 events that year.
His most competitive F1 season came in 1952. With the schedule now featuring eight races, Manzon took part in all of them except the ‘500.’
That year, he retired from three races but took home points in three more, including the aforementioned podium in Belgium. His nine championship points were enough to give him sixth in the driver’s standings.
Manzon’s career in F1 would conclude with a retirement at the 1956 Italian Grand Prix.
photo and edited text credit: © 2015 Chris Estrada/Motor Sports Talk
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ENGLAND ON THE 30TH
CLASSIC CAR AUCTION
by SWVA
Ringwood Road
Parkstone, Poole, Dorset
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1202 745 466
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JEAN-PIERRE BELTOISE........1937 - 2015
The French automobile federation (FFSA) said Monday that Beltoise died at his vacation home in Dakar, Senegal.
"Jean-Pierre is and will remain an example for a whole generation of drivers," said FFSA president Nicolas Deschaux. "His unbelievable career is linked with the history of French motorsports."
Beltoise started his racing career in motorcycling, winning 11 national titles before he turned to car racing. In 1967, he reached F1 despite breaking his left arm badly in a crash.
His best F1 season was in 1969, when he finished fifth driving a Matra.
Beltoise also took part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 14 times between 1963 and 1979. He retired from F1 in 1974, but continued racing sports cars and French touring cars.
The Frenchman's victory in Monaco -- his sole F1 win in 86 races -- also marked the last win for the now defunct British team BRM.
photo credit: © 2015 Google
text credit: © 2015 BBC
ARIZONA ON THE 10TH
1963 AVANTI
SCOTTSDALE 2015
by Barrett-Jackson
featuring The Salon Collection
The Ron Pratte Collection
WestWorld of Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizonia
1-480-421-6694
photo credit: © 2015 Barrett-Jackson
ENGLAND ON THE 10TH
1989 REYNARD F3000 F89D 28 JUDD
AUTOSPORT 2015
by COYS
Pendigo Way, Marston Green, Birmingham
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 208 614 7888
photo credit: © 2015 COYS
THE NETHERLANDS ON THE 10TH
1929 CADILLAC
THE BRUNDZA COLLECTION
by COYS
MECC
Forum 100
Maastricht, The Netherlands
+31 (0) 43 38 38 501
+31 (0) 43 38 38 502
+31 (0) 43 38 38 503
photo credit: © 2015 COYS
FLORIDA ON THE 9TH
1972 CHECKER
FT. LAUDERDALE BEACH COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION
by Dave Rupp
War Memorial Auditorium
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1-561-533-7945
photo credit: © 2015 Dave Rupp
NORTH CAROLINA ON THE 9TH
1950 FORD
CHARLOTTE IN JANUARY
by Tom Mack
Metrolina Convention Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
1-888-TOM-MACK
photo credit: © 2015 Tom Mack
NEVADA ON THE 8TH
1963 NORTON MODEL 88 DOMINATOR
LAS VEGAS
by Mecum
featuring The Moreira Collection
The Shane Van Pelt Collection
The Buddy Stubbs Collection
The David Tomchik Collection
The Gary Davis Collection
The Sinless Cycle Collectioin
The David Silver Spares Collection
The Don Andress Collection
The Kenny Price Collection
South Pointe Casino and Exhibit Hall
Las Vegas, Nevada
1-262-275-5050
photo credit: © 2015 Mecum
NEVADA ON THE 8TH OF JANUARY
1950 VINCENT SERIES C
THE LAS VEGAS MOTORCYCLE AUCTION
by Bonhams
Bally's Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
1-415-861-7500
photo credit: © 2015 bonhams 1793
2015 SCHEDULE FOR FORMULA ONE
2015 CALENDAR
March 15 Australia
March 29 Malaysia
April 5 Bahrain
April 19 China
May 10 Spain
May 24 Monaco
June 7 Canada
June 21 Austria
July 5 Great Britain
July 19 Germany
July 26 Hungary
August 23 Belgium
September 6 Italy
September 20 Singapore
September 27 Japan
October 11 Russia (Sochi)
October 25 USA (Austin)
November 1 Mexico
November 15 Brazil
November 29 Abu Dhabi
March 29 Malaysia
April 5 Bahrain
April 19 China
May 10 Spain
May 24 Monaco
June 7 Canada
June 21 Austria
July 5 Great Britain
July 19 Germany
July 26 Hungary
August 23 Belgium
September 6 Italy
September 20 Singapore
September 27 Japan
October 11 Russia (Sochi)
October 25 USA (Austin)
November 1 Mexico
November 15 Brazil
November 29 Abu Dhabi
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