A Tale of Two Italians

Unlike Vintage Racecar’s editors I don’t spend my working life thrashing the pants off other people’s rare and priceless racing cars, mores the pity, so when the offer came to get intimate with two Italian models I jumped at the chance. It was in Sicily during the centenary celebrations for Giro di Sicilia-Targa Florio that these two beauties presented themselves, one from the Ferrari stable the other from Alfa Romeo both with such strong links to the Targa Florio that I couldn’t believe my luck, not only to ride in them, but actually at the home of this great road race as well.

First I have a confession to make, it turns out that Jim Glickenhaus and I have been in love with the same Italian beauty for the last forty years, but while I was loafing around the motor racing circuits of Europe Jim spent his time wisely by working hard and has become a very successful Wall Street investment banker. Not to difficult then to realize who ended up with the girl, and her name you ask? It’s Ferrari P3/4….