Alfa Romeo 8C Spider

The first Alfa Romeo 8C Spider production car is on the move in Britain will take part in the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Spider will be joined by several famous racing cars from Alfa’s historic museum collection in Arese, Italy, including the 6C 3000 CM that was driven to second place by Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1953 Mille Miglia as well as a 1924 P2 Gran Premio which won the first World Championship in 1925.

The Italian firm, which is just shy of its 100th anniversary, said that it will also exhibit two special concept cars- the 1978 Najavo study and the wedge-shaped 1968 Alfa Carabo with hydropneumatic-powered gull-wing doors and multi-coloured one way glass windows.

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This year marks the 20th year that Subaru’s performance division, STI, has been operational – Instead of throwing a party, Subaru has decided to open the STI Gallery which is a museum of sorts that showcases everything STI focusing heavily on the racing portion.

WorldCarFans says that the Museum is located at 3-9-6 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo and will be open everyday from 9:30am – 7:00pm. The most noteworthy section of the museum would have to be the car exhibits which showcase cars like Colin McRae’s Legacy RS which he used to win the 1993 WRC New Zealand rally.

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New Ferrari Museum

Work has begun on the £14m museum, which will sport a wavy yellow roof resembling the hood of a vintage car. The museums roof will be bisected by “gills”, which are inspired by the radiator of the classic Italian sports car. It will bow over the two-storey house in that car designer and motor racing legend Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898.

The museum is being built in the town of Modena by London-based Future Systems and will be dedicated to Ferrari’s life and work and will contain vintage Ferraris, Maseratis, car engines, memorabilia and film footage. Due to be completed in 2011, the hope is that the museum will become an iconic landmark attracting up to 200,000 visitors a year.

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