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Retro Albania & FIVA – Symposium in Tirana, Slides and Recordings
The first symposium on matters concerning legislation was held in Tirana, Albania, on the 29th of April 2023. Hosted and organised by Retro Albania, and supported by FIVA, this hybrid symposium (which was broadcast on Facebook and via Zoom https://www.facebook.com/fiva.org/videos/6054568731308567 ) on Partnerships [...]
A motorcycle built in the political prison of Aiud, Romania
Building a motorcycle in prison may seem impossible, but for the brilliant Romanian engineer Sorin Tulea and his two colleagues, it was a reality. Tulea, born on 11th October 1915, attended the Mircea Cantacuzino aviation school and obtained his [...]
Brush Cars and Cowra Rally in Australia
Brush cars were manufactured in America, by Alanson P Brush, from 1907 to 1912. They were small, lightly made, runabout cars, but incorporated many novel ideas, including: a single cylinder counter rotating internal combustion engine, beautifully made 2 speed [...]
FIM and FIVA extend their long-standing convention
The FIM - Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme - and FIVA – the Fédération Internationale Véhicules Anciens – renewed their long-standing convention for another five years when they met at round three of the FIM Superbike World Championship, the Pirelli [...]
FIVA – Retro Albania Symposium
We have the pleasure to invite you to the first edition of the Retro Albania Symposium, entitled "Partnership & Cooperation with Governments & Institutions", which is being organized in cooperation with FIVA. The event will bring together experts, stakeholders, and participants from [...]
Bring the automotive heritage closer to youth
With that in mind, Alfa Romeo Clube do Brasil embarked on a collaborative project with Colégio Dante Alighieri to connect students and parents to their Italian heritage. The idea is not just to host a historic vehicle exhibition on [...]
Storage and stabeling (Charter of Turin)
From time to time it might be necessary to store a vehicle . The following suggestions are done for best pratice to prevent damage during storage: 1. The use of water instead of coolant is not recommended in the [...]
ARJ – THE ALFA ROMEO JANKOVITS STORY
Of the many makes of prestigious car models on display in the famous Sinsheim Museum in Baden Wuerttenberg, we can well imagine that several have a story to tell. But probably the most incredible story is the one regarding [...]
Partnership and cooperation with GOV and other Institutions: FIVA Symposium in Tirana, Albania
The symposium dedicated to "Partnership and Cooperation with the Government and other Institutions", will take place on April 29th, 2023 at the Maritim Hotel Plaza, Tirana, Albania, and you are all invited to attend its Facebook live session! Organized [...]
70th Anniversary of the Macau Grand Prix
On a sunny Sunday morning in March, the 4th annual Historic Vehicles Event took place, coinciding with the 70th Anniversary of the Macau Grand Prix. To mark the occasion, 70 cars and 70 motorcycles participated in the event. While [...]
E-fuels: a viable alternative for HVs
FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) is welcoming news that the use of carbon-neutral e-fuels is now officially recognised in Europe as an important factor in tackling climate change. In recent years, [...]
EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICES AMONG OUR MEMBERS
Our member, Mille Miglia Museum in Brescia in collaboration with Lopresto, set up an exhibition last summer dedicated to the restoration and conservation of automotive heritage, illustrating through four unique cars different situations in which a historic car can [...]
FIVA Hall of Fame to Mr. Soichiro Honda
For the second time a FIVA Hall of Fame Award presentation was held in Japan, this time to recognize the achievements of Mr Soichiro Honda (1906-1991), who not only founded the Honda Motor Company, a multinational manufacturer of motorcycles [...]
FHVI ITC HOTELS HISTORIC VEHICLE DRIVE 2023
There are very few things that can make my family and me drag ourselves out of bed on a Sunday morning. However, 29th January 2023 was one of the early morning starts we were all really excited about, our [...]
FIVA President’s visit to Dubai
Thanks to the good contacts of FIVA Middle East Ambassador Rony Karam, our President Tiddo Bresters could spend his time during a 48 hours stop-over in Dubai very well. He met some local businessmen, like so many in Dubai [...]
FIVA competition marks International Youth Day 2023
We look for innovative and bold photographs and paintings of historic vehicles in relation to Industrial heritage that express the importance of maintaining the classic vehicles on tomorrow’s roads. 1st Category: Photography of industrial buildings, gas stations, garages,…, related [...]
FIVA WORLD EVENT MOTORCYCLE 2023 100 YEARS – TOURIST TROPHY (T.T.) AUSTRIA
Touristic Classic Motorcycle Event Wednesday, 10 May 2023 through Sunday, 14 May 2023 Start and finish in 2345 Brunn am Gebirge near Vienna Wien 1. History At the beginning of the 20th century, when motorsport was emerging worldwide, the [...]
The city of Nova Gorica (Slovenia) has received the FIVA culture Award 2022
Nova Gorica has received the FIVA Culture Award 2022 for the awareness raising category for its dedication over years for the popularization of importance of technical cultural heritage. The award was presented to the municipality of Nova Gorica and [...]
HISTORIC CAR AND POSTER GRAPHIC ART – 500 km slovenských
The poster of FIVA International Event „ 500 km slovenských „ won the annual nationwide Slovak contest for the best advertising poster „ Zlatý klinec „ ( Golden nail ) which was attended by Slovak and foreign agencies operating [...]
FIVA sees welcome increase in younger enthusiasts
At its annual General Assembly, held in Sofia, Bulgaria, FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) was delighted to see a marked increase in the proportion of younger historic vehicle enthusiasts – a [...]
FIVA Youth Day Contest 2022 – The Winners
The UN’s International Youth Day celebrated across the globe, each year on the 12th of August, serves as an annual celebration of an opportunity given to the youth, to empower them and voice their challenges, successes, stories and journeys. [...]
The tenth anniversary of the Charter of Turin was commemorated in Turin as part of the European conference for motoring historians.
We had been anticipating the third motoring conference for two years and were finally able to welcome it. The conference was planned as a kind of duel between the pandemic and the organisers. Thomas Ulrich and Anders D. Clausager, [...]
FIVA at Goodwood Revival!
The International Federation of Historic Vehicles has a presence at Goodwood Revival For the first time ever, the Federation will have a small hospitality area at the Goodwood Revival. This facility is provided in association with our Global Partner [...]
THIRD EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY
We have the pleasure to announce the Third European Conference for Automotive History organised by Thomas Ulrich, AHG, Germany; Anders Ditlev Clausager, SAHB (The Society of Automotive Historians in Britain) AISA, Associazione Italiana per la Storia dell‘Automobile FIVA (Fédération [...]
Rosemary Smith – The FIVA Heritage Hall of Fame
On Sunday 21st August Rosemary Smith was presented with The FIVA Heritage Hall of Fame award at a ceremony in the world famous Powerscourt Gardens, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. The presentation formed the central attraction at the Irish Veteran [...]
Inducting Evert Louwman into FIVA Hall of Fame on 26 August 2022
The second personality to be inducted into FIVA's Heritage Hall of Fame for the year 2022 was Evert Louwman (born 1940, in The Netherlands) at a wonderful ceremony in the White Room of the Paleis Soestdijk (within the commune [...]
Poltu Quatu Classic “007th Edition”
A line-up of dream cars and beautiful models framed the seventh edition of Poltu Quatu Classic, the most glamorous Concours d’Elegance of the summer taking place in the picturesque setting of Costa Smeralda and Grand Hotel Poltu Quatu. The [...]
Glasurit and FIVA renew their partnership
FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles), which relies on the technical know-how of the Glasurit paint brand for all paint-related issues, has extended the partnership with Glasurit for another three years. The [...]
Vernasca Silver Flag 2022: a historic hillclimb dream in the heart of Italy
A special fascination cloaks racing cars: it stems from the passion of those who built or drove them, of those who research them, restore them and look after them, of those who, today as in the past, admire them [...]
MAUTO and restoration
From the very start, automobiles have attracted great interest among human beings, given their hunger to create, improve, be independent, and move around swiftly. The early 20th century marked the appearance of cars on our streets: the same vehicles [...]
Nine new motoring heroes join the FIVA Heritage Hall of Fame
Nine new motoring heroes join the FIVA Heritage Hall of Fame FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) has announced nine heroes of motoring history who will join its Heritage Hall of Fame, [...]
FAKE: a “different” exhibition at MAUTO, the automobile museum in Turin
In the worldwide community historic vehicle enthusiasts, “forgery” is kind of a taboo word: everybody knows it exists, but nobody wants to talk about it. With its last exhibition, inaugurated on 28th June 2022, MAUTO, the Italian Automobile Museum [...]
FIVA PRESENTS THE SUQUÉ MATEU FAMILY WITH THE HERITAGE HALL OF FAME AWARD
Damián Mateu is the first Spanish to be inducted into the FIVA Hall of Fame, which recognises his important contribution to the history of motor racing as manager of Hispano-Suiza. On 27 May, FIVA Vice-President Peter Edqvist presented the [...]
FIVA Newsletter June 2022
We are proud to provide you with an update on our latest activities, always protecting, preserving and promoting the World Motoring Heritage. Click on the image to read the FIVA Newsletter!
1886-1906: From the horseless carriage to the automobile – A Free PDF book
We are extremely grateful to Prof. Lorenzo Morello, Chairman of the Culture Commission of ASI, our Italian ANF, for sharing with us the precious booklet he wrote, “1886-1906 From the horseless carriage to the automobile”. The material presented here [...]
FIVA Preservation Award goes to 1934 Bugatti Type 59 Sports
Among the many awards given at this year’s Concorso d’Eleganza of Villa d’Este is one that recognises the historical and cultural importance of the motor car. FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) [...]
Passing on the passion – Symposium Proceedings FREE PDF
It is with great pleasure that we share with you the proceedings of the Symposium “Passing on the Passion”, organised in Marrakech, Morocco, by the Fédération Royale Marocaine des Véhicules d’Epoque, on the 14th May, 2022. Leafing through this [...]
Passing on the passion: young people embrace classic vehicles in their own way
The first global symposium on the challenge of attracting young people to the historic vehicle community was held in Marrakech, Morocco, on 14 May 2022. Supported by FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles), [...]
Restoration Ethics Considerations by Dr. Marcel Schoch
Dr. Marcel Schoch learned the basics of vehicle technology between 1984 and 1993 at Fritz Lottmann Technik, Munich. As a service mechanic for BMW motorcycles, he also worked there in motorsport for the Paris-Dakar rally. After studying the history [...]
Tony Davies (1940 – 2022)
A diehard enthusiast, a true-blue historic vehicle specialist, and someone who contributed to the betterment of FIVA from within, Tony Davies (Anthony Royston Davies) passed away last night (9 May 2022). After more than a decade giving his time [...]
The 1937 Talbot Lago T 150-C-SS Sports Coupé
Once upon a time... in the early 1920s, a prince fell in love with a beautiful English dancer at the Folies Bergère – a girl with the unlikely name of Stella Mudge-Stella’s prince charming was Tika Raja Paramjit Singh [...]
London Lisbon 2022: Mini punches above its weight, beating big guns to win!
*Dick and Harry Baines win 2022 London Lisbon in 1965 Mini Cooper S *Harry Baines wins fifth ever event, youngest competitor at 26, in smallest car on rally *Chasers Nick Maris and Henry Carr, Datsun 240Z, have win in [...]
FIVA World Motorcycle Event 2022 in Brasov, Romania
Hello friends of historic motorcycles! This year's FIVA World Motorcycle Event is a 3-day touring event along the steep mountain roads of Brasov, just in the center of Romania, organized by Retromobil Club Romania (ANF). Fringed by the peaks [...]
New global collaboration to protect historic vehicles and industrial heritage
Two leading global organisations are joining forces to better safeguard and promote the future of the world’s historic vehicles and industrial heritage. FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) and TICCIH (the International [...]
Two mournings for FIVA: Michel de Thomasson and Alfieri Maserati
February 1 was a very sad one for the FIVA family. That day we lost two eminent protagonists. In Paris Michel de Thomasson, FIVA President from 2001 to 2007, passed away, in Turin Alfieri Maserati, a long-time FIVA Commission [...]
FIVA to help ECOSOC shape global transport debate
ECOSOC, one of ‘the six main organs’ of the United Nations, has granted consultative status to FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) in a major step forward for the historic vehicle community. The Economic and Social [...]
New FIVA footholds in the Arabian world
Our Middle East Ambassador Rony Karam from Lebanon has been instrumental for making two countries in the Arabian peninsula a member of the FIVA Family this year: Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The first Formula 1 Grand Prix in Jeddah, [...]
Elisabeth Junek
16 November 1900 – 5 January 1994 Elisabeth Junek (née Pospíšilová), the most successful and famous lady racing driver of the Twenties, was born on 16 November 1900 in Olomouc, in what is now the Czech Republic. In 1920, [...]
Seven new FIVA members include federations from Pakistan, Russia and Saudi Arabia
FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) is delighted to welcome new nations and federations joining the almost 80 countries that are now full members of FIVA, pledging to protect, preserve and promote [...]
Cultural Awards 2021
Cultural Awards 2021
Protecting our mobile heritage in a net-zero future
Protecting our mobile heritage in a net-zero future At a time when climate change and the need for clean air are of huge global concern, FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) has agreed [...]
FIVA announces the winners of its international creative competition
The 2021 winners of FIVA’s annual creative competition have been announced, after a vibrant response from historic vehicle enthusiasts around the world, from India to Portugal to Australia. Held in conjunction with the annual United Nations’ International Youth Day, [...]
FIVA launches Hall of Fame – announcing its first 14 ‘heroes of motoring history’
In 2021, FIVA launched the Heritage Hall of Fame to honour and recognise significant contributors to the history of the automobile and the historic vehicle movement. Individuals are first nominated by FIVA clubs across the globe, from which a [...]
Message from the FIVA President
Vacation time is here, with motorways, autobahnen, autoroutes, autostrade, and autopistas once again busy at weekends. Happily, there are more travel options than in Summer 2020, and cars and motorcycles are clearly the preferred means of holiday transport because [...]
Global skills shortage threatens the future of historic vehicles
Some of the most iconic vehicles in history could be lost to the future unless new blood is introduced to the restoration industry. That is the main conclusion reached at a FIVA-supported international symposium in Bucharest on 24 July [...]
Largest-ever survey of historic vehicle enthusiasts reveals economic and social value of the movement
A FIVA survey of almost 55,000 historic vehicle enthusiasts worldwide has revealed their huge financial contribution to local and national economies. It also confirms the typically low annual mileage of historic cars and motorcycles, along with the very real [...]
Passion can’t be frustrated by a virus
FIVA Culture Awards “Life has been challenging over the past years. Social distancing, limitations on travel and the cancellation of events affected everyone on the planet, not least the historic vehicle community – but our passion for automotive culture has [...]
Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride
Hong Kong The “Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride” (DGR) took place around the World on Sunday 23rd May 2021, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of this Charitable Event. The idea behind this gathering is to promote men’s mental and physical health. [...]
FIVA urges European policymakers to respect historic vehicles
FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) is lobbying the European Parliament to recognise a threat to our cultural heritage. “While FIVA fully supports the move to a greener and more sustainable future,” states FIVA [...]
Call for entries! FIVA competition marks International Youth Day
FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles) has opened entries to its annual creative competition for youngsters and the young-at-heart. This year, historic vehicle enthusiasts are invited to submit photographs, sketches, paintings, illustrations and videos [...]
Earth is a nicer place with motoring heritage!
The Netherlands Historic cars, motorcycles, and other motorized vehicles are the best time machines one can imagine. They show the design and technique of their era, and when on the move the back-in-time experience is complete. Their preservation [...]
FIVA MOTORCYCLE WEEK
JOIN THE FIVA MOTORCYCLE WEEK IN 2022 Yes, it is true, we are still living in challenging times due to the pandemic but for sure we have not forgotten our passion for all thing motorcycling! A few years ago, the [...]
Historic vehicles back on the road – slowly and carefully
“The historic vehicle world is at last coming back to life in some places,” says Tiddo Bresters, president of FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens or international federation of historic vehicles). “Where Covid is under control, enthusiasts are getting out [...]
FIVA Cards go digital – for historics and ‘Youngtimers’
“If we’re to protect our right to use historic vehicles on the roads in decades to come, we need to prepare ourselves to communicate forcefully to the world at large what a ‘historic vehicle’ actually is – not simply [...]
FIVA Culture & Youth Commission and the Youth Working Group
As there was not enough time during the General Assembly in November 2020 to present the group behind the projects such as “FIVA Celebrates the International Youth Day,” the “30 under 30,” and others that are being prepared this [...]
Motoring Hero: Joe Ramirez
Joaquín Ramírez Fernández (born August 20, 1941, Mexico City) is an author and retired employee of several sports car racing teams. From 1984 to 2001 Ramírez was coordinator of the McLaren Formula One team, including during the infamous Prost [...]
Patrick Rollet awarded the prestigious Ordre national du Mérite
Patrick Rollet It is with a sense of pride and pleasure that we would like to announce as well as congratulate FIVA’s former President, Patrick Rollet, who has been honoured in his home country, France, for his valuable [...]
SEAT’s 70th Anniversary
A history of the Spanish branch of VW History of vehicles that changed the flow of development and culture in a country! FIVA Culture Commission and FIVA Youth group present the story of Seat Click here to read [...]
A (very) full life
Life and adventures of ‘Paddy’ Naismith, actress, race and rally driver, pilot, air hostess… Eirane Redmond ‘Paddy’ Naismith was born in London in 1908, the daughter of a traveling car tyre salesman and a renowned clairvoyant (or “psychological [...]
A (very) full life – 2
Life and adventures of ‘Paddy’ Naismith, actress, race and rally driver, pilot, air hostess… In the second half of Paddy Naismith’s life story, we find out how she became a pioneering aviator and the champion of servicemen disfigured [...]
The Czechoslovak Mille Miglia lives on!
The 1000 Mil Československých 2020 event continues the legend of the 1000 Miles race through Czechoslovakia in 1933, 1934 and 1935, from Prague to Bratislava and back to Prague. In those days it was as famous in the country [...]
Pirelli Collezione, tyres through time
What can more than 140 years of history tell us? What are the advantages of preserving memory? Thousands of documents, data sheets and illustrations, preserved with the best techniques used to the care of the most precious documents. Techniques [...]
The 2020 FEVA Virtual Automotive Heritage Days
From Spanish Federation of Antique Vehicles (FEVA), the FIVA ANF in Spain have not given up holding the traditional and consolidated Automotive Heritage Days, although the socio-health situation caused by Covid 19 has forced to propose an alternative system, [...]
‘Frankenstein’ vehicles after 2nd World War
History of vehicles that changed the flow of development and culture in a country! FIVA Culture Commission and FIVA Youth group present the story of the Frankenstein Vehicles Click here to read the full article: Frankestein-vehicles Text and pictures by: [...]
THE IRISH 1903 GORDON BENNETT CUP RACE
Commemorated annually by the IVVCC International Gordon Bennett Rally The Gordon Bennett Cup Race, held annually from 1900 to 1905, paved the way for modern Grand Prix racing. In 1906, the year after the last Gordon Bennett Cup [...]
THE FIRST FEMALE MEMBER
OF THE GERMAN MOTORCYCLISTS’ ASSOCIATION (D.M.V.) History of vehicles that changed the flow of development and culture in a country! FIVA Culture Commission and FIVA Youth group present the story of Devrim, cars of the Turkish revolution Click [...]
FIVA Motorcycle Week 2020 in Slovenia
Despite living in an unusual period due to the pandemics and in spite of the limitations for gatherings (today in Slovenia the limit is up to 10 persons per event), yet we managed to conclude a project planned for [...]
The world’s northernmost rally for historic motorcycles
Wet, cold, windy and absolutely amazing!! The Finnmark event is always held last weekend in June, and this time no exception. This year the event was held in Mehamn, at N71,2 north. This is about as far north [...]
FICJA: the car which motorised Yugoslavia
History of vehicles that changed the flow of development and culture in a country! FIVA Culture Commission and FIVA Youth group present the story of FICJA, the car which motorised Yugoslavia. Click here to read the full article: FICJA The [...]
Paykan & Iran
The 1960s was an era of industrial development in Iran. One of the lynchpins of government planning of the period was to establish an indigenous automotive industry. After several fitful starts, including an unsuccessful venture with FIAT, a virtual [...]
Motoring Hero: Marcello Gandini
Interview with Marcello Gandini, designer of may great cars such as Lamborghini’s groundbreaking mid-engined Miura and extreme Countach, as well as many practical cars such as the Citroën BX, the first-generation BMW 5 Series (E12), the Innocenti Mini, and [...]
Motoring Hero: Walter Röhrl
Walter Röhrl was a World Rally Championship favourite throughout the 1970s and 1980s, winning the Monte Carlo Rally four times with four different marques. His co-driver for many years was Christian Geistdörfer. His Fiat 131 Abarth carried him to [...]
Motoring Hero: Christopher Edward “Chris” Bangle
Christopher Edward “Chris” Bangle (born October 14, 1956) is an American automobile designer. Bangle is known best for his work as Chief of Design for BMW Group, where he was responsible for the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce motor cars. [...]
Motoring Hero: Giacomo Agostini
Giacomo Agostini (born 16 June 1942) is an Italian multi-time world champion Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Nicknamed Ago, with an absolute record of 122 Grand Prix wins and 15 World Championships titles, of these, 68 wins and 8 [...]
Motoring Hero: Frederick Spencer
Frederick Burdette Spencer (born December 20, 1961), known by the nickname Fast Freddie, is an American former world champion motorcycle racer. Spencer is regarded as one of the greatest motorcycle racers of the early 1980s. Interviewed here by FIVA [...]
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