Fiat to Halt Production in Two More Plants Due to Hauler's Strike, Says it's Reaching a Breaking Point

Adding to the Fiat Group's long list of troubles in Europe is the prolonged vehicle transporter strike in Italy. The company issued a statement today saying that it will temporarily suspend production at two plants in the country.

These include the Cassino plant (from March 27 to 29) and the Giambattista Vico plant in Pomigliano d'Arco (from March 26 to 27), where the all-important new Panda (currently being launched across Europe) is produced.

"The vehicle transporter strike involving only a minority of drivers' associations, which has now been in effect for more than a month, is causing major disruption for the automotive sector in Italy," Fiat said in a statement.

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An Italian Ghost Story: We Visit the Historic Pista di Alta Velocità and Walk Around the Old Banking

Nestled deep within the forest of Monza Park is a historic relic with a tragic history. So notorious is this circuit that almost every racing enthusiast on the planet has surely fantasized about visiting it. I am of course talking about the Pista di Alta Velocità, one of the last surviving remnants of a dangerous era of racing that is now only a distant memory.

In the aftermath of the 1961 Italian Grand Prix, the racing world was in shock. On the verge of winning his very first Formula 1 World Championship, Wolfgang von Trips had suffered a fatal accident when his Ferrari became airborne after a collision with Jim Clark.

Adding to the tragedy was the fact that the German’s 156 ‘Sharknose’ had also killed fifteen spectators when it veered into the crowd on that fateful September afternoon.

Images from the scene of the crash were shocking and the incident received international attention, shining a spotlight on the dangers of Formula 1. There were many calls for racing to be banned and Enzo Ferrari even withdrew his cars from the final event of the 1961 World Championship in response to the horrific accident.

At the center of the debate on safety within the sport was a controversial piece of banking that had first hosted a Formula 1 race only six years earlier.

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Bespoke Ferrari SP12, Reportedly Owned by Eric Clapton, Filmed as it was Leaving London Showroom

Here's an update on our previous story on the one-of-a-kind Ferrari SP12 that was spotted at HR Owen showroom in London on Wednesday night.

YouTube user Shmee150, not only took some video footage from the presentation last night, but he was also able to hand the camera to someone inside the dealership today and film the car up close as it was leaving to be delivered to its new owner, who is rumored to be none other than Eric Clapton.

While we still don't have any official information on the car, Shmee150's inside man at HR Owen gave some details about the vehicle in the video description. Among other things, the insider says that the coachbuilt Ferrari is based on the 458 Italia and retains its V8 engine despite rumors about a V12.

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