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Sicily, Italy<\/p>\n

May25\u2013June2, 2008<\/p>\n

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Old and not so old\u2013the 1970 Manta Mirage McLaren of Nino Fiorello is dwarfed by the Baroque grandeur of Nito\u2019s cathedral.
Photo: Roger Dixon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The field lines up for their installation lap of Syracuse\u2019s autdrome.
Photo: Roger Dixon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Marco Rollinger\u2019s ex-works 1951 Ferrari 212 Vignale Spider leads the 1970 Mirage McLaren of Nino Fiorello on the Targa Florio circuit. Forty years ago those balconies would have been packed with spectators.
Photo: Roger Dixon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Nicolas Jeanneret\u2019s 1966 Aston Martin DB6 \u201cflies\u201d around the Syracuse circuit.
Photo: Roger Dixon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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