Palermo, Sicily — The Targa Florio was one of the world's first car races, and even though it took a nap for a few decades, it's back. Only now, little old ladies and white haired old men can compete in cars that were racing the course when they were young.
Every legendary marque from Ferrari and Maserati to Aston Martin and Jaguar was represented at the 2012 Targa Florio, a resurrection of the event that gained fame a century ago as one of Europe's most important endurance races. But the victor of the grueling, 700-mile trek through California-esque twisties was a modest Fiat 1100/103E. It's something like a souped-up Datsun 510, and this particular car's crew had everyone smiling.
The No. 103 Fiat's driver, Giordano Mozzi, had his mother, Irene Guarnieri, behind him the whole way. But not from the sidelines; she was his co-pilot. More »
