13 |
Aston Martin returns to Le Mans with victory plans and the Valkyrie hypercar We were honoured to be asked to assist in the announcement of Aston Martin's return to the topflight of Le Mans racing at the AMF1 Silverstone facility. Ecurie Bertelli made a s... (read more) |
14 - 17 |
The ever-popular Nuvolari rally: not as hard-paced as the 1000 Miglia but fun-packed and just as beautiful. This year, Team Ecurie Bertelli comprised three Aston Martins and a Jagu... (read more) |
12th |
After an absence of 10 years, the St John Horsfall race returned to being an all-pre-war Aston-Martin affair thanks mainly to David Freeman, who’s family have been custodian of and... (read more) |
22nd |
We returned for a second year to enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Austria on the Ennstal Classic rally. Without exaggeration, the views are utterly gorgeous, the roads are wonderf... (read more) |
7th |
Aston Martin celebrates 110 years This really was an event like nothing else. The scene is Silverstone, British Grand Prix weekend. Free practice is over and the circuit is eerily quiet and empty, bathed in early e... (read more) |
2nd |
Record-Breaking Le Mans Classic 2023: 100 years of racing Le Mans, France - The 2023 Le Mans Classic marked a spectacular tribute to a century of endurance racing. This extraordinary event celebrated 100 years of endurance 24-hour racing ... (read more) |
17th |
This year's 1000 Miglia broke from tradition and included a longer route of 1,300 miles over 5 days, including Milan for the first time. No one seems to know the reasons as to to c... (read more) |
16th |
This year's Members Meeting had a larger than usual complement of 7 pre-war Aston Martins on the grid for the Trofeo Nuvolari, a 20-minute mixed-marque race for cars which raced be... (read more) |
3rd |
Vintage and modern alike had fun on the esteemed tarmac at Goodwood, following on from Simply Aston the day before. Robert Blakemore lead a majestic convoy from Beaulieu to Goodwoo... (read more) |
2nd |
This year's gathering of purely Aston Martin delights attracted just over 500 cars of all ages and models. Amongst them were 13 pre-war cars, including Team Cars LM4 and LM9. Some ... (read more) |
24th |
The awards season continued for us with a visit to the Royal Automobile Club in London as a finalist for their Restoration of the Year Award. This is an astonishing fourth finalist... (read more) |
16th |
This year's Historic Motoring Awards, hosted by Octane Magazine, offered more award categories than ever to reflect the diversity of skills and interests of those who are wholly in... (read more) |
15th - 18th |
This year's Nuvolari was a busy one for Ecurie Bertelli, supporting five pre-war Aston-Martins and one DB4. As ever, our workshop team had thoroughly prepared the cars beforehand a... (read more) |
26th - 28th |
A wet start for Thursday's test day brought back foreboding memories of the wet and cold at the Silverstone Classic in 2021. As the sun showed itself in the afternoon, everyone fel... (read more) |
14th |
Aston Martin Heritage Festival - the sequel The resounding success of the Aston Martin Heritage Trust Heritage Festival in 2021 meant there just had to be another in 2022! This time Brooklands played host and again multitude... (read more) |
12th |
Ecurie Bertelli was delighted to feature in the Autumn 2022 issue of Magneto Magazine. The article focused on the extensive archives we hold on all aspects of pre-war Aston Martins... (read more) |
21st |
Aston Martin celebrates Grand Prix centenary We were delighted to work with Aston Martin Lagonda and the Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 team to celebrate the marque's 100th year of Grand Prix racing. As yet, this astonishin... (read more) |
20th - 23rd |
Ennstal Classic rally, Austria We wondered; is it possible to tire of driving through non-stop beautiful scenery? Well, after just over 850 km and three days we were still soaking it up and enjoying every motori... (read more) |
30th |
This year the Le Mans Classic was much anticipated after Covid forced a wait of four long years. We were delighted to support four of the eight pre-war Aston-Martins on the grid of... (read more) |
23rd - 26th |
This year at the FoS we enjoyed watching two venerable pre-war Aston-Martins going up the hill: Team Car LM4 and Grand Prix race car 'Green Pea'. The event was up to its usual spec... (read more) |
14th |
Along with the rest of the historic racing community, we are deeply shocked to learn that Simon Diffey tragically lost his life in a road accident on 14th May. Simon was an intr... (read more) |
1st |
The recent Donington Historic Festival – a celebration of historic racing – was particularly notable for the pre-war Aston Martin enthusiasts as it marked the return to race action... (read more) |
19th |
We were surprised and delighted to hear that the 1934 Aston Martin MKII barnfind won Car of the Year Award at the prestigious Historic Motoring Awards with Octane Magazine last nig... (read more) |
16-19th |
31st Gran Premio Nuvolari rally Whether this event would even go ahead with Covid-19 goalposts still mobile gave us some headaches at the planning stage but we kept the faith and what a rally it was! We mustered ... (read more) |
26th |
Aston Martin Heritage Festival We were delighted to join the throng at the first ever Aston Martin Heritage Festival, organised by the Aston Martin Heritage Trust. A record-breaking 681 Aston Martins came togeth... (read more) |
13th |
Sun (& spectators!) at the Thruxton Historic What a joy it was to go to an event with spectators again. There is something unnatural about closed-doors events and it was wonderfully refreshing to chat with all sorts of intere... (read more) |
4th |
A3 features in Vantage magazine Summer issue Much attention is being focused on the oldest surviving Aston-Martin, A3, as it celebrates its 100th anniversary this year - and rightly so. Few other marques can embrace such long... (read more) |
15th |
Autoglym publicity campaign showcases Aston Martin barn-find Our barn-find Aston Martin MkII, aka 402, which featured in Octane magazine in January was again the star of the show in the recent Autoglym 'Show Your Shine' publicity campaign. H... (read more) |
15th |
Grand Prix winning Astons feature in Vantage Magazine Nestled within pages of the latest issue of Vantage Magazine is an absolute gem - Dickie Meaden's first experience in not one, but two, pre-war Aston Martins. And not just any old ... (read more) |
3rd |
Heritage cars feature in Aston Martin's F1 launch film Ecurie Bertelli was honoured to be part of the heralded launch of Aston Martin into Formula 1. Embracing their racing heritage spanning nearly a century, Aston Martin are rightfull... (read more) |
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