This summer we took G24 (number 18/24) onto a road trip in a classic Jaguar. The G24 timed us from the sizzeling hot lake of Lugano, passing lake Como, via Chiavenna, across the cool alps, up the maloya pass all the way to chique St Moritz. It took 2 espresso's, 1 litre of water, a tank of fuel, race gloves, a [...]
This was always going to be a match made in heaven: A 24 hours of Le Mans win-inspired Lonville G24 on the wrist, a brand new DB11 and Swiss mountain roads just outside Lonville-s base in Lugano. Candy shop material! But as sometimes happens in life, things got better when a 4km mountain section was closed [...]
For the 7th Lonville Classic we swapped our beloved Swiss/Italian playground for the lochs, winding roads and mountains of The Scottish Highlands. The rally started at Colm House Hotel near Inverness, and took participants for 2.5 days across large parts of the highlands to drive beautiful roads, visit wonderful castles and country houses. The tulip based [...]
Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell hosted 40 Lonville owners and friends for a magical tour and apero at this historic site. Lonville’s intimate relationship with the world of classic cars is not a secret. So we were rather stirred (not shaken) when Aston Martin, one of the world’s most iconic automotive brands, announced it [...]
Great people, classic cars, the glowing hills of Piemonte, fabulous chefs, incredible wine, delicate truffles and plenty of sun once again provided that magic cocktail called The Lonville Classic. And yes, there were some amazing watches present too. Roger & Chrisitan in the DB6 For most of the 36 participants of 10 nationalities the story [...]
Last week-end at Le Mans was a truly unique experience. We had the honour of being close to Gabriele Gardel the full week-end, and see him and the entire Larbre Competion team and drivers battle fiercely to bring home the victory of the 2011 GTEam class. Gabriele on Stage with Trophy and Lonville G24 prototype [...]
