The Franschhoek Motor Museum recently hosted the start of the Giro Dei Vigneti organised by The CIAO club (Classic Italian Auto Owners). Cape based owners of interesting Italian cars were invited to meet and greet the CIAO club members participating on the run who were mostly based in Gauteng with a view to forming a Cape branch.

We took along a very rare Detomaso Mangusta which is the only example in African and once belonged to Motorcycle World Champion Jim Redman as well as the only GTC spec Ferrari 575 Maranello in South Africa, both of which are for sale at Crossley & Webb.

Franschhoek Motor Museum curator Wayne Harley treated the guests to a "Under the Bonnet" tour which explored the rich history of the cars at the museum after which the week long Giro Dei Vigneti run kicked off.