Video: Ferrari and Lotus ‘Breadvans’ compete into the night at 72MM

10th April 2025

Russell Campbell

In an event that's jam-packed full of great classic car racing, the Moss Trophy could claim to be the most spectacular race of the Members’ Meeting weekend, as cars from Ferrari, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Mercedes and many more battle into the night.

Today's video of the full Moss Trophy from the 72^nd Members Meeting is made even more special by the appearance of two rare ‘Breadvans’ – the Lotus 11 GT and the Ferrari 250 GT SWB. But if you think either car will be handled with kids' gloves, then you'd be wrong; the race gets underway, with a barrage of smoke and tail slides, and the Ferrari takes the lead.

The Ferrari ‘Breadvan’ was a product of circumstance, only built because Enzo Ferrari wouldn't sell its owner, Count Giovanni Volpi, a new GTO. Volpi, who had incensed old man Ferrari by hiring valuable Ferrari employees, needed a car to compete with the GTOs he was blacklisted from buying, and the ‘Breadvan’ was the result.

The Ferrari performed so well in racing that it inspired Graham Capel to give his Lotus 11 the same treatment in 1964 and now you can watch both cars race here as we excitedly await this weekend’s running of the Moss Trophy.

There’s nothing like this Lotus 11 GT ‘Breadvan’

The 82nd Members' Meeting will take place on 12th and 13th April 2025 and tickets are now available for Members and Fellows of the GRRC.

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