Innovation. The key to enjoying the past Science moves fast, without slowing and gives us the impression that it can reveal our every secret. Yet a phenomenon that accompanies the life of each and every one of us, our dreams as we sleep, still remains a mystery. Suppose computers can surprise us with their computing power. How surprising would it be if we were able to reconstruct, with astonishing precision, situations and places that come to us while we sleep, perceived as true and able to be fully experienced? The story that closes this issue of The Key, the story of a meeting with Enzo Ferrari, who returned to bring his message to Ferrari as it looks with determination towards tomorrow, is an authentic dream. I had that dream myself, with all the details you can see in the images and the text. I had it and as soon as I woke up, I wrote everything you can read on page/s 264-271, not even the time for a coffee so that I didn’t leave anything out. An exciting experience, a kind of life supplement of life as surreal as it was profoundly true and relevant. If we reflect on them for a moment, dreams are for each of us a kind of the fourth dimension of our existence that takes place within the confines of the three established dimensions. In reality, a fourth dimension we encounter whenever our existence meets moments of unexpected and profound innovation. Think about just how much our lives have changed thanks to the invention of photography, the discovery of electrici4 TOP OF THE CLASSIC CAR WORLD
ty, the development of communication tools that began with the telegraph, the telephone and the radio right up to the television and today’s web-based communication that has brought us, with our smartphones, to the point where we carry the entire world in a single hand. And every time, these leaps forward have taken us into an unknown dimension that becomes a prerequisite for the fundamental first steps towards tomorrow. Sitting in a driving simulator that shares the shapes, aromas and reactions of those unforgettable period sports cars, “driving history” on old circuits, towards tomorrow, having the opportunity to meet people driven by the same passion, getting to know them by driving together on the same track despite being distant, perhaps in different countries, without obstacles and complications, what is this if not a new dimension of collecting? The smell and aroma of the cars in your collection, whether large or small, are incomparable. The pleasure of reunions at Concours d’Elegance events, gatherings, or meetings, perhaps even competitive ones, often linked to an unforgettable memory, is irreplaceable. Just as magnificent is the opportunity to meet new people with whom you share similar emotions and knowledge. Unfortunately, people are often linked to fleeting encounters or appointments that are too far away to create that intimacy that is
the premise of lasting friendships. With The eClassic Club, TCCT has discovered and developed an additional way to enjoy our passion and create and strengthen human relationships united by the same common denominator. A world that complements our reality and borders on a dream. A world so true it has precisely what it takes to become the authentic fourth dimension of our passion for classic cars and collecting. In today’s reality, where everything changes so quickly, where families seek out moments they can share that can unite the different generations and where people are constantly looking for the perfect balance between tradition and innovation even in human relations, The eClassic Club is an exciting proposition. Like all great innovations, as this one grows, it will also transform from the fourth to the third dimension and become an indispensable opportunity for those who love our magnificent world. A world that thrives on its history but one that looks realistically towards the future. For this reason, eClassic is “The Tomorrow of History”.
Antonio Ghini Chief Editor
