The Goodwood Festival of Speed's popular forest rally stage would not be complete without the presence of rallying's most iconic brand - Lancia - and this year  was to be no different with a swage of glorious Italian winners turning back the clock

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed, Rally Paddock - Lancia

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed, Cartier Style et Luxe Paddock - Bertone Alfa Romeo Carabo & Navajo (2/2)

One of the more unusual novelties that the Goodwood Festival of Speed throws up with each time this year was the long-forgotten Life 190 with its unusual W12 engine and dubious claim of being possibly the most unsuccessful F1 car ever raced

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed - Museo Storico Alfa Romeo (3/3)

The Ferrari 166 MM has been under the spotlight in recent months as the 60th anniversary of Ferrari's first at Le Mans has been honoured so it was entirely appropriate that this famous winning machine was represented at Goodwood this year

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed - Museo Storico Alfa Romeo (2/3)

Ferrari is history's most prolific constructor of F1 single-seaters and at the Goodwood Festival of Speed each year a plethora of slippery its red machines take to the "hill" to wind back the clock and relive past glories that are vividly remembered

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed - Ferrari F1 single-seaters (312/68, 312T3, 126C4, F300 & F2008)

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed - Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione & 8C Spider

One of the most instantly recognisable historic racing cars to tackle the Goodwood "hill" during the Festival of Speed last weekend was the legendary Ferrari 250 GT SWB based racer known to motorsports enthusiasts simply as the "Breadvan"

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed - Ferrari 250 GT SWB "Breadvan" & 250 GTO

TV and radio presenter Chris Evans turned up at Goodwood last Sunday with his collection of seven Ferraris that surprised onlookers when they took to the "hill" as he had resprayed six of the cars in matching white and retrimmed the interiors

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed - The Magnificent Seven [Chris Evans Ferrari Collection]

The Namir, a concept sports car developed by Italdesign Giugiaro and British hybrid powertrain developed and manufacturer Frazer-Nash, which made its debut in Geneva this spring was shown in the FoS-Tech pavilion at Goodwood last weekend

One of the most eye-catching sports cars to take to the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend was the dramatic and eye-catching Mantide, a one-off coachbuilt project from the studios of the newly rejuvenated Stile Bertone

The Museo Storico Alfa Romeo turned up at Goodwood Festival with its usual array of historical masterpieces topped off with an appearance by a fabulous Alfa 6C 3000 CM that Juan-Manuel Fangio raced to second place in the 1953 Mille Miglia

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed - Museo Storico Alfa Romeo (1/3)

Amongst the array of more that thirty supercars in action at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend were the Trident marque’s two latest additions: the GranTurismo S Automatic and the Quattroporte Sport GTS, both making their UK debuts

Two stunning and then ground-breaking Alfa Romeo-based historic design concepts from the pen of Nuccio Bertone, the Carabo and Navajo, starred in the Cartier Style et Luxe Paddock at the Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Goodwood Festival of Speed, Cartier Style et Luxe Paddock - Bertone Alfa Romeo Carabo & Navajo (1/2)

ItaliaspeedTV: Goodwood Festival of Speed, Sunday Times Supercar Run - Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano with HGTE Handling Package

ItaliaspeedTV: Goodwood Festival of Speed, Sunday Times Supercar Run - Ferrari California (II)

Ferrari showcased three of its latest sports cars in the Sunday Times Supercar Runs at the Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend but the Scuderia Spider 16M stood out after setting a blistering 59 second time up the 1.16 mile hillclimb

ItaliaspeedTV: Goodwood Festival of Speed, Sunday Times Supercar Run - Ferrari California (I)

ItaliaspeedTV: Goodwood Festival of Speed, Sunday Times Supercar Run - Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M

A year shy of the Italian sporting marque’s 100th birthday, Alfa Romeo will be preparing for next year’s centenary, with the appearance of  a string of significant cars from its museum including the Bertone-designed Carabo and Navajo concepts

Ferrari will be showcasing three exciting new models during the Sunday Times Supercar Run up the 'Hill' at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed: the California, the Scuderia Spider 16M and the 599 GTB Fiorano with HGTE package