1960s

Classic Ferrari 250 GTE used by the Polizia in Rome in the 1960s is up for sale

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Arguably the rarest, most-elegant and coolest police car of all time is now up for sale. The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTE Series II, one of two used by the Italian Polizia in the 1960s, has been made available to well-heeled collectors who can afford to splash out around seven figures on an iconic cop car. … Read more

New book on sitar legend Ravi Shankar who was a 1960s icon

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Ravi Shankar lost his virginity aged 14 to the French dancer lover of his brother, who was 20 years his senior. Some four decades later, another long-standing, long-suffering mistress wrote on the back of an envelope the names of the 15 rival girlfriends she knew about — Shankar had kept her abreast of his bed-hopping. … Read more