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£80,000 FERRARI FF – SHOULD YOU TAKE THE PLUNGE?

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90 years of designLOST LAMBORGHINIS

Prototypes revealedRALLIES & EVENTS

Reports in detailFERRARI 225 S

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* No 1 out of 180 Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Chrysler Jeep dealers for customer satisfaction in the UK. Oct-Dec 2018

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53,854 miles. One owner for the last 16 years. GTV Cup number 79. Full

service history and is completely original. Last serviced in September 2019 and

had a new timing belt in September 2017. £11,995

Alfa Romeo 147 V6 24V GTA

Just completed a major service including cambelts,

water pump and brakes. 127,598 miles.

Price: £9,490

So here I sit, like millions of us, working from home. Looking out of my window, allI can see my unmoving, locked-down Alfa Romeo, which has inspired a newphrase in my household: ‘Quadrifurloughed’. Yes, it would be impossible tointroduce this month’s Auto Italia without addressing the issue that hasdominated all of our lives over the past few weeks: the worldwide spread of

coronavirus that has seen many parts of the world in lockdown.

In such awful times, human nature seeks out shards of light, such as acts of charity andkindness – and there are plenty of those around. One such example has been the fantasticresponse from car makers. Both Lamborghini and Ferrari, for instance, have switched theirfactories over to making medical equipment, while also opening up research anddevelopment opportunities to scientists and medical engineers.

Of course, car events have been badly affected, with dozens of show cancellations. AutoItalia’s own events are also in the same boat. The most painful is our annual Italian Car Day,due to take place in May, which has had to be postponed. But rest assured, we’ll keep youupdated on the rescheduled Brooklands date as soon as it’s confirmed.

Another ray of light is, I hope, reading about your favourite Italian cars, and I trust that thismonth’s Auto Italia brings a little joy. Here’s hoping that we can meet in person again verysoon, and get back to enjoying the cars in our lives. In the meantime, may you and yourloved ones remain safe and well.

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CONTENTS

JUNE 2020

12 LOST LAMBORGHINISAstonishing projects – many never seen before

20 ALFA ROMEO 6C GHIA GILCOUnique Alfa 6C Supergioiello with Gilco chassis

26 FIAT 131 ABARTH STRADALEThe story of Abarth’s homologation road saloon

32 ALFA ROMEO TROFEO ALFASUDHow winning ways continue for this classic racer

40 FIAT 500 COUPE ZAGATOWhy did Fiat never make this chop-top 500?

46 FERRARI 225 S BERLINETTA VIGNALE Gorgeous 1952 coupe with a racing past

54 90 YEARS OF PININFARINAThe designers behind Farina’s greatest ever cars

64 FERRARI FF BUYERS’ GUIDEShould you buy an FF for as little as £80,000?

72 RETROMOBILE 2020Italians star in Paris

76 RALLYE MONTE-CARLO CLASSIQUETackling a tough rally in a Fiat 2300S Coupe

78 12 MONKEYS£500 Italian Car Challenge in Yorkshire

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Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss OBE, 1929-2020

On Sunday 12 April 2020, perhapsthe most important human beingin motor sport, certainly in Britishracing, passed away at the age of90. The decision that Stirling

Moss made to follow in the footsteps of hisfather and mother by taking up motorsportwas to change the face of that professionforever, as he became known almosteverywhere as 'Mr Motor Racing'.

To give him his proper title, Sir StirlingCraufurd Moss OBE was born in 1929. Hisfather Alfred, a dentist by trade, took part inthe 1924 Indy 500 and his mother, Aileen,drove ambulances during WW1 and became aBritish trials champion. Craufurd was hismother’s family name and Alfred chose thename Stirling after the Scottish city.

That name was forever worth aconsiderable amount whichever way youjudged it. He was a very attractive mixture ofhard-headed and ruthless; racing driver,businessman and bloody good bloke. Whenasked about Grand Prix drivers today, heremarked that if he were one, he knows whatanswer he would give to the conundrum “Do Igo out on the pull tonight [after qualifying],

1000km he camefrom behind to beat Fangio atthe finish. He also drove 150S, 200S, 350Sand 450S Maseratis with success, exceptperhaps for his unfortunate Mille Miglia runsin 1956 and 1957.

Later in 1957, he was offered a privateFerrari 290S for the Bahamas winter races,which gave him two wins. Another Ferrari, a335S, came his way for Cuba the year after(when Fangio was kidnapped). Moss later saidabout the Maranello V12s that he “reallyenjoyed those beautifully smooth, powerfuland reliable engines”.

During 1959-1961 he drove MaseratiBirdcages, loving them and achieving greatsuccess but he also had use of a Ferrari 250GT SWB, with which he won the Goodwood TTwhilst listening to the race commentary onthe car’s radio! He was so impressed with itssuccessor, the Bizzarrini-engineered 250 GTO,that he did a deal with Ferrari to run aSharknose GP car in 1962 under a privatebanner. The GTO was delivered to Goodwoodat Easter 1962 and it is assumed that hedrove it in practice, but no photographs have

or meet Vodafone for a press conference?”Possibly to his detriment, throughout his

racing career he tried to ‘drive British’. In 1951he was offered a drive in a Ferrari at Bari byEnzo himself. After a long journey to getthere, Moss entered the pit garage and wastold the drive had been given to Taruffiinstead. Moss later told Doug Nye: “I did not forget and I would not forgive… until it was too late”.

By 1954, it was clear that Moss was one ofthe best drivers around, so his managerapproached Mercedes but was rebuffed; geta season in for experience first. So Mossbought a Maserati 250F as the next bestoption at the time. He later said, “It proved tobe a beautiful, stable, lovely car to drive” andit gave him his first Formula 1 win at Aintreeand first World Championship points at Spa.

After a year at Mercedes he returned to aMaserati 250F and scored his first MonacoGP win in 1956. He also took part in theWorld Sportscar Championship in a factoryMaserati 300S, later saying it was the“easiest, nicest, best-balanced sportsracing car ever made”. He took many winswith that, and at the 1956 Nürburgring

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ever surfaced of this. A serious accident laterin the weekend meant that he was never tofulfil the Ferrari opportunity and he retiredfrom racing later that year.

Whenever it was possible to get near him inrecent decades, with the undoubted help ofhis wife Lady Moss (Susie Paine), who hemarried in 1980, he was able to put people attheir ease and he was great company. Onewonders how many of his equivalents todaywill be able to present themselves in the

and that was that, at the age of 81. He continued as the world’s best-known

ambassador to the sport until catching avirus whilst travelling to Singapore in 2016; itwas complications resulting from this thatfinally brought the chequered flag down onhis life. His beloved Susie never left his side.

To Lady Moss, son Elliott, daughter Allisonand the whole Moss family, everyone atAuto Italia extends their deepestcondolences. – Peter Collins

same way in 40-50 years’ time.Moss’s desire to get behind the wheel of a

racing car again, despite proving to himselfthat he had lost that ‘final edge’ during a testin 1962, led him to drive others’ cars in racesand demonstrations. He also purchased anOsca sports racer for historic events. Hefinally decided enough was enough when, byhis own admission, he scared himself duringhistoric qualifying at Le Mans in 2011. Healighted from his Porsche RS61 at La Sarthe

Restoration specialist Thornley Kelham hasrevealed the story behind the restoration ofwhat it describes as “possibly the mostfamous Lancia in the world”. The AureliaB20GT Series I was driven by Giovanni Braccoto second place in the 1951 Mille Miglia,followed by a class win at Le Mans andvictories at Caracalla and Pescara.

This example is unique in having anexperimental lowered roof for improvedaerodynamics, undertaken by Lancia itself. Itlined up at the 1951 Carrera Panamericanawith its newly lowered roofline, although

Over the course of three years, theThornley Kelham team restored the car toits final specification, as rallied by GiovanniBracco at the Carrera Panamericana. Thisinvolved returning the later-modified rearbodywork to original and repairing thelargely missing floor.

The car left the factory painted black butwas repainted red for Le Mans, before beingreturned to black for its CarreraPanamericana debut – the latter providingThornley Kelham with the template for itscurrent livery. Research revealed that thisAurelia was fitted with Lancia Ardea seats in period.

This car has since became the inspirationfor Thornley Kelham’s famous Aurelia‘Outlaw’, the Flaminia-engined ‘restomod’ ofwhich nine units are being produced.

Bracco crashed outof that race. Thecar returned to thePanamericana in1952 with its newowner, Mexicanarchitect Paredo, who finished ninth in class.

The car was long believed lost, but achance encounter in a storage facility inSouthend found the car in disrepair,sporting a new hump-back rear, peelingwhite paint and held together seemingly by pieces of rope.

‘MOST FAMOUS LANCIA’ RESTO REVEALED

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A fresh rendering of a dramatic but stillbornAlfa Romeo racing car – the 1941 Tipo 163 –has been created by digital artist, DavidRodríguez Sánchez.

Conceived by Wifredo Pelayo Ricart, theTipo 163 was to be a racing berlinetta with anextraordinary specification. Its chassis wasdrawn up by Gioacchino Colombo, who wouldlater go on to greater fame with Ferrari.

The 163 was to have used a developmentof the Tipo 162 racer’s 16-cylinder engine.

tanks, one along each flank. However, theracer was only ever partially built as the warscuppered any chance of it being completed.

The 163’s eventual fate is unknown, butthe new digital rendering by Sánchez showshow it might have looked in better detailthan ever before. You can see more ofSánchez’s renderings for lost Lamborghinison page 12 of this issue.

Engineered by Ettore Pagani, the 2995cc V16powerplant – which had been supercharged inthe 162 – would have been unboosted in the163, and with eight carburettors would haveproduced around 190hp. It was designed tobe mounted in a mid-rear position.

The 163’s dramatic bodywork featuredcovered wheels to improve aerodynamics, aforward seating position and two large fuel

NEW IMAGE OF STILLBORN ALFA V16 RACER

MASERATI RESCHEDULES RELAUNCH Maserati has announced that its brand relaunch event, MMXX: The Way Forward, has beenpostponed from its original date in May 2020 to September, in light of the coronavirussituation. The event will be held in Modena and will inaugurate what Maserati describes as “anew era” – which will see the launch of the new MC20 mid-engined supercar and Maserati’sfirst foray into electrification.

LAMBORGHINI STEPS UP TO SUPPORT ITALYLamborghini has turned its factory over tomedical production to help fight againstCovid-19. Parts of the Huracán and Aventadorplant are now making surgical masks andprotective Plexiglas shields. The Bolognamanufacturer is also opening its Researchand Development department to co-engineerand produce breathing ventilators. TheSant’Agata factory has been lit up in thecolours of the national tricolore flag duringthe coronavirus pandemic.

While Lamborghini achieved record sales in2019 – increasing by 43% from 5750 to 8205units worldwide, largely driven by the Urus, ofwhich almost 5000 were delivered –coronavirus “poses significant challenges for2020”, reports Lamborghini.

FERRARI RAISES €1M TO FIGHT COVID-19 Ferrari's has launched a fundraiser to support the health system in Modena, matching alldonations made by its clients. In the first few days alone, one million euros was raised. Thelocal Modena health care unit is using the money to treat patients affected by Covid-19 andto purchase medical equipment.

Like most factories in Italy, the Maranello plant has been closed by government decreesince 14 March, although many activities continue via smart working. Ferrari says the factorywill not reopen until May at the earliest.

NEW FERRARI TV CHANNEL Ferrari has teamed up with the Motorsport.tvplatform to create a new TV channel. Raceand sporting coverage will includeCompetizioni GT, F1 Clienti, XX Programmesand Ferrari Challenge (Europe, North America,Asia Pacific and UK), as well as WEC, Le Mansand Blancpain GT. Livestreams, race replaysand highlights are promised. There will alsobe video content on Ferrari’s road car range,including official model presentations.

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ALFA VIRTUAL RACINGCHAMPIONSHIP The Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC) hasannounced a Virtual Racing Championship for2020. Using the Assetto Corsa racingsimulator for Steam/PC, the Championshipwill be contested over six rounds on Sundayevenings up to 24 May.

It’s open to four classes: MiTo QV, GiuliettaQV, Giulia Quadrifoglio and Historic GiuliaGTA. The classes will run together but pointswill be awarded separately for ClassChampions, with one Overall Championemerging. The calendar mixes Brands Hatch(Indy and Grand Prix), Silverstone (National,International and GP) and Spa. Two reverse-grid double-headers are included.

The Championship is open to AROCmembers only and is limited to 40competitors on a first-come, first-servedbasis – but the club says that if demanddictates, additional championships can be run.

AROC is also organising a championship forcompetitors in the 750 MC Alfa RomeoChampionship, called the Virtual Alfa RacerChampionship. Once both Championships arecompleted, there will be a Pro-Am Seriesbetween the top vRC and vARC drivers. Formore information, go toaroc.assettocorsaservers.com

Reports in Italy suggest that Alfa Romeo’s Giulietta model will be axed later this year.The Giulietta is now an ageing model, having been launched back in 2010, and it hasstruggled commercially recently. European sales in 2019 were 15,690, contrasting with 78,911 in 2011, its best-selling year.

The Tonale SUV is set to replace the Giulietta in 2021, after a likely official reveal late in 2020. Alfa Romeo is targeting sharp driving dynamics as a selling point for theTonale, which will also be the brand’s first ever plug-in hybrid model, promising anelectric-only range of 30 miles.

The Cassino factory where the Giulietta is currently produced will be turned over toproduction of a new entry-level Maserati SUV.

NEW FALKEN FOR CLASSICSFalken has launched a new tyre targeted atclassic cars. The Sincera SN110 has an A-ratingfor wet weather performance and is offered in49 sizes for 14-inch to 16-inch wheels, makingit suitable for many classics and modernclassics. The tyre is marketed at cost-conscious motorists, with prices starting from£48. More information at www.falkentyre.com

POWERFLEX ALFA ARB BUSHES UK-based Powerflex has updated its rangeof Alfa Romeo bushes, with new anti-rollbar mounting bush options. The newadditions to the Powerflex range cover theAlfa Romeo 147 (2000-2010), Alfa Romeo156 (1997-2007) and Alfa Romeo GT(2003-2010). New in the range are upratedmounts for vehicles equipped with an18mm diameter rear anti-roll bar. The newARB mounts can be specified in eitherRoad Series or Black Series formula, withprices set at £34.68 and £38.28respectively per pair.

SUPER COUPE ON TVSalvage Hunters: Classic Cars burst back on to our TV screens back in early April with a great show largely dedicated to the underrated Fiat 130 Coupe.

Despite paying rather strong money for what was clearly a very rusty car, Auto Italia contributor-turned-TV presenter Paul Cowland and Drew Pritchard nursed the elegant 130 Coupe back to rude health using some very skilled UK based talent.

According to the narrative, £36,000 was spent on the restoration which was recouped when the car was sold ‘on screen’ for £40,000 –a pretty decent sum for the rare RHD coupe.

Auto Italia was invited to the unveiling of the big blue Fiat at Studio 434, along with several members of the Fiat Motor Club, and we were pleasantly surprised at the quality of the job, especially compared to some TV restorations.

GIULIETTA TO BE AXED THIS YEAR

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Lambos In LimboFor decades, Lamborghini stumbled from one crisis to the next,leaving many of its projects in limbo. We look at Lamborghini’slost prototypes from 1973 to 1997 – illustrated with exciting,never-seen-before design renderingsStory and digital illustrations: David Rodríguez SánchezPhotographs and sketches: David Rodríguez Sánchez/Bertone/Zagato/Chrysler/Michael Ward

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How differently history could have turnedout 'if only' – if only the caprices of fortunehad fallen in a different crevice of theroulette wheel. As much as to life, thatalso applies to the car industry, and

perhaps to Italian cars most of all.None more so than Lamborghini, which for decades

seemed to be in the stranglehold of fate. Here was abrand permanently on the verge of teetering out ofexistence, changing ownership many times, undergoingcrises of varying consequence. It always survived, ofcourse, but certainly not all its projects did.

We’ve got exclusive access to renderings ofundiscovered projects and prototypes, some of whichhave never seen the light of day until now. What if?What if these cars had reached production? WouldLamborghini be a completely different brand than theone we know today? Or would it no longer be around atall? Those are questions we can’t answer, of course,but we certainly can report on the fascinating story ofthe Lamborghinis that might have been.

An ‘Italian Rolls-Royce’ was a long-held dream forFerruccio Lamborghini. A four-door luxury Lamborghinisaloon, with the US market firmly in mind, was firstmooted in 1973, at a time when FerruccioLamborghini's involvement in the company wasalready drawing to a close.

Project 113 was duly started. Designs for a new high-capacity (6.0 and 7.0-litre) V12 engine and a newplatform were executed at a secret apartment rentedin Modena for the purpose. The five-man team (threeon the engine side, two on the platform) worked incalm isolation, safely detached from the pervertedmood of the industrial unions that reigned at thefactory in those troublesome days.

The target weight for the car with four passengerson board was a hefty 2200kg. The platform was to beof steel boxed construction, featuring sophisticatedindependent suspension and big ventilated disc brakeswith dual-piston callipers on all wheels.

A 1975 Geneva Motor Show debut was the originalgoal, but the timing was all wrong and the project wascancelled well before that. The big V12 nevermaterialised but Lamborghini’s famous marine enginesof the 1980s were closely based on the 1973-1974concept. Our imagined Tipo 113 rendering (see left)shows a design based around Bertone’s 1974 Bravoconcept car, featuring four doors and Miura wheels.

Lamborghini also pursued an alternative proposal for afour-door luxury car: the Tipo 116. This would have beenan Espada upgrade, to be targeted mostly at the NorthAmerican market, hence impact-absorbing bumperswere mooted. A preliminary technical study for a longer-wheelbase (2800mm) four-door version of the Espadagot underway, and Bertone came up with very wellbalanced styling (as our rendering based on a Bertoneline drawing, on the next page, shows). However, noteven a market-probing show car was ever built.

The 1970 Jarama was a classically beautiful and ratherrational grand tourer. Technical director and general

TIPO113,1973-1974

TIPO116,1973-1975

JARAMASPORT,1975

TOP: Zagato's Tipo 147 ABOVE: Our idea ofhow the 1973-1974Tipo 113 four-doorluxury Lambo mighthave looked

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manager, Paolo Stanzani, was fired at the end of 1974by new Swiss owners, Georges-Henri Rossetti andRené Leimer. That left Stanzani’s plan to reclothe theJarama with a much sportier Urraco-esque body inlimbo, never to return. Bertone styled the body andMarazzi would have built it.

In 1979, when the brand was being led by Germanformer racing driver and Lamborghini dealer HubertHahne, under the scrutiny of the courts in Bologna, anew Lamborghini was being rumoured. It was Hahne'shope to bring the 1974 Bravo to production, with aV12 in the back. Lamborghini's design office was avirtual desert at the time, so the V12 Bravo remaineda flight of fancy.

In 1980, the splendid-looking Bertone Athon conceptcar, built on a Lamborghini Silhouette, hinted at abrighter future for Sant’Agata. But this was never areal production prospect, as the company passed intothe hands of the Mimran brothers. A new, highly-skilleddrawing office arose from the ashes with projects likethe LM002, offshore boats and military applications, aswell as constant updates for the Countach.

In 1983, Lamborghini’s Giulio Alfieri andchassis/suspension designer Giorgio Molinariproposed a new Lamborghini to rival the Porsche 944and Maserati Biturbo. This was to be a compact, 2+2coupe, powered by a 2.4-litre Chrysler Turbopowerplant. In fact, this project was how Chrysler firstbecame involved with Lamborghini. Molinari andDjamel Mecherì (a talented French young stylist,protégé of Patrick Mimran) worked on three differentlayouts. One was a very compact, egg-shaped car, just3.8 metres long and very aerodynamic thanks tocovered wheels. The support for the project waslukewarm, though, and the project didn't continue.

BRAVO,1974-1979

CHRYSLERTURBO2+2COUPE,1983

ABOVE: Tipo 116 four-door Espada proposalBELOW: Jarama update;Brertone’s 1974 Bravo;entry-level model withChrysler power

Styling sketches by Mecherì for a drop-top Jalpa wereready by late 1983. However, actual prototypeconstruction had to wait, since the experimentalworkshop was then busy with off-roaders. But it wasclear from the outset that displacing the Jalpa’scentral bulkhead to allow room for a stylish soft-topwas out of the question because of costs. The twoprototypes built therefore looked unbalanced, despitethe vague similarity to the graceful Athon. A 3.8-litre,four-valve version of the V8 engine was ready for arefreshed version of the Jalpa to debut alongside theSpider, but it never saw the production line.

Giulio Alfieri was well aware that time was running outfor the Countach in many crucial markets because ofits aging type certification. The problem was a seriousone, because money was lacking to develop a newflagship model. Forced to use as much existinghardware as possible, Alfieri approached Giugiaro'sItaldesign. He responded positively and Mecherì wassent to Moncalieri to assist Italdesign’s efforts onimagining a new Countach.

However, the resulting proposals borrowed tooheavily from Italdesign’s existing design language, andwere not welcomed by a board already immersed in aninternal fight for power. The faction militating againstAlfieri succeeded in convincing the Mimrans to call inMarcello Gandini (who had gone freelance from Bertonein 1980) instead. The plan was to use an all-new butconventional platform but this would have beenimpossibly costly for Lamborghini. This is where theTipo 132 (Diablo) started.

Tipo 150 was a project with very little budget: basicallysome stop-gap upgrades for the Countach until suchtime as company resources allowed for a completelynew car. Some lines of research were:

- Back-to-basics body styling to refresh its imageand improve aerodynamic performance and cooling.

- Lighter, simpler, more rigid and cheaper-to-buildchassis with more luggage space.

- Engine to sit 80mm lower in the chassis, by movingthe main shaft from under the engine to the side,thereby lowering the centre of gravity.

- Design and development of an experimental four-wheel drive system.

- New Formula 1-inspired in-board push-rod suspension system.

Political tensions relegated Alfieri to managing the'LM' projects only and no funds were allocated forthese Countach ideas. However minor upgrades fromthe ‘150’ project were transferred to the run-out 25thAnniversary Countach. More ambitious ideas, such asthe 4WD system, would find a place in theforthcoming Diablo.

In parallel to '150', a carbonfibre chassis project'126' was also initiated by Alfieri, who appointed thedesign task to ex-Boeing aeronautical engineerRossario Vizzini, a man who also brought computerdesign to Lamborghini. Plenty has already beenwritten about the 126 Countach Evoluzione, so wewon’t go into detail on this here.

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JALPASPIDER,1983-1986

COUNTACHREPLACEMENT,1985

TIPO150,COUNTACHUPDATE1984-87

ABOVE &RIGHT: AthonTOP RIGHT:Jalpa Spider

ABOVE: Tipo 150BELOW: Italdesign's 1985Countach replacement

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As the Miura's 20th anniversary was approaching in1986, there were talks between Bertone andLamborghini for a ‘new Miura’ concept car to be shownat the 1986 Torino Show. Sadly, that never happenedbut Bertone did soon get the opportunity to embark ona new project for Lamborghini. In April 1987 theMimrans sold the company to Chrysler and the newboard approached Bertone to design a new smallLamborghini model, intended to sell alongside theDiablo in the 1990s: the Tipo 140.

The Tipo 140 was to be a new entry-level Lamborghinito replace the Jalpa, which Chrysler's cash madeplausible. ‘140’ was particularly ambitious because ofits innovative, CAD-designed, aluminium monocoquechassis by Alcan and its completely new six-speedgearbox and V10 powertrain. The latter was amodular design, from which future V8 and V12engines could be derived.

The initial plan, from late 1987, was that Bertonewould style the car and produce and finish itscomplete body with interiors. Lamborghini would theninstall its mechanical components at the Sant'Agatafactory, as in the old days of Espada and Urraco. By1991, three prototypes were up and running (oneorange, one red, one white), sporting wedgy stylingby Marcello Gandini.

Unfortunately several factors prevented the projectfrom materialising: ongoing Diablo development wasproving much more costly than planned; the ChryslerViper was also in development; and a crisis at Chryslerled to the sale of Lamborghini to an Indonesianconsortium in the autumn of 1993.

A second chance arrived out of the blue whenLamborghini provided Italdesign with the first of therunning Gandini-styled prototypes, over which Giugiarobuilt the impressive Calá, which enamoured the worldat the Geneva Show in March 1995. The newIndonesian owners had brought in a new board fromthe UK composed of ex-Lotus and McLaren people, butit was never really ready to invest seriously in thecompany, and Calá production plans withered.

Fast forward to 1998 and ‘140’ was againresurrected. Negotiations with Audi for the supply ofits powerplant ultimately led to VW-Audi’s purchase ofLamborghini in 1999 and a new baby Lambo wouldappear in 2003 as the Gallardo.

At Turin's Motor Show in April 1988, Nuccio Bertoneunveiled something very surprising: the Genesis (Tipo141), a super-van concept. This was based on an oldEspada chassis lurking at Bertone's Grugliascopremises, although press materials suggested it used aCountach QV powerplant. The design was breathtakingbut the idea was far too ambitious and costly toproduce. Just as the cameras of visitors and journalistswere flashing over the orange-red skin of the Genesis,the contract between Chrysler and Bertone for the 140had just been terminated.

At a time when Chrysler was still committed toLamborghini, plans for a third model (or rather a fourth,if you count the LM) were discussed. Under the code

TIPO140,1987-1999

TIPO141-GENESIS,1988

TIPO143,1992

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LAMBORGHINI PROTOYPES

Two styling proposals were prepared by Chrysler atHighland Park, Detroit and Pacifica, California. HoracioPagani, who was by now an external consultant forLamborghini, presented his proposal too. But theambitious plan became bogged down as Chryslerlooked to get rid of Lamborghini. Lamborghini’s 30thanniversary ended up being celebrated with somethingmuch more down-to-earth: the Diablo SE30. But Tipo145 was where the Pagani Zonda was born, too.

The first, ultra-Spartan prototype of the Diablo,featuring none of the novelties intended for it but arather controversial Gandini wedge body, was ready byspring 1987. It was duly shown to Chrysler to addvalue to the company before its sale was set inmotion. When the Diablo reached the market in 1990, itwas still a long way from perfection. Only when themuch-refined VT variant arrived in 1993 did it reachtechnical accomplishment.

name ‘143’, various concepts were studied. One was a‘Lamborghini-fied’ version of the then-new Jeep GrandCherokee. A muscular styling model was prepared atHighland Park in Detroit and at least one runningprototype was built using a beefed-up engine. A muchmore interesting ‘143’ proposal was an all-new 2+2 withspectacular styling by Marcello Gandini. This wouldhave been a ‘new Espada’ using a Diablo engine upfront and gullwing doors, like the Marzal concept of the1960s. Sadly no funds were forthcoming to develop it.

The final project of the Chrysler era was meant tocelebrate the brand's 30th anniversary. Just as with‘143’, various ideas were proposed, the most attractiveof which was an all-new hypercar to do battle with therecently introduced Bugatti EB110 and McLaren F1.Preliminary CAD studies of an all-carbonfibre supercarwere created, based around a Lamborghini Formula 13500cc V12 engine and gearbox.

OPPOSITE: AnniversaryCountach; Bertone Tipo140; Peter Stevens' 1995revamped 140; GenesisABOVE: Giugiaro's 140vision – the CalaBELOW: Gandini's proposalfor 143 2+2 Lamborghini

TIPO145-L30,1993TIPO147-DIABLORESTYLE,1995-96

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By then, the Diablo’s looks were already datedcompared to newcomers like the McLaren F1.Lamborghini’s new Indonesian owners looked to refreshthe Diablo’s styling on a shoestring. As many as 11independent stylists were asked to submit proposalsfor the new '147' project.

Zagato's proposal was accompanied by an offer todo all the body engineering free of charge, if it wasawarded the production contract. Zagato was dulychosen over Gandini (who had proposed a more modestDiablo facelift) and Italdesign.

When the first running prototypes of ‘147’ wereready by 1995-1996, it was clear that the Diablo’s A-pillars, which Zagato was obliged to retain, did notsuit the new styling, which had been criticised for itsover-large cooling scoops. So it was decided to go foran entirely new body with no Diablo heritage. However,a lack of funds, weak Diablo sales and internal politicsresulted in big delays, so running prototypes weren'tready until 1998.

In January 1998, the owner of Lamborghini and son ofthe Indonesian dictator was jailed, effectively haltingthe project. A splendid red Zagato prototype wasnevertheless shown inside the factory during the 35thanniversary festivities, and although it was meant tobe shown at motor shows that year, it never was.

Audi took over in 1999 and didn’t want to pursue amodel developed during the Indonesian ownership. Itasked Italian engineering companies to completelyre-engineer the body according to a new stylingproposal by its staff designer, Luc Donckerwolke, and so the Murciélago was born.

In 1995, a new project was launched to provideIndonesia with an off-roader to be manufactured locallyby Timor. Lamborghini won the contract and Zagatowas entrusted with the styling, beating Lamborghini'sin-house stylist at the time, Peter Stevens. Variousplatforms were considered as a basis, including Isuzu,Rayton Fissore and Jeep Grand Cherokee, as well asdifferent powerplants. Lamborghini’s unused modularV10 from 1988 was chosen. The project crashed to ahalt in January 1998, and only styling sketches, CADfiles and two 1:5 scale models were left. III

This article is based on material from the splendid book Giorgio Molinari and theBackstage Heroes of Sportscar Design in Modena by David Rodríguez Sánchez. For more information, please contact drodriguez007@gmail.com

ABOVE: Chrysler’s 1993L30 Tipo 145 visionLEFT & BELOW: L147 byZagato: highly dramaticBOTTOM: SUV for Asia:LM003 by Zagato

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is an Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 unit, specificallyengine number SS924866. Developed underthe supervision of Bruno Trevisan, Alfa’s 6C2500 had been launched in 1939 as the verylast of the six-cylinder Alfa line conceived byVittorio Jano. The straight-six 6C series hadbegun with the 1500 in 1927, expanding to1750 in 1929, 2000 in 1933, and 2300 in 1934.

In its ultimate 2500 guise, the 6C enginereached a capacity of 2443cc thanks to abore of 72m and stroke of 100mm. Suchunder-square dimensions delivered plenty oflow-down torque, but also good power. The‘SS’ letters in the SS924866 engine numberdenote the fact that this is a Super Sportunit, the very highest specification of 6C,with its trio of Weber 36DO3 carburettorsallowing for a power output of 110hp(although poor quality fuel after the war

Ultimately UniqueMany famous names lined up to create this unique 1950 coupe –

such as Alfa Romeo, Gilco, Ghia and Boano. As a result, it’s perhapsthe ultimate Alfa in the difficult immediate post-war era

Story by Chris ReesPhotography by James Mann

Exactly how to describe this carisn’t easy. It has an Alfa Romeofront grille and an Alfa engine butit wasn’t built by Alfa. It doesn’teven have an Alfa chassis (it’s by

Gilco), while its bodywork was designed andbuilt by Ghia. In a post-war periodcharacterised by a mix-and-match approachto concocting your ideal car, this elegantand sporty coupe is one of those cars thatare really quite tricky to classify.

So what we have is not quite an AlfaRomeo, a Ghia or a Gilco. Without gettingbogged down in semantics too much, it’s abit of all three. Befitting a car with suchmixed parenthood, its story is filled withintriguing twists and turns.

Let’s start with the Alfa Romeo bit, asthat’s the most straightforward. The engine

forced Alfa to reduce the compression ratioin 1947, dropping power to 105hp). In alllikelihood Alfa Romeo supplied this enginenew to the builders of this car.

However, Alfa Romeo didn’t supply achassis; not for this car at any rate. Thereare in fact three further almost identical-looking cars to this one, all bodied by Ghia (ofwhich more later), but this example is uniquein one major respect. While the other threewere all based on Alfa’s 6C Super Sportchassis, this one isn’t. Despite sharing thesame 2700mm wheelbase length as the AlfaSS chassis, this one takes its chassis from acompletely different source.

This is where the story gets interestingbecause of the involvement of a certainGilberto Colombo. His name will be familiar tomany readers as the man whose chassis

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underpinned many of the legendary greats ofpost-war Italian car design. The very firstbrochure for his company – which was calledGilco Autotelai – was published in 1948 anddetailed its design and construction ofchassis for many illustrious cars. Theseincluded the Maserati 1500 2C, Stanguellini1100 SI and – most famously of all – Ferrarissuch as the 166 Formula 2 racer and Ferrari’sfirst ever road car, the 125 S. From its base inMilan, Gilco went on to develop chassis formany more Ferraris, as well as the likes ofCisitalia, Siata, Ermini and many others.

In 1949, Gilco was approached by acompany called CABI Cattaneo, which hadproduced special high-power versions of theAlfa Romeo 6C during WW2 for use in theItalian navy’s landing assault craft. CABI hadsome left-over 6C engines and got Gilco todevelop a chassis into which they could befitted. CABI planned to have three cars builtbut only two were completed, both with low-slung coupe bodywork; one was done by Colliand the other by Riva (the third would havebeen by Touring).

The 1949 Gilco chassis for CABI was afascinating bit of engineering. It wasessentially a tubular frame consisting of tworound-section longitudinal main tubes, acentral crossmember and an ‘X’ bracingstructure. It had two unusual features. Thefirst was an upward kink in the main sidetubes just ahead of the central crossmember,as well as a kicked-up assembly at the rear;this enabled the main chassis to be very lowto the ground, yet for the original 18-inchdiameter wheels to be retained. The secondunusual feature was the suspension, whichwas Alfa 6C-based but used transverse leafsprings front and rear as elastic elements.

This lightweight but strong chassis wascertainly far superior to Alfa Romeo’s pre-waroffering and would have been a veryattractive – if costly – basis for someonewanting an advanced, sporty chassis. Whichis where this car comes in.

The order for this car came from Sirca,which was a large car distributor based in theMilan area, and also the principal agent forCarrozzeria Ghia. The celebrated Ghiacompany had designed its own coupebodywork for the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SScalled the Supergioiello (‘super-jewel’). Sircarequested that this body design be fitted toa Gilco chassis and so the 1949 CABICattaneo chassis was adapted for thispurpose. While the latter had a wheelbase of2560mm, the new 1950 chassis that sitsunder this car is unique among Gilco chassisin sharing the same 2700mm wheelbase asthe Alfa 6C SS chassis. The running gear,suspension and brakes for this car all appearto be standard 6C components, it’s thoughtdating from around 1948.

What of the Ghia body? Ghia’s Supergioiellostyle was penned by the genius hand of

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ALFA ROMEO 6C SUPERGIOIELLO GILCO

Felice Mario Boano, and was typified by agrand touring coupe line that was much moresober than Ghia’s flamboyant pre-wardesigns. Such a clean shape, featuringstraight-through wing lines, put Ghia at the

cutting edge of modernism in the early1950s. A variety of Gioiello and Supergioiellodesigns would eventually be created, the firstbeing a Fiat 1100 Gioiello in 1948. The Gioielloand Supergioiello models were, incidentally,marketed exclusively by Sirca.

It was Felice Mario Boano’s hand whocreated Ghia’s Supergioiello bodywork for theAlfa Romeo 6C 2500 chassis. As previouslymentioned, four 6C Supergioiellos were built,all but one on Alfa Romeo chassis – this beingthe one that isn’t. The body shape isunusually clean, with an almost stark sideprofile that’s only slightly broken bymuscularly flared wheelarches and very smallrear fins with chrome trimming. The rooflineis low and elegant with a steeply raked,curved windscreen.

Neat design flourishes include triple port-holes in the front wings and recessed doorhandles that ping out at the touch of abutton. There are two chromed air inletstowards the rear of the bonnet that areextremely subtle. The grille features a uniqueshape for an Alfa Romeo scudetto andfeatures a chrome strip extending into thebonnet. Small grilles to either side of thegrille are supplemented by driving lampsbelow. The boot has generous storage space,too, ideal for grand touring/rally use.

Inside, the design of the gauges,switchgear and levers has a wonderfully artdeco flavour that’s unique to this model. Onedelightful design touch is the almost identicalshape of the window winders and door pulllevers. Evocative ‘Supergioiello’ script isapplied to the chromed centre dash panel,while the glorious art deco steering wheel istrimmed in blue. The passengers sit on alarge bench trimmed in blue leather, thedriver sitting on the right.

Having been delivered to Sirca in around1951, this car’s early years are sadly notdocumented. There has been a suggestionthat this car was built as a gift for JuanManuel Fangio, but this isn’t borne out by anyfirm evidence; it’s probably a simpleconfusion because Fangio got one of the firstAlfa Romeo 1900 Touring Sprints.

However, what is known that, by 1959, this

“ The clean shape putGhia at the cutting

edge of modernism inthe early 1950s ”

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car had made it over to the UK, where it wasfirst registered on 7 August 1959. We’re notsure what the original colour scheme was butan antique advert shows it was once whitewith a blue roof and Lmarr-style chromewheel covers. In 1995, the car – by now inneed of restoration – was entered in the firstof several auction sales that it would see.Brooks of Earls Court sold it to an Austrianenthusiast, who had it meticulously restored(a task that apparently took 5800 man hoursof work). The car was finished in time toappear at the 1997 Villa d’Este concours, an

event to which it returned in 2001, when itwon its class win and second prize overall.Since then, the car has been owned byenthusiasts in the US and the Netherlands.

As for how it drives, it’s understandablypre-war in flavour, reflecting its origins, butthe Gilco chassis does make it a littlesharper, as the one-time vendor of this car,Fantasy Junction, explained: “Throttleresponse is immediate, and the rotating massof the engine feels well balanced, but alsolighter than most Alfas of this configuration.The brakes are as effective as any from the

era, and the steering geared quickly, giving acompetition-inspired feel. The all-synchromesh gear change is operated by wayof the very slick column mounted lever, andhas an affirmative feel. The chassis itself iswell composed over rough surfaces, and hasa robust, well balanced feel.”

This absolutely unique machine – call it aGilco, Ghia, Alfa Romeo or whatever you will –is among the nicest 6C-based cars producedin the post-war period. In 1950, it must havebeen the perfect grand touring machine forthe sporting gent. III

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Scorpion SaloonThe 131 Abarth Stradale was the homologation special saloonthat allowed Fiat to go rallying in the 1970s. With only a fewhundred built, it remains a legend today

Story by Phil Ward/Martin Holmes/Roberto GiordanelliPhotography by Michael Ward

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The Fiat 131 Abarth Stradale has become much coveted byenthusiasts of the brand and collectors alike. Created tohomologate the Group 4 rally car, it has just enoughelements of the competition version to make it aninteresting road car. Sadly very few have survived intact,

with many being uprated to full rally specification over the years.The survivors are now very valuable and many of them are lockedaway in private collections.

It was a major shock to Abarth when its potentially Stratos-beatingFiat X1/9 rally car project was cancelled and the Fiat Group decidedthat the next World Rally Championship Fiat should be based on asaloon car. Work on 131-based projects had been active for sometime, the first manifestation being the experimental SE031, fittedwith a 3.5-litre V6 engine which gained a lucky last-stage victory inthe hands of Giorgio Pianta on the 1974 Giro d’Italia.

Pianta himself was appointed the lead engineer for the Abarth131 project, which made its debut in non-homologated form in thehands of Fulvio Bacchelli on the 1975 Rally delle Valli Piacentine,

which he won. Taking over after the sudden death of Mike Parkes,Pianta’s influence on the design was strong and he mastermindedthe eight-month development period of the competition version ofthe car. As part of the operation, a David Sutton-prepared FordEscort RS1600 rally car was rented during development, which gavea valuable insight into the qualities of the car which would be theAbarth 131’s main rival.

All this work took place at the end of 1975, which was a tough timefor the teams because of the arrival in 1976 of more restrictive rulesabout modification of production cars. The necessary specialhomologation versions of the Abarth 131 were produced, ready forthe Group 4 cars to appear at Monte Carlo.

The opportunity to produce a 131 with the bigger V6 engine wasdiscounted as that unit was no longer produced and also because ofthe promotional need to identify the rally car with mass productionversions. The engine was a twin-cam, dry-sump, iron block, 16-valve,fuel-injected unit with an aluminium cylinder head. It was similar tothat used in the Abarth 124 but enlarged to 2.0 litres. A request to

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considerations the choice fell on the ‘little spider’.“The first prototype was put together with a car ‘on

loan’ from the press office. It was fitted with theengine powering the Lancia Montecarlo, after makingall the necessary changes to the chassis by cuttingand restructuring the left side-member. The 1850cc232B power unit of the 124 Spider, fitted with Weber44IDF carburettors, was used to provide a race car

engine. A prototype of the car, to be produced in 400units for homologation purposes, was being prepared.The engine was the 2000cc derived from the Type 254proposed in the past by Abarth for the Stratos.

“The top management of the Fiat Group was nothappy with having two cars – both produced byBertone – competing with each other. If they had torace they would do so with just one production car,hence the 131. Bertone scrapped all the tools it wasgetting ready and, in exchange, it was asked to preparea line to make 400 units of the 131 Rally.”

Sergio Limone later commented that the first 131was actually fitted with a 124 16-valve unit as the 2.0-litre unit was not yet ready.

The Abarth X1/9 prototypes still exist in Japaneseand Italian collections. Some were used successfully inItalian slalom events. During a visit by Auto Italia to thelate Giuseppe Volta’s workshop, an unrestoredexample was in storage. Volta explained that the

convert the engine into the traditional 86mm x 86mmdimensions was rejected, so Fiat’s existing long-strokedesign was maintained. A heavy but stiffer eight-counterweight crankshaft was fitted.

As standard, the production cars were fitted withnon-synchromesh gearboxes, but buyers who did notplan to use their car in competition could fit dealer-supplied synchromesh units. There was a lot of

suspension experimentation, including a rigid beamrear axle, a De Dion system and a system derived fromthe X1/9 but a MacPherson system was eventuallychosen, requiring the chassis to be modified toincorporate special locating turrets. The bodywork wasextensively lightened with glassfibre panels.

The Fiat represented a new generation for the FiatGroup in rallying. The Lancia Stratos was stillavailable for the team to use on prestigious events(such as Monte Carlo and Sanremo) and the Stratosstill won a WRC rally after the Abarth 131 had wonits last WRC event.

Abarth engineer Sergio Limone wrote in his book TheAbarth Projects After Carlo Abarth about the doomedX1/9 project: “The car was born in Corso Marche tobeat the Lancia Stratos. The idea was to give an heir tothe 124 Spider Abarth and based on the technical

“ Abarth used as many cars as it needed for itscompetition pogramme and the rest went to dealers ”

ABARTHX1/9DIVERSION

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FIAT 131 ABARTH STRADALE

selling out immediately. Fiat promised to build 5000more 131s to Group 1 specification in 1978 for thosewho were disappointed at missing out. What actuallyhappened was that Fiat launched the 131 Sport (or131 Racing in Europe) instead; although it was wellreceived, it bore very little resemblance to the 131Abarth Stradale. While Ford’s Escort RS2000 was aconvincing effort at providing a rally-inspired road car,the 131 Sport was perhaps a little disappointing. Theonly Abarth branding was on the remote gear linkagecover on the gearbox, and that was hidden fromsight. There was no 16-valve cylinder head, noindependent rear end, and squishy velour seatsseemed distinctly out of character.

The 131 Abarth Stradale was based on the standard131 two-door bodyshell which was sent to Bertone formodification and the fitment of Bertone-styled panels.These consisted of plastic wings with big wheelarchextensions, front air dam, boot spoiler and roof spoiler.The door skins were alloy. After painting and trimming,the bodies were sent back to Fiat for final assembly.

The engine was based on the 1995cc unit alreadyintroduced in the Lancia Beta Coupe. The significantdifference was the 16-valve cylinder head, whichwas a completely new design and had no similarityto the Abarth version fitted to the 124 Spider. Poweroutput in the 131 Abarth Stradale was 140hp at6400rpm, while maximum torque was 130lb ft at3800rpm. Rally regulations allowed freedom over thefuel system so Fiat was not obliged to fit twin carbs,so carburation was via a rather asthmatic 34mmdevice that did no justice to the engine’s otherwisehigh technical specification.

The rally version had a significant 215hp at7000rpm (and ultimately as much as 235bhp), with a

engine was a full 2.0-litre unit, the capacity achievedby fitting a sandwich plate on the 1850cc block toincrease the stroke. At the time of writing, the locationof this important car is unknown. Bertone’s black-and-red Monte Carlo-engined ‘Stradale’ prototype isbelieved to be in Australia.

Many thought the 131 was a most unlikely choice for arally machine. After all, it was a big family saloon, incontrast to the 124 Spider’s sports car pedigree.However, the 131 did have the basic elements for asuccessful competition car, being front-engined andrear-wheel drive with a simple but rigid body structure.

The Fiat 131 could already be considered asuccess. It was introduced in 1974 and by the timethe rally version appeared, it had already sold250,000 units, 70% of which were exported. However,it was decided that promoting the car throughcompetition would boost sales.

To satisfy homologation regulations, 400 road carshad to be built sharing the basic elements of the full-blown rally version. Most reports at the time state that50 cars were set aside for development into Group 4rally cars, and that the remaining 350 units wereoffered for sale on the Italian market. That may not bethe full story. Abarth competitions manager GiorgioPianta, in an interview with journalist Paul Sesto, is onrecord saying that 408 cars were actually made in thefirst batch and then 200 more were built later. In anyevent, Abarth used as many cars as it needed for thecompetition programme and the rest went to dealers.Some reports suggest that Abarth actually used 35cars, which is still a quite a big competition programme.

The Stradales didn’t stay in the showroom for long,

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10.5:1 compression ratio and Kugelfischer fuelinjection. To overcome the homologation regulations,Fiat provided the minimum specification possible andoffered the tasty bits as a series of conversion kits –in theory at least.

It was Giorgio Pianta’s opinion that 90% of the 131’sability was down to the ride and handling. A majorcontribution to this was the adoption of the then-newPirelli P7 tyres on 7Jx15 rims; in fact the 131 was thefirst car to use them. Abarth developed the 131 chassisaround these tyres, which must be the first occasion aset of tyres was used a basis to set up a rally car.

The homologation cars were painted in reddishorange or bright blue; however in 1985 a Fiat TwinCam Register owner had an example that wasfinished in reverse Olio Fiat colours – yellow withblue wheelarches.

The 2.0-litre engine boasts Abarth cam covers and lotsof special kit – very special kit like a 16-valve head,well ahead of the game for a 1970s sports saloon.Then there is a brace of twin downdraught Webers soeach cylinder effectively gets its own carburettor.Ignition is electronic, which gives you a big fat spark.An efficient-looking 4-into-2-into-1 tubular exhaustsystem has generous pipe diameters. Although thecams fitted are sensible/fast road cams, it is clearthat given some wild race cams, over 200hp would beavailable. In our test car’s current conservative stateof tune, expect about 140hp.

Booting the car around our test track shows up afew surprises. The engine’s power band is not at allpeaky; instead there’s just a linear build-up of power.0-60mph takes around nine seconds, while top speedis about 120mph. Traction from the rear suspension issuperb, given the lightweight rear end. Unexpected isthe lift-off oversteer at the limit – something veryrare in this configuration. Geometric sacrifices musthave been made in obtaining maximum traction ‘onpower’. The non-power steering is excellent on themove with plenty of communication and only 2.75turns between locks.

Conclusion: a good fun, chuck-it-about sort of car, which is just what the rally boys wanted. Just watch for that lift-off oversteer. Try to keepwithin the spin envelope, that way you can use it to help you turn in. III

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TrofeoHunter

46 years after it rolledout of the factory, this

Alfasud racer is stillwinning. We go for an

unforgettably wild ride

Words: Tim PittPhotography: Michael Ward & Jeff Bloxham

I’m cross-legged on the floor of a Trofeo Alfasud,eyes straining over the scuttle, knuckles clampedaround the rollcage as we blast up the runway. Rainhammers the roof, stones pepper the wheelarchesand the squat tyres thud-thud over expansion

joints. Into third, the straight-cut gearbox graunches,then the twin-cam race engine howls furiously to9000rpm. It’s Monday morning and I haven’t even hadbreakfast yet. Think I can skip coffee.

My chauffeur for this rude awakening is TedPearson, owner of this magnificent Alfasud. Keenreaders may recall his race-winning green ’Sud, whichgraced the cover of Auto Italia May 2019. On thatoccasion, Ted drove me around Brands Hatch, showingup supercars at an open-pitlane track day. Thankfully,I also parked my posterior in a proper seat. Today’s

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After many Italian victoriesthe ’Sud has returned towinning ways in the UK inthe hands of Ted Pearson

cars that competed in the championships in Italy andelsewhere. These are now extremely rare, as mostwere destroyed in period. Now the term seems to beapplied to any Alfasud with wide wheelarches.”Despite its identical spec and decorated race history(more on that shortly), this car never actually tookpart in the Trofeo series. Nonetheless, Ted is keen tofight its corner. “In his book on the cars and the series,Trofeo Alfasud, Lincoln Cooper talks about ‘CB 80008’,

but says it’s a Trofeo replica,” he retorts. “But it’s farmore than that!”

This car’s story begins on 24 July 1974, when it wasdelivered to Naples as a road car. The ‘CB’ on itsnumber plate stands for ‘Campobasso’ – a province andcity 65 miles further inland. According to a well-knownonline encyclopaedia, “Campobasso is renowned for thecraftsmanship of blades, including scissors and knives”,which might explain the Alfa’s future as a scalpel-sharpdriving machine. Making a tenuous link with pears orscamorza cheese, the other specialities ofCampobasso, is somewhat trickier.

The car only wore civilian garb for a matter ofmonths before being converted to Group 2 spec byAutodelta. With new owner Fiorelli Vicci at the wheel

’Sud hasn’t carried a passenger – a rally co-driver, noless – since the late 1980s.

Before we examine this Trofeo Alfasud (the car), aword about the Alfasud Trofeo (the race series).Launched in 1975, it comprised separatechampionships for Italy and Austria, then later Franceand Germany. The aim was to promote Alfa Romeothrough motorsport, emulating the success of one-make series such as the Ford Escort Mexico Challenge

and Renault Elf Cup. Trofeo Alfasuds were based on theTi 1300 model, whose constrained 115hp outputpushed driver talent to the fore. The most famousalumnus of the series was Gerhard Berger, who ofcourse went on to Formula 1 success driving for Ferrari.

Alfa Romeo homologated the ’Sud for FIA Group 1and Group 2. Alfa’s competition arm, Autodelta, thencreated the Trofeo Alfasud, which its workshop inSettimo Milanese assembled as a complete, race-readymachine. Alternatively, privateers could buy parts offthe shelf, which is what happened with Ted’s car – itstarted life in standard spec, then was stripped downand rebuilt with Group 2 parts. If we’re being pedantic,though, ‘CB 80008’ isn’t a Trofeo at all...

“Strictly speaking,” says Ted, “Trofeo Alfasuds are

“ This car was converted to Group 2 spec by Autodelta,then triumphed in the 1977 Adriatic Rally Championship ”

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and Alfa Romeo concessionaire Socar providingsponsorship, it triumphed in the 1977 Adriatic RallyChampionship. The victory is recorded in the book 20Sculptures for 20,000 Victories, published by AlfaRomeo in 1982. One of Ted’s archive photos shows theAlfa in original livery outside a Socar dealership, its roofladen with trophies. However, the ’Sud’s winning wayswere just beginning.

In 1978, the car passed to Nicolino Moffa. He gaveit a makeover, including a distinctive red grille andmatching arches, then won the Adriatic RallyChampionship again in 1978, repeating the feat in1979. The car may not have competed on-track in theTrofeo, but on the road-rally stages of southern Italyit had nothing to prove. Another sepia-tinged photoshows it hoisted on a trolley jack in a rally servicearea. The rear wheel is missing and the bodylanguage of Moffa and other onlookers suggests itwon’t be an easy fix.

The ’Sud was sold to another Italian, FrancoMarianara, in 1982. He used it for rallying and hillclimbevents throughout the 1980s, although without thesame degree of success. Another photo from the car’shistory file has it competing in an autotest, weavingthrough a tight chicane of cones. After this, it seemsthe plucky Alfa took a well-earned rest during the1990s, before being restored in the early 2000s. It wasawarded an ASI ‘gold plate’ to reflect its historiccompetition status, then granted FIA papers in 2007as a Group 2 Touring Car.

The stage was now set for a career comeback in theUK, as new owner Simon Jeffs entered the CSCC

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Classic Touring Car Championship, winning Class D in2015. He came second overall the following year, thenwon again in 2017. After three seasons of racing, itwas ready for a rebuild – which happened when Tedtook ownership in 2017.

Ted called on Tom Shrubb at BLS Engineering ofLincoln, who had first prepared the car for Jeffs, totackle the ground-up restoration of his green Alfasud.Results came swiftly: in 2018, the car finished secondin the HRDC Classic Alfa Romeo Challenge at DoningtonPark. One year later at Castle Combe, Ted scored a poleposition and a race win. While other ‘Trofeos’ haveretired to the comfort of the concours lawn, this oneshowed no sign of slowing down.

Those recent results owe much to Ted’s drivingtalent, of course, but the car must also take somecredit. Its Group 2 modifications aren’t particularlyextreme, yet so many aspects of the factory-spec Ti1300 have been strengthened, lightened, balanced, ora combination of all three. The whole car tips thescales at just 805kg, including those few kilos savedby the missing passenger seat.

A few other bits are missing inside, too. The barebones of the dashboard remain (including the chrome‘Alfasud Ti’ script), but the binnacle is cut away toaccommodate a huge Fiama rev counter that readsto 12,000rpm. The plastic centre console is swappedfor a rudimentary metal affair, with a start buttonand toggle switches for the lights, fuel pump and fan.Ted sits in a hard-shell Corbeau seat, surrounded by afull rollcage and four-point harness, the floor-mounted fire extinguisher and battery cut-off switchwithin elbow’s reach. Pub fact: the Trofeo fusebox isshared with the Ferrari 308 GT4.

Outside, everything screams ‘RACE CAR’. Thebumpers have been binned and the side windows arePerspex. A jutting chin spoiler flows into heroically widewheelarches that – just about – contain the dished 8J x13 Speedline alloys and Toyo Proxes R888 tyres(225/45 R13 front and rear). The original suspension isretained, albeit with rose joints instead of rubber

bushes, plus stiffer springs and dampers. And the frontbrakes are fortified with vented discs and four-potcallipers, while the rears are standard Alfa. “Brake fadeis an issue,” admits Ted. “You end up with a very longpedal. I might fit an Alfa 75 master cylinder, which isallowed under historic racing rules.”

Alfa Romeo engines often look fabulous; this one issomewhat more functional. It sits strikingly low in thechassis, topped by two huge ITG air filters. Its 1286cccapacity is unchanged from the day it departed thePomigliano d'Arco plant, but while the crank and rodsare original, they’re complemented by 48mm Weber IDAcarburettors, plus Autodelta cams, pistons andvalvegear. “The internals have been endlesslymachined and polished,” grins Ted. “We saw 128hp at8500rpm on a rolling road – up from 79hp as standard.That’s 100hp per litre.”

The final piece of the jigsaw is the straight-cutgearbox: an exact replica of the “very worn” five-speedAutodelta original. “I double-declutch when it’s cold,”reveals Ted. “It’s brutal but effective.” Clearly, the ’Sudis also huge fun: “It’s a fierce little car. There’sabsolutely no torque, so it totally relies on revs. On a‘power’ circuit like Castle Combe, the key is simply notto slow down.” The little Alfa even invites favourablecomparison with a Ferrari: “I used to own an F355, butthat was only exciting at eight-tenths or more. This isexciting all the time.”

As for how the Trofeo compares with his modified,track-prepared ’Sud (Ted also owns a road-going 1981Alfasud Sprint 1.5 Veloce, as featured in issue 275 ofAuto Italia), they are “surprisingly different”. The green’Sud has a 1.8-litre race engine with loads more power(180hp at 8400rpm). Yet their varied ability to slowdown is what stands out: “This car uses inboard discs,whereas the green one has bigger 15-inch wheels withoutboard discs and AP Racing callipers. The uplift inbraking force is massive.”

This chat brings us back to where we started:contorting myself into the passenger side of Ted’s car.Photographer Michael hands me a rubber mat (used for

Race-spec engine may onlyhave 1286cc but it’s seen128hp on the rolling road –that’s 100hp per litre

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those ‘ant’s eye-view’ shots) to sit on as Ted straps in.This arrangement wouldn’t pass scrutineering atBrands Hatch, but on an empty Gosfield airfield runwayit will have to suffice. It’s raining steadily and we’re onsemi-slick tyres. What could possibly go wrong?

The zingy flat-four ignites with a brusque bark,then settles to a fretful idle. The big Webers gurgleand slurp as Ted slots first gear, then aims the ’Sud’ssnub nose at the horizon. Despite the slipperysurface, traction is immediate, the limited-slipdifferential quashing any wheelspin as the carslingshots forward. I can already see Ted working atthe wheel. “It follows every rut and camber – like adog sniffing around a park,” he laughs.

We accelerate hard and the revs just keep coming.Nothing much happens until past the point where mostcars hit the limiter, but that final few thousand rpm isworth waiting for: a crescendo of exuberantmechanical energy. The cacophony of noiseoverwhelms everything. Strident and spine-tingling, it’sthe sound I’ll play to my grandchildren after EVs haveconquered the world. They’ll scarcely believe cars couldsound so uncouth and utterly alive.

Experiencing a Trofeo Alfasud – even from floor-level– is something to savour. Even so, it’s the humanconnections brought about by the car that Ted valuesmost. “Everyone who has owned it still keeps in touch.When I raced and won at Castle Combe last October,Simon Jeffs came along in person, while Nicolino andFranco watched via live timing over the internet. Thathistory is why I wanted to buy the car so much. We’reall part of its ongoing story.” III

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out each little detail. That’snot surprising considering hewas one of the main lightsbehind it. While Zagato builtthe prototype, in terms ofdesign it was very much acollaboration between FiatCentro Stile and Zagato. Thethree principal individualsbehind it were Roberto Giolito(who had by then beenpromoted to Fiat’s Head ofDesign on the back of thesuccess of the Fiat 500), plus

Abarth chief designer Ruben Wainberg and Zagato’sdesign head Norihiko Harada.

Just look at it. It’s like a Fiat 500 that’s been on afitness crash course: lithe, sinewy and essential, butdressed in catwalk cloth. At the time, Fiat said thatit took inspiration from a coupe that Zagatodesigned in 1952 on the 500 Topolino – we’re notsure exactly which model they were talking aboutbut Zagato designed at least three Topolino coupes(see separate panel).

The body panels are all unique to this car, with theexception of regular 500 doors (below the windowline, at least), front wings and bonnet. It’s thechopped glasshouse and low roofline that really singlethe coupe out. The swooping shape works really well,and of course features Zagato’s signature double-bubble roof profile. Viewed from the side, the roofappears to ‘float’ above the car thanks to a black-painted section in the C-pillar that cleverly hides thejoin. A small roof spoiler also neatly flicks the rooflineup at the back. On the prototype, incidentally, thedouble-bubble roof was realised in carbonfibre, but inmass production this would have been changed toanother, unspecified material.

The new roofline dictates a smaller, more steeplyraked windscreen, chopped-down front windows andunique rear three-quarter windows. I approached theboot to open it and was surprised to discover thatit’s not a hatchback, as I was expecting, but a half-boot – basically like the Fiat 500C Cabrio’s. Thebumpers, incidentally, are shared with the USversion of the Fiat 500 Sport.

SLICED LEMON This cute-but-sharp Zagato 500 coupe was tragically cut from

Fiat’s product programme at the last moment. We visit the car and its father, Roberto Giolito, to find out why

Story by Chris ReesImages by Michael Ward

The memory is stillfirmly etched onmy mind, almost adecade on. It’sMarch 2011 and I’m

at the Geneva Motor Show.Like a yellow beacon througha fog of same-samesupercars, a car on the Fiatstand is beaconing me in. Isthat… a Fiat 500 coupe? Andis that a Zagato badge onthe bootlid?

Yes, indeed: the Fiat 500Coupe Zagato was, by some distance, my star of the2011 Geneva Show. Not only did it look great, and havethe kudos of the Zagato name behind it, but it was alsoexciting for another reason: Fiat said it had everyintention of entering production with it.

When Fiat launched its retro-novel 500 hatchbackin 2007, few could have expected it to go on tospawn so many variations, including the 500Cconvertible, 500L MPV and 500X SUV. Some of thosewere more successful than others, stylistically anddynamically. But surely this gorgeous 500 Coupewould have been the best 500 of them all – andfrustratingly, there was genuinely a niche marked out for it in Fiat’s production plans.

After all, the 500 Coupe was proudly displayed onFiat’s own stand at Geneva, not tucked away in someobscure coachbuilt corner. It occupied pride of placewith all the big cheeses in attendance. There was areal buzz surrounding it, and Fiat’s people weremaking highly encouraging noises about itsproduction prospects. Which of course never cameto pass – and it’s one of the things I’ve been keen toget to the bottom of for the best part of 10 years. I’m about to find out.

That’s because we’re lucky enough to be gettingup close and personal with it at FCA’s Heritage Hubat the Mirafiori factory in Turin. Even luckier, we haveRoberto Giolito – the man who designed the 2007Fiat 500 – with us to guide us through a project thathe was central to creating.

Giolito is clearly still extremely proud of the littleyellow buzzbomb. There’s a glint in his eye as he points

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The colour scheme is particularly striking. The mainbody is painted in ‘Pop Yellow’ triple-coat withcontrasting dark chrome exterior trim (mirrors, doorhandles and boot handle). The 17-inch ‘Chrome Shadow’wheels are unique to this car and one inch bigger indiameter than the Fiat 500S (which forms themechanical basis of the Zagato Coupe – more on thatlater). The wheels feature a double-spoke pattern inbetween which are small plastic inserts that beef upthe style. Just through the wheels you can see thedrilled brake discs and yellow callipers. The wheels arewrapped in 205/40 ZR17 tyres, again rather beefierthan the 195/45 tyres of the Fiat 500S.

Dimensionally, the 500 Coupe Zagato shares exactlythe same dimensions as the regular 500, namely3546mm long, 1627mm wide and – perhapssurprisingly – exactly the same height at 1488mm tall.

Inside, the lower rear roofline does make a differenceto internal space. The official bumf of the time referredto the car as a 2+2 but even that description isgenerous. Headroom isn’t too bad up front but thingsare much more of a challenge in the back. There’s justenough headroom for small kids here but the lack ofrear legroom would make anyone feel uncomfortable.

The cabin is upholstered in two-tone, featuring blackleather and yellow chamois highlights. The leathersteering wheel has contrasting stitching to match theyellow chamois grips, while there are natty yellow doorinserts and yellow seat inserts with chequeredcentres. What was described as "eco-chrome"trimming is essentially burnished grey chrome appliedto the dashboard. The roof lining is in a dark, high-techfabric with a transparent single-filament yarn thatseems to shimmer. There's also a port to slot in asmartphone or sat nav.

Sadly the sole prototype wasn’t driveable when wewent to inspect it at its current home, the FCA

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Low roofline swoops backto a kicked-up spoiler.Clever paintwork makesroof appear to ‘float’

a mainly female audience, we hoped to target malebuyers with the coupe.”

In the press, there were persistent rumours that the500 Coupe was to be built at the same plant whereFiat was making the North American market 500hatchback – namely Toluca, Mexico. However, Giolitotells us a different a story: “This would have enteredproduction as a mainstream model, not built byZagato. The plan would have been to make italongside the regular 500 in Tichy, Poland.”

Of course, that never happened. We ask Giolito, why?“The 500 Coupe Zagato suffered exactly the same fate

as the Lancia Fulvietta,” he tells us. “It simply requiredtoo much investment to put it into production.”

Apart from some excellent images taken by Zagatoin Turin for the book, Leica and Zagato, that was it forthe 500 Coupe. A company in the US did – perhaps –take inspiration from this car when it created a one-off(see panel on following page).

I can’t help broaching the subject of a future 500Coupe, especially since the all-new 500 electric hasjust been revealed. Even though Giolito’s role thesedays is head of Heritage Hub, and he is no longerdirectly involved with Fiat’s Centro Stile, we’re keen toknow his views. Of course he won’t tell us about futureproduct plans but he admits he would love to see thesecond-generation Fiat 500 offered in coupe form, too.May we echo that sentiment – Fiat, are you listening?

Heritage Hub at Fiat’s Mirafiori factory in Turin. Had itbeen, I would have expected it to behave very muchlike the Fiat 500S, since it’s equipped with the same875cc TwinAir two-cylinder engine with 105hp and155Nm (114lb ft) of torque. And since the 500S ispretty much my favourite of all the modern 500s,that’s no bad thing.

The zingy TwinAir delivers a good turbochargedpunch once it’s spooled up, the regular hatchbackachieving 0-62mph in 10 seconds. The spool-up canbe a little frustrating as you battle the lag on gearup-changes. Keep the engine in the 2000-4000rpm rev

range and it’s always on song. While the 500Sbenefits from a six-speed manual gearbox, theZagato Coupe is an automatic, which seems an oddchoice for a model with sporty pretensions – mindyou, when Abarth launched its 695 Tributo Ferrariedition, that was auto-only, too.

Wouldn’t this have been great as an Abarth? Giolitoseems to agree: “I would love to retro-fit a morepowerful engine to this car,” he tells us with a glint inhis eye. “This car is light and efficient, perfectlydesigned for weekend outings.”

At Geneva, the background noise was optimistic, asGiolito explains: “When we displayed it on the Fiatstand, we said it was a study model with thepossibility of a production run. Our idea was to expandthe 500 family. While the Fiat 500 hatchback attracted

“ The official bumf says it’s a 2+2 but even that’s agenerous description. Space is a challenge in the back ”

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It was over 70 years ago that Zagatodesigned its first Fiat 500 coupe – based onthe 500 Topolino. As early as 1948 it hadcreated a 500 ‘Aerlux’ coupe with notablyaerodynamic lines (above). Then in 1950,when Zagato was experimenting with large

glasshouses, it presented the 500Panoramica (above and below). Plexiglas –then quite a new material – allowed a level ofcurvature not available in glass at the time,as well as significant weight savings, airinessand a more spacious interior. Was the Zagato

500C Panoramica Coupe reallyattractive, though? Maybe not.But the Abarth 500 GT Zagato(right) presented in 1957, andbased on the Nuova 500,certainly was: it’s this car thatcan truly be regarded as theinspiration for the 2011 model.

Five months after the 500Zagato’s Geneva 2011 debut, alittle-known Colorado-basedcompany called ScagliariniMotorsports announced its very own ‘Fiat504 Coupe Zagato Elaborata’. This cameabout after an enthusiast in the UAE wantedsomething like the Geneva car. The designcalled for a double-bubble roof and panelled-over rear three-quarter windows, while thecolour was bright Lamborghini orange. Itsbasis was the Abarth 500 esseesse with180hp, manual transmission and 17-inch OZwheels. The final ‘4’ in the ‘504’ badgeindicated that it was four-wheel drive, sinceit used the Fiat Panda 4x4 drive system.

We strongly suspect, however, that theimages released were mere photoshops and

ZAGATO’S’FIFTIES500S

that the car may never have actually beenbuilt. Whatever the story, Zagato in Italycertainly raised more than an eyebrow: itissued a legal statement saying it hadabsolutely nothing to do with the project. III

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METAL GURUVignale’s talent for hand-forming stylist Michelotti’s penwork intometal was unequalled in the ’Fifties. This 1952 Ferrari 225 SBerlinetta combines exceptional beauty with a rich racing historyStory by Peter CollinsImages by Darin Schnabel/RM Sotheby's

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perhaps memorable for the wrongreasons, there was one carrozzeria whichflourished in the 1950s and created, in itsown particular way, some very elegant andoften exciting clothing for Enzo’s road-going and racing chassis.

Alfredo Vignale & Co of Turin made astrong contribution to Ferrari’s projectionsof style. The reason so many of Italy’s topcarrozzerie were tried and discarded byMaranello was simply a matter of siftingthrough as many of them as possible, tofind one that could produce not only theright bodies at the right price, but also workeasily alongside such an unpredictableboss. Amazingly, by early 1954, hardly fouryears since the collaboration started,Vignale had built nearly 100 bodies forFerrari. Remember, this was a time whenFerraris were ultra-exclusive: only 85 Ferrariswere completed by 1952 and it would be1957 before Maranello turned out morethan 100 cars in a year.

Alfredo Vignale had been brought up inthe world of carrozzerie as a master metalfabricator and became foreman atStabilimenti Farina in 1947. From there, hemoved to Cisitalia, where he was responsiblefor three special aerodynamic coupes with V-shaped windscreens and largeaerodynamic fins at the rear, similar to

Although Enzo Ferrari eventuallyplumped for Pinin Farina as hisfavoured bodywork builder – andlifelong friend – this wasn’t untilafter many other carrozzerie had

tried their hand at constructing bodies onthe bewildering number of different chassisthat emanated from those famous portalson the Abetone road in Maranello during thePrancing Horse’s formative years. Somewere promptly relegated to Enzo’s out-tray,like Allemano, despite victory in the MilleMiglia. Others got better treatment from theboss, often for no obvious reason, becomingfavoured for many years. Up to 1952,despite many other bodyshops having beengraced with Prancing Horse business, CarloBianchi Anderloni’s styling house of Touringprobably did more work on Ferrari 166 and195 chassis than most others of the time.

Those ‘other’ bodyshops includedStabilimenti Farina, which Ferrari patronisedin a very small way, before settling withPinin Farina and Ghia which, in 1950, startedto build road car bodies for Maranello thatpandered more to clients who preferredluxury to sporting prowess. Ghia’s salmon-pink-and-black Americanesque effort on a375 chassis can’t have endeared thecoachbuilder to Maranello much at the time.

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Scaglione’s later BAT Alfas. Incidentally, oneof the most influential aspects of thesecars was the small portholes sited in thefront wings – a style that was copied byGeneral Motors for its 1949 Buick. PieroDusio was so pleased with the cars he gaveAlfredo 100,000 lire as a bonus.

Vignale swiftly set up his own business,and by the end of 1948 had his ownworkshops. After the usual round of specialbodies on Fiat and Lancia chassis, in 1949he designed a fastback coupe on a Ferrari166 Inter chassis that was well-proportioned and handsome. One such car,in blue livery, was campaigned until recenttimes in Ferrari Historic racing.

Vignale was particularly careful with grilleand bumper design, fabricating his ownexterior and interior detail hardware as partof an overall integrated style. Not for himover-the-counter taillights that most of hiscontemporaries used. Chrome was oftenfavoured, in particular decorative strips,sometimes to excess. He was also verypartial to air scoops, both on the top as wellas the side surfaces of his designs. Thesewere not just affectations, but actualopenings, although it is uncertain whetherany of them actually did any good to thedynamics of the cars.

Most of these designs were the work ofthe prolific stylist, Giovanni Michelotti, whoalso worked for Ghia-Aigle at this time. Hebuilt up a very close relationship withVignale, not least because of the latter’sextraordinary ability to translate drawingsinto metal without the use of a full-scalebuck. This was pretty much unique toVignale and actually resulted in some of his

Machines, a “concise, clean, taut look,curvaceous yet restrained”.

But there is a small conundrum – as thereso often seems to be – because chassis0164 is recorded as being driven by firstowner Bordoni in both 1952’s Giro di Siciliaand the Mille Miglia, running in the up-to-2.0-litre class both times. Yet it is describednow as a 225 (and therefore 2.7 litres).Some light was thrown on this by GianniRogliatti in his definitive 1984 book on theFerrari 166 Mille Miglia cars. where hedescribes 0164 as a 166, as do GianninoMarzotto and Sergio Cassano in their bookRed Arrows, but Rogliatti goes on to saythat this car did not continue racing likethis, suggesting that it soon had a “212 or225” motor substituted for the 166.

This must have happened very rapidlyafter the 1952 Mille Miglia, which was heldon 3-4 May that year, as the car was nextrecorded as taking part in the Casablanca 12Hours on 26 May, where it finished secondoverall. Not only that, but it was, by then,under new ownership in the shape of theKleber Colombes Tyre Company and wasdriven, under the Los Amigos banner, by JeanLucas, who later became Gordini teammanager and ‘Peron’.

The prestigious Grand Prix de Monaco wastackled next, as in 1952 the race was run forover-2.0-litre sports cars and not Grand Prixcars. Antoine Prunet in his Ferrari SportsRacing and Prototype Cars book stated thatthe grid consisted “almost entirely of 225 Ssports racing cars”, not all of them howeverwith Vignale bodies. Lucas managed a fourthoverall finishing position at the glamorousCote d’Azur circuit.

cars being asymmetrical. Measuring one ofhis early 166 MM coupes once revealed thatone of the doors was just over 50mmlonger than the other!

Vignale’s method was to work exclusivelyin aluminium at this time, forming shapes byhand over wooden formers and finally foldingthe panels around the steel framework tohold them in place. When complete, thewhole car would be covered in filler, known asGumite to Italians, then worked to a smoothfinish and painted.

Both the 1951 and 1952 Mille Migliawinners were bodied by Vignale and aspectsof his gorgeous 1952 designs for the 340Carrera Panamerica cars were carried over tosome of his road cars. However, thatcomment does not apply to our feature car, aFerrari 225 S Berlinetta chassis 0164 ED,which is due to be a featured consignment atauction by RM Sotheby’s. There seem to havebeen five, or possibly six, of these Vignale-built coupes in total.

In Ferrari-speak, using numbers to denotethe cubic capacity of each cylinder, ‘225’ tellsus that its engine capacity was 2715cc.Ferrari’s V12 was designed by AurelioLampredi as a development of Colombo’searlier 12-cylinder engines, all of which had a58.8mm stroke. The greater capacity camecourtesy of ever-increasing bore sizes andthe 2.7-litre V12 was endowed with a 70mmstroke, compared to 60mm of the 166. Powerof the 225 was 210hp at 7200rpm, usingthree 36DCF Weber carburettors to deliverthe fuel. The chassis wheelbase was a mere2250mm, and somehow Vignale endowedthese short-wheelbase cars with – accordingto Stan Nowak in Ferrari, the Man and

Berlinetta shape byMichelotti has superbbalance. It proved ideal forMille Miglia competition

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A busy year for 0164 followed with outingsat Orleans, Bressuire, Les Sables d’Olonne andReims, where it was handled by French aceMaurice Trintignant. Then it headed to theNürburgring and Roubaix, once more in Lucas’hands. Into 1953 the activity continued with areturn to Lucas’s favoured North Africa andfourth overall in the Grand Prix of Agadir in lateFebruary, before returning to France to theCircuit de Nimes a month later and a thirdplace overall result.

Later that year, the little Vignale Coupe wasput up for sale and snapped up by anenthusiast called Robert E Tappan of the USA.He took it to the Sports Car Club of Americarace meeting at Akron Airport. Possibly hecouldn’t get on with the car because it waslisted as an entry for the Chanute National

used properly, so that year he competed inthe sportscar race run as part of the MonacoGP Historique weekend before taking it onthe 2013 Mille Miglia. Then it was back toMonaco for 2014 and four days after thatthe Mille Miglia again.

Now 0164 is coming to sale once more. RMSotheby’s gavel was due to fall in Monaco – anentirely appropriate place considering that thiscar competed there, in Jean Lucas’ hands, 68years ago. The coronavirus outbreak has sadlypushed that back to October 2020. The newowner should enjoy what represents a shortbut highly significant period in thedevelopment of the front-engined racingFerrari sportscar – an unbroken line that leadsdirectly from then via the 250 GTO right intothe 21st century. III

Sports Car Races on 6 June but did not appear.It was later acquired by Alfred Momo of NewYork before passing through the hands of twofurther New York owners. By 1959, 0164 wasin Philadelphia in the hands of Eugene Aucottand was displayed four years later there at theNew Hope Auto Show.

It would seem that subsequently, forwhatever reason, the original 225 engine wasremoved and went to Wayne Sparling inFlorida, whilst a restamped 3.0-litre unit – itssecond engine change to date – wasinstalled. Some 20 years later, 0164 turned upagain, this time owned by computer manAnthony Wang in the 1980s.

He kept the car until 2012, when itchanged custodians again to Najeeb Khan ofGranger, USA. He decided it needed to be

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Given that most sports cars in the late1940s were reheated pre-war models –often with cycle-wings – the fixed-headCisitalia appeared breathtakingly advancedwhen it was presented to the public at theVilla d'Este Gold Cup event in 1947. With afully-enveloping body and a beautifullyarched roofline which barely came up toshoulder level, it was revolutionary.Delightful details included a wide grille whichwas a one-piece casting, slats and all.Numerous coachbuilders were approachedwith a view to transforming Savonuzzi’ssketches into a 1:1 reality, but it was PininFarina that made it happen. That an exampleis on display in the Museum of Modern Art inNew York speaks volumes.

Farina FantasticaBattista Farina created his coachbuilding business exactly 90 years ago. It went on to become arguably the world’s

greatest design house. We pick our highlights viathe carrozzeria’s most talented designers

Story by Richard Heseltine

Few other styling houses, if any,boast such a rich catalogue oficonic designs as Pininfarina. Thisstoried coachbuilder, design firmand sometime manufacturer has

somehow endured to the here-and-nowwhen most of its rivals have beenconsigned to history.

Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina established the firm90 years ago, and the famous ‘f’ badge hassurvived to this day. There’s no ‘I’ in teamand all that, but many great artistes havebeen employed at this Turin couturier, someof whom were revered in period, if onlywithin the design industry. Others, sadly,have only been appreciated in retrospect.Here we pay tribute to the man whocreated this globally-renowned brand and 10Magic Marker-wielding stars who helpedcement its place in history.

You could argue that Battista ‘Pinin’ Farina(who officially changed his surname to‘Pininfarina’ in 1961) wasn’t a designer in astrict sense. He had a critical eye for detail,and an innate sense of style. He knew whatmattered and what didn’t. Farina’s greatestskill was in recognising talent and nurturingit. He found a brilliant collaborator and foil inGiovanni Savonuzzi, and their Cisitalia 202SCcoupe (pic above right) proved far moreinfluential than perhaps they ever expected.

This artist and designer was perhapsBattista Farina’s greatest ally, theirrelationship stretching back to the late1920s. He was comfortably pastpensionable age when he retired in 1970.Martinengo’s name isn’t as well known as it should be, but he was referred to as‘The Master’ by those who worked closelywith him. He was renowned for nurturingyoung talent, too, Tom Tjaarda recalling in2009: ‘’I joined Pininfarina in late 1961. I learned a lot from Franco who was head of design. I hadn’t yet developed ‘theeye’, and we worked on everything fromproportions to shutlines.”

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Born in Biella, northeast of Turin, in June1926, Brovarone’s rise to prominence beganseveral thousand miles away. It was difficultto find a job in post-war Italy so, like a lot ofItalians, he packed his bags and departed forArgentina. Arriving in 1949, he producedgraphic designs for Siam di Tella, amanufacturer of household appliances. Hesubsequently joined the ambitious Cisitaliaoutfit, which saw him return to his homelandwhere marque instigator Piero Dusiointroduced him to ‘Pinin’ Farina. That was inSeptember 1953, and he would spend thenext 35 years working for the atelier.

“My initial role was simply to produce

Martinengo was more than a mere tutorand facilitator, though. His resumé includedseveral memorable designs such as the AlfaRomeo Giulietta Spider, a one-off Ferrari 375America built for Gianni Agnelli (AldoBrovarone was also involved) and theinfluential Lancia Florida I. Perhaps hisgreatest-ever creation was the Lancia AureliaB24 that broke cover in 1954. Rarely has aroadster appeared so exquisitelyproportioned. Nobody toils in a vacuum,however, and the team that worked on theB24 with him included Francesco Salomone,Adriano Rabbone, Aldo Brovarone, LuigiChicco and Giacomo Borgogno.

sketches,’ he recalled in 2012. “I was a youngman and not yet what you could call aproper stylist, but if some of my proposalswere selected, I would go so far as to createfull-size drawings.”

The first design to which he contributedset the bar preposterously high for futureefforts, the seminal Maserati A6GCS coupe,which transferred from rendering to fully-functional road car within only a fewmonths of his arrival.

He commented: “For me, it was still a timefor learning. Back then, it was a very smallcompany – we had a few wooden desks,some drawing boards and not much else –but I learned a lot from working with thelikes of Francesco Martinengo andFrancesco Salomone.”

His future output spanned everything fromthe Peugeot 504 saloon to his personalfavourite, the Lancia Gamma Coupe (picbelow). However, you could argue that hisgreatest contribution to car design was theDino 206 GT. “My original ideas were moreradical,” he insisted. “In 1965 I did the one-offDino Berlinetta Speciale (left) which in turn ledto the production car. I wanted a more wedge-shaped profile, which is how I designed it, butit was later changed by Leonardo Fioravanti.”

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Born in 1943, this brilliant Torinese designerbegan his career at Studio Michelotti while inhis teens, learning the ropes before beingtempted away by Bertone in 1966. He wouldjump ship to Pininfarina a year later andwould go on to pen such cars as the sublimeFiat 130 Coupe (below), Rolls-Royce Camargueand Sigma concept car.

Martin, it would seem, cared less aboutcareer development than satisfying acompulsive need. His inspirational Moduloconcept car (pic above right) was a case inpoint. “The design itself dates back to theend of 1967,” he recalled. “I had an idea for a

This American-born, now sadly departed,artiste visited Italy as an architecturalstudent in 1959. He was to spend no morethan sixth months working with Ghia,ostensibly deciding whether or not hewanted to switch full-time to car design, buthe remained in Italy until his death in 2017.

On joining Pininfarina in 1961, he found theworking culture somewhat different. “MrPininfarina was very open to ideas, but hewouldn’t sign off on a car until it wasperfect,” he recalled. “He would leave aprototype for at least a couple of monthsuntil he’d walked past it a hundred times ormore. He had to get used to it. When I didthe Ferrari 330 GT 2+2, it took a long timefor him to accept it.”

While at Pininfarina, he styled a number ofcars including a one-off Mercedes 230SL, theFerrari 365 California and the ChevroletRondine show car. The latter inspired the Fiat124 Spider (pic above right) which, ironically,Tjaarda had little involvement in past theinitial design concept. “Fiat’s bosses hadseen the Rondine in Paris. They wanted ascaled-down copy but the proportions werecompletely different. I did my best to make itwork but it wasn’t easy. I didn’t see thecompleted car until the 1966 Turin Salon asI’d returned to Ghia by then, but it was prettyfaithful to my renderings.”

car that was almost perfectly symmetrical,front to rear, but something so radical wasn’tin Pininfarina’s DNA. Back then, cars weremade, designed and produced in other ways.There was no place for my ideas. They weresimply not ready for it. The model was putaway, almost hidden I would say.”

However, Martin was supported by FrancoMartinengo, who had the ear of second-generation principal, Sergio Pininfarina. TheModulo was finally given the green light inlate 1969, the change of heart coming aboutbecause the March 1970 Geneva Motor Showwasn’t far off, and Pininfarina had yet to startwork on a new concept car; dusting off adesign that was already partway there was apragmatic decision. The Modulo went on towin 22 international design awards.

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Perhaps better known for his output at Ghia,for whom he did two tours of duty, FilippoSapino nevertheless created several greatdesigns for Pininfarina from the late-1960s to1971. His Ferrari 365 GTC/4 (bottom) sits inthe shadow of its Daytona stablemate, but itwas well received in period, while the 1969Abarth 2000 Scorpione was a truemasterpiece. With its one-piece lift-up canopyand exposed racing engine slung out back, itwas every bit as outré as more celebratedshow queens from arch-rival Bertone.

His greatest Pininfarina design was,however, the Ferrari 512S Berlinetta Speciale(below). The firm’s 1969 Turin Motor Showshowstopper was “an exploration of newaerodynamic solutions” built in conjunction

model. This was strictly off the books stuffand Fioravanti was flying solo. He recalled in2008: “Ferrari had the 275 GTB which was stillquite new [launched at the 1965 Paris MotorShow] and there certainly were no plans toreplace the car: it was supposed to remain inproduction for several more years. I neverreally liked it, though. I had in mind somethingdifferent and, in late 1966, we had a coupleof Ferrari chassis in the factory. Normally, Isaw them just as bare frames but thesealready had their V12 engines andsuspension. When I saw them I had thisincredible idea. I realised that there was thepossibility of doing a very special car. I don'tknow what inspired me but seeing thosechassis did something.

with engineers from the Polytechnic of Turin.Almost twice as wide as it was high, this sliceof futurism boasted a dart-like outline, anobligatory one-piece flip-forward canopy and,notionally at least, a 4993cc V12.

This legendary designer joined Pininfarina in1964 and left in 1990. He personally shapednine Ferraris, the 365 GT4 BB and 308 GTB(pictured top) among them, and project-managed several more.

His most feted creation was the 365GTB/4 ‘Daytona’ (pic right). Not that Ferraricommissioned Pininfarina to create a new

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“When my ideas were shown to Mr Ferrari,he liked what I had done and he asked for a1:1 model. Il Commendatore saw that andwas pleased but suggested the track wasnot wide enough so we added maybe 6mmto the front and also to the back. And thatis how it came out.”

While not as well known as otherPininfarina alumni, Ottina wasnevertheless central to severalintriguing projects during the1970s and 1980s. He personallydesigned the fabulous PeugeotPeugette and later authored theAlfa Romeo Vivace and HondaHP-X concept cars. He alsocollaborated with LeonardoFioravanti on the sadly stillborn Ferrari Pininsaloon (pic above right) that emerged in 1980.

His most memorable design, however, wasthe remarkable Ferrari Testarossa (right)which prompted jaws to slacken when it was

outline, but Ottina shaped it underFioravanti’s supervision, with other membersof the team including Ian Cameron, GuidoCampoli and Emanuele Nicosia.

unveiled at the 1984 Paris Motor Show. Broadof beam, and bedecked with vents and sidestrakes, it was nothing if not controversial.Many designers have claimed credit for its

“ Legendary designer Leonardo Fioravanti personally designed nineFerraris, including the sublime 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer ”

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Prolific and very outspoken, Fumia joinedPininfarina in 1976 and remained there for 15years. His first standalone project was theAudi Quartz (above), a 1981 show car that inmany ways foretold styling themes exploredon his 916 Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider. He isbest known, however, for shaping the AlfaRomeo 164 (pic top), which endured a lengthygestation process prior to its launch in 1987.Fumia had previously worked on a 154 saloonproject which subsequently morphed into the164 when Alfa Romeo became part of theType 4 platform-sharing scheme alongsideFiat, Lancia and Saab.

This Japanese talent enjoyed spells atGeneral Motors and Porsche prior to joiningPininfarina. He project-managed the shapingof several Ferraris including the Enzo (below),599 GTB Fiorano and 612 Scaglietti. He alsostyled the Maserati Birdcage 75th conceptcar. He is perhaps best known for penningthe one-off Ferrari P4/5 for JamesGlickenhaus (based on original renderingsfrom Jason Castriota) but arguably hisgreatest contribution to car design was theMaserati Quattroporte V which emerged atthe 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show. This super-saloon breathed new life into the brand, andalso tempted customers away from Germanmarques. It still looks fresh today.

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This Italo-Swiss joined Pininfarina in 1995,initially working on interior concepts for carssuch as the Maserati GranTurismo. Hedeparted for Citroën in 2004 before returningto Turin where he moved between studios

Spidereuropa (ex-Fiat 124 Spider) being thelast car made under the Pininfarina brandprior to the Battista. This dramatic-lookingmachine sees Pininfarina heading into newterritory as a boutique constructor, withproduction limited to 150 units. III

and acted as a consultant to Ferrari. Workingin collaboration with Luca Borgogno, hestyled the Battista electric hypercar whichbroke cover at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show.Historically, Pininfarina acted a subcontractorrather than a manufacturer per se, the

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Fast Four-WardFour seats, four-wheel drive, 660hp and now

selling for less than £80,000 – could the FF bethe perfect modern Ferrari buy? FF owners

and specialists reveal its secretsStory by Richard Dredge

Photography by Michael Ward

When Classic Car Auctions dropped thehammer on a 2012 Ferrari FF with37,800 miles last December, it left manyraised eyebrows. The selling price wasjust £79,875. That’s well under a third

of what the Ferrari had cost its owner when new, sevenyears earlier. It's no secret that most Ferrari valueshave been softening for more than a year, but a208mph, 660hp, 6.3-litre V12 GT with four-wheel driveand all mod cons for less than 80 grand? That's got tobe the sale of the century, surely?

However, James Caborn of Kent High PerformanceCars (www.tfcgb.com) isn't so sure that the buyernecessarily got a bargain. He told us: "I wouldn't havepaid any more than the hammer price for a number ofreasons, including the relatively high mileage of almost40,000, the lack of an opportunity to test drive the car,and the bright red quilted leather trim which couldmake the car hard to sell on.”

One thing he is absolutely sure about is the FF as anownership prospect. "The FF is a fabulous car andrepresents incredible value right now. If it has aweakness, it’s that it’s costly to fix. The four-wheel

drive transmission features a front differential calledthe PTU (Power Take-off Unit) and its seals are proneto failure. Quite a few cars had replacement unitsunder warranty.

"Less of a weakness but still something to watch outfor, is weeping shock absorbers. They have to bereplaced in pairs, which means a parts bill alone of£3350. By the time labour is taken into account, the billwill run to more than £4000. While any of the shockabsorbers can leak, it's the rears that are the mostlikely to give problems."

The FF was launched in 2011 and it entered newterritory for Ferrari with its shooting brakeconfiguration and four-wheel drive. There was nomanual gearbox option, all cars getting a seven-speeddual-clutch gearbox as standard. Almost a decade on,the FF is ageing well, with the owners and specialiststhat we spoke to all agreeing on its all-round brilliance.They all made the same noises about dependability,value, usability and V12 performance. Uniquely for aFerrari, you can add to these four-wheel drive securityand estate car practicality, with ample carryingcapacity whether the rear seats are folded or in use.

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dog – with luggage – was no problem at all. It's hard tofault the car, aside from its ability in snow. Even onwinter tyres, my FF struggles in icy conditions, but inthe UK that's not much of a problem.

"My car came with a lot of options, some of whichare more useful than others. The rear seatentertainment doesn't get used, but the heated andventilated seats are superb, and if I was buying againI'd probably look for a car with a panoramic roof; theFF's cabin doesn't feel cramped but the glass roofreally opens things up. The improved sat nav from late2014 would also be worth having as what's fitted to mycar is quite poor, but not terrible.

"I thought about selling my car last year and I evenadvertised it to see what interest there was. I hadquite a few enquiries but I ended up keeping it, as it's

Mark Collins bought an early (2012) FF in 2016 to gowith his 458 Spider; it’s now done 24,000 miles withcomplete reliability. Says Mark: "The car has neverneeded any warranty work with not so much as awarning light displaying. With the car out of its originalwarranty I've paid for an extension, which was £2500last year, and with the seven-year maintenancepackage now finished I'll have to start to pay forservicing, but the running costs aren't exorbitant. Fuelconsumption isn't bad either; I typically get somewherein the high teens, but if you drive the car with verve,this soon plummets.

"I've owned 550s, 575s and 599s before now and theFF is such a brilliant package. It's fantastically fast,responsive, comfortable, spacious and handlessuperbly, too. A trip to France with three adults and a

“ My car has never needed any warranty work,with not so much as a warning light displaying ”

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V12 power is a big drawand the four-wheel drivechassis is liked by owners.FF is superb on motorways

so good – I don't know what I'd replace it with. I had aGTC4Lusso for a long weekend and I preferred the FFwith its better all-round visibility and sportiersoundtrack; the newer car is also too quiet for myliking. It would also cost a lot of money to upgradewhich makes the FF seem like even more of a bargain.”

Simon Ragg is equally enthusiastic about his FF,which he bought in 2015 when it was 18 months old. As an ex-press car, it’s absolutely loaded with extrasincluding a glass roof, carbon steering wheel, extendedleather and rear-seat entertainment. Five years on andwith 21,000 miles on the clock, Simon remains smitten."I saw one in London and didn't know what it was, but itlooked perfect for weekends away with my dogs. WhenI investigated, I found this car at HR Owen in Londonwith 11,000 miles on the clock.

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service there costs £834, while the major service ispitched at £1434. The company's Matthew Honeysetttold us: "Once an FF is out of its seven-year servicingpackage, realistically you need to budget £2500-£3000per year to run an FF in terms of maintenance, withdepreciation on top of that. All FFs came with ceramicbrake discs which tend to wear out somewherebetween 30,000 and 40,000 miles, which means the car

sold at auction may well need a set soon – and ataround £10,000 all-in, it's not a cheap job.

"The most likely fault is a weeping PTU; we've had torebuild three of them so far, all on cars that hadcovered over 25,000 miles. We're the only specialist inthe UK that can rebuild a PTU rather than just resort towholesale replacement. We've invested a lot of moneyin developing new seals that are an improvement onthe originals and so far our rebuilds are proving verydurable – and at £7950 all-in to remove, repair thenrefit a failed PTU it's a very affordable option.

"Overall the FF is very tough but beware of cars thathave been used very sparingly and not left on abattery conditioner for prolonged periods. These carshave a tendency to drain their battery which can leadto all sorts of problems further down the line, so watchout for warning lights on the dash that don't go outonce the engine is running.”

If you're feeling inspired to go out and buy an FF ofyour own, the advice from both James Caborn andMatthew Honeysett is that decent cars start at£95,000, with mileage, colour scheme and age all

"The car is everything you could want, with four-wheel drive security, incredible performance andrelatively low running costs. Fuel consumption isn'tpunishing – it's not hard to get low-20s – but any carlike this is likely to cost at least £10,000 per year indepreciation, as mine has done. The cabin is big enoughfor four adults so the FF shouldn't be viewed as merelya 2+2. I've taken my car to the south of France and

while you can tell it has four-wheel drive from thehandling, I haven't driven in the snow.

"What's been really impressive is the maintenancecosts, which have totalled just a few hundred poundsso far, thanks to the seven-year maintenance packagewhich includes all servicing and which still hasanother couple of years to run. I've had to pay for afew odds and ends, including a new battery, but so fareverything else has been included in the package. Buyan early car without one of these programmes inplace and you'll need to budget significantly moreeach year to run your FF.”

But maintenance costs needn't be as high as youmight think. James Caborn says Kent HighPerformance Cars charges £750 for an annual service,while the full service that's due every 12,500 milescosts £1650. As a result, if you do a relatively lowmileage each year, your annual maintenance billshould be just £750; you won't have to pay for a majorservice until the car hits 12,500 miles.

These figures are very similar to those of Kent-basedSimon Furlonger (simonfurlonger.co.uk); an annual

“ Maintenance costs aren’t as high as you mightthink. An annual service is as little as £750 ”

Made from 2011 to 2016,the FF could be the perfectFerrari all-rounder, withspace, style and speed

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affecting an FF's worth. Options can also make adifference, but in reality few extras really add value –they just make a car more desirable and thereforeeasier to sell.

Says Honeysett: "Some cars are still advertised at£160,000 but I think the ceiling is closer to £125,000,bearing in mind the GTC4Lusso now starts at £145,000or so. Whatever you buy, analyse its spec closelybecause some cars have a lot more extras thanothers. Parking sensors and a rear camera areessential, while our customers like to have Scuderiashields in the front wings. Heated and/or electricallyadjustable seats are nice but they aren't especiallysought after. There's also no need to seek out a carwith the front lift kit fitted, as ground clearance onthese cars isn't really a problem".

Caborn concurs on the lift kit desirability, while healso reckons a glass roof is well worth having as itreally opens up the cabin. "Our buyers like to have thecarbon steering wheel with built-in LED lights thatilluminate as the engine’s red line is approached. Thiswas a costly option and, like the panoramic roof, it'snot especially rare, and well worth seeking out. MostFF owners want a dark interior, as these will take ahigh mileage more easily; lighter colours can lookgrubby quite quickly. Compared to most Ferraris, theFF is less mileage-sensitive in terms of values; ourcustomers aren't fazed by a 40,000-mile car, althoughmost of the FFs that we see have done between20,000 and 30,000 miles.” III

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most interesting exhibits at this year’s event. Ifyou’ve never been before, they should whet yourappetite for a visit next year.

A Bertone collection feature stand included a goodnumber of the less well-known models to emergefrom Nuccio’s carrozzeria. Pictured is the VolvoTundra, which hails from 1979 and is a good exampleof how coachwork created for one manufacturer inconcept form can evolve to become productionisedlater by another – in this case, the Tundra developedinto the Citroen BX.

An incredible variety of vehicles and standswere on display again at Rétromobile, thetraditional European show season opener.Cars you have never seen before are oftentucked away in corners of the Parisian halls,

and the event seems to grow in size every year.From clubs to parts stands, and cars for sale –

from affordable classics right up to the absurdlyexpensive – it’s all here at Rétromobile. If you likequirky cars, you will spot more examples here thanyou could ever imagine possible.

And it’s not just French cars, either: Italian metal isa big part of the show. We’ve picked out 10 of the

Story and pictures by Peter Collins

PARIS RENDEZVOUSA round-up of the Italians that stormed Rétromobile this year

REPORTS ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND ITALIAN CAR CLUBS

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Best looking race-car at Rétromobile? OK, this istotally subjective, but take your pick from the FerrariP4 or the 312 P coupe. For my money, the latter justpips the former. The 312 P looked extra-sexy at theshow, having just emerged from a full rebuild bypreparer Edie Wyss. As its regular driver, DavidFranklin, said to me, “It’s a fabulous machine to drive,although the roof is so low, I have to incline my headslightly. Aren’t I lucky though?”

It is always worth spending time seeking out Swisshistoric car dealer Lukas Huni’s stand at Rétromobile.Firstly, it is one of the largest; secondly, he majors onone particular marque each year in addition to hisofferings for sale. This year it was Alfa Romeo withexamples from the 1930s to the 1970s, including a fullset of Giuliettas (other than Berlinas). One of the twoSportiva prototypes was there, as was a Tipo 33/TT/3sports racer from 1972.

Here we have Jim Stokes with a fascinating piece ofsurviving Alfa Romeo kit. After the companywithdrew from Grand Prix racing in the 1950s with itsultra-successful Alfetta cars, development tookplace behind closed doors of a future possible four-wheel drive car to be called the Tipo 160 – and hereare some parts to prove it. In the middle of the blockcan be seen where it was proposed the power take-off would have been.

Simca was created to build Fiats under license inFrance in the 1930s and, despite predatory financialinroads by Chrysler during the 1950s, it continued toenjoy collaboration with Turin until the companysuccumbed to a total American takeover. This is aSimca 1200 S Coupe, as designed by Giugiaro whileat Bertone. It was based on the 1000 saloon, adesign that had originated as an idea in Turin – thestillborn Fiat 122 – and was passed on to the Frenchcompany to develop.

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In addition to Rétromobile, the Paris week includesthree auctions by Artcurial, Bonhams and RMSotheby’s. At Bonhams this Frua-bodied Glas 3.0-litreV8 Coupe one-off sold for £174,200. Glas started outmaking Goggomobil microcars and by the 1960s wasproducing a quality range of cars from one to threelitres. The company was eventually bought by BMW,hence the motif on this car’s front panel.

Of many proposals to construct retro-styled modernversions of the Lancia Stratos, the MAT Stratos isthe only one to reach production. We think it looksgreat and it goes extremely well, too, being basedon the chassis of a Ferrari 458. Perhaps because ofthis, it did very well at the Bonhams sale in Paris,making £574,340.

This Fiat Abarth 695 SS, a very rare genuine example,was tucked away in a corner at the RM Sotheby’s sale.It has spent its entire life in the USA and is originaldown to the correct factory stickers. Highly desirablebut in far from perfect condition, it sold for £35,800,which was a little below its lower estimate.

The Artcurial auction, located in the Rétromobileshow, always comes up with unusual consignments.Following its famous Serenissima sale in 2019, onefurther Serenissima was consigned this year: the1969 Group 6 3.0-litre sportscar, with the bodyworkand fuel tank of the previous year’s 1968 358V sportsracer. The chassis for the latter was under theformer, but if anyone fancied a project, it wasbasically a McLaren M1B Can Am car, so the 358Vcould fairly easily be recreated.

Carrozzeria Frua appears twice in our Top 10 selection.In this instance, Frua was responsible for the specialbodywork on a Citroen SM. This was at a time when,briefly, Citroen was the owner of Maserati and thisvery attractive coupe looks perhaps somewhat similarto the latter’s Khamsin.

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Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique

Story & images by Doug Martin and A Thomlinson

A Fiat 2300S Coupe proved to be the perfect grandtourer for this absolute classic of a rally

owner of an original, never-rebuilt 43,000-milecar. Her first owner sent the car to his holidayhome in the South of France where she spent23 years and did 27,000 miles. On her returnto the UK, she was bought by a Fiatspecialist. We have used her for variousevents including the VSCC Pomeroy Trophy,but her biggest win was Best Car in Show atthe Blenheim Place Concours d’Elegance inJuly 2019. She is such a delightful car to drivethat we were tempted by this epic journey.

Preparation is the key to success in theseevents. We check every detail of the carthoroughly and complete a couple of 400-mile trips, then put together a spares kit, afix-it kit and a decent tool kit. We decide to

The Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique isone of the best-kept secrets ofthe motoring calendar – anopportunity to experience themagnitude of the Monte-Carlo

Rally without needing a full rally-preparedcar. Run by the Automobile Club de Monaco,it takes place alongside the main RallyeMonte-Carlo Historique.

This is a serious 2000-mile plus drive overfive days, starting from Glasgow. Entry isopen to any model of car that competed inthe Monte-Carlo Rally before 1965. No rollcages or trip meters are required.

I was lucky enough to buy my 1964 Fiat2300S Coupe a couple of years ago, the fifth

drive from home in Herefordshire to Glasgowthe day before the start, some 320 miles.

DAY ONE The morning is spent at scrutineering wherethey check for a period-correct car, fireextinguisher, secure battery and correcttyres. The Automobile Club de Monaco isthere to check the paperwork and issue youwith the decals and two internationalcompetition licences. After a Civic Receptionat Glasgow City Hall, we drive up the ramp ina rain-soaked George Square at 19:08 and areflagged away for the night drive on A-roadsto Harrogate. The weather is atrocious, so weare pleased to arrive at 23:00 after 251 miles.

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next available and we are on our way again.At Valence, all 324 cars are parked up in a

super parc fermé and the ACM has provided asuperb buffet worthy of probably the mostrespected motor club in the world. The ACMgives all competitors two backpacks, twogilets and two digital note cases.

DAY FIVE All the Classique competitors are staying atthe same hotel and some have car issues sothe car park becomes a repair shop, themechanics amongst us mucking in to fixwhat we can. Unfortunately one car isterminal so we offer two competitors a lift toMonaco. We are given a choice of routes toMonaco, either the passes through the Alpsor via Cannes, Nice and the Riviera.

It was really quite an easy choice; our Fiatspent her early years on the Riviera and whatbetter car to don your sunglasses and motoralong the coast road in than a Fiat 2300SCoupe, a real grand tourer.

We arrive at the finish ramp in Monacoafter 245 miles, tarrying for thoseimportant photographs, then off to thefive-star Fairmont, courtesy of the ACM. Weare collected at 20:00 for a black-tie dinnerat the exclusive Automobile Club deMonaco dining room.

DAY TWO We leave at 8:30 heading for the Banburycheckpoint, where there are maybe 50classic cars. We are met by Prodrive’s DaveRichards who greets us all like old friends. A quick lunch and then it’s off to Dover forthe ferry and we get to our Calais hotel at22:00. The Fiat is proving to be an excellenttourer, very comfortable and easy to drive.331 miles today.

DAY THREE/FOUR After a lazy morning checking the car andgetting to know our fellow competitors, at12:30 we leave for an easy motorway drive toReims (168 miles). Here we join the 312Historique competitors in a real partyatmosphere in the parc fermé. At 21:08 weare flagged off the ramp on theConcentration Run to Valence – 883kilometres on A and B-roads, via eight time-limited checkpoints, to be completed within24 hours. We really have to press on to reachall checkpoints while they are open. This is aserious navigation/driver challenge, but eachcheckpoint is a party, some giving us bagsfull of goodies or soup and rolls. At 03:00 inthe morning we have a little issue with thealternator, which costs us a couple ofcheckpoints, but in rally style we jump to the

Then you need to get home. Our Fiat isan absolute dream, she cruises effortlesslyat 75mph at 3500rpm, so the journey homeis most enjoyable. The pressure being off,we head up the motorway with decenthotels at Lyon and Reims to ease the 830-mile journey home.

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joining the Fiat Motor Club (GB) in 1993, it soon becameapparent that nothing ever happened around the EastYorkshire/North Lincolnshire area.

I decided to take up the gauntlet of becoming anarea organiser – not an easy task as, long before theinternet and email, the only way of spreading the wordwas via Parliamo, the FMC monthly magazine, and youhad to submit an article the month before.

Back then, I decided to organise a meet at a localpub to see if anyone turned up and to my surprise asmall but enthusiastic crowd did. I attended severalnational events over the summer months, such as the

The 25th anniversary of my Christmas GetTogether event for Italian cars in NorthYorkshire came up in 2019. What could I doto celebrate this milestone and make theweekend even more memorable? What

started as a bit of banter between friends theprevious year became reality – the £500 Italian CarChallenge was set!

The criteria would be to purchase an Italian car for nomore than £500 and then declare how much moneyhad been spent on it in addition to the purchase price.The roots of the event go back to 1994 when, after

Story by Chris FairbankPhotography by Michael Ward/Tracy Fairbank

12 Monkeys£500 Italian Car Challenge in Yorkshire

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FMC National Weekend and an event organised by theItalian Car Club UK (if anyone remembers that) where Imet up with fellow enthusiasts.

To keep up the momentum over winter, I decided toarrange an event in December at The White Horse FarmInn at Rosedale Abbey, North Yorkshire, consisting of afew drinks and a meal, an overnight stay and a scenicdrive ending up in Whitby for fish and chips. Weprobably only had five or so cars but the interest wasthere and so The Christmas Get Together was born.

The Fiat Coupe was launched in the UK in June 1995and at our December event that year we had three ofthem – all 16-valve models – in Broom Yellow, SpeedRed and Blitz Blue. Very rare on UK roads back then,what an amazing sight this was as we travelled alongin convoy the following day.

This event was a great success and continued togrow over the years, we had some great times, andas the numbers attending increased (peopletravelled from all over the country), we quicklyoutgrew the original venue and had to findsomewhere more accommodating. These includedThe Crown Hotel Scarborough, East Ayton Lodge andthe Gisborough Hall Hotel, Guisborough.

In the mid-2000s, we managed a record attendanceof 50 Italian car enthusiasts in a variety of cars –Fiats, Alfas, Lancias and even a Ferrari – and enjoyedChristmas Party nights and discos into the earlyhours of the Sunday morning.

Over recent years a decision was made to scaledown the event and return back to its original venue,where we wanted a decent meal and great

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hospitality, as opposed to a Christmas Party Night.But for 2019’s 25th anniversary of The Christmas GetTogether, it was decided to make it a full weekendevent with the option of staying for three nights forthose travelling from further afield.

The first thing I decided on was an optional Top Gear-style £500 Car Challenge, where by you had to buy anItalian car for no more than £500. The cars would thenbe judged on condition, rarity, desirability, originalityand reliability throughout the event. Each challenge carwould display a rather cool vinyl sunstrip.

12 people took up the challenge and purchased achallenge car. This was not an easy task – we had allexpected to find a mint example of something unusualthat was within budget. Unfortunately the nowextremely rare, low-mileage Fiat Tempra SW 2.0 SLX ofJames Nicholson wasn’t ready in time due to runningissues and the Fiat Brava ELX of Chris Brogden sufferedan alternator failure eight miles from the hotel and hadto be recovered back to Knaresborough to allow him toreturn in his back-up vehicle – a Kia Ceed!

We all met up at the Hotel on the Friday evening forpre-event drinks, a natter and an Italian car-themedquiz. Then on the Saturday, I issued each of thechallenge car drivers a very convincing JeremyClarkson, Richard Hammond or James May face mask.We climbed aboard the NYMR Santa Special atPickering and enjoyed a scenic ride on an old steamtrain to Levisham and back, which was great fun as wewere all in the same carriage.

We then had a superb lunch at the nearby Fox andRabbit Inn, where the Stig made a specialappearance. This was followed by a close look aroundthe Alfa Romeo Challenge cars (two 147s and twoGTs) in the Hole of Horcum car park, and judging by

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Michael Ward and Neil Vincent. Once judging wascomplete, we headed back to the hotel over themoors for an anniversary toast with prosecco and a25th anniversary cake. On the Saturday evening weenjoyed an excellent three-course meal and ItalianCar Years quiz.

After breakfast the following morning, the FiatChallenge cars (two Seicentos, Punto, Grande Punto,Sedici and Idea) were all inspected and judged in thehotel car park. We then set off in convoy along thechallenge car route, which consisted of a number ofvery steep hills, narrow roads, beautiful scenery and adeep ford following recent heavy rain. Michael Wardwas on hand to take some fabulous photos of the carsas they drove through.

We made a refreshment stop at Danby VisitorCentre, where we all voted for our favourite Alfa andFiat challenge car. The winners were: SteveEltringham’s Fiat Sedici Multijet 4WD and TheoKyriacou’s Alfa GT 2.0 JTS. They both received thepeople’s choice trophy courtesy of James Nicholson.

We then carried on to Whitby where the results ofthe Challenge car competition were announced. Allcars behaved impeccably with the only issuesthroughout the weekend being a split windscreenwasher hose on the Sedici (this was duly repairedcourtesy of Theo and his amazing spare partsinventory) and one of the Seicentos had an EML comeon after driving through the deep ford, which waspromptly sorted using Steve’s OPD reader.

Michael and Neil announced that the highest-scoringchallenge car was my Punto with 256 points, but I

declined the trophy. That meant the Fiat Idea Eleganzaof Simon Ryle was first with 243 points; Stuart Mertonand his Fiat Seicento SX was second with 241 points;and Steve Eltringham and his Fiat Sedici Multijet 4WDwas third with 240 points. Each received a trophy,anniversary medal and Auto Italia goody bag. Followinga walk round Whitby to work up an appetite, we allwent to the famous Magpie Fish and Chip Restaurant.

I would just like to thank everyone again for theirsupport over the years and for making the 25thanniversary event possible – and a massive thank youto Michael Ward and Claire Prior for taking time out oftheir busy schedule in order to join us for what wasdefinitely a weekend to remember.

There is no better way to assess a car you’reinterested in than seeing it in action. Havinginspected, in fact judged the grey Punto Active, I wasimpressed by it’s huge service history and superbcondition, then to see it driven enthusiasticallythrough fords, up and down the Yorkshire landscapewithout a single issue, a deal was made. Two weekslater I met up with Chris at Doncaster station anddrove the car home, £400 lighter.

Five months later it’s been fitted with a DAB stereoat Torque Automotive in Bedfordshire and had itsannual service at Alfaworks in Royston, Herts. TheFiat 1.2 was always a zingy little motor. No it’s not aSporting or an HGT but it’s a lightweight and verypractical little Fiat and I see many months of cheapmotoring ahead! – Michael Ward

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MILES HIGH CLUB I read your story on the291,000-mile Alfa 156(April 2020 issue) and Iwas amazed at how manymiles it had done. On thehigh-mileage subject, Ihave a 200,000km AlfaRomeo 156 2.5 V6 hereon the Croatian coast.Wishing all the best tothe Auto Italia team.Neven Vu ina

DON’T ROBGIUGIAROWhat’s this? Are yourobbing Giugiaro ofanother of his greatdesigns (the Miura, inwhich I’m convinced hehad a major hand, isalways attributed to hissuccessor at Bertone,Gandini)? In your articleabout Italian designs forforeign car companies

(May 2020 issue) you say:“Bertone (via the hand ofFranco Scaglione) wasalso responsible for oneof the great, ifunderrated, coupé shapesof the 1960s, the Simca1000 Coupé.” Scaglionewas a maestro in his ownright and doesn’t need tobe attributed with cars hedidn’t design. Creditwhere credit is due: theSimca 1000 Coupé wasanother of the greatGiugiaro’s masterpieces!Norman Hawkes

SUPER CARS,NOT SUPERCARSFor years I have been amassive fan of all thingsItalian, with their carsbeing a major factor in allof it. Your magazine isalso part of it and Ieagerly await it appearingon the news-stands andenjoy for the most part

the content therein.However, havingpurchased the March2020 issue, I was leftfeeling a littlenonplussed.

The Panda article gotme more excited thanreading about ‘yetanother’ 800hp Ferrari oranother Lambo withridiculous power. ModernFerraris, Lambos etc areto me now just BORING,BORING, BORING! I neverthought I would say that.And if I have to readabout yet another bloodySUV I will scream.

Maybe it's not yourfault that you can onlyfeature what is currentlyavailable but I feel thewhole industry is nowcompletely inward-lookingwith no desire to be toocontroversial for fear ofbeing criticised.Everything now seems tobe down to the lowestcommon denominator, beit Ferraris and Lamboswith a ready market from‘new money’ or SUVsbecause that's what themarket wants, or so we’retold! In this month’s issueyou featured a ‘proper’Alfa Giulia GTA – noise,feel and tactility inspades with only 150-160hp. Also within thesame issue you featured

an electric Giulia GT witha 500hp electric motor.So what? Talk aboutmissing the point…

My motoring careerstarted in the early1970s. During my life Ihave owned variousTriumphs, MGs, Jaguarsetc and then I discoveredItalian cars. Alfasudsfollowed, then Alfettas(saloon and GTVs),Giulietta, 156s, 916 GTVs,Fiat X1/9s, Lancia Fulvias,Themas and Betas (coupeand Montecarlo), DeltaTurbos, Fiat Pandas, Unos(including Turbos),Stradas (includingcabriolets and two130TCs), Bravos (includingHGT) and Stilos. I havealso enjoyed a full-on Alfa155 Touring Car evocationtrack car. We currentlyown a Fiat 500C (OK), Alfa

916 GTV Phase 3(cracking car) and Panda100HP (fantastic and areal rarity these days). Gary Charles Albrighton

GET INTO GHIAI really enjoyed yourfeature on the Top 50Italian Concept Cars (April2020 issue). I agree withalmost all of your choicesbut I may have ordered afew a little differently!Incidentally, your image ofthe Ford GT70 shows theoriginal Ford design, notthe rebodied Ghia version.Do you possibly have animage of the Ghia one, asI’ve never seen it?Richard Lord

Your wish is our command– the Ghia GT70 is dulypictured below – Ed

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Montreal v Dino V Biturbo 159 Montreal Buyers’ Guide 174 Montreal V8 Engine Feature 187 Montreal Group 4 Autodelta 263 1900 Matta Jeep 471900 Matta Jeep 1261900 Matta Jeep ‘AR51’ 2462300 RIO 106Alfa 90 and Alfa 6 62Alfa 90 and Alfa 6 162Alfa 6 97Alfa 90 102Junior Zagato 128/271B.A.T 11 Bertone 146Gransport Quattroruote 241Berlinas 48Alfa Saloons: Giulietta, Giulia Super,90, Alfetta, 2000 Berlina 16Giulia Super Dutch Trofeo 35Giulia Super “Carabinieri” 129Giulia Ti Super Racer 98Giulia Super 34Giulia Super,TI & Nuova Super 76Giulia TI Super (Factory car) 196Giulia Coupes 82Giulia Dossier (105) 235Bertone GTV 36Giulia Sprint GT Tripletest 65Giulia 105 Series 3 car test 208Giulia (105) GTC 53Giulia GTC v Flavia Convertible 291GTAm/BMW 2002 Replicas 25GTAm 1750 39GTAm Turbo (Giordanelli) 44 GTAm 1300 Peter Crutch 55GTA (Track Test) 70GTA vs Lotus Cortina 77GTA (Tipler) 159GTA Stradale Portugal 289GTA 105 through to 155 197GTA 105 Giulia Sprint GT 203GTA-R 290 (Alfaholics) 252GT Junior/Fulvia/124 Coupe 147GT Junior with 75 Engine 247Spider Duetto/ S3 vs Fiat 124 116Junior Zagato 45 Spider Duetto 272Giulia Spider (105 Prototype) 121Alfa Spider 105 (Time Machine) 193Alfa Spider 105 series 11Alfa Spider Group test 79Alfa Spider Group test S4/916/Brera Spider 186Alfa Spider (Unleaded conv) 25Alfa Spiders concept designs 291Alfa F1 179 vs Tornado etc 28Alfa INDY car 207Alfasuds 42/72Alfasud (Golden Oldie) 110Alfasud V6 Alitalia (Colvil) 150Alfasud 7 car test 151Alfasud Engine Feature 177Alfasud Trofeo 219Alfasud 1.2 Ti 226Alfasud Buyers’ Guide 259Alfasud - Giugiaro 265Alfasud Club Racer 279Sudsprint (Time Machine) 185Sudsprint Buyers’ Guide 37 Sudsprint Racer (Lewis) 86 Sudsprint 3 car test 138 Sudsprint 1.5 Veloce 275 33 Buyers’ Guide 2833 AKK Motorsport 3833 Turbo Alfa Aid 4133 Buyers’ Guide 11133 P4 (Time Machine) 173Classic Saloons: Giulia Super 1.6 /2000 Berlina / Alfetta 1.8 / Giulietta 2.0 188

Giulietta Turbo 123Giulietta (Time Machine) 171Alfetta 2.0 Saloon 231Alfetta GTV 2.0 Racer 115Alfetta GT/GTVs 14/41Alfetta GT 3 car test 95Alfetta GT Racers 3 car test 266Alfetta GTV6 + integrale ‘Ring 101Alfetta Turbodelta 107Alfetta GTV6 (Ron Simons) 135Alfetta Review 232Giulietta, Giulia Super, 2000 Berlina, Alfetta, Alfa 90 16Alfetta / Autodelta 198 Alfetta Turbodelta v 75 Turbo EVO v 155 Q4 237Alfetta GTS 270Alfetta Buyers’ Guide ‘72-’84 266Alfetta Racers (Jupe) 285Alfetta v Lancia Beta Saloon 287GTV6 Readers View 31GTV6 “Rare” 550bhp 52GTV6 (Lindsay) 66GTV6 South Africa 126GTV6 /33/156 Club Racers 133GTV6 2.5 V6 (Time Machine) 176GTV6 Buyers’ Guide 178GTV6 Buyers’ Guide 284GTV6 3 car test (Jupe) 210GTV6 v SZ v GTV (916) 238GTV6 3.0 V6 24975 Driver’s Choice 275 Owners View x 2 1975 ‘Progetto Cinque’ 2275 1.8, Tipo, Dedra 2575 Turbo Evo Presley’s Car 36 75 AROC Enzo’s car “Rare” 48 75 Turbo Humphrey’s car 58 75 Turbo Road car 58 75 Classic Choice 84 75 At the ‘Ring (Ron Simons) 93 75 3.0 V6 twin test (EMC) 13975 3.0 V6 vs 3.5 GTV6 15775 Buyers’ Guide 16775 Turbo IMSA (Arese) 17575 V6 Twin Test (Jupe) 21975 3 car Test 23975 3.0 v Giulietta V6(Jupe) 26275 VS GTV 3.0 VS Giulietta 26675 3.2 24V Track Day (Porter) 266 75 3.2 24V Track Day (Porter) 278 75 LE 273 Alfa SZ + Zagato Story 13Alfa RZ vs 3.0 Spider 26Alfa SZ/RZ Guide 41Alfa SZ 3 car test 100Alfa SZ 24v Supercharged 136Alfa SZ Buyers’ Guide 167Alfa SZ (Time Machine) 191Alfa SZ vs Stelvio (Zagato) 198Alfa SZ VS RZ 266Alfa SZ v K Coupe v Shamal 274145 1.7 16v 2145 CL vs BMW 318Ti 12145 1.8TS 19146 145 Team Cars 116146 + 145 Buyers’ Guide 103145 Cloverleaf/Bravo HGT 42145 Cloverleaf/Bravo HGT 180145 CL Fleet report 54145 vs 33 vs Mito 160145 Buyers’ Guide 198145 Turbo by Autodelta 249146 1.6 Junior 32146 Ti vs Audi A3 30146 2.0 Racer 76147 Pre-launch test 51147 Italy launch 55147 5-door + 2.0 Manual 59147 Selespeed vs BMW 316 63

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147 5-door 1.6 + 2.0 68147 GTA 76147 GTA Road Test 79147 GTA Road Test (Steve Berry) 87147 GTA x 2 Autodelta 102147 GTA Cup Track Test 92147 GTA Modified 253147 GTA/Integrale/Coupe 20vT 164147/156 Monza Sport 70 147 1.6 Turbo (Autodelta) 78 147 Rally Car SS1600 86147 1.9 jtd 16v 90147 Range test 2005 101147 Facelift 2005 105147 Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 114147 + GT Q2 127147 JTD 24hr racer 131147 Collezione 132147 Collezione + GT Blackline 145147 Sport + GT Q2 137147 JTD-M by Janspeed 149147 Buyers’ Guide 150147 5 car group test 184155 ITC 11155 ITC (Arese) 143155 2.5 V6 ti (Martini) 213155 Buyers’ Guide 24/68/201155 Q4/Dedra integrale 32155 Q4/Delta integrale EVO 284155 4 car group test 150155 / 156 / 159 Saloons 183155 BTCC 231155 BTCC 283155 DTM Drive at Goodwood 260155 GTA 271164 3.0 V6 v Thema 16v Turbo 17 164 Twin Spark 22164 Guide 49164 Racer (Soper) 78164 Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 105164 bimotore 107164 Procar 142164 Procar 288164 v Croma v Thema v Saab 153164 (Time Machine) 188GTVs Modified (Autodelta 1997) 17GTV 2.0 16v J10 (Autodelta) 22 GTV 3.0 203.0 GTV Spider vs RZ 2624v V6 GTV 14/2924v GTV vs Lotus Elise 43Spiders New & Old 35Spider Duetto vs 939 152Spider 2.0 TS Fleet Report 209Spider 105 S4/916 2.0/939 JTS 221Spider group test 916 256V6 Coupes Alfetta/916/Brera 153V6 Engine Feature 153Busso V6 Profile 284GTV Cup 39GTV Cup (Road Car) 65GTV Cup v Fiat 20v Turbo 224GTV Cup v Fiat Coupe v Brera 275GTV (Autodelta) 50GTV LMA/AROC Racers 85GTV6 LMA Racer (Soper) 112GTV6 3.2 V6 in Italy 90GTV6 (916 V6 + 2.0TS facelift) 92GTV (916 Buying Advice) 96GTV (916 Buying Advice) 143GTV (916 3.0 Team Cars) 119GTV (3.0 Supercharged) 122GTV6 3.2 Buyers’ Guide 152GTV6 v integrale v Coupe 20vT 155GTV6 916 Series Group Test 244GTV6 916 3.2 facelift twin test 284155 2.0 + V6 SZ & 33 20156 Supercharged (Engstler) 23156 Launch 18 156 in Spain 20

156 Hormann 25 156 Superturismo 25 156 ETCC track tect 91 The Range 164 / 75 & GTV 26 156 2.5 27156 JTD vs 156 1.8TS 28156 Group N 29156 Group N (Powermods) 69156 Selespeed 33156 2.0 Selespeed (SW) 70156 vs Audi A4 Quattro 33156 Q system/Selespeed 34156 1.9 JTD 41156 2.4 JTD 67156 Buyers’ Guide 44156 Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 138156 Sportwagon 45156 Corsa 46156 Sportwagon JTD 47 156 Sportwagon JTD 16v 175 156 Sportwagon 48 156 Group N Racer 49 156 Superturismo Track Test 81 156 + GTV (Autodelta) 50 156 Sportwagon 1.6 53 156 Tarox & Zender 52 156 Red Dot brake test 53 156 / 147 Monza Sport 70 156 GTA Launch 69 156 GTA Sportwagon 71 156 GTA Saloon 79 156 GTA Bridgestone tyres 82 156 GTA Monzasport 112156 GTA Buyers’ Guide 160156 JTS Sportwagon (Selespeed) 73 156 JTS S/Charged Autodelta 124156 V6 vs 2.4 JTD (OBD tuning) 82 156 2.0 JTS (2002) 83 156 Giugiaro Facelifted (1.9jtd) 84 156 Drivedata remaps 89 156 20v M-Jet (2003) 93 156 2.4 M-Jet (Tunit) 97 156 GTA AM (Autodelta) 100 156 Buyers’ Guide 102 156 2.0 TS HBE Suspension 103 156 3.7 South Africa 128 156 GTA/TSpark/V6 24v/JTD 172 156 GTA 4 car test 199 156 GTA 3.7 by Autodelta 215 156/166/147/GT Range 2005 103156 Ti Buyers’ Guide 182156 Buyers’ Guide Twinsparks 203156 GTA (Supercharged) 281156 GTA V 164 Cloverleaf (Berry)284156 Auto / GT /156 GTA 240156 2.5 V6 SW Auto Jap Import 276166 News pages 24166 International Launch 27166 UK Launch 32166 3.0 V6 24v 37166 2.0 Twin Spark 49/71166 Let’s go to Italy 52166 3.0 24v V6 Super 54166 Germany Launch 88166 TI (2.0 TS Lusso) 94166 Supercharged by Autodelta 134166 Buyers’ Guide 148166 Dossier 251V6 Saloons 164/166/159. 158V6 Saloons Group Test155/156/164/166/159. 2181997 Scighera 33Science Museum Exhibition 67Gippo Salvetti (Blue Team) 72New Alfa Imports 81GT (2004) 89GT (2004) JTS 94GT (2004) 1.9 jtd 16v 95GT 3.2 V6 Novitec 110GT Novitecrosso 1.9 16v M-jet 99

GT 3.2 V6 (Autodelta) 106GT 1.9 jtd 16v Novitec 141GT Q2 v Giulietta Sprint Veloce. 147GT Cloverleaf + 147 Ducati. 150GT 3 car test. 168GT Buyers’ Guide. 176GT 3.7 v 3.2. 233GT 3.2 v GTV v Coupe v 3200 265Brera (Ital Design Concept) 91Brera Italian launch 2005 113Brera / GT / 159 JTD-M 120Brera UK Launch 2006 119Brera Spider Launch Italy. 123Brera Spider Launch Morocco. 132Brera Spider J6 by Autodelta. 144Brera V6 Q4. 124Brera 2.2 at MBW. 130Brera Q Tronic. 133Brera S Prodrive. 146Brera S Buyers’ Guide. 165Brera 3.2 V6 Vs GTV6 3.2. 181Brera 3 car group test. 227Brera V 8C. (Ray Hutton 280159 (John Simister) 105159 V6 (John Simister) 108159 V6 Range Test 109159 2.4 JTD-M 2.2 JTS 117159 Sportwagon Italy Launch 118159 Sportwagon 2.2 V6 Q4 122159 Ti 139159 V6 Q4 (Nordschleife) 141159 2.2 J4 Supercharged 153159 2.0 JTD-M 166159 1750 TBi 167159 1750 TBi SW 182159 1750 TBi v Giulia Veloce Ti 286159 5 car group test 190Brera S Supercharged /GT 3.7/1593.2. Autodelta (UK) 1668c Competizione 1398c Competizione Spider 1618c Disco Volante Spyder 2488c Disco Volante Spyder/Coupe 290Alfa Range Test 2008 1404x4 33,155,159,164,Brera. 256Alfa Cloverleaf 5 car test 178MiTo Italian launch 147MiTo UK launch 155MiTo M430 by Marangoni 155MiTo Multiair 164MiTo Multiair Cloverleaf 171MiTo 1.4 TB vs Abarth Punto 171Mito CL vs Grande Punto Abarth 177Mito Buyers’ Guide. 189Mito Carbonio (Monzasport). 191Mito 5 car group test. 193/257Mito TwinAir. 200Alfa Giulietta Italian Launch. 170Alfa Giulietta UK Launch. 175Alfa Giulietta + Mito MY2014 215Giulietta Marangoni G430 183Giulietta TCT Launch 194Giulietta TCT 196Giulietta 3 car group test 197Giulietta Buyers’ Guide 216Giulietta + Mito QV 223/229Giulietta Sprint New and Old 227Giulietta 4 car test (mod) 2634C 184/211/214/2204C (Jamie Porter) 2304C Modified (Jamie Porter) 2464C Modified (Jamie Porter) 2824C v 8C 2234C SBK 2364C Spider (News) 2294C Spider 2344C Spider RHD 2414C Spider Buyers’ Guide 265Alfa Club Racers 2012 200Alfa Club Racers 2015 234

Alfa Museum Revival 2014. 229Alfa Museum Visit 2017. 262Alfa Buyers’ Guide Special Issue.Giulietta, Mito, Brera, 159Ti, 147, GT, 156 GTA, 156 Ti,GTV 3.2, 166, SZ. 229Alfa Buyers’ Guide Classics Special Issue. 1750 GTV,Montreal, GTV6, 75, 155, GTV 916,147 GTA, 156 GTA, 242Giulia Special. 101/750 Series, 105Berlina, SS, 105 Bertone, GTA, TZ1,TZ2, MY2017 Giulia QV 254Giulia 2015 Museum Launch 235Giulia 2015 Balocco Test 245Giulia Super 248Giulia 2016 UK Drive 255Giulia 2017 Veloce 259Giulia Veloce 261Giulia Veloce Ti 281Giulia Buyers’ Guide 281Giulia 2017 QV by Celtic Tuning 260Giulia GTA 291Stelvio Italian Pre-Launch. 254Stelvio Italian Launch. 256Stelvio UK Launch. 262Stelvio on the Stelvio. 272Stelvio Quadrifolgio 264/268/275Stelvio QV Vs Giulia QV 283Stelvio 2020 + Giulia 2020 287Police Cars last 60 years. 258Alfa Romeo F12 van 261Alfa Romeo F1 group test 270Alfa Romeo 8cyl group test 277Tonale (News) 280

CISITALIACisitalia 202 92Cisitalia 202 Nuvolari Spider 241Cisitalia Voloradente 202Cisitalia 360 Grand Prix 225Cisitalia Automobili 226

DE TOMASOMangusta 78Vallelunga 20/113Deauville 98Deauville (2011) 183King Cobra 136Pantera Racer 10/41 Racing Pantera vs Testarossa 26Pantera owners view 44Pantera Restoration 68Pantera Si 100Pantera 228Guara 28 Guara Spider 40 Guara Coupe 60 Guara Barchetta 60 Guara Switzerland 103Mangusta/Qvale 47Mangusta/Pantera/Guara. 164Mangusta + Pantera 289Mangusta (Ex Freddy Moss) 202Longchamp vs Kyalami 64Factory Collection 72P72 284Panther by ARES 289

FERRARIAuto Avio 815 208125 S 266Ferrari V12 Engine Feature 150Supersqualo 24Ferrari 246 vs 250F 172196S (rep) 91 195 + 196 21 Dino 196SP 284 195S Coupe by Ghia 143 156 F1 Sharknose 93

166 Fangio’s first 51166 F2/FL 240166 Mille Miglia 153166 Mille Miglia Ch.0066 180166 Mille Miglia Ch.0314M. 183166 MM Fontana Ch.024. 255212 Export Mille Miglia 2010. 169212 Inter Coupe. Ch.0257 219212 Inter Coupe. Ch.0137E 229212 F1. 216340 America 10/45/158340 / 375 MM Ch.0320 207335 S Ch.0674 241500 Mondial 12 500 Mondial 239 250 California/Mistral 30250 California Guide 47 250 California Spyder 128 250 California Spyder x 2 148 250 California Concours Winner 215 250 GT Boano 34250 GT Boano x 3 243250 GT prototypes 2250 GT/GTO 92250 Europa Ch.0313 238Dino 246 Tasman 174Dino 246S 60Dino 246S Ch.0784 144250 GT Pininfarina Coupe 38250 GT Pininfarina (Bowtie) 270250 GT Pininfarina Collectors’ Guide 255250 GT Cabriolet 220250 GT Drogo 69250 GT Nembo Spider. 137250 GTE 101250 GTE Collectors’ Guide 263250 MM Mille Miglia 2010 174 250 SWB replica 52 250 SWB Stirling Moss 56 250 SWB at Spa 104 250 SWB Ch.2335 238 250 GT Sperimentale Ch.2653 20 250 GT TDF Ch.1309 14 250 GT TDF 151 250 GT TDF Ch.0585 (Disney). 227 250 GT Lusso (Fyshe) 42 250 GT Lusso 94/97 250 GT Lusso (4.0) 121 250 GT Lusso Concours Winner 193 250 GT Lusso Ch.4713 264 250 GT Coupe Speciale (PF) 277 250 Testarossa/206 SP (Fiorano) 90 250 Testarossa Ch.0714 161250 Testarossa Ch.0738 173250 Testarossa 237206 SP Track test 133206 SP Maranello 197206 P Berlinetta Ch.0834 251206 Spider 220290 MM Ch.0626 170290 MM Ch.0626(News) 239290 MM Ch.0628 275410 S 32 410 Superamerica Ch.0671S 193 410 Carrera Messicana Ch.0594 199 268 SP Ch.0798 17330 P 124330 P Ch.0818 230330 LMB track test 24330 LMB 232330 GTO at Monza 67 250 GTO/Daytona Replicas 12 250 GTO (#3505GT) 16 250 GTO vs Jag E-Type 37 250 GTO vs 250 LM (Nord) 102250 GTO Goodwood Revival ‘09 165250 GTO Ch.4675 169250 GTO x 2 200250 GTO (#3505GT) 231

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250 GTO (#3387GT) 252 250 LM 27/84/195 250 LM Ch.6045 195250 MM Ch.0344MM 22 250 MM Ch.0352MM 184250 MM Ch.0276 268250 Monza Ch.0432M 23 500 MD/TR 101500 TRC 137500 F2 139500 Mondial / Mille Miglia ‘08 160625 TRC Ch.0680 196750 Monza Ch.0552 20 750 Monza (ice racer) 89 750 Monza Ch.0492M 187 750 Monza 234 212E Montagna (Hillclimber) 73Dino Formula 2 Ralt 79275 GTS vs Nanchang 43 275 GTS/Aston Martin DB6 49 275 GTB/C Ch.09079 227275 GTB/C 44275 GTB (Celebration) 98275 Tour 100275 GTB/4 130/134275 GTB/4 (Ex McQueen) 223275 GTB/4C 235275 GTB/4C Ch.06885 260275 ‘NART Spyder’ 145275 GTS/4 ‘NART Spyder’ 211275 GTB Collectors’ Guide 258275 GTS Collectors’ Guide 272365P 64375 Plus Ch.0384 105375 Plus 218375 Ch.0388 181375 MM Ch.0490 182375 S Ch.0030 232375 S Ch.0030 232330 P 273330 & 365GTC 31330 GTS & 330 GTC 140330 GTC 231330 GTC Collectors’ Guide 253330 GT 2+2 Vignale 276 365 GTS 85/278365 GT 2+2 Bora vs Jensen 35 365 GT 2+2 Collectors’ Guide 270365 GT 2+2 290365 GTC4 vs Espada 36365 GTC/4 274365 GT 4 BB (Elton John) 280365 GTC/4 Spider 288Pinin (Four door) 144Daytona Spider 36 Daytona Spider by Straman 250 Daytona Group 5 107Daytona by Michelotti 146Daytona vs Ferrari 599 150Daytona ‘Pozzi’ V Road Car. 236Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona 261NART Panther. 256246 Racer (Goodwood T Dron) 88246 GT/GTS 11246 GT 48246 GT vs Stratos 81246 GT Buyers’ Guide 163/238246 GT Classiche Feature 205246 GT/GTS Collectors’ Guide. 252246 GT/GTS 237Dino V6 Engine Feature 180246 Dino vs Urraco vs Merak. 190246 Dino vs Lancia Stratos. 265246 Dino vs 308 GTB 50th. 273312 P 63 312 F1 30 312 T5 66 312 T3 80312 B3 “Spazzaneve” 129312 B2 F1 149

330 P4 Can Am 161330 P4 Ch.0858 218P3/4 54P3 at Spa 118712 Can-AM 76712 Can-AM 254512 M ‘Sunoco’ 13512 M ‘Tergal’ Ch.1002 246512 S 55512 S/M 712 228512 S vs Porsche 917 163512 BBLM 40/155 365 Boxer vs Bora 4.7 78512 Boxer 23/114/254 512 BBi Buyers’ Guide 62 512 BB Buyers’ Guide 236512 BBi v Pantera v Bora. 154512 BB by Koenig 291500 Superfast 228 365 GT4 BB Buyers’ Guide 179 365 GT4 BB 512 BB Testarossa 180 365 GT4 GT4 Targa (Eastwood) 267 512 Testarossa Reader’s Car 209 512 TR + 512 M Buyers’ Guide 277 Pinin - Four Door Concept 289 Ferrari V8 Engine Feature 157308 GT4 18/26 308 GT4 vs Merak SS 50308 GT4 vs Urraco vs Merak 149308 GT4 LM (NART) 194308 Buyers’ Guide 43308 GT4 Buyers’ Guide. 219/234308 GTB/GTS Buyers’ Guide. 241308 GTB 126308 GTB Michelotto 181308 GTB Michelotto (Olio Fiat). 187308 IMSA Track Test 87308 Carma FF 201308 GTS vs Urraco 65308 GTS vs Jalpa. 162308 4 car test. 171308 Collectors’ Guide 266308E (EV) 281328 GTS v Porsche 911 19328 and 348 Buyers’ Guide 46328 Buyers’ Guide 147/231328 Racer (Barkaways) 281328, 348, 355, 360 82348 GTC/GTS 32 348 Spider/Mondial 58348 tb+ts Buyers’ Guide 243348 + 348 Challenge 274400 Buyers’ Guide 39400 Buyers’ Guide (Hackett). 112400 Cabrio by Straman. 138412 Buyers’ Guide. 190400/412 Buyers’ Guide. 233412 Reader’s Car 206Mondial 3.2/3.4 29 Mondial Buyers’ Guide 197/235Testarossa/Pantera (Racers) 26 Testarossa vs Countach 33 Testarossa Buyers’ Guide 244288 GTO Evoluzione 2/89/105/233 288 GTO v Porsche 959 18 288 GTO (Simon Park) 95 288 GTO V 488 GTB 257F40LM vs Bugatti EB110SS vs DiabloSV Roadster 176 F40 vs Bugatti EB110SS 15 F40 vs Porsche 959 34F40 vs Ducati 996SP 41 F40 Michelotto 76/214 F40 LM 189 F40 Buyers’ Guide 247 F40 at 30 262 355 vs Cobra vs 200NSX 26 355/Diablo/ AR F1/Tornado 28 355 Spider F1 29355 Challenge car 54

355 Challenge (Rockingham) 70355 + 360 by Imola Racing 90 355 / 360 / 430 V8s 115 355 Buyers’ Guide 154/232 F355 Collectors’ Guide 268F355 25 years on 279365 Iding (355) 20 456 GTA 14 456 M GT 25 456 Estate/Spider/FX 58456 M GT vs Daytona 66456 M GTA Buyers’ Guide 183/230 456 M Racer 195 F50 10F50 Track Test (Donington) 28 F50 Track Test (Rockingham) 68 550 Maranello 11 550 Maranello vs Vantage 22550 Maranello vs Aircraft 40 550 Maranello (Prodrive) 75 550 Maranello Buyers’ Guide. 209 550 Maranello Buyers’ Guide. 237 550 Barchetta (News) 54 550 Barchetta Track Test 65 575M (John Simister) 70 575M Manual (Steve Berry) 86 575M Novitec 112 575GTC 98 575GTZ 133612 Scaglietti 88/97612 Scaglietti (John Simister) 93612 Scaglietti/456/400 111612 Scaglietti Road Trip 123612 Scaglietti HGTC 129612 Scaglietti Buyers’ Guide. 246 Ferrari V12 Buyers’ Guide. 260 Ferrari by Alcan 30 Ferrari at Le Mans 18/26Ferrari at Le Mans (Historic) 80Ferrari at Imola 32 Ferrari at Monza 69 Ferrari at Shelsley Walsh 78 Ferrari at Fiorano 113Ferrari Supercars at Mugello 115Ferrari F1 13/18/47Ferrari F1 2000 78Ferrari F1 126C4 Track test. 168F1 Ferrari/Minardi Test 27 F1 Today and Tomorrow 32 F1 Season Round-up 53 Maranello Concessionaires 49 50 years of Ferrari Poster 38 Coys Historic Festival 41 333 SP (Derek Bell) 15 333 SP 45 360 Modena 37360 Spider 45/52360 Spider (Digitec) 75360 Club Fiorano Test 59360 Spider (Hamann) 63360 Challenge Stradale 85360 Manual vs Ducati 999 88360 Bi-Kompressor (Novitec) 96/100360 Racers x 2 104360 Modena (Manual v Gallardo) 182360 Modena Buyers’ Guide 240360 Modena v Gallardo 278F430 99F430 Spider 106F430 Spider (Phil Ward) 119F430 by Novitec 116F430 Vs Gallardo SE 122F430 Challenge Corse Clienti 125F430 Whisky Trail 128F430 Bi-Kompressor (Novitec). 132F430 Scuderia 138/153F430 GTC Team Modena. 156F430 Scuderia 16M. 164F430 Vicki Butler Henderson. 165F430/360/355/348/328. 205

F430 Buyers’ Guide. 242Enzo 83/101Enzo vs Maserati MC12 158Ferrari/FIA GT Championship 03 87Ferrari Club Racers 208/355/360 94599 GTB Fiorano 120/142599 vs Daytona 150599 Drive Story 156599 HGTE 159/166599 Hybrid 172599 GTO 178599 Tribute Mille Miglia 188599 XX 217599 Buyers’ Guide 245 Ferrari Technology (Dron) 139California GT 2008 151California GT 2010 177California HS 197California T 223/242California T HS 244California Buyer’s Guide 282Ferrari at Palm Beach 2009. 157Ferrari at Le Mans 1998. 18Ferrari at Le Mans 2009. 160458 Italian Launch. 167458 Italia Sebring 12h. 187458 ISpa 24h (2015). 238458 by Oakley Design. 184458 vs Gallardo Superleggera 186458 Spider 191458 Italia (EVO 2) 192458 Italia Buyers’ Guide 248458 Spider vs Gallardo Spyder 204458 Speciale 216458 Speciale on Silverflag ‘14. 225458 Speciale v 430 Scuderia v 360Challange Stradale 237Ferrari Finales 2005 Monza 103Ferrari 60th at Silverstone 135Ferrari Racing days Silverstone 264Ferrari 60th at Fiorano 136Ferrari Superamerica 109Ferrari Tribute Mille Miglia 2010. 176Maranello Rosso Collection 182Ferrari Mondiali at Mugello 219Ferrari Mondiali at Mugello ‘19 288Ferrari by Pininfarina 60 years 203Ferrari by Bertone 221Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari 196Maranello Concessioniares 244FF 183/202FF by Oakley Design 219F12 Berlinetta 201/212/222F12 TDF 241LaFerrari 207/221LaFerrari vs Bugatti Veyron vs F35 Lightning 249488 GTB 237488 GTB v Huracán 247488 Spider 239/251488 Pista 268/270GTC4 Lusso 247/267GTC4 Lusso T 256/27170 Years of Ferrari A-Z Pt1 25670 Years of Ferrari A-Z Pt2 25770 Years of Ferrari Top Racers 260812 Superfast 259/273/289Under 50k Buyers’ Guide 271V8 Buyers’ Guide: 308GT4/GTB/328/348/Mondial/355/360 Modena 259Ferrari Portofino Italy Launch 266Ferrari Portofino UK 278Ferrari Monza SP1/SP2 275Ferrari Monza SP2 (Goodwood)283F80 Tributo 280P80/C 280SF90 Stradale 282F8 Tributo 285F8 Spider 285488 Pista Spider 288

812 GTS 285Universo Ferrari 285Ferrari Roma 285

FIATMephistopheles 186 1899-1999 4hp 42 1905 60hp 226 1906 Fiat Heavyweights 16 803 Corsa 44 501 86 503 Spider 188 505 46 509 140 510S 173 521C 98 525SS 273 514 Spider 1338V 37/157/239 8V mega 8 car test 290 2800 State Phaeton 1151800 1201900 Granluce 1952300 1172300S Coupe 235Balilla 508S 26 Balilla Taxi 131Topolino (Hotrod) 75 Topolino Variations (Sparrow) 69 Topolinos 80 Topolino 500B 106 Topolino Mare 204500 (Modified) 27 500 (Sparrow) 58 500 Variations (Sparrow) 62 500 Jolly (Sparrow) 66 500 50th Birthday 134500 Coccinella 136500 Engine Feature 156500 Buyer’s Guide 173500 Based Spada Zanzara. 212500 L Readers’ Car 217500 The Coachbuilt cars 243500 Sixty Years 257500 Ferves Ranger 259500 (EV) 281600 (Modified) 18600s 29/82600GT (Tornado Lotus engine) 193600 Prototype 205600 234600 Jolly 246Fiat 1100S Millecento 52 Fiat 1100S Millecento MM. 162Fiat 1100D Millecento 123Fiat 1100 EZ Millecento 1981100 TV 128 1100 103 TV 225 1100 Padmini 119 1200+1500 Cabriolets. 233 Formula Juniors 28 1500L 176 1600S Coupe 96 OSCA 1500S Coupe 411400B Junior 215850 Buyers’ Guide 53 850 Bertone Race Team 221 850 Coupe v Spider 245 850T Camper 286 Dino Coupe vs Spider 118/250Dino Spider / Biturbo/Montreal 159 Dino 2400 Buyers’ Guide 175Dino 2400 Buyers’ Guide 239Dino Coupe (Fuel Injected) 264124 Saloons 215124 Special 252Fiat Twin Cam Engine 149/279124 Spider vs Barchetta 18 124 Spiders 50124 Spider vs Fiat Barchetta 148

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124 Spider vs Alfa Duetto 116124 Spider Buyers’ Guide 164124 Spider + Tom Tjaada 203124 Spidereuropa 2000 290124 Coupes 52124 Coupe/GT Junior/Fulvia 1.3 147124 AC Coupe / 124 Spider 222Fiat 124 Sport Coupé AC/BC/CC 261125 49/95/220125 S 161125 Group 1 211125 Samantha 105125 Samantha Ireland 210Superchargers 124 and Argenta 30 Fiat the Seat Years 35 Seat Rally Years 42 127 Sport 1050cc 76 127 Group Test 129 Fiat 127 ‘Stradale’ (Restomod) 266Fiat 127 Rustica (Obscurati) 268128 Racer (Giovanni’s) 22 128 1100 CL Fleet report 45128 Golden Oldie 109128 Rally (Michael Ward) 110128 Rally 227128 Rally, Estate, Coupe, Turbo 280128 Saloon (Michael Ward. 209128 5 car test 163128 MK1 4 door Restoration 248128 3P Buyers’ Guide 177128 3P Montecarlo Historic 195130 (Steve Berry) 108130 vs Gamma 151130 Saloon (Buckley) 282131 Mirafiori 15 131 Sport (Golden Oldie) 118 131 Mirafiori (Abarth by RSD) 227 131 Volumetrico V Argenta VX 288 132 + Argenta VX 127132 Flares by Michelotti 81The Collectors 124/500/128 39 X1/9 12/23 X1/9 Best Buy 33 X1/9 Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 106X1/9 Buyers’ Guide (Dredge) 287 X1/9 Buyers’ Guide 157X1/9 (Modified) 41 X1/9 x 2 (Modified) 150 X1/9 Dallara (Val Saviore) 103 X1/9 Abarth Prototipo (Rep) 104 X1/9 Club Racer 115 X1/9 (Time Machine) 181X1/9 VX (Modified) 202 X1/9 (Heseltine) 219 X1/9 2 car test (Modified) 226 Strada 130TC vs Beta VX 35Strada 130TC/105TC 26 Strada 130TC/105TC 132130TC v Grande Punto Abarth 158Strada 130TC 187Strada/Ritmo 40 years 267330bhp Strada Cabrio 34 BMW V8 Strada Cabrio 63 Strada (Time Machine) 197 Strada 130TC/Tipo16v/Bravo 285 Modified Pandas (MK1) 20 Panda Buyers’ Guide 75 Panda MK1 (Time Machine) 172 Panda Nuova (launch) 86 Panda 2004 91 Panda in Dozza 94 Panda 1.2 97 Panda 4x4 MK1 Buyers’ Guide 185Panda 4x4 (2004) 99 Panda 4x4 (2005) 104Panda 4x4 Cross 224Panda 4x4 Cross (UK) 226Panda MK1 (Time Machine) 172 Panda MK1 4x4 (Time Machine) 192 Panda MK1 4x4 v MK v MK3 262

Panda Cross 4x4 / Monster 129 Panda 100hp Italy Launch 126 Panda 100hp UK 136 Panda 100hp 3 car test 213Panda 100hp v 500S 232Panda Buyer’s Guide 149 Panda Group Test 179 Panda 160hp (Turbo) 184 Panda MK3 Italian Launch 193 Panda MK3 UK Launch 195 Panda MK3 4x4 Italy 202 Panda TwinAir Rally Phil Young 205Panda MK3 4x4 UK 206 Panda 40 years 289 Uno 10 Uno 45 (Time Machine) 179Uno Racer (Bailey) 29 Uno Racer (Neil Smith) 79 Uno Turbo MKII 23 Uno Turbo MKI vs MKII 125Uno Turbo MKI vs Croma Turbo 224Uno Turbo MKI vs MKII 247Uno Turbo Buyers’ Guide 274Tipo, Alfa 75 1.8, and Dedra 25 Tipo 2.0 16v 54 Tempra (Best Buys) 31 Croma IE Turbo(Time Machine) 178Cinquecento Sporting 2Cinquecento Abarth 12Cinquecentos (Modified) 17 Cinquecento Buyer’s Guide 26 Cinq Sporting Buyer’s Guide 187Cinquecento Sporting 41Cinquecento Sport x2 Modified. 258Cinquecento Trofeo 120bhp 66Hormann Cinquecento SX 42Seicento (Launch) 23 Seicento Turbo (Novitec) 30 Seicento Sporting 44 Seicento Sporting and S 56 Seicento (UAD Motorsport) 70Punto Sporting MK1 (Launch 16/21 Punto (Buyers’ Guide) 56 Punto 1.2, 1.9 JTD, HGT 82 Punto MK2 Group test 120 Maggiore - Puntograle 31Modified Punto GT Turbos 39/64 Punto Mk2 - Turin launch 37 Punto LS design 46Punto - Sicily launch 40 Punto Rally Super 1600 42/56/78Punto HGT/HGT (Jtd) 45/98 Punto HGT 2005 104Punto HGT Buyers’ Guide 166Punto HGT Fleet report (M.Ward) 210Punto Speedgear Launch 47/60 Punto JTD 51 Punto 1.9 JTD 67 Punto Sporting Turbo R&A 59 Punto/Seicento Abarth 60 Punto Facelifted 83 Punto Facelifted Driven (Berry) 85 Punto GT/ HGT/ Scorpione 276 Grande Punto Launch 112 Grande Punto UK Launch 116 Grande Punto Sporting (1.9). 117 Grande Punto Sporting Novitec 125 Grande Punto 120 Eleganza 123 Grande Punto T-Jet 141 Grande Punto 1.4 T-Jet + 1.9. 146 Grande Punto EVO. 165 Grande Punto EVO. (VBH) 168 Grande Punto Buyer’s Guide 184Grande Punto Buyer’s Guide 221Grande Punto TwinAir 195Grande Punto 3 car group test 201Coupe 20v/Turbo 13 Coupe 20v/Punto ELX 25 Coupe 20v Turbo LE 28 Coupe 16v Buyers’ Guide 30

Coupe 16v vs Integrale 68 Coupe 16v Turbo Prototype 259 Coupe/Honda/Pug 306 31Coupe 20v 39 Coupe 20v Turbo (Modified) 40 Coupe 20v Turbo Plus 43Coupe 20v Fleet report 45Coupe 20v Fleet report 143Coupe 20v Turbo Fleet report. 209Coupe Buyers’ Guide 48Coupe Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 109Coupe Buyers’ Guide 137Coupe x 3 Modified 126Coupe 20v Turbo 185bhp 55Coupe 20v Turbo Buyers’ Guide 153Coupe 20vT/GTV6/integrale 155Coupe 20v Turbo 3 x modified 200Coupe 20v Turbo v GTV Cup 224Coupe 20v Turbo 3 car test 242Postert Fiats 13Coupe + Barchetta by Novitec 19Coupe v 3200 v GT 3.2 v GTV 265Coupe v Brera v GTV Cup 275Flying Fiats (Irish Racers) 113Barchetta Buyers’ Guide 22/71 Stola Monotipo/Barchetta 25Barchetta (Auto Haven) 25 Barchetta/Alfa 156/GTV 27 Barchetta/Punto (Modified) 31 Barchetta Turbo (Novitec) 33 Barchetta (Revisited) 54 Barchetta Facelift 97Fiat Barchetta vs 124 Spider 148Fiat Barchetta Buyers’ Guide 151Fiat Barchetta Buyers’ Guide 254Bravo/Brava 10 Bravo/Brava/Marea 59 Bravo/Brava Buyers’ Guide 69 Bravo SX 34 Bravo HGT & Marea 15 Bravo HGT 17/36/41 Bravo HGT vs Alfa 145 CL 42/180Brava 105 JTD 41 Brava 100 16v 53 Bravo 1.4 T-Jet (Launch 2007) 130Bravo 1.4 T-Jet (Launch 2008) 140Bravo (UK Launch 2007) 135Bravo ECO 148Bravo 1.4 T-Jet + 1.6 M-Jet 202Bravo Buyers’ Guide 207 Ulysse 10/80500 2007 Launch 135500 2007 1.3 Diesel 139500 2007 1.3 Diesel (remap) 144500 2008 1.4 Lounge 140500 2008 UK launch 142500 2008 1.4 Sport 159500C 161500 TwinAir 174/178500 3 car test 174500 3 car test 214 500 4 car test 192500 Buyers’ Guide 181 500L Launch (Turin) 198 500L Launch 207 500L Trekking 211/212 500L MY2017 258 500L MY2018 265 500 + 500L MY’14 Range Test 219 500x Italian Launch 228 500x Vs Renegade on Snow 232 500x Vs Renegade 249 500x UK 233 500x MY2018 273 500x Sport 285 500 MY2015 236/237 500 Anniversario 260 500 Collezione 275 500 on the North Coast 500 286 500e 291

Multipla + Vignale Gamine 130 Multipla 36/44 Multipla Eco versions 45Multipla 1.9 JTD 50/66Multipla 1.9 JTD (Modified) 79Multipla Facelift 2004/2006 96/127Multipla Buyer’s Guide 113/202Doblo MPV and Van 62Doblo and Iveco Truck 63Doblo 1.9 JTD MPV 73Doblo Italian Launch 2006 114Doblo Family MY2009 171Ducato 160 Multijet 121Ducato MY14 223Marea HLX 17 Marea 20v Weekend 42 Marea Weekend 2.4 Team Cars 124 Marea Buyers’ Guide 115 Importing Italian Cars 40 Ecobasic (News) 49 Stilo (Launch) 62/67 Stilo Multiwagon (Launch) 80 Stilo 1.8 16v 71 Stilo 1.9 JTD 72/79 Stilo 2.4 Abarth 92 Stilo Schumacher 108Stilo Schumacher Buyers’ Guide 208Stilo Buyers’ Guide 145Idea Launch 88 Idea (Steve Berry) 93 Idea Fleet report 107 MPV multitest Doblo/Idea/Multipla/Ulysse 102Croma Turbo vs Uno Turbo MKI 224Croma (2005) 107 Croma (UK Steve Berry) 111 Croma in Ireland 118 Croma 2.4 20v Multijet 122 Croma Buyers’ Guide 210Sedici 4x4 Italy Launch 115 Sedici 4x4 UK Launch 120 Sedici 4x4 1.9 Multijet 131 Scudo 129 Fiorino 142 Linea 144 Qubo 151/157 Dualogic Panda/Punto/500 186 Freemont 4x4 197 Freemont 4x4 Cross 224/231 124 Spider MY2016 240/246124 Spider MY2016 UK 250124 Spider Spa Road Trip 270Tipo / Spider MY2016 245/250Tipo S Design 280Fullback/Fullback Cross 257/273Million Sellers 272Global Unsual Feisty Fiats 276Centoventi (News) 280Fiat Heritage Hub 280/287Fiat Panda & 500 Hybrid 290

ISOIso Story Pt1 12Iso Story Pt2 15Iso Grifo A3/C 31/109Iso Grifo IR8 124Iso Grifo S 236Iso Grifo GL 365 246Iso Fidia 160Iso Rivolta GT 216Iso Rivolta Racer 216Isotta Fraschini 90

LAMBORGHINIMiura V12 Engine Feature 147Miura S (Twiggy) 18Miura (Shah of Iran) 39Miura (Giordanelli Rebuild) 106Miura (3 car test) 111Miura Jota (Piet Pulford) 120

Miura Jota (Italian Job Feature) 283Miura P400 145Miura SV (Jean Todt) 281350 GT 152400 GT 11400 GT Monza 113Espada vs Ferrari 365GTC4 36 Espada 119 Espada Restoration Parts 1-7197/199/200/201/203/206/210 Espada 3 car test 239 Silhouette 13Jarama GTS 141Jalpa 35Islero 96Islero S 177Urraco vs Ferrari 308 GTS 65Urraco vs Merak vs 308GT4 149Urraco vs Merak vs 246 Dino 190Urraco vs Gallardo Balboni vs LM002 133/264Countach LP400 17Countach LP400 v LP560-4. 156Countach vs Testarossa 33Countach Pagani’s own car 271Countach Prototype & Espada 286Diablo SV 24Diablo/355/F1/ Tornado 28Diablo SVR Track Test 14Diablo GT/SV/SE30 42Diablo GT 46Diablo 6.0 VT 50Diablo GTR (Reiter Eng) 137Murcielago 63/64Murcielago (Road Test) 72Murcielago (Track Test) 83Murcielago Vs Porsche 996 86Murcielago Roadster 106Murcielago Roadster (Batman). 117Murcielago LP640 121Murcielago LP640 vs Typhoon. 136Murcielago R-GT (GT1 racer) 129Murcielago R-GT (GT1 racer) 142Murcielago LP670-SV 165Gallardo 81Gallardo (Track Test) 84Gallardo (Road Test Italy) 93Gallardo Police Car 108Gallardo Spyder 116Gallardo By Hamann 118Gallardo By IMSA 126Gallardo GT3 by Reiter Eng. 130Gallardo by Reiter Eng. 139Gallardo GT3 Adria Track test. 145Gallardo Superleggera 132/143Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera 171Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera 199Gallardo Superleggera v 458 186Gallardo LP560-4 146Gallardo LP560-4 v Countach. 156Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder. 162Gallardo Super Trofeo 159/166Gallardo Balboni 163Gallardo Spyder Performante. 194Gallardo 5-95 by Zagato. 26340 years of Lamborghini 83Countach/Diablo/ Murcielago. 135 4 car test: Urraco/Silhouette/Jalpa/Gallardo 94Jalpa vs Ferrari 308 GTS 162Aventador 185/195Aventador + Typhoon 225Aventador/Murcielago/Diablo 198Aventador LP760-2 by Oakley 200Aventador vs Abarth 595 by Oakley Design 213Aventador LP750-4 SV 235Aventador S 256Aventador Roadster 207Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 274Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 280

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Huracán LP610-4 222/236Huracán HM680-4 (Oakley) 230Huracán Spyder 242/262Huracán Performante 258Huracán Performante Spyder 277Huracán EVO / Spyder 287Urus 264/266/272/276

LANCIALancia Collection K Sport 175 Lancia Reunion (Miki Biasion) 180 Lancia Theta 35hp 102 Lancia Tipo 55 Corsa 78 Lancia D25 242 Lancia D50 (Track Test) 71 Lancia D50 240 90 Years of Lancia 12 Lambda 11/53 Lambda Airway 32Lambda 7th Series Torpedo 186Lambda 73 car test 211Dilambda S2 Carlton DHC 143Dilambda S2 Offord Cabriolet 184Lancia/Alfa Ghia Coupes 22Lancia Commercials 66Augusta 240Augusta (Cabriolet) 281Ardea 96Appia 36Appia Vignale 63Appia meets Ypsilon 113Appia Zagato 138Appia Furgoncino 180Appia Convertible 194Lancia Appia S1,2,3 261Aurelia V6 Engine Feature 148Aurelia 43Aurelia B20 Series 1 107Aurelia B20 Pichon Parat 125Aurelia B20 (S2+S3) 200Aurelia B20 Irish Racer 213Aurelia B20 ‘Outlaw’ TK 242Aurelia B24S 23 Aurelia B24 Spider 46/127Aurelia B24 Spider+ B52 Rosa d’Oro 154

Aurelia B24S Convertible 87Aurelia GT 2500 Spider 190Aurelia B24 Spider B20 Coupe 282Aurelia B24 Spider + Flavia 249Aprilia + Aurelia 100Aurelia B50 Cabriolet Farina 274Aurelia at 70 291Aprilia Langenthal 108Aprilia 166Aprilia (Fred Gallagher) 188Astura 88/241Astura by Pinin Farina 185Astura by Castanga (Villa D’este) 95Astura + Appia 111Astura MM Sport 203Flaminia 39 Flaminia Sport 42Flaminia GTL 76Flaminia 3 car test 172Flaminia 2.5 3C Zagato. 258Flaminia Coupe (Pinin Farina) 290Flaminia 3c Speciale (Lopresto). 218Lancia Flaminia Convertible vs Alfa 2600 Spider. 255Flavia Coupe 17Flavia Coupe (Golden Oldie) 123Flavia Zagato + Convertible 170Flavia S2 285Fulvia Zagato x 2 19Fulvia Zagato Historic racer 60Fulvia Zagato twin test 213Fulvia/Abarth/124/Alpine 32 Fulvia Spotters’ Guide 33Fulvia Classic Choice 83

Fulvia F&M Specials 90/232Fulvia 1.6 HF 92Fulvia S05 98Fulvia 2C (racer) 103Fulvia Zagato Club Racer 115Fulvia 1600 HF (Simister) 121Fulvia V4 Engine Feature 146Fulvia 1.3/124 Coupe/GT Junior 147Fulvia Marlboro (Munari) 192Fulvia 1.6 HF v Delta integrale 181Fulvia 50th Anniversary 212Fulvia v 131 Alitalia v Stratos 273Fulvia Montecarlo / Safari 286Fulvietta Concept Heritage Hub 286Fulvia Competizione Prototype 204Gamma 101Gamma vs Fiat 130 151Gamma 4 car test 189Gamma Coupe (Time Machine) 206Gamma Saloon, Trevi, Kappa 289Sibilo by Bertone 206Stratos Alitalia/Prototype 2Stratos Replicas vs Original 10 Stratos (San Remo 1974) 47Stratos GTO/GT car 51Stratos vs Dino 246 GT 81/265Stratos – 30 years of 85Stratos World Meeting 2007 140Stratos Stradale + Group 4 117Stratos Prototype. 152Stratos (Heseltine) 233Stratos Chequered Flag Story 243Stratos Group 4 x 2 244Stratos Group 4 Track Test 249Stratos – 2005 103Stratos New 2010 179Rally multi car feature 99/255 Betas / Modified 13/32 Beta Historic racer 60Betas Coupe/HPE/Saloon 55Beta VX vs Strada Abarth 35 Beta Coupe/Saloon/Montecarlo 139Beta Coupe Alitalia (Colvil) 150Beta HPE (Time Machine) 177Beta Volumex x 2 260Beta Coupe (Studio) 284Beta Saloon v Alfetta 287Trevi Bimotore 237Montecarlo 16Montecarlo V6 Alfa engine 34Montecarlo Buyers’ Guide 161Montecarlo Turbo (Martini) 206Martini LC1 207Martini LC2 208Martini 48pg special (Campion) 272LC2 Track Test 96037 Rally Stradale 67/245/287 037 Rally Martini (Volta) 62 037 Rally Olio Fiat (Grifone) 144 037 Rally Olio Fiat (Grifone) 199037 Rally Wurth 230037 Rally Olio Fiat V Martini 287Delta HF Turbo 29 Delta S4 31Delta S4 Cesare Fiorio’s 72Delta S4 ride (Val Saviore) 78Delta S4 ECV1 179Delta S4 Martini 210Delta S4 Stradale 222Delta 40th Anniversary 161Delta 4HF 4WD 169Delta 4HF Turbo 277Delta Integrale 8v Team Cars 198Integrale Special Editions 21 Integrale v Escort Cosworth 15 Integrale 8v/Nissan Skyline 23Integrale vs Caterham 44Integrale Buyers’ Guide 49Integrale/Coupe/131 Abarth 58Integrale Evos (Modified) 63

Integrale vs Coupe 16v 68 Integrale 8v, 16v, EVO 93 Integrale Track test (Drivedata) 95 Integrale Repsol Group A 105 Integrale 5 car test (Modded) 127Integrale/Coupe 20vT/147 GTA 164Integrale Buyers’ Guide 156Integrale/Coupe 20vT/GTV6 155Integrale Group A Martini 182Integrale Group A Martini 228Integrale Martini 212Integrale Martini Safari 272Integrale 500bhp (Walkers) 217Integrale Race car (Walkers) 282Integrale 3 car test 226Integrale 30th-48 page Special 262Integrale Futurista 275Integrale Evo V Coupe 20v T 278Hyena 64/275 Magia “Concept” 22 Dedra/Alfa 75/Fiat Tipo 25 Dedra 27Dedra Integrale/Alfa Q4 32 Thema 8.32 12 Thema 16v Turbo vs 164 3.0 17Thema 8.32 vs 16v Turbo 35Thema 8.32 220Thema 8.32 Buyers’ Guide 247Thema Buyers’ Guide 110Thema v Saab v Croma v 164. 153Thema Plus 240Delta HPE HF Turbo 37Delta HPE Evo 500 54Delta HPE Turbo Buyers’ Guide 169Delta HPE Turbo (Imports) 71Delta (New) 2008 147Delta vs Ypsilon 174Delta vs Ypsilon (Chrysler) 190Ypsilon 24Ypsilon 2004 1.4 89Ypsilon 2011 185HPE & Y 11 Y10 (Time Machine) 175Y10 + Turbo 223Lybra 38Lybra 2.4 JTD SW 65Kappa 20Kappa Coupe 54Kappa 3.0 Saloon 58Kappa Coupe v Shamal v SZ 274Thesis (Launch) 65Thesis 2.4 JTD (San Remo) 80Musa 1.9 105Centenary Celebrations 126Centenary Celebrations (Collins) 127Thema / Chrysler 300C 199Kennedy Collection 263

MASERATI250F 11250F (CM9) 63250F (CM5) 215250F (Fangio’s Car) 73250F vs Ferrari 246 172Cooper Maserati 728CL 248CM + 6CM 828CM 2224CS 54Bugatti-Maserati (1937) 245V4 Sport 229Eldorado 29Alfieri Collection (pre Panini) 16Heritage 450S 26150S + Maria Luisa IV Boat 234150 GT Spyder 267300S (Spa) 110300S 209450S (Recreation) 84450S (Spa) 91

Tipo 63 36Tipo 63 (Panini) 102Tipo 61 89Tipo 61 Birdcage Ch.2461 211A6GCM 47A6G2000 Zagato 34 A6GCS Pininfarina Coupe 49 A6GCS 245 A6G 2000 by Frua 49 A6G Frua Coupe 72 A6 1500 63 A6GCS (Blue) 132 A6GCS (2053) 211 A6G 54 Zagato 202A6G 54 Frua 203A6G 54 Coupe by Frua 230A6G 2000 (Baillon) 270Race Transporter 112Cegga (Hillclimber) 48 Mistral/250 California Spider 30Mistral vs AC 428 56Mistral Coupe 70Mistral 3.7 Spyder 144Mistral + Speedboat 210Mistral Collectors’ Guide 264Sebring 45/2793500GT 433500GT Special Body 583500GT Replica Body 753500GT Spyder Vignale 80/1673500GT Spyder Vignale Collectors’ Guide 2543500GT 59/993500GT (Giordanelli) 2013500GT (25CLO) 2495000GT 485000GT (Variations) 815000GT (Frua) 855000GT (Allemano) 935000GT (Joe Walsh) 1915000GT Ghia 284Cooper Maserati T61P 154Khamsin 41Khamsin Collectors’ Guide. 257124 GT Prototype 60Simun Prototype 60Ghibli SS 52/200Ghibli v Ferrari Daytona 127Ghibli 3 car test new v old 222Ghibli Collectors’ Guide. 261V8 Engine Feature 152Bora 12Bora 4.7 35Bora 4.7 vs 365 Boxer 78Bora v 512 BBi v Pantera 154Bora 4.7 (Park) 194Merak 33Merak vs Ferrari 308GT4 50Merak vs 308GT4 vs Urraco 149Merak Turbo Prototype 67Merak vs 246 Dino vs Urraco. 190Kyalami vs Longchamp 64Karif 90Indy 68Indy Collectors’ Guide 286Biturbo Spyder 76/225Biturbo (Heywood) 107Biturbo V8 Engine Feature 171Biturbo (Time Machine) 190Biturbo Buyers’ Guide 251Ghibli Cup GT racer 34 Ghibli GTvs BMW M3 13 Ghibli Cup 40Ghibli Buyers’ Guide 51Ghibli Primatist 65Barchetta + Parmisan 38 Barchetta (Bone) 42/217Shamal 18/238Shamal v Alfa SZ v K Coupe 274Quattroporte Series I (Antas) 134

Quattroporte Series I 66/121Quattroporte by Frua 233Quattroporte by Frua Aga Khan 271Quattroporte Series II 122Quattroporte Series II v SM 265Quattroporte Series III 46/123Quattroporte Series IV v BMW 21Quattroporte Series IV Evo 38Quattroporte Series IV 124Quattroporte Series V 91Quattroporte Series V (2004) 96Quattroporte Series V (Yellow) 103Quattroporte V Sport GT 119/125Quattroporte V Auto 2007 130Quattroporte V GTS Auto 2008. 140Quattroporte V + P1 Boats. 142Quattroporte V v QP IV. 256Quattroporte S. 149Quattroporte Sport GT S 156/172Quattroporte Bellagio Touring 196Quattroporte Bellagio + QP6 SB 288Quattroporte Evo Superstar. 196Quattroporte VI Launch 204Quattroporte VI GTS in Venice 214Quattroporte VI S 241Quattroporte VI MY2018 2473200GT 27/363200GT vs Porsche C4 48 3200GT 53 3200GT Club Fiorano 59 3200GT vs Aston Zagato 62 3200GT Buyers’ Guide Heywood 140 3200GT/Gransport Spyder/GT 1573200GT Buyers’ Guide Heywood 162 3200GT Buyers’ Guide Heywood 250 3200GT vs 4200 Gransport 240 Spyder 64/69 4200 Coupe 66/714200 Gransport 100/108/126/220 Coupe/Spyder Cambiocorsa 79 Coupe/Spyder Ice Driving 105 Spyder Cambiocorsa 94 Spyder (Jodie Kidd) 86 Coupe Trofeo 84 Coupe Trofeo (Monza) 106Coupe Trofeo (Silverstone) 111Gransport Trofeo (Silverstone). 120GS Zagato. 133GT Masterclass 2003/200 88/15490 Years of Maserati 102Maserati at Silverflag 2005 104MC12 Stradale 105MC12 Corse 141Maserati MC12 vs Enzo 158GranTurismo Italy Launch 137GranTurismo (Giordanelli) 144GranTurismo S 146/177GranTurismo S Auto 160GranTurismo MC 161GranTurismo MC Trofeo 172/177GranTurismo MC Trofeo (Donington2011 race) Giordanelli 188GranTurismo MC Trofeo (Silverstone2015 race) Giordanelli 230GranTurismo Trofeo/Stradale 176GranTurismo 189GranTurismo Whisky Tour 195GranTurismo Sport 198GranTurismo Sport / GranCabrioSport + Monaco Yacht 203GranTurismo Buyers’ Guide 249Grand Tour with QP5 S & GT 150MC Stradale 183/221MC Stradale (Lago d’Iseo) 224GranCabrio 169/180GranCabrio Sport 188/194GranCabrio Sport + Yacht 198GranCabrio/GranTurismo S/Quattroporte GTS 175GranCabrio/GranTurismo/MY18 260

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GranCabrio/GranTurismo S MCSportline / GranTurismo S Auto 186Maserati Museum (100years) 224Maserati Centennial 227Maserati Ice Driving 193Maserati Trofeo 2013 209Maserati Trofeo World Series 212Ghibli MY2013 211Ghibli Group Test + MY2014 217Ghibli MY2017 253Ghibli S MY2018 264Ghibli Buyers’ Guide 284Levante 243/252/272Levante Q4 Ice Driving 255Levante S in Dubai 263Levante S + Granturismo MY18 265Levante 350hp 277Levante Trofeo V8 283

OSCAOSCA 1500S Coupe 41OSCA Story 29 OSCA 2500GT 32OSCA MT4 59OSCA Tipo 4 203OSCA 1600 Coupe 102OSCA V12 F1 257OSCA 1600GT 266/279

PAGANIPagani Zonda C12 38Pagani Zonda C12/C12S 53Pagani Zonda S 7.3 95Pagani Zonda S 7.3 Roadster 104Pagani Zonda F 115Pagani Zonda R 157Pagani Huayra 201Pegaso Z103 34Pegaso Z102 91Pagani Huayra Roadster 270

THE VISIONARIESAdolfo Orsi 147Brenda Verner 148Giulio Borsari 149Valentino Balboni 150Ermano Cozza 151Stephan Winklemann 152Giorgetto Giugiaro 154/274Jack Sears 155Chris Rea 156Ercole Spada 158/266Sergio Scaglietti 159Stirling Moss 160Aldo Brovarone 162Edgardo Michelotti 164Gianni Rogliatti 165Terry Hoyle 172Tom Tjaarda 173Franco Zagari 174Eugenio Alzati 175Graham Warner 176Derek Bell 177Lincoln Small 180Francesco Stanguellini 182Miki Biasion 268/187Vittorio Jano 206Gianni Regiani 208Agnelli’s Cars 210Giorgio Pianta 221Luigi Chinetti 221Piero Stroppa 248Paolo Stanzani 255Andrea Zagato 262Paolo Pininfarina 277Luigi Colani 286Roberto Giolito 287Klaus Busse 290

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Allemano 198Balbo 230Bandini 251Bertone 200Boano 205Boneschi 225Castanga 199Colli 226Ermini 220Ellena 231Farina 212Fantuzzi 224Fissore 202Frua 203Francis Lombardi 219Ghia 209Giugiaro 234Italdesign 232Moretti 213Motto 221Monterosa 229Michelotti 210OSI 215Pinin Farina 216Pininfarina 217Riva 228Savio 223Scaglietti 211Scioneri 218Sibona & Basano 227Scaglione 252Siata 195/208Stanguellini 254Touring Superleggera 206Vignale 204Viotti 222Zagato 207

SPECIAL FEATURESAC 378 by Zagato 203Aguzzoli 1600 Coupe 136Arnolt Aston Martin 48Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato 105Aston Martin DB2/4 by Ghia 213Autobianchi 500 60Autobianchi 73Autobianchi A111 217Autobianchi Primula Coup. 254ATS Allemano Coupe 163ASA Coupe 209Aznom Codatronca 192Bandini 126Bassano (Le Mitiche Sport) 86Bertone 2Bertone (Inc Stratos Zero) 92Bertone Suagna + GT Cabrio. 121Bertone Mantide. 161Bertone Sale of Collection. 233Best of Italy Race 2017. 253Bianchi S5 Torpedo. 137Boneschi 108Bologna San Luca Hillclimb ‘06. 116Bologna San Luca Hillclimb. 123Bologna San Luca Hillclimb. ‘07. 142Bologna San Luca Hillclimb. ‘09. 162Bologna San Luca Hillclimb. ‘10. 176Bologna San Luca Hillclimb. ‘15. 230Bologna Motor Show ‘15. 231Bizzarrini 5300GT Strada 55Bugatti EB110S vs F40 15Bugatti EB110SS 107Bugatti Brabus 37Bugatti Dauer 70Bugatti Veyron Oakley Design 243BMW M1 92Bristol 400 by Pininfarina 207Cavallino Classic 2012 198Cavallino Classic 2013 209Cavallino Classic 2015 232Cavallino Classic 2016 245

Cascais Classic 2017 262Ceirano 150S Tipo Roma 125CFM 750 Sport 218Concept Cars, the top 50 290CNH Basildon 225CNH European Tour 238Cizeta V16T 21Cizeta 49Coppa Milano-Sanremo 107Circuito di Piacenza 235Cento Ore 271Dallara 20 Dallara BMS 191 Formula 279 Dallara Stradale (News) 264 Dallara Stradale Track Test 287 De Sanctis SP1000 262Diatto Ottovu 133Dream Garage top tens 285Edonis Supercar 73 FCA Heritage Hub Visit 287 Formula Juniors 28/73Formula One Benetton 73Ford Anglia Torino 141Frankfurt Show 2003 (Berry) 87Francis Lombardi 850 GP 231Festival Italia / Abarth 70th 285Lombardi 850 GP 231Ghia Coupes Alfa/Lancia 22Giannini Story pt1/pt2 45/56 Giannini 750 Sport 277 Giugiaro 87 Gordon Keeble 250Goodwood Revival 2005 113Goodwood Revival 2010 179Goodwood Revival 2012 193Goodwood Revival 2012 204Goodwood Revival 2013 215Goodwood Revival 2015 227Goodwood Revival 2016 253Goodwood Revival 2017 262Goodwood Revival 2018 274Goodwood 75th Members 256Goodwood 76th Members 268Gran Premio Nuvolari 155 /274 Harvey Bailey Suspension test 104 Innocenti 950 Spider / Coupe 157Innocenti 186 GT 227Innocenti Mini Cooper 267Intermeccanica Italia 206Intermeccanica Indra 268Isotta P1 Powerboats 121/124/125Isotta Fraschini 8A SS 158Italian designed cars 291Italian cars in films 155Italian Carrozzeria Revival 280Italdesign Aztec 163Lada Riva Fiat Twin Cam 215Le Mitiche Sport Bassano 112Le Mitiche Sport Bassano 213Le Mitiche Sport Bassano 237Le Mans Classic 2006 124Le Mans Classic 2009 162Le Mans Classic 2014 224Ligier JS2 236LIFE F1 track test 162Lincoln Dual-Ghia 214Martini Story Pt1 205Mallorca Classic Rally 184Minardi (team) / Subaru F 12/39Monteverdi 375S 71Michelotti 132 Flares 81 Mille Miglia ‘06/’08 122/152Mitomachina 2006 128Moretti 850 Sportiva S1 24Moretti 850 Sportiva S2 54Moretti 850 Sportiva S2 112Moretti 850 Sportiva S2 118Moretti 750 Tour Du Monde 41Moretti 750 Gran Sport 109Moretti Event Switzerland 191

Moretti + Dany Brawand 204Maggiore - Puntograle 31Modena Tour 79Modena Terra di Motori 122Modena Experience 194Modena Experience 204Monterey 2011/14 189/226Monte Carlo Historique 2006. 119Monte Carlo Historique 2007. 131Monte Carlo Historique 2009. 157Monte Carlo Historique 2010. 178Monte Carlo Historique 2016. 244Monte Carlo Historique 2017. 255Monte Carlo Historique 2018. 267Monaco Grand Prix Historique 122Monaco Grand Prix Historique 177Monaco Grand Prix Historique 220Motor valley 80/84/168/222Mostro Scambio Imola 2011 192Museo Nicolis 143Mugello Historic 146Marcello Gandini Show 278Nazzaro Tipo 3 159/239Nash Healey Roadster 205NSU Sport Prinz 223OM 665 SSMM Superba 224OSI Ford Taunus 20M 130OSI 1200 Spider 216OZ Alloy Factory Visit 160Padova Show 2005 116Padova Show 2006 129Padova Show 2008 142Padova Show 2009 155Padova Show 2010 169Padova Show 2011 182Padova Show 2012 193Padova Show 2014 218Padova Show 2015 231Padova Show 2016 241Padova Show 2017 263Padova Show 2018 276Padova Show report 252Pininfarina at 75 114Pininfarina at 80 178Pininfarina Peugeot 540 Cab 235Police Cars 208Rally Legends 2010 170Rally Legends 2011 183Rally Legends 2012 207Rally Club Valpantena 210Renault Dauphine by Alfa 141Retro Mobile 219Retro Mobile 2016 243Retro Mobile 2017 255Retro Mobile 2018 268Replica P4s 38/51/54Riva Factory Visit 144Riva Ferrari 32 242Ruote Borrani 225Salon Prive London 2013 214Salon Prive Blenheim 2017 261Serenissima 538 Jet Coupe 121Serenissima F1 140Serenissima GT/Agena/Torpedo 276SCAT 22hp 201Siata 750 Gran Sport 28Siata/Fiat 750 Spider Corsa 253Siata Sportscars 54Siata Spring 111Siata 1300/1500 114Stola Monotipo/Barchetta 25Stola Stratos (Concept) 53Stanguellini 1100S 35Sunbeam Venezia 60/214Stab. Farina Jowett Jupiter 101Silverflag 114Silverflag 2006 128Silverflag 2007 138Silverflag 2009 163Silverflag 2010 176

Silverflag 2011 190Silverflag 2012 202Silverflag 2013 213Silverflag 2014 225Silverflag 2015 236Silverflag 2016 250Silverflag 2017 261Silverflag 2018 + Merzario 272Silverflag 2019 284Talacrest 226Targa Florio (Recreation) 71Targa Florio Centenary 118Targa Florio Giro di Sicilia 123Targa Florio In a Fiat 1100 (‘11) 192Targa Florio Classic 2012 206Targa Florio Retrospective 278Turin: Fiat City 119Tour Auto 2006 121Tony Best Collection 276Tecno Lola T290 128Tecno PA123 Formula 1 116Triumph Italia 178TVR by Fissore 78Ultima Alfa 123Uniques Concours 180/206Villa d’Este Concours 83Villa d’Este Concours 108Villa d’Este Ferraris 109Villa d’Este Ferraris 122Villa d’Este Ferraris 135Villa d’Este 2006 120Villa d’Este 2007 134Villa d’Este 2008 148Villa d’Este 2009 161Villa d’Este 2010 174Villa d’Este 2011 187Villa d’Este Ferrari 2011 189Villa d’Este Alfa 2012 199Villa d’Este 2012 212Villa d’Este 2014 224Villa d’Este 2015 233Villa d’Este 2015 238Villa d’Este 2016 247Val Saviore 2005 103Val Saviore Classic 110Val Saviore Classic 125Val Saviore Classic 2008 125Val Camonica 2008 153Val Camonica Adamello 2012. 194Val Camonica Adamello. 201Zender ‘Progetto Cinque’ 22Zagato Bristol 44Zagato Hillman Imp 51Zagato Story P1/P2 53/54 Zagato 85th Birthday 97Zastava 750 Fiat 600 191Zagato Mostro 234Zagato 100th Anniversary 278Zagato Zele 279

ITALIAN BIKESAprilia RSV1000 67 Aprilia Tuono 72 Benelli 500-4 19Benelli Tornado 900 40Bimota DB2R/YB11 13/10Bimota 500 VDue 16Cagiva Planet 125 22 Ducati 955 10Ducati ST2 17Ducati 620 / 749 82 Ducati 750 21 Ducati 800SS 82 Ducati 996SP vs Ferrari F40 41Ducati MH900 Evo 43Ducati 996R/ 999 66Ducati 1000DS 82Ducati 1098 128

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Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce S2. 1980,69,000 miles, red, American caroriginally, came into UK 1991, convertedto RHD by previous owner. Clean andrust free, been restored to Europeanspec. All new leather clad seats anddoor cards reupholstered in finest blackleather, bespoke carpeting throughout,most interior fittings replaced providedby Alfaholics as with the 7x15 alloys.Genuine Italian mohair hood, Koni shocksand springs, comes with factory hardtopin black, £28,000 ovno. Tel: Mark, 07740793446. A292/028

Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD Lusso.183,000 miles, this car drives very wellwith a strong engine, currentlydelivering 49mpg, recent work includesnew turbo hose and new ‘GTA’ styleheadlights, FSH, £1250 ono. Tel: 07557809678 (Surrey). A292/029

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2007 Alfa Romeo 159 Q4 3.2 V6.92,500 miles, black, swaps considered.Excellent condition, very rare!! Believedto be one of five 3.2 V6 6 speed QtronicQ4s in the country and 1 of 2 withpaddle shifters. Car is in 100% workingorder, new MOT, the car wants fornothing and has had £10K spent on it inlast 3 years, this includes engine outand trimming chains replaced byAutolusso, this job alone was nearly£3K. All Autolusso invoices for workscarried out available, £7K over last 3years. Massive spec: Powerflex bushes,yellow Brembo calipers, remapped,stainless exhaust (£1500), offers around£3500. Tel: 07590 895925. A292/027

Alfa Romeo Spider JTS 2008. Excellentcondition (19,600 miles), two owners,working retractable roof, two keys, MOTMay 2020, garaged in Devon, £12,000ono, viewing by appointment. Email:symrel84@gmail.com. A292/026

2000 Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 Lusso.56,500 miles, finished in rare SargassiVerde with unmarked tan leatherinterior. Improvements/maintenanceduring my 4 years of ownership (3previous), Quaife diff, GTA clutch, catback Wizard exhaust (the sound!),cambelt, water pump, brakes, newradiator, new oil cooler, 4 new Pirelli P7Cinturato tyres, just serviced by AlfaSpecialist with MOT until March 2021and no advisories, £10,995. Agreedinsurance valuation £13,500, car comeswith all 3 keys. Tel: Steve, 07968959809. A292/024

2002 Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6 Lusso.78,500 miles, Nuvola Blue, mechanicallysorted, thousands spent - Quaife, GTAflywheel/clutch, overhauled heads,Wizard stainless headers and CF2conversion all by Autolusso Penrith 18months ago. Teledials, white leather,HIDs, 12 months’ MOT, custom stainlesssteel twin exit exhaust. Would benefitfrom some minor cosmetics: front stonechips etc. History/invoices, used for longjourneys mainly, £6350 ono. Selling toreduce Alfa fleet from 5 to 3, may haveAlfa 164 for sale soon. Tel: Alec, 07872391880. A292/023

1973 Alfa 2000 Spider Veloce. Red,RHD, one owner since 1991, permanentlygaraged, all receipts for work since1988. Some blemishes in coachwork dueto age, UK registered until 2008,currently French registered with currentFrench MOT. Still have the old UKheadlamps and some spare parts, scopeto do as much or as little as you wantwith this car and still own a classic Alfa,£13,000. Enquiries to Richard:martinr@dumar.co.uk. A292/022

1974 Alfa Giulia 2000 GTV. 50,000miles, Alfa Red,. Type 105.22 (engine AR01623 175bhp), 2004 extensivelyrestored. Front axle completely new,upper wishbone adjustable, 35mmstabiliser, rear axle with 2 adjustablealuminium semi-trailing arms, Spaxshock absorbers, 2-piston Brembo frontcalipers, original Minilite rims. Newnitrided crankshaft with 3-waybalancing, 50% relieved aluminiumflywheel, aluminium pressure plate, newsimplified and balanced connecting rods,new pistons, cylinder head with Venturitubes, long intake manifold, greatlyrelieved valve train, hollow Prallercamshaft, original! Weber DCOE45double carburettors, 123 ignition, lightalternator with long gear ratio, thermo-controlled electric fan, new blackleather seat covers, new rear wheelbearings, PU bushes, £40,000. Email:drdan@gmx.de. A292/021

2001 Alfa Romeo GTV Cup number 63of 155. 67,600 miles, presented in aflawless classic Alfa Red with blackinterior. Well maintained from new andhas had belts, brake fluid and sparkplugs all done in the last few years. Thefront brakes have been upgraded to330mm calipers, and a Q2 limited slipdifferential and GTA clutch fitted, andthe suspension renewed, £13,995 ono.Tel: 07412 579160 for further details.A292/020

2017 Alfa Romeo Guilia QuadrifoglioV6 Bi-Turbo. 16,205 miles, Tri-coatCompetizione Red with yellow brakecalipers, leather/grey Alcantara interior,convenience pack, plus sat nav, electricand heated seats, blind spot/collisionwarning and a full service history, UKsupplied, VAT paid. Excellent condition,balance of warranty (04/2020), recentlyserviced, new brakes and tyres all round,contact me for details and photos,photo shown was taken in the UK priorto registration in Guernsey. Pleasecontact me for more details and photos,£34,995. Tel: Darren Clement, 07839180000. Email: darrenpclement@protonmail.com. A292/019

2007 Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6. 46,000miles, two owners, red with light tanleather interior. Alloys with good Pirelli PZero tyres, CD player and Bose audio,Scorpion rear box - great sound. Cambelts changed Sep ‘19, full Alfa specialistservice history and comprehensivehistory file. Two keys, handbook, recentannual service and new MOT, this car isin excellent condition, £6500 ono. Tel:Charles Lumby, 01252 843584. Email:charles.lumby@btinternet.co.uk.A292/001

Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon 1.8 TSpark Lusso. Rosso Red with naturaltan leather in excellent conditionthroughout. Full service history, lowmileage 54,000 miles, recent majorservice in November 2019 by AutolussoPenrith, new cam belt, oils, filters, waterpump, idler, front suspension withpolyurethane bushes, new rear bearings.Sony DAB stereo with 4 upratedspeakers, hands free bluetooth facility.New tele dial alloys with four new tyresFebruary 2020, solid underneath, interioras new, 156 mats plus accessories.Madeno Racing rear box, BMC air filter,two keys full doc pack, £2750. Pleasecontact Richard for full photodescription. Tel: 07767 677309. Email:richardperegrine@btinternet.com.A292/002

2019 Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.0 TB 280Veloce. 700 miles, regrettably forced tosell due to illness. Only 9 months old, inshowroom condition, stunning MisanoBlue with black leather interior, highspecification including 19-inch wheelswith yellow brake calipers. Supagardbody protection, 5 years warranty,servicing and roadside assistance,£29,500. Tel: 07774 745254. Email:roger.randle@icloud.com. A292/006

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2015 Alfa Romeo MiTo Cloverleaf TCT.35,324 miles, Magnesio Grey, reluctantsale, 1 owner. Safe, reliable, 210bhp/240lb, £20K build by professionalgarages, all receipts and FSH, 2 keys,£12,995. Tel: 07912 575755. A292/025

2001 Alfa Romeo GTV Cup V6 no.73.40,365 miles, a beautiful example of amodern classic and has been lovinglyrestored by AutoLusso with originalparts where possible. There is lots ofhistory which came when I bought her in2016 (£16,000) as well as a pile ofreceipts from the recent restorationwork (£10,000). She wants for nothing, isin excellent health, garaged duringwinter and the interior is immaculate.Please contact me for details andphotos, offers. Tel: 07839 180000. Email:darrenpclement@protonmail.com.A292/008

1990 Ferrari Mondial T Cabriolet. CorsaRed and Cream interior, service book fullystamped showing a comprehensivehistory from new, extensive invoicesgiving details of work done from new andcomplementing the service book. Comescomplete with full original Ferrari T toolkit, original manual in leather folder, 2sets of keys, hood cover, Tubi exhaust,smart charger and indoor/outdoor cover,asking just £36,500. Email:lpbedford@btinternet.com. A292/018

Ferrari F430 Challenge – project. Race/track day car, this car is damaged and issold as a project. Manufactured in 2006,this car was purchased in the USA on the16 February 2016 and imported into theUK on the 25 April 2016, and all importduties, VAT etc have been paid. It runs anddrives (video available), but needsbody/panel work. The clutch has 37%wear, £40,000. Tel: Anthony, 07779726845. A292/017

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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta 2015. GrigioSilverstone, 14 months balance Ferrariwarranty, full Topaz PPF, yellow calipers,yellow dial, black/Bordeaux Daytonacomfort seats, Bordeaux carpets,carbon driver’s zone and bridge, frontlift, f&r parking cameras. A stronglyspecced car in top condition purchasedfrom Meridian Modena, £189,995 ono,club member, first to see will buy,strictly no canvassers. Tel: Charles,07919 046630 for more information.A292/016

1989 Ferrari Mondial T. Well known car,fully modified Ferrari Classic Group 4race car specification, road legal withMOT, ready to race. Complete withoriginal seats, trim and glass to returnto road car specification if desired.Spare wheel/tyres, black tailored carcover with Ferrari logo, £39,995. Tel:Nick Taylor, 07747 002941. Email:nicktaylor.com@gmail.com. A292/015

Ferrari 430 Challenge (GTC) 2007.White car + 3M blue wrap and graphics.Run by Ferrari GB, FF Corse then GrahamReeder and SB Race Engineering, currentowner 2015. FF Corse GTC specification,Aero pack, 3 way dampers, uprated ECU,steel brakes. Racelogic VBOX, 3 sets ofwheels, slicks and wets. Factory 430Challenge diagnostic and laptop, factoryChallenge engine at 30,000 Euros, lightuse last 5 years, discs and pads onerace. Podiums and class wins FestivalItalia, FCR Series, AMOC GT, eligible forlots, £79,950. Tel: Nicky Paul-Barron,01296 622770 or 07831 328308.A292/069

Ferrari 355 Competition car. Ready torace in PFFC challenge specification, RHDwith spares package, offers to John,07823 447241. Email:johnshirleyinverroy@gmail.com.A292/013

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IIIFerrari 488 GTB. May 2018 registered,1400 miles, perfect and 1 owner. Red/cream/red stitching, Bordeaux carpets,carbon fibre LED steering wheel,Scuderia shields, Matte Grigio alloys,Sports sill, Sports exhaust, parksensors, 7 years free service, 4 yearswarranty from new, £174,950 orreasonable offers, please email me fordetailed photos of the car, may partexchange with a 458 Italia. Tel: 07881260192. Email:gilespalfreyman@gmail.com (Stratford-upon-Avon). A292/009

Ferrari 308 GT4 UK RHD rollingchassis project. I have a UK RHD Ferrari308 GT4 project car for sale, needsrebodying, ideal for a special. Completewith Build Confirmation from TheMaranello Archive, offers invited. Tel:07375 288003. Email:ferrari50595@gmail.com. A292/030

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1998 Fiat Barchetta LE. No.2484,109,000 miles, silver, red leather interior,good red mohair roof, DTR sportsexhaust, new clutch, cambelt, variator,water pump, front tyres, body needs tlc,owned last 4 years, £2250. Tel: 07831223103. Email: julian@julianphilip.co.uk(Surrey). A292/050

1998 Fiat Coupe 20 V Turbo for sale.In blue, 2nd owner, no mods and thepaintwork and body is in very goodcondition, runs and pulls well and hasjust had its MOT renewed, £2900. Tel:Dean, 07722 929404 (Northants).A292/049

Fiat 1900A 1952. Right-hand drive, veryrare car! Very good condition, originalbodywork, very low mileage. Been infamily for 22 years, featured in AutoItalia in November 1999 by Phil Ward,lots of spares included, sensible offersconsidered. Tel: 07925 904194. Email:miller221245@gmail.com. A292/048

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Ferrari F430 Spider F1. Beautiful blackwith Nero leather, tons of original extrasand upgrades including Ferrari Sportsexhaust, headers, stereo and muchmore. Mine for 7 years, knew previousowner too. 26,800 miles, full servicehistory, new battery and front tyres.Private 430 plate by extra negotiation.Ceramics and lots of carbon, soundsawesome, looks great, drives nicely,happy to answer more questions, call formore info, £80K, no crazy people please.Tel: 07710 835837. A292/047

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2014 Maserati Ghibli 410 S. The rarehigh power model in the classicEmozione Blue/cream leathercombination with 20’’ alloys, 55K miles,full history (serviced at 51K), £24,950,Tel: 07904 114414. Email:JBailey121@aol.com. A292/046

Fiat 124 Spider Lusso Plus. 2017, only3800 miles, with full luggage packincluding 3 designer bags, auto lock,black piano trim, reversing camera, satnav, Bluetooth with seat speakers andmuch more. Delivery anywhere in the UK,contact Robin for more information andpictures, £16,995. Tel: 07890 269143.Email: robingeorgepaul@gmail.com.A292/070

Fiat Panda 1000CL 1990 in NeptuneBlue. Genuine 13,200 miles in museumcondition. Despite having a few owners,this car stood for a decade and hasVOSA recorded documentation for proofof mileage. The car is original showroomcondition, professionallyrecommissioned and undersealed in2019. Flawless interior, paintwork,wheels and tyres. New cam belt, oil,filters, clutch slave, distributor, brakes,wheels and tyres at 12,500 miles. Thevery best available, offers over £4500,incredible 30 year old gem, please emailfor full photographic description. Tel:Richard, 07767 677309. Email:richardperegrine@btinternet.com.A292/003

Fiat Tipo Sedicavalove 16v. Hothatchback, just recommissioned afterhibernation, very unusual specificationwith green Recaro interior and Momosteering wheel and gear lever, believed adealer special. MOT’d and ready to driveagain, 86,000 miles, £9500. Tel: 07496203434. Email: marcusservini@gmail.com. A292/007

Ferrari 458 Challenge. Upgraded Aeroby f.f.Corse. Recent CCM discs, includestwo spare sets of wheels with freshDunlop slicks, 10,500kms only. Greatcondition and well maintained, race atBrands, Spa, Nurburgring, Hockenheimand Ochersleben (FCR & FCD) in 2020 anddo the fabulous Red Bull Ring event inMay or just play in the UK in Britcar, GTCup, or AMOC GT – plus track days!Priced to sell at £120,000, no VATliability, displayed NEC Classic Car Show.Tel: Nicky Paul-Barron, 01296 622770 or07831 328308. A292/045

2010 Ferrari California. Massive spec,Rosso Corsa with creme leather, 26Kmiles, fully electric and heated seats,yellow calipers, yellow dials, ceramicshields, carbon fibre number platesurround, carbon fibre door entry sills,carbon fibre vent surrounds, carbon fibredash, carbon fibre steering wheel withled gear change indicator, carbon fibrepaddle shift, carbon fibre door cards andhandle, sav nav, ceramic brakes, plusloads more! £79,500, may px. Tel: 07968897716. Email: imy5000@hotmail.com.A292/044

Ferrari 599 GTB. 2010 Ferrari 599Factory HGTE pack. Nero DaytonaMetallic Crema leather interior, £34,000of EXTRAS incl Alcantara A and B pillars,rear zone, out of range paint colour,painted 20” Monolitic wheel rims,Diamond style roof lining, Diamond stylefor rear bench and under door covers inleather. Full service history, originalhandbooks, service book, leather wallet,tool kit, 2 sets of keys and tracker fobs,car cover, battery charger, file of MOTs,invoices and historical documents. Email:taylor354@msn.com. A292/043

Ferrari 430 F1 Spider ’08. Finished inRosso Corsa with Crema leather andCrema roll bars, only 6500 miles, firstregistered 03/08. This immaculateconcours prize winning vehicle is fittedwith Red brake calipers, carbon fibredriving zone, Scuderia Ferrari shields,Daytona style seats, Rosso stitching,Bordeaux carpets, 60th Anniversaryplaque, yellow rev counter, front andrear parking sensors, 6CD changer,original tool kit, charger, tyre kit, cover,original book pack and leather walletwith all manuals, FFSH, £110K. Email:caecmw@hotmail.co.uk. A292/042

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Ferrari 575 19” modular wheels.Genuine Ferrari 575 19” modular wheels,will fit all 575s with big brakes. 4x brandnew genuine centre caps, 3x TPMSsensors comes free with the rims,straight and true, £5500. Email:auzennemark7@gmail.com. A292/031Alfa 75 TS wheels. 4no. aluminiumwheels off 75TS, will fit 156 + possiblyothers? Grey colour, reasonablecondition, 6Jx15 (not Revolutions). Tel:07952 525053. A292/032

Alfa GTV, Sud + Giulietta parts. GTV,bonnets, doors, wings, hatch, grilles,front spoiler, all parts on eBay. Alfasud3dr side window glass set, Alfa Giulietta‘76-‘85, 4 doors. Tel: 07779 998116.A292/033Ferrari A12/F12 gearbox for sale. Thishas been professionally stripped downand rebuilt with new bearings and NOSparts. Email: edseymour@outlook.com.A292/034Mirror covers. A pair of genuineGiulietta mirror covers for 2015 model,£10. Tel: Paul, 07810 753952 (northHampshire). A292/035Giulietta roof bar and bike rack.Genuine Alfa Romeo roof bars and bikerack, bought for 2011 Giulietta, usedtwice, £100 ono. Tel: Paul: 07810 753952(north Hampshire). A292/036916 Spider exhaust. Alfa 916 SpiderMY1999 rear exhaust section, brandnew, £75, buyer collects. Tel: IanMackenzie, 07552 238394. Email:ianmackenzie56@gmail.com (NE Lincs).A292/037AR51 Matta parts. I have a lagrequantity of Matta parts for sale, body,electrical, instruments, electrics, wheelsand mechanicals, 1900 engine, gearbox.Email: edseymour@outlook.com.A292/038Ferrari 456 gearbox mounts. I have 2xbrand new gearbox mounts, purchasedfor Ferrari 456 but never used. I amselling a pair. These are discontinued byFerrari so impossible to find new, partnumber is 176995, please let me know ifyou would be interested in these. Email:louisemon1@hotmail.co.uk. A292/010

Ferrari 275GTB workshop manual.275GTB workshop manual in blue Ferraribinder, used condition, reprint, partnumber 95990801, £150. Email:mark.charles@ntlworld.com. A292/039Ferrari Dino 246 tool kit. Dino 246 toolkit for sale. Email: gerassimos@

windowslive.com. A292/011

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Maserati 3200GT. Unique in Giallo Fluo,delivered new in the UK in 2000, very lowmileage of 36,000. Manual gearbox, fulland fastidious Maserati history andsuperb original condition. Well knownClub car and Auto Italia featured, one ofthe best and priced at a competitive£19,995. Please contact Andy Heywoodat McGrath Maserati, where the car canbe viewed. Tel: 01438 832161. Email: andy@mcgrathmaserati.co.uk.A292/068

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Genuine Ferrari leather jacket (red).XXL 2004 motorcycle style jacket, onlyworn for photos, hence brand newcondition, it commemorates MSchumacher’s 7th world championshipwin and is embroidered accordingly,please see photo, they are currentlylisted at £700 approx, but offered at£250 ovno, can be viewed at KT12 ordelivered FOC within 20 miles, or post isapprox £15. Tel: Martin, 07766 436454(Surrey). A292/066

Ferrari 599 left-hand driveheadlights. Barely used, only used for afew months, price: £1750 open to offers.Tel: 07768 028400. A292/061

Auto Italia magazines. Collected over19 years, issue 53 (Jan 2001) to currentissue 290, £150 for all 237 issues,collection from Bristol or delivery atbuyers expense. Tel: 07773 767859.Email: mark@xenodesign.co.uk.A292/058

Ferrari 456 and 599 gearbox ECUs. Ihave 2 new gearbox ECUs for sale, one isfor a 456 GTA part no. 175093, and theother is for a 599 part no. 236507. Theywere both purchased from authorisedFerrari dealers but never used, these areexpensive items (especially the 456) butI am open to sensible offers for each,please contact me for more details.Tel:Tim, 07773 328543. Email:trwadman@outlook.com. A292/056

Ferrari 430 Challenge centre lockwheels and bearings. 2 sets of singlenut wheels (race used, but all run true,with almost no marks at all), one set oftyres (old but with loads of goodthread), and two new (but with storageand handling marks) single nut skfbearings (one left and one right) withtheir nuts. All have been bought for anabandoned project. Collection preferred,but I can ship them worldwide, we arebased in Thessaloniki, Greece. Pleaseemail: info@northplastics.gr for morephotos and information. A292/055

Ferrari 308 GTS/GTB rear apronpanel. This part is no longer availablefrom Ferrari, this pattern part is madefrom GRP, same as the original. Thispanel originally cost £1985, now £1500ono. Tel: 07711 764768. Email:kevinnester@adm-group.co.uk.A292/054

Ferrari Scaglietti 612 headlamp.Headlamp for Scaglietti 612, new, forleft-hand traffic, colour: Rubino Mica,£1200. Email:charlotte.rawson@btopenworld.com.A292/053

Ferrari 458 wheel set. I have a Ferrari458 Syder coupe wheel set, all original ina new condition, price £4800, contactColin. Email: teaalicol@gmail.com.A292/052

Ferrari Dino 246 parts. I have roof topfrom a 246 GTS, 1 water temp gauge, 1oil pressure gauge, 1 oil temp gauge and1 set tool kit, please send me youroffers. Email: gerassimos@windowslive.com. A292/051

Alfa Romeo Alfetta Haynes workshopmanual, 1973 to 1981, all models,hardback, £3.95, vgc. Tel: 07399359072. A292/005

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(2 identical hard cases and 1 garmentbag), has never been used, price £3300.Email Will: wilsthp@gmail.com.A292/012

Wanted: Fiat X1/9. Any modelconsidered, must be in excellent order.Please email me at:julian1@tvsound.demon.co.uk.A292/004Wanted Maserati 4200 Spyder. Tel:07710 393864 or 01932 953435(Surrey). A292/040Wanted all Alfa Romeo cars andparts. Spiders all models, Bertone 2000GTV, 1750 GTV, 1300/1600 GT Junior,Sprint GT, GTV, Zagato, Montreal, GiuliaSuper, Berlina, 750-101 series cars, anyyear condition, rusty, unfinishedprojects, barn finds, unwanted etc, wepay cash and collect anywhere in theUK, best prices paid, contact Adam for aprofessional and friendly service. Tel:07960 706555. Email:VeloceSport@aol.com. A292/041Thepublishersacceptnoresponsibilityforthequalityofgoodssoldthroughthesepagesalthoughthegreatestcarewillbetaken

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‘A1 GTV’ registration plate. Onretention for sale, offers please. Tel:Montu, 07890 630610. A292/067

Ferrari brochure collection. A set of 6good condition brochures: range, 456,550 (inc very rare sleeve), 575, 430 andCalifornia, can split. Looking for £195 forfull set please. Tel: Douglas, 07711699425. Email: smithmearns@aol.com.A292/065

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 handbook. Daytona‘operating, maintenance and servicehandbook’ printed in Italy in 1973, in nearmint condition, offers around £750please. Tel: Douglas, 07711 699425.Email: smithmearns@aol.com. A292/064

Ferrari Legend 250 GTO book. JessPourret’s volume is a classic, my uniquecopy contains a 1977 hand written 2sided A4 letter from Ronald Stern(owner) to Campbell McLaren of EcurieEcosse fame, who owned a few Ferraris,discussing the 250 and current values.The current owner of 3757GT is NickMason, offers please. Email:smithmearns@aol.com. A292/063

Official Ferrari magazine number 2(2008). I have a very good conditioncopy of number 2 printed in 2008,looking for £25 please. Tel: Douglas,07711 699425. Email:smithmearns@aol.com. A292/062

458 Schedoni luggage. Ferrari 458Italia, Schedoni luggage set of 3, 2000Euros. Email: gerassimos@windowslive.com. A292/060

Hand made 3D Agip sign. Measuring1015mm x 410mm, all woodconstruction, £275 ono, shipping extra.Tel: 07564 637636. A292/059

Silverstone car badge. 1950/1970, barfix, mnf JR Gaunt, London, nicecondition, no damage, £165 post free.Tel: 020 8399 7541 (Surrey). A292/057

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OBSCURATICURIOSITIES FROM THE AMAZING WORLD OF ITALIAN CARS

Coriasco 127 FarmITALY’S VERY OWN ‘CROSSOVER’ SUV WAS WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME IN 1978

Even among Italians,Coriasco does not rankhigh on the list ofhousehold carrozzerienames. Founded by

Giuseppe Coriasco in 1938, thisTurin-based coachbuilderspecialised in transforming Fiats,notably the Multipla, 850 and900, into commercial vehicles.

As well as vans and trucks,Coriasco also made manypassenger cars, pretty much allof them converted Fiats. Amongthese were sports cars anddolled-up luxury Fiats but by farthe most common were practicalconversions of mundane Fiats,including estate cars.

One such was the Coriasco 127Familiare. This transformed theregular Fiat 127 into an estate,offering far greater luggagespace than the saloon. Launchedin 1973, it slotted in below Fiat’sown 128 estate, which had beenon the market for three years bythen. While priced at a similarlevel – 1.2 million lire – the factthat Coriasco’s 127 Familiareused the smaller and more

economical 0.9-litre engine gaveit appeal to budget-mindedItalian families.

Sadly, Coriasco’s story is oneof coming up with great ideasonly for Fiat to crush them bypromptly introducing very similarmodels of its own. Coriasco’s 127Farm is a great case in point.

The 127 Farm was, in fact,almost the world’s very first‘recreational vehicle’. In 1977,Matra-Simca had come up withthe Rancho, a clever concoctionbased on a Simca 1100 vanplatform that melded off-roadaesthetics with front-wheeldrive and leisure-focusedmarketing. Coriasco was the firstcompany to recognise that a gapexisted for such a vehicle in theItalian market.

It duly launched the 127 Farmin 1978, just one year after theMatra Rancho. Like its Frenchcounterpart, it was based on alight commercial vehicle – inCoriasco’s case, the Fiat 127Fiorino. Coriasco cleverly tookthe Fiorino and created all-newupper rear bodywork. Notably

the roofline was stepped with ataller rear section; the front roofwas also raised and metal racktubework was added.

The rear body sides gained tallnew windows to give the interioran airy feel. The glass was splitwith the lower part able to slideback and forth to provideventilation for passengers. At therear end was a new tailgate, orrather a split ’gate with theupper window hinged at the topand the lower section hinged atthe bottom. Inside was seatingfor up to five passengers.

The Farm was marketed as atrue multi-purposevehicle: estatecar, workingvehicle andholiday/leisurecar. Companyliteratureshowed it wasaimed at young,cost-consciousfamilies whoalso wantedsomething fun.

The Fiorino basis was chosenbecause it had a higher payloadthan the 127 saloon (at 450kg),courtesy of uprated suspension.Power came from a standard Fiat903cc engine. Despite its 4x4pretensions, the 127 Farm wasfront-wheel drive and had no off-road tricks such as raisedsuspension, increased departureangles or underbody protection.

The 127 Farm anticipated notonly the SUV crossovermovement but also the van-based MPV sector (Fiat Dobloand the like). So why don’t weknow it better? The answer is:Fiat effectively squashed it. In1979, Fiat launched its owncrossover, the 127 Rustica – a127 hatchback with bull bars (thesubject of an Obscurati pieceback in Issue 268). Morepertinently, perhaps, Fiat alsolaunched the 127 FiorinoPanorama in 1980, a passenger-carrying version of the Fiorinovan, complete with side windowsand longitudinal rear seating.Unsurprisingly, this sounded thedeath-knell for the Farm, whichducked swiftly out of production.Coriasco called an end to vehicleproduction full stop in 1991.

Story by Chris Rees