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FIAT’S SUPERCAR

ABARTH ● ALFA ROMEO ● FERRARI ● FIAT ● LANCIA ● MASERATI

UFO ALERT!ALFA ROMEO DISCO VOLANTES

ITALY’S TOP 50 CONCEPT CARS – GREATEST EVER DESIGNS

FERRARI 365 GT 2+2Driving Queen MotherPININFARINA SPIDERUltra-rare 124FIAT 500 & PANDANew hybrids on testLANCIA FLAMINIA COUPEElegance by Pinin Farina

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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

* No 1 out of 165 Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Chrysler Jeep dealers for customer satisfaction in the UK. July-Sep 2018

* No 1 out of 165 Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Chrysler Jeep dealers for customer satisfaction in the UK. April–June 2018

* No 1 out of 165 Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Chrysler Jeep dealers for customer satisfaction in the UK. Jan-Mar 2018

Alfa Giulietta Jtdm-2

Business Edition Tct. 42,431 miles. Alloys Air con,

E/W, Sat nav,

low annual road tax. Price: £9,495

Alfa Romeo 147 V6 24V GTA

Extensively refurbished by Monza. Black leather. Just completed a major

service including cambelts and water pump, Front and rear discs and

pads.127,598 miles. Price: £9,990

It’s all about the ‘magic eights’ this month – namely 8V and 8C, or more specificallyFiat’s 8V ‘Ottovu’ and, by a roundabout route, Alfa Romeo’s 8C. These are twoexceptional V8 engines from Italian manufacturers that you don’t normally associatewith cylinders in four pairs.

In terms of Fiat’s 8V, we’ve succeeded in gathering together no fewer than eight of theseextremely rare animals, each one unique. From Rapi’s sensational factory coupe to highlyexotic coachbuilt creations from the likes of Pinin Farina and Zagato, never before (or since)has a Fiat-badged car carried such cachet.

As for the Alfa Romeo 8C, there are two in this issue, but they’re sort of hidden.Carrozzeria Touring has transformed a pair of Alfa 8Cs into modern-day reinterpretationsof the classic Disco Volante (‘flying saucer’) prototypes of the 1950s. Again, the 8Crepresents the zenith of Alfa-badged cars, arguably since the 33 Stradale of the 1960s(also a V8-engined Alfa, of course).

And speaking of Alfa Romeo, Italy’s head office saw fit to bring its Tonale concept car overto the UK in January to be shown at the National Gallery. That’s where I met with theTonale’s designer, Klaus Busse (that’s him pictured above), and had a fascinating interviewwith him (see page 54). The occasion marked an announcement by Leasys about new carsharing and leasing programmes, which throw light on the future of car ownership. It’s allfascinating stuff (more about which you can find at www.leasys.com/uk).

Of course, electric cars are going to play a huge part in that future – especially if UKgovernment proposals go ahead to ban new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035. It’s verytimely, therefore, that we’ve driven our very first electrified Fiats this month: the new500 and Panda Mild Hybrids. They may not be earth-shattering in terms of innovationbut their significance as the first ever battery-boosted Fiats to be offered in the UKshould not be underestimated.

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CONTENTS

APRIL 2020

14 FIAT 500 & PANDA HYBRID Fiat’s new petrol-electric hybrids on test

18 ALFA ROMEO DISCO VOLANTEInside Touring’s modern-day flying saucers

26 FIAT 8VMonster group test of eight eight-cylinder exotics

38 PININFARINA SPIDEREUROPAAn ultra-rare RHD, ultra-low mileage Spider

44 TOP 50 ITALIAN CONCEPT CARSOur all-time greats revealed

54 INTERVIEW: KLAUS BUSSEFCA’s design chief on the future of motoring

58 FERRARI 365 GT 2+2Tracking down a 1969 ‘Queen Mother’

64 LANCIA FLAMINIA COUPEPinin Farina’s understated masterpiece

70 SEMA SHOWItalian car action from Las Vegas

74 AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONALSeason-opening show report

76 READERS’ CARSHuge Italian road trip in a classic Abarth

78 ALFA ROMEO 156Driving a 300,000-mile Twin Spark

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06 NEWSMajor Lancia racing collection goes on sale

80 BOOKSHELFLatest Italian car titles reviewed

92 CLASSIFIEDSFind your perfect Italian car here

98 OBSCURATIThe first ever coupe based on Alfa’s 2000

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Lancia Martini collection for sale

An amazing collection of highlysignificant racing Lancias is up forsale. John Campion’s celebratedUS-based collection of cars withstriking Martini livery are being

sold by Girardo & Co.Among the stars of the collection are a

1984 Lancia 037 Rally Evo 2 Group B, 1985Lancia Delta S4 Group B, 1988 Lancia DeltaHF Integrale 8V Group A, 1981 Lancia BetaMontecarlo Turbo Group 5, 1982 Lancia LC1Group 6 and 1983 Lancia LC2 Group C.

Extensive competition histories include

the Delta Group A WRC winning the 1988Rallye de Portugal and Olympus Rally withMiki Biasion in his championship-winningyear. The Delta is presented in its Rallye de Portugal livery.

The 037 Rally Evo 2 Group B is one of 20examples made and debuted as a recce carahead of the 1984 1000 Lakes rally withMarkku Alen at the helm. As for the Delta S4,that won the 1986 Rally 1000 Miglia.

The LC1 is a factory 1982 Le Mans 24 HourLancia Martini Racing entrant, one of only

four examples built,

and took victory at the 1982 Nürburgring1000km. The LC2 is a works Lancia MartiniRacing entrant in the 1983 Le Mans 24Hours, as well as the 1983 and 1984 WorldSportscar Championships.

Many of the cars have appeared atconcours events such as Amelia Island andQuail. All cars in the collection are AbarthClassiche certified. The collection is valued at$7.5 million. Interested parties shouldcontact Girardo & Co at girardo.com or calling 020 3621 2923.

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FANCY SCHUMI’S FIRST FERRARI?Girardo & Co is selling Michael Schumacher’s first everScuderia Ferrari F1 car. The Ferrari 412 T2 (chassis 157) wasthe first car he tested after signing for Ferrari in 1995, the carhaving been campaigned that season by Jean Alesi. This rareexample of the last ever V12-engined Ferrari F1 car hasrecently been overhauled by Ferrari itself and comes withFerrari Classiche certification. The car can be viewed atGirardo’s London showroom.

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ITALIANS STAR IN ‘PASSIONOF A LIFETIME’ SALEA collection of 16 “masterpiece” classics isgoing on sale in London. Italians are theclear standout items on offer in the ‘Passionof a Lifetime’ auction.

With an estimate of between £7m and£9m, the 1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato is

is a rare left-hand-drive example, while a1959 Lancia Flaminia 2500 Sport (£400,000 to£500,000) is one of 99 pre-series Zagato-bodied Flaminia Sports built. One final Lanciais a 1924 Lambda Torpedo third-series car(£320,000 to £400,000).

Gooding & Company’s ‘Passion of a Lifetime’auction takes place on 1 April 2020 atSomerset House in London.

one of only 19 built, and the sole example inPeony Red paint. The 1971 Lamborghini MiuraP400 SV Speciale (estimated at £1.6m to£2m) is one of 150 SVs constructed, built tospecial order with an experimental dry sumpand ZF limited-slip differential. AnotherLamborghini is a 1965 350 GT (estimate:£400,000 to £550,000). A 1955 Lancia AureliaB24S Spider America (£700,000 to £900,000)

CLASSIC ALFA CHALLENGECELEBRATES 110 YEARSThe 2020 HRDC Classic Alfa Challengecalendar has been announced – and a specialaddition this year will be an ‘Alfa Romeo 110thAnniversary’ celebration race over theSilverstone Classic weekend.

Taking place from 31 July to 2 August, theSilverstone Classic will feature the all-AlfaRomeo marque race. Managed by Julius

honoured that the team at the SilverstoneClassic has chosen the HRDC to organise thefabulous Alfa Romeo 110th Anniversary raceat this world-class event.”

The full calendar for 2020 is as follows:

19 April: Silverstone VSCC Spring Meeting 7 May: Thruxton Festival 4 July: Lydden Hill HRDC Festival 31 July-2 Aug: Silverstone Classic 4 Oct: Castle Combe Autumn Classic

Thurgood and the Historic Racing Drivers Club(HRDC), it will feature not only cars from theClassic Alfa Challenge but also internationalentries from Europe and the USA.

The event will consist of 20-minute raceson Saturday 1 August and Sunday 2August. Entries are open to all eligible AlfaRomeos (production Alfa Romeos from theTipo 750 to the Tipo 116) running to HRDC,FIA or HSCC regulations.

Julius Thurgood commented: “I am

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LAMBORGHINI SCORES ONE-TWO AT DAYTONA Lamborghinis came in first and second in their class at the recent 24 Hours ofDaytona race. Winning the GTD class were Andrea Caldarelli, Corey Lewis, BryanSellers and Madison Snow, driving for Paul Miller Racing.

They finished 21.908 seconds ahead of another Lamborghini, that of MagnusRacing driven by Marco Mapelli, John Potter, Spencer Pumpelly and Andy Lally,securing an historic one-two. This is the third consecutive year that Lamborghinihas taken victory at Daytona.

ALFA’S 110TH BIRTHDAY PLANSAlfa Romeo is to celebrate its 110th anniversary in2020 through a series of events. 24 June 2020 marksthe actual date of the 110th birthday milestone and aspecial celebration is set to take place on that day atthe Alfa Romeo Museo Storico in Arese, Milan.

Meanwhile Alfa Romeo will once again besupporting the Mille Miglia event, and it is alsopromising “exciting surprises” at the GoodwoodFestival of Speed on 9-12 July.

To recognise the 110th birthday, Alfa RomeoCentro Stile has designed a new anniversary logo,which keeps the classic ‘Biscione’ (heraldic serpent), while incorporating a new ‘110’ design and ‘1910-2010’ numerals.

MASERATI TURNS ON ELECTRICMaserati has announced more details about its newfull electric power systems. Experimental vehiclesare already on test, equipped with 100% electrictechnology developed exclusively in Modena.

Intriguingly, Maserati is promising a unique EVsoundtrack and has released a soundbite on itswebsite, stating: “The next full electric models willhave a distinctive signature sound. Customers willtherefore benefit from driving pleasure, comfort andperformance with a unique and unmistakable sound.”

The all-new GranTurismo and GranCabrio models will be the first Maseratis to adopt 100%electric power, to be built in Turin from 2021. Prior to that, in May 2020, Maserati will launch an all-new mid-engined supercar.

LAMBO’S TRACK HYPERCAR FIRES UP Ahead of its world premiere before the end of 2020, Lamborghini SquadraCorse’s new track-only hypercar has reportedly carried out its first engine test.The 6.5-litre V12 naturally aspirated engine will produce 830hp.

The new limited edition model is being developed by the Centro Stiledepartment of Squadra Corse. Promised features include a large rear wing, airscoop on the roof and a racing bonnet with dual air intakes. With an aluminiumfront end and carbonfibre monocoque, the hypercar also has a self-lockingdifferential designed specifically for circuit use.

LAMBO GOES LEGOLamborghini and Lego are teaming up to introduce a new Lego Technic Lamborghinisupercar in 2020. The new 1:8 scale set will launch in summer 2020 as part of theTechnic Ultimate series. Full details have yet to be revealed.

FIAT TIPO SALES SUCCESSFiat’s Tipo sold 41,967 units across Europe in2019. Although that figure was some 17%down on 2018’s result, it was enough to rankthe Tipo in 11th position in the mediumhatchback sales charts, just behind the KiaCeed but ahead of rivals such as theHyundai i30 and Honda Civic.

RARE FIAT 501 PARTS REMADEThe Fiat Car Club of Victoria, Australiais arranging the manufacture of newcrown wheels and pinions for the rare501 model. The selected ratio is 4.6:1.It is some 20 years since the last setwas manufactured for the 501.Already 23 sets have been pre-soldaround the world. The club reportsthat at its 'Festa' in December 2019,some five Fiat 501/503 modelsattended. You can find out more atwww.fiatclub.org.au

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POGEA PRESENTS 410HP ALFA 4CGerman tuner Pogea Racing has unveiled a road-legal, highly tuned Alfa4C, called the Nemesis001. Pogea was asked to build a road-legalversion of its Nemesis concept – an Alfa Romeo 4C tweaked to produce500hp – for a customer in Sydney, Australia.

The 2.0-litre turbo engine has new Ferrari-derived sleeves, upratedcooling, new conrods, Pistal pistons and a new intercooler usingPorsche 997 Turbo parts. There’s also a 200-cell catalytic converter tocomply with local emissions laws.

Power in the road car is electronically limited to 410hp, but Pogeasays that without emissions equipment 481hp is achievable (albeit withnoise levels of 124dB). Peak torque is 550Nm. The TCT gearbox hasbeen reinforced, while there’s also a sintered clutch and newtransmission software. The chassis has been tweaked by KWAutomotive, and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 18/19-inch tyres wrap black high-gloss wheels.

As for looks, Pogea’s bodykit consists of new front and rear aprons,side skirts, adjustable rear spoiler and scoops to boost cooling. Many ofthe carbonfibre parts are painted in coarse metallic silver.

ITALIAN CAR-INSPIREDFASHIONLast Days of the Automobile hascreated a range of unisex garmentsinspired by classic road and racing cars.Described as “more abstract” than otherlabels, there are Italian themes, such asthe ‘Bella Macchina’ illustrated. Pricesare £50 for sweats, £28 for T-shirts and£20 for prints, but the company isoffering 20% off all orders until the endof March 2020 via its website,lastdaysoftheautomobile.com

DURA HOME GARAGE Dura’s ‘Fitted Garage’ concept aims to transform the interiors of homegarages. The modular system offers to “create a professionalworkshop within the home garage” by providing organised storage.Various colour schemes are available.

Design and manufactured in the UK, Dura’s system has won manynational and international awards, including the Red Dot Design Award.For information, visit www.dura.co.uk

SPARCO AND MARTINI JOIN FORCESSparco and Martini Racing have announced a new partnership, with Miki Biasion revealing a new heritage collection at the recentAutomotoretrò show in Turin (pictured below).

The new range of Sparco-Martini Racing products are all FIA-homologated. As well as a race suit based on the Competition Plussuit, two helmets are offered: the Jet (based on Air Pro RJ-5i) andFull-Face (based on Air Pro RF-5W).

Sparco-Martini Racing seats are also available. One is based onthe Pro 2000 QRT (in blue Petrolio and grey Elephant colours), whilethe ‘Performance’ seat is based on the R100. Also on offer is arally-style office seat. All products are available from March 2020via www.sparco-official.com

PININFARINAWRITES WITHMASERATIA partnership betweenPininfarina and Maseratisees the launch of a newline of writing products andaccessories. PininfarinaSegno’s new designs willtake inspiration fromTrident-badged cars.

PIRELLI’S ULTIMATE TRACK DAYPirelli is launching what it calls “the ultimate supercar track day” inthe UK. In association with Salon Prive, P Zero Experience willfeature supercar driving and hospitality.

Originally launched 10 years ago in France, 2020 sees the UKhost its first event. This will run at Silverstone on 2 and 3 June2020. The one-day driving event for supercar owners will be runfrom the Heritage pits to an open pitlane format. An opportunity totry cars from a host of prestige manufacturers on road and track isalso offered. Supercar owners can apply for the track day now,priced at £795 per person, by visiting pzeroexperience.pirelli.com

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Battery RamsFinally Fiat has entered the electric car fray with new 500 andPanda hybrids. Do they make sense? And how do they drive?Story by Chris ReesImages by Simon Thompson/Fiat

It may not have escaped your attentionthat the British government wants to bansales of conventional-engined cars just 15years from now. If you’re a car maker notalready building electric cars – say, FCA –

you’d better start darn soon.It’s been an exceedingly long time coming

but Fiat has finally embraced the age ofelectrification with its first ever hybridmodels: the 500 and Panda ‘Mild Hybrid’. Forme, I immediately conjured up images of mild-mannered Clark Kent turning into Superman,but there’s no sign of external underpantageon these new cars. Instead the term ‘mild’simply refers to the fact that battery poweris there to aid the petrol engine, rather thanbe a power source in its own right.Essentially, full hybrids can be driven in full-electric mode but mild ones can’t.

Fiat’s new hybrid powertrain is basedaround a three-cylinder petrol engine,

specifically the 1.0-litre FireFly (as alreadyseen in the 500X) but specially developed forthe new application. This means thevenerable Fire engine – over 30 million ofwhich have now been made – is finally on itsway out: the Mild Hybrid effectively replacesthe 1.2 (except if you want autotransmission, that is).

So the 1.0 petrol engine is mated to a 12-volt generator that Fiat calls a belt-integrated starter generator (BSG). It’s avery simple system that siphons offelectrical energy during braking anddeceleration and stores it in an 11-amplithium battery. Peak power is 70hp at6000rpm and torque is 92Nm at 3500rpm;that’s pretty close to the outgoing 1.2-litrepetrol engine’s 69hp and 102Nm.

The stored electric charge is then basicallyused to boost acceleration. There’s no turboon this engine but the electric charge does

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brake pedal and the battery gets a full doseof regenerative charge. But here’s the uniquething about this Mild Hybrid: at speeds below19mph, a little ‘N’ symbol comes up on thedashboard, prompting you to change intoneutral, at which point the car ‘e-sails’ tosave fuel. It then suggests which gear to re-engage when you need to. Frankly, I can’t seemany drivers doing this; let’s face it, humanbeings are essentially lazy creatures, andthis sort of system really needs to beautomatic, not driver-prompted.

Since the powertrain sits 45mm lower thanthe old 1.2 set-up, the lower centre of gravityshould benefit on-road behaviour – not that Inoticed a very big change, I have to say.

To be lauded (even if it feels perhaps atouch gimmicky) is the availability of ‘Seaqual’upholstery that uses recycled plastic – up to1.5kg of each car’s seat fabric is retrievedfrom the sea. Seaqual feels comfortableenough to sit on, at least during my coolwinter test drive; I must say I’d like to try it in

kind of make it feel like there is one. Fiatsays that torque can be boosted by up to25% in certain scenarios and certainlythere’s a notable ‘kick’ on take-off; however,the boost notably lessens as your speedincreases. The BSG system also restarts theengine in Stop&Start mode, which it doesquickly and quietly.

I love the fact that this engine revs to6500rpm, just like a Fiat engine should – it’sso good to have that free-feeling feeling,rather than the current fad for small-capacityturbos, which too often feel like diesels todrive (did anyone mention TwinAir?). Thethree-cylinder format means the soundtrackhas great character, too. The six-speedmanual gearbox (an evolution of the existing’box) works very nicely, especially the near-perfect siting of the lever in the dashboard.

When you take your foot off theaccelerator, the car enters ‘e-coasting’ mode,charging the battery up with a very gentle,but noticeable, braking effect. Hoof the

midsummer heat, too.Driving the two cars back-to-back

emphasises just how much nicer the 500’scabin is than the Panda’s. The 500 wasupdated much more recently so it benefitsfrom far better user displays, both ahead ofthe driver and in the console. The Panda’sold-school dash really feels old bycomparison, and nor do you get the 500’snice hybrid energy flow display.

Some commentators have predicted thedeath of the city car becausemanufacturers can’t make hybrid powerprofitable on small cars. Fiat absolutelyproves this theory wrong. The bottom line isthat Fiat now has a city car that emits88g/km of CO2 (that’s for the 500; thePanda is 89g/km), while fuel consumption isclaimed to be up to 30% better than the 1.2.The fuel figures (WLTP standard) are53.3mpg for the 500 and 49.6mpg for thePanda. Since the price premium over the old1.2 is a mere £250 (Panda) or £500 (500),

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ENGINE: 999cc 3-cyl hybrid 999cc 3-cyl hybridPOWER: 70hp @ 6000rpm 70hp @ 6000rpm TORQUE: 92Nm @ 3500rpm 92Nm @ 3500rpm TRANSMISSION: 6-speed manual 6-speed manualMAX SPEED: 104mph 96mph0-62MPH: 13.8sec 14.7secFUEL CONSUMPTION: 53.3mpg 49.6mpgCO2: 88g/km 89g/kmPRICE: From £12,665 From £13,885

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS500 HYBRID PANDA HYBRID

you should make that back in fuel and taxsavings in less than one year.

Both 500 and Panda Mild Hybrids are nowon sale in the UK. For now, it’s only thePanda City Cross (the high-riding front-wheeldrive version) on offer in Mild Hybrid form,priced from £13,885. As for the 500, that’savailable in six different trim levels from Pop(£12,665) to Launch Edition (£16,795), aswell as 500C convertible form. The plushLaunch Edition can be had in a new colourcalled Dew Green (as pictured). There arealso ‘Hybrid’ and ‘H’ logos, and if you lookcarefully, you’ll see the ‘H’ is formed of twodew drops – ain’t that nice?

As an aside – well, quite possibly the maincourse, actually – the all-new full-electric500 EV will debut at the Geneva Show inMarch, ahead of its July 2020 market launch.Fiat also says that more new electrifiedmodels are set to arrive this summer. Slowstart Fiat may have had, but it’s playingcatch up electrifyingly fast. III

Hybrid system is ‘mild’ sosimple and inexpensive.Battery power gives notableboost at low speeds

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Flying StarsTouring’s modern-day ‘flying saucers’ have Alfa 8C

underpinnings and out-of-this-world styling. We tell the story of the very first Disco Volante

Spyder and the very last Disco Coupe off the line

Story by Chris ReesPhotography by Oliver Sold

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After a long period in abeyance from the mid-1960s,the Touring name was revived in 2008, offering design,engineering and manufacturing services. Within fouryears, the new company had presented the DiscoVolante based on the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizionecoupe. In design terms, it drew inspiration directlyfrom the 1952 Alfa C52 Disco Volante. The new DVwon the Design Award at Villa d'Este in 2013. Then in2016 it followed things up with an open-top DiscoVolante Spyder, which took the same Design Award inits year of launch, too.

Someone is lucky enough to own examples of each:the delicious pairing you see before you. Both exampleswere supplied by Touring to a German collector ofItalian cars called Scuderia Tredici Monaci (STM), whosestable also includes the likes of Bizzarrini, LanciaStratos and Lamborghini Miura.

The first DV to arrive in the collection was theSpyder, which was actually the first example of aSpyder ever made – the very car shown at theGeneva Show and at the Villa d´Este concours in2016. It’s number one of only seven built and wasoriginally supplied to a UK customer; STM acquired it in late 2018.

It looks absolutely amazing in a gorgeous light bluepaint called Touring Cerulean Blue. This hue reallyappealed to the German collector because STM’sclassic Lamborghini 400GT is painted a very similarlight blue – and of course the Lambo was alsodesigned by Touring.

Meanwhile, the gleaming red coupe is the very last ofa total of eight made, although curiously it’s badged asnumber 13, the reason lying in the name ScuderiaTredici Monaci (literally ‘Team of 13 Monks’), where 13 isa lucky number. The story goes that STM saw reportson the Disco Volante and was very much attracted toboth the concept and the elegant shape. Contact wasduly made with Touring’s CEO, Piero Mancardi, at theTechno Classica Show in Essen, and the one remainingbuild slot for the eighth and final coupe was reserved.

They came from outer space. At least, theylooked like they did. The extraordinary AlfaRomeo unleashed by Carrozzeria TouringSuperleggera in 1952 was called ‘DiscoVolante’ – flying saucer – for very good

reason. Here was one of the first cars ever to cheatthe wind, not only from the front but also the sides, Itssuper-sculpted shape influenced car design andaerodynamics for decades.

But like 1950s UFO mania, Touring’s Alfa Romeo-based Flying Saucers soon flew out of the publicconsciousness, as this project was strictly for racing(five examples were built), and despite public demand itnever reached the road-going production stage. Fastforward 60 years and the Disco Volante name returnedon a sensational new Alfa Romeo-based project from areborn Touring operation. More than that, you couldactually buy one of the new ‘saucers’.

One collector has done that not once, but twice,since he’s acquired both a Disco Volante Spyder and aCoupe – respectively the first and last of each off theproduction line. But we’re getting ahead ourselves.First we need to ask, what is Carrozzeria TouringSuperleggera? Founded in 1926 by Felice BianchiAnderloni and Gaetano Ponzoni, this Milanesecoachbuilder’s USPs were elegance and lightness. Onchassis from the likes of Isotta Fraschini and AlfaRomeo, Touring produced some spectacularcoachwork in pre-war years, while it was also a pioneerof the art of streamlining.

Post-war, Touring cemented a true pioneering spirit.It started to receive orders from Enzo Ferrari,beginning with the 1948 Ferrari 166 MM TouringBarchetta. Also highly significant was Touring’sinvolvement with the 1957 Maserati 3500GT – thefirst ever street-legal offering from the Trident brand.Then in 1963 Lamborghini came knocking on its doorfor its first ever car, the 350GT, while Touring alsodesigned Aston Martin’s DB4 with its patented‘Superleggera’ construction.

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ALFA ROMEO DISCO VOLANTE BY TOURING

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STM already had an Alfa 8C Competizione coupe inthe collection but a second one was bought inAugust 2018, not in such pristine condition, to use asa basis for the conversion – after all, when a car is asspecial as the Alfa 8C, it does seem a shame to tearapart a perfect example. Despatched to Touring’sTerrazzano di Rho works on the outskirts of Milan(coincidentally right next to Zagato’s HQ), the 8C wascarefully dismantled.

Touring’s engineering team enjoys full cooperationwith, and support from, Alfa Romeo. Indeed, the DVhas official endorsement from the brand, enabling it tobe called ‘Alfa Romeo Disco Volante by Touring’ and tobe serviced by Alfa dealers. The Alfa 8CCompetizione’s steel spaceframe chassis is retainedbut entirely new bodywork is created around it in truecoachbuilding tradition. Parts kept unchanged fromthe 8C include the engine bay/bulkhead, locks, hinges,dashboard, instruments, pedals and steering wheel.The Alfa 8C’s mechanical spec is left intact, too,including its 450hp 4.7-litre V8, six-speed autotransaxle gearbox with paddle shifters, limited-slipdifferential, carbon-ceramic brakes and double-wishbone suspension with forged aluminium hubcarriers and trailing arms for the rear end. Touring canprovide a bespoke set-up for the suspension (including

front lifting) to each customer’s preference.The new panelwork is a combination of hand-

beaten aluminium and carbonfibre, resulting inlighter overall weight (as you’d expect from acompany with Superleggera, or ‘superlight’, in itstitle). Made of carbonfibre are the front bumper andgrille, bonnet, skirts, bootlid, windscreen frame, rearcrossmember and roof. The bonnet and bootlid aresandwich-built with Nomex filler for maximumstiffness-to-weight and to dampen vibrations andnoise. The laser-measured aluminium body panelsare hand-beaten and then either glued (on tocarbonfibre) or welded (on to structural metal). Thedoor frames and C-pillar have been modified tomatch Touring’s new shape. Weight distribution is analmost-perfect 49%/51% front/rear.

Speaking with the people behind STM, you get aclear sense of what a special experience Touringoffers, and how much Louis de Fabribeckers, Touring’sHead of Design, makes it all feel like a family affair. Justone example is that the whole build is carefullydocumented in photographs.

The ‘donor’ 8C was originally painted in RossoCompetizione but since STM also has anotherTouring-designed classic in its collection – aLamborghini 350GT – painted in Rosso Amaranto, it

“ It’s longer and wider than the 8C, with alonger boot that harmonises the shape ”

Without copying anythingfrom the ’50s Disco Volante,the ‘new’ one evokes theflying saucer spirit well

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felt right to have the Disco Volante painted in amatching shade. It also echoes how the DV Spydermatches STM’s light blue Lambo 400GT. In addition,the deep red shade makes this car unique amongDVs, quite a few of which are painted in Alfa RossoCompetizione. STM’s chosen colour is called RossoBiscion e metallizzato, a metallic dark red that wasselected after much discussion with Louis deFabribeckers, and intended to evoke the 1950s.

The ’Fifties-inspired styling is undoubtedly the mainappeal of these cars and Louis de Fabribeckers’ workhere is universally appreciated. Without aping anythingdirectly from the original C52 Disco Volante, it conveys,in Touring’s words, “the spirit of the streamlining,sporty and essential shape of the 1952 ancestor.”Touring also describes the car’s design language as“extrovert and clearly pronounced”, adding, “the refinedproportions are those of a classic Berlinetta by Touring,with extended rear overhang and a retractedgreenhouse. Elements of drama are the wide frontsection with integrated bonnet and wings, and thepronounced muscular rear end treatment leaving nodoubts about the car’s intentions.”

Of special note are the unusual, 1950s-inspiredsemi-covered front wheels, with a character line thatstretches all the way to the door handle (formed from

a solid piece of metal, incidentally). The waistline isswoopy and muscular, extending into those wide-hipped rear wings. The tail is very distinctive, too,with a longer boot than the 8C that harmonises theshape with great aplomb. Overall the DV is longer andwider than the donor 8C, and of course far biggerthan Alfa’s Disco Volante models of the 1950s. Justlike the original Discos, aerodynamics play a big partin the design process, with Touring claimingextremely good downforce.

The Spyder has even greater changes over the donorAlfa 8C. Its windscreen is bespoke to the car and iseven lower than the Alfa 8C’s, requiring a new single-piece windscreen frame and rollover bar, developed incollaboration with Alfa Romeo itself. The frame and theroof are made of structural carbonfibre and have twogreat benefits: enhancing torsional stiffness andreducing weight in the upper half of the car.

Spyder number one features a unique-shapedsplitter behind the seats, housing a brake light, thathas a ‘Spitfire wing’ profile (subsequent cars had atriangular shape). Also unique to this car are the1950s-style Alfa badges. Special milled ‘Disco VolanteMilano’ badges have been produced for these car’swheels and engine cover.

The Spyder’s hardtop is formed of two parts plus

Production has justconcluded, with 15 carsbuilt in total: eight Coupesand seven Spyders

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flying rear buttresses, which recall the profile of theCoupe but are in fact unique. The set-up is a definiteimprovement over the 8C’s original folding top, whichhas been criticised for its less resolved rooflinecompared to the coupe. There is a DV out there withBorrani spoked wheels fitted but the original 8C wheelshave been kept for both these cars.

The cabin is essentially Alfa 8C, with all the maincomponents retained, although customers were ableto choose unique colours, upholstery and trim details.Our featured Coupe has dark green hide upholstery (ashade called Verde Chimaera) with special stitchingderived from the letters ‘DV’. The Spyder has a bit moregoing on, with the original carbonfibre dash beingchanged to leather and upholstery by Connolly (a namewith which Touring has been collaborating since 1927).The cabin’s colour combo is dark beige with black andcontrasting body-colour accents.

STM’s Coupe – the very last of the Disco Volantes –was delivered in May 2019. We are delighted to hearthat both the Coupe and Spyder are regularly drivenand properly used. So how do these cars drive? Theanswer is, unsurprisingly, much like the Alfa 8C onwhich they’re based. They may not be racing cars todrive, but they’re extremely accomplished in a grandtouring role. The sound is amazing, a rich V8soundtrack that’s utterly unique, a hammeringlyintense noise that evokes 1950s racing carsensibilities. Not that you have to be intense thewhole time; the Spyder in particular invites a morerelaxed driving style, where you can revel in the factthat there’s almost no wind noise; the experience isvery refined. In part, that’s thanks to a lot of airflowtesting during the design process.

So to conclude, then: modern technology withmodern classic design; proven Alfa mechanicals withbespoke coachwork; both coupe and convertible roofs.These Flying Saucers are very much the best of allworlds – and also a taste of life out of this world. III

ENGINE: 4691cc V8 POWER: 450hp @ 7000rpm TORQUE: 480Nm (354lb ft) @ 4750rpm TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic transaxleTYRES: 245/35 ZR20 front, 285/35 ZR20 rearDIMENSIONS: 4620mm (L), 2032mm (W), 1308mm (H)MAX SPEED: 181mph0-62MPH: 4.5sec

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSALFA ROMEO DISCO VOLANTE BY TOURING

HOW ALFA’S UFOS LANDED IN 1952Touring was the design house behind the extraordinary Alfa Romeo 1900 C52‘Disco Volante’ (‘Flying Saucer’), first seen in 1952, and from which the modern DVdrew its inspiration. Originally conceived as a racing car, its bodywork – builtaround a unique tubular spaceframe – was designed to be “insensitive to wind”, inTouring’s words. The coachbuilder tested the shape in the wind tunnel to beaerodynamically efficient even in crosswinds, with an extreme degree of side bodyshaping and a flat under-body, and it was even registered as a design patent. Thedrag coefficient was hugely impressive at just 0.25. The Jaguar E-Type, amongmany others, was almost unarguably directly influenced by Touring’s DV.

The engine was based on Alfa’s 1900 unit but bored out to 85mm to raisecapacity to 1997cc and boast 158hp, enabling a top speed of 140mph to beclaimed. Alfa’s 6C 3000 CM racing engine was also trialled – a 3495cc doubleoverhead cam straight-six. Some five examples of the Disco Volante were built, ofwhich a solitary example had a coupe roof.

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8V TIMES EIGHTThe most glamorous car Fiat ever madewas the ‘Ottovu’, a V8-powered sportscar that told post-war austerity exactlywhere to go. Just 114 were ever made,many with fabulous coachbuilt bodywork– and we’ve corralled eight of themtogether for a memorable 8V test

Story by Gaetano Derosa/RuoteclassichePhotography by Massimiliano Serra

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By any standard, the Fiat 8V’s birth wasa peculiar one. After Italy’s defeat inWorld War Two, prime minister AlcideDe Gasperi proposed a new Fiatflagship model aimed at the US market,

as a sign of deference to the Marshall Plan. In1947, the deus ex machina of Fiat, VittorioValletta, handed the project to his precociousengineering chief, Dante Giacosa.

The original brief for the so-called Tipo 104 in factcalled for a large three-volume saloon with a modernV8 engine. In his book, My 40 Years of Design at Fiat,Dante Giacosa said: “The first tests of the 104-8Vengine led to a complete redesign of the cylinderheads and distribution control in order to increasepower. Following good results, it was decided tobuild a chassis derived directly from the 1400 bysimply increasing the wheelbase to 2850mm. The104 chassis was delivered to Pinin Farina… to out afirst study of the bodywork. But the car was too bigand heavy for an engine of just 2.0 litres, albeit witheight cylinders. It aroused little interest and wasjudged unsuitable for Fiat production.

“In the meantime we dedicated ourselves toperfecting the engine, in anticipation of approval ofthe proposal to build the Tipo 106 sports car withfour independent wheels. In order not to overloadthe experimental workshop, we decided to entrustthe construction of the chassis and the assemblyof the mechanical parts to Siata, Ambrosini'scompany which specialised in the transformation ofFiat production cars into sports cars. The bodyworkwas designed by engineer Rapi, while I helped withthe definition of the final shape. The car was fine-tuned very quickly. Salamano perfected itsperformance and already excellent roadholding.Through proper calibration of the anti-roll bars, heobtained strongly understeering behaviour thatallowed for high speeds around bends, althoughthat disconcerted sports car drivers at first, as theywere used to oversteer.”

The new Fiat 8V debuted at the 1952 GenevaMotor Show, its ‘Ottovu’ name alluding to its V8power. Just 114 examples were manufactured overthe next three years. Most examples were bodied byFiat’s Carozzerie Speciali (special coachbuilt)division, featuring a brilliant design by Fabio LuigiRapi. Several eminent designers also produced theirown coachbuilt versions. We’ve been lucky enoughto gather together no fewer than eight 8Vs for avery special test on track.

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Rapi’s luscious shape in itsoriginal form has hugecharacter, notably thehighly unusual front grille

Testa, who handed it to the Sardinian sprinter,Antonio Siddi (who had won bronze in the 4×100mrelay at the 1948 London Olympics) so that he couldcompete in the 1957 Mille Miglia. Siddi raced aloneand was unable to finish but he did buy the car in July1957. In fact the organisers of the Mille Miglia hadagreed with a coachbuilder called Romanazzi, whichowned a second series 8V (chassis 102), to let Siddirace it under the aegis of the Scuderia Tevere. Thesprinter preferred to use chassis 008 simply becausehe was interested in buying it.

The engine was later replaced with a very preciousone (CS042) taken from a Siata 208 Bertone coupe(CS068). The car has undergone some well-researchedchanges. It is believed to have been born with thetypical art-deco grille of all the first 8Vs, withdistinctive bars extending up towards the bonnet, butby the time of the 1957 Mille Miglia, it was sporting asimpler grille. In the 1980s it gained a new nose withaerodynamically hinged headlights in Plexiglas,different rear lights, no bumpers and red paint. It wasthen restored to perfection, returning it to its originalgrille and repainted in the original blue. It has been partof Paolo Saporetti's collection for many years.

Chassis 008 is only the second 8V manufactured,following six pre-production cars. It left the factory on5 March 1953, delivered to Emanuele Filiberto Nasi, thegrandson of Giovanni Agnelli, Fiat’s founder. This 8Vwas ordered with a lot of customisation, notably thespecial fabric interior and the name of the ownerinscribed on the door panels. Baron Nasi raced atSassi-Superga and came seventh in the InternationalTourism class (up to 2.0 litres).

In August 1956, the car was sold to Benedetto

NOBLE & SPORTING:CARROZZERIE SPECIALI CHASSIS 008 (1953)

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in the Special Tourism category. The following year, thegentleman driver from Friuli took up the challengeagain at the Freccia Rossa and snatched an excellent37th in the overall standings.

Renzo Rossi from Ancona then bought the car in1956 and sold it on three years later to DavideSpinelli from Forlì, who damaged the car in Sweden atthe end of 1959. The car remained locked away in agarage with a wrecked nose for at least 30 years. Itfinally travelled from Sweden to New York in 1987,where the new owner, Robert Rubin, carried out anexcellent restoration job.

The current owner is an American collector but thecar is kept in Italy by Daniele Turrisi, with its originalinterior still intact. Says Turrisi: “We immediatelyunderstood the importance of the vehicle, one ofZagato's three pre-production cars. It has peculiartechnical specifications that make it truly unique.”The interior is beautiful, with red sports seats andwhite inserts. The dashboard immediately ahead ofthe driver is in black leather (commissioned by thefirst owner to get rid of the reflections on theinstruments), while the centre is red and thepassenger’s side white.

Chassis 059 was completed on 16 September 1953as the third ‘pre-series’ berlinetta bodied by Zagato.It was destined for Aurelio Pellegrini, one of thegentleman drivers of Scuderia Sant Ambroeus. Justlike the first two Zagato-bodied 8Vs, this model hada windscreen divided into two parts (from chassis060 onwards it would become a single screen) andwith a highly unusual set-up of three windscreenwipers, two of which were on the driver's side,originally vis à vis. but now coupled together so thatthey’re easier to operate. The side and rear windowsare made of Plexiglas. This grey-painted berlinettahas a bonnet with a conspicuous air intake withcircular holes and curious vents on the lower frontwings, which are a later addition.

Pellegrini, an inveterate smoker, used the 8VZ – asZagato’s 8V is often referred to – for numerous races inthe following three years. In 1954 he took part in theeighth edition of the Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti(coming 19th overall), then in the Giro della Calabria(taking fourth place in the 2.0-litre GT category). In1955 he took part in the 22nd edition of the MilleMiglia, but sadly was forced to retire. In the 15thedition of the Parma-Poggio di Berceto, he came eighth

PRE-SERIES RACER:ZAGATOCHASSIS 059 (1953)

Third of Zagato’s three pre-production 8Vs has a splitwindscreen, three wipersand odd three-colour dash

Many visitors to the 1954 Turin Motor Show wereintrigued by a strange 8V on the Fiat stand. One halfof the car was painted in an elegant dark green-grey,while the other half was effectively transparent. Thereason was that the bodywork of chassis 101 wasmade entirely of glassfibre, rather than the usualsteel. This was a very early experiment in plasticbodywork in Italy, allowing visitors to admire thetranslucent construction in synthetic material. Fiathoped that it might prove a suitable alternative to thecostly and complicated manual plate-beatingprocedures needed to make small series cars like the8V, but it remained unique.

Fabio Luigi Rapi, head of Fiat’s Carrozzerie Speciali(Special Bodies) department at Lingotto, said a fewyears later: “Giacosa and I totally agreed that project106 could fulfil propaganda purposes with nocommercial perspective. Regardless of that, we putour heart and soul into making the 8V and evenwhen, after the first series, it became clear thatproduction would remain very limited, they wrote usa blank cheque. We were allowed to alter the frontand a few other details, to show that Fiat cared a lot about the 'Ottovu'.”

Sold (or more likely sent for exhibition) to Fiat Madridon 19 May 1954, ‘101’ returned to Turin on 25 July ofthe same year and has remained part of Fiat’scollection ever since. Roberto Giolito, head of FCAHeritage, told us: “If I were to name a car thatrepresents the sporting history and prestige of thebrand, it’s the 8V. The car in our collection still has theoriginal interior and mechanicals, and very low mileage.After many years of inactivity, all it took was somesimple tuning and the car started up again with noproblem. It's a beautiful sight.”

Among the many original details and peculiarities ofthis example, we would highlight the Nardi steeringwheel with a Fiat button in the middle, which is takenfrom the contemporary Fiat 500C.

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PLASTIC FANTASTIC:CARROZZERIE SPECIALICHASSIS 101 (1954)

Unique glassfibre-bodied8V is owned by FCAHeritage Hub. Green cabinmatches paint scheme well

This Zagato example was co-owned by FrancoCornacchia, a very skilled sports car salesman (hismotto was ‘Race a car on Sunday, sell it on Monday’)and gentleman driver, owner of the Scuderia Guastallawhich had its headquarters in Via Freguglia in Milan.Signor Cornacchia enrolled ‘083’ for the Inter-EuropeanCup in 1955, and entrusted it to the skilledhelmsmanship of Francisco Sacco Landi (nicknamed‘Chico’), who was a Brazilian driver who also competedin Formula 1. He completed the race tenth in class.

In March 1956, the 8VZ was driven by Vladimiro‘Mirko’ Pavoni, who decided to race the car at theSalita delle Torricelle (ending up seventh in class),before entering the 23rd Mille Miglia, where theberlinetta crossed the line in 46th overall. Severalraces followed, including the Targa Florio and Monza,but in 1964 the car was put away in a garage in Sicilyfor a well-deserved rest.

In 1979 it was purchased by Angelo Gadioli andunderwent a restoration that preserved the car asmuch as possible. His son Aldo says: “It was a gift frommy father as soon as I got my licence, and I will neverpart with it; we are lovebirds. I have travelled at least20,000km in it without ever having a problem. Now myson loves it and I think that as soon as he comes ofage I will do exactly what my father did.”

Of the 22 Fiat 8V berlinettas bodied by Zagato, only sixhave a double bubble roof, a real trademark of theMilanese atelier. Chassis 083, completed on 29 May1954, is one of these.

Elio Zagato recalled in an interview conducted in1999: “This was one of my personal cars and was byfar my favourite, although my father preferred theAlfa 1900 SSZ. I had four or five 8Vs, all with astandard engine, while the bodywork underwentconstant evolution: air intakes on the bonnet andsides, double bubbles, a tapered tail. We were alwayslooking for the best aerodynamics.”

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DOUBLE BUBBLE :ZAGATO CHASSIS 083 (1954)

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Pinin Farina was involved with the 8V right from itsconception. In mid-1950, Farina created theexperimental prototype of the Tipo 104 eight-cylinder‘presidential’ saloon. Fiat’s technical department sentPinin Farina the prototype chassis, complete withmechanicals, but the saloon car project wasunconvincing and got side-lined in favour of the 8V sports car.

Pinin Farina didn’t get involved with the 8V againuntil almost the end of production when, on 21 July1954, the carrozzeria bought chassis number 085.For a few months, the chassis lay forlorn andcovered in canvas at Corso Trapani in Turin, waitingfor inspiration. Then Giovanni Nasi, the vice-president of Fiat, approached Battista Pinin Farinawith a special request for his wife, Marinella Wolf:“We'd like to have a sports car similar to the one youdesigned for the film director, Roberto Rossellini.”This was Farina’s incredible Ferrari 375 MM (chassis0456M) which had just been completed for IngridBergman and hurriedly shipped to Paris for theautumn 1954 motor show. Pinin Farina suggestedusing the Fiat 8V chassis: “Great car, great idea,”said the vice-president, and he shook hands with

Farina there and then. Farina’s bodywork on the 8V was very unusual, with

long rear wings featuring small lights (taken from theLancia Aurelia B24) nestling below quirky rearbuttresses. Arguably this distinctive design would bethe inspiration for the buttressed look on the Dino206/246, Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer and Testarossa. Thefront end, on the other hand, hinted at the 250 GT,another Ferrari bodied by Pinin Farina.

Before the car was delivered to Signor Nasi, it starredon Pinin Farina’s stand at the 1955 Geneva Motor Show.The engine was tuned to ‘Monza’ spec to obtain anoutput of 165hp. The opulent interior featured twogenerously sized seats and Aurelia-style instruments.Also distinctive was the rear tailgate, which opened upon special dampers (protected by Connolly leathercovers when in the closed position), revealing agenerous boot with walnut strips on the floor toprevent bags from sliding about.

The car has long been part of Mario Righini'scollection. “A few years ago we decided to restore thebodywork,” explains Max Stancari, “but we left theoriginal interior, including the carpet, as it was, becauseit is still in such good condition.”

FINNED HATCHBACK:PININ FARINA CHASSIS 085 (1954)

Unique Farina body boastsa befinned hatchback.Under the bonnet is a165hp ‘Monza’ spec engine

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competitions, such as the Concorso Italiano in 1995and Pebble Beach in 1999. In 2000 it came back to Italyto join the Mille Miglia commemorative race.

In 2017, Giustino De Sanctis purchased it and broughtit back to Europe. He told us: “A few years beforehand,it had undergone a sympathetic restoration with acontrasting interior combination, including brownleather seats, door panels and carpet. I decided toleave the white-and-green stripes that originally ranalong the bonnets and roof, because they give the caran extra touch of sportiness.”

The second series of the 8V made its debut at the1954 Turin Motor Show, although a few examples hadalready been produced in November of the previousyear. The front end sported a new look, notably doubleheadlights nestled in special oval panels, while thereshaped grille was now much less ornate. The rearend was altered as well, with slightly raised taillights,identical to those of the Lancia Aurelia B24, which gavethe car a sportier and more contemporary look.

All the work was carried out in the CarrozzerieSpeciali department over a fairly long period of time:“Our team was engrossed in each detail of the designof the models destined for mass production,”explained Dante Giacosa, “but the time we wereallowed did not differ from the time necessary for thedesign of any other model, even if production waslimited to a small number of examples or only oneexperimental prototype.”

Signed off for sale on 16 July 1954, the model shownon these pages (chassis 105) was shipped to Fiat’sGerman HQ in Heilbronn. It seems likely that the cartook part in several races until the early 1960s, beforeit sailed off for the United States. During its stayoverseas, it attended several prestigious concours

GLOBETROTTER:CARROZZERIE SPECIALICHASSIS 105 (1954)

Instrumentation is peculiarto this car. Boot is non-existent. Room for a toolkit and spare wheel only

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Despite the undoubted charm and exclusivity of Fiat’sgrand tourer, the company decided to discontinue the8V in 1954, although the official announcement didnot come until early the following year. Around 20units – some of which were in bare chassis form –remained at Lingotto.

Elio Zagato was very interested in them. “We secureda good agreement with the Turin management and oneMonday morning, our purchase was delivered on fourcar transporters packed right to the edges.”

The built-up 8V berlinettas were transformed intoElaborata Zagato cars, while the bare chassis receivednew and improved Zagato coachwork, with thesignificant benefit of lower weight, obtained by usingaluminium for the body. The example you see here(chassis 075) was completed on 31 May 1955 and soldto Giuseppe Gattai of Viareggio, who used it solely forpleasure, not racing. That was not the case for thecar’s next owner, Alfonso Raffo, who bought the car on14 April 1956 and let his son, Luigi, enter the TorfeoSardo on Sardinia, where he took second place in hisclass.

The 8VZ returned to Viareggio in 1957, when it wasbought by Alberto Verciani. It was hardly used until1974, when Pietro Faggioli from Ravenna secured it forhis collection. “In the years immediately after the

purchase,” remembers his son Marco, “a carefulrestoration was carried out, and since then it hasundergone no further changes. We have participated intwo re-enactments of the Targa Florio and two historicMille Miglias, then enrolled for several minor eventsand a few concours competitions. We always drivethere, without transporters. It's great to drive, with anexceptional chassis and a very exuberant engine. Ihave many good memories – and now I feel I canconfess that I first drove it at the age of 16, when Ididn’t even have a licence!”

ROAD RACER:ZAGATO CHASSIS 075 (1955)

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driver from Lombardy received a telegram withpersonal compliments from Dante Giacosa.

One month after that performance, the 8V was soldto Scuderia Ambrosiana. At that point one of thepartners, Ovidio Capelli, approached Elio Zagato'scarrozzeria and asked him to convert it into abarchetta. The Milanese coachbuilder created newaluminium bodywork reminiscent of the coupe (chassis002) that it had previously created for the samecustomer, except for the lack of a roof. One peculiarityof this barchetta is the single door on the driver’s side.

Nephew Diego Capelli did many hillclimbs in it. On 24May 1953, at the third edition of the Trofeo Sardo, hetragically left the road and lost his life. Uncle Ovidioasked Zagato to redesign the car to the shape it stillhas today. The racing-type eight-cylinder (104.104series) engine was removed and replaced with theoriginal V8 (number 008).

For over 30 years it has been the property of PietroGaltarossa of Padova, who tells us: “When it wasshown to me, I immediately fell in love with it. I had tofile for a new licence plate, so I stood in the waitinglist to receive the proper number, PD 888888". Theinterior boasts a leather dashboard with tinyinstruments, totally different from any of the other113 examples of the 8V. III

The story of this 8V spider (chassis 005) is veryspecial. It started life as the fifth of six pre-production prototypes that Fiat approved in 1952,with standard Rapi bodywork. It was delivered toVincenzo Auricchio of Cremona on 3 May 1952,exactly the same day as the start of the 19th editionof the Mille Miglia. There was just enough time tocomplete the punching-in ceremony at Piazza Vittoriain Brescia, and then head off.

Auricchio teamed up with Piero Bozzini and did verywell, completing the exhausting race with an excellent15th place overall. On the following day, the gentleman

OPEN TO THE SKY:ZAGATO CHASSIS 005 (1955)

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GHIA Assembled by Luigi Segre's Carrozzeria Ghia onchassis 042 in 1952, this coupe was designed byFelice Mario Boano.

VIGNALE Designed by Giovanni Michelotti for Vignale, thefamous ‘Démon Rouge’ was first shown at the 1955 Turin Show (chassis 072).

SIATA-BERTONE The 208 CS Spyder Sport manufactured by Bertone(chassis CS054) was raced by Nuccio Bertone himselfin the 1952 Aosta-Gran San Bernardo.

GHIA Built on chassis 093 and completed in 20 July 1953,this is one of 15 berlinette made to Ghia’s Supersonicdesign. Various different engines were fitted.

SIATA 208 CS A more expensive and competitive alternative, the208 CS used 8V mechanicals in a Gilco tubularchassis. Some 17 examples were made.

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after it was launched in Italy. The exotic Fiat Dino wasnever offered in the UK in any form, while the excellentlittle 850 Spider was also denied RHD. Even morerecent times, the Punto-based Fiat Barchetta was onlyever offered as a left-hooker.

When the first production 124 Sport Spiders becameavailable in 1967, they were fitted with therevolutionary Aurelio Lampredi-designed 1438cc twin-cam power unit. As the model evolved, the 1608cc unitfrom the 125S saloon was shoehorned in, followed bythe Fiat 132-based 1592cc and 1756cc units. The finalcapacity upgrade was the 1995cc unit that wasadopted right across the Fiat and Lancia road-goingand competition car ranges. This 2.0-litre engine camewith a general upgrade for the Spider that arrived in1979 with the carburettor-fed Spider 2000 (124 CS2). In1980 Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection combined withelectronic ignition to really modernise the 124. Trim andbuild quality was also improved, making the Spider2000 (124 CSO) and the subsequent Spidereuropa of1982 (124 DSO) very civilised cars to live with.

The icing on the cake arrived in 1985 with a newhigh-performance version, the Spidereuropa Volumex,

with a supercharged engine developing 135hp at5600rpm and maximum torque of 152lb ft at

3000rpm. This was a very useful 30hp increaseover the fuel-injected Spidereuropa. Otherbenefits were an uprated clutch, closer

gearbox ratios, a taller rear axle ratio, Bilsteingas dampers, larger ventilated disc brakes and7x15 Speedline wheels, which were similar to

those fitted to the Lancia 037. Sadly only 500Volumex cars were made before Spiderproduction closed down at Pininfarina tofree up production space for the US-market Cadillac Allante, which wasn’t verysuccessful. All in all, not a good move forthe coachbuilder, nor for Fiat enthusiasts.

Sadly Fiat’s 124 Spider was never soldofficially in the UK, nor indeed in any right-hand

drive market, despite being superior tocomparative British products like the MGB. Right-hand

drive Spiders do exist, but all are conversions, with theexception of a solitary silver Spidereuropa show carpresented by Pininfarina at the 1982 Birmingham Showat the NEC – an attempt to woo the UK importers.Where is it now, I wonder?

The enterprising Radbourne Racing company, notablefor its involvement with Abarth in the UK, importedsome pre-owned early 124 Spiders (124 AS) andconverted them to RHD using 124 Coupe parts. In the1990s, DTR European Sportscars also began to convertsome US imports for customers wanting RHD. The only

The current Fiat 124 Spider may now be deadbut the original 124 Sport Spider was a greatsuccess for Fiat. Launched in 1966, almost200,000 units were built up until the final car(chassis 124DS 005511940) rolled off

Pininfarina’s production line in 1985. Most of those carswent to the American customers, with Europeanowners being mainly in Germany.

Designed by Tom Tjaarda, the 124 Sport Spider hadPininfarina badges on its flanks: the Turin carrozzeriaproduced the bodies and installed the drivetrain thatwas assembled by Fiat. In 1982, Fiat handed over fullproduction to Pininfarina, at which point the model wasrebranded as the Pininfarina Spidereuropa (SpiderAzzura for the USA).

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brand new cars to receive the RHD treatment were abatch of Spidereuropas imported by Dennis Hands, aFord and Nissan dealer in Basingstoke, and ourfeatured car is one of these.

Dennis Hands had been attracted to the RHDSpidereuropa on Pininfarina’s stand at the NEC in1982. In 1984 he imported a car from Italy and setabout converting it to right-hook spec. Handsattempted to buy 150 Spidereuropas, includingsupercharged Volumex versions, from Pininfarina butin the end he only received seven cars because thecoachbuilder called a halt to production. Handsoffered his cars to British buyers at £8995, while anew LHD car at the same time cost £8450. Given thecost of conversion work and the parts that had to befactored in, this was very good value.

Luckily the dash on the Spidereuropa is symmetricalso the changeover was relatively straightforward. Thepedal box was moved across and a steering box andidler was sourced from Fiat 124 Coupe parts. In 1985,Pininfarina was struggling for steering parts, so whenthe supply of 124 steering boxes dried up, a rack-and-pinion unit was fitted instead, requiring alteration tothe exhaust downpipe for clearance. The source ofthe rack was never disclosed but the Lancia Beta hasbeen suggested. The featured car is one of the batchfitted with a steering rack, which definitely benefitssteering feel and accuracy.

Back in the 1980s, the Fiat Twin Cam Register wasthe leading club for 124 Spiders and the go-to place forcontact with owners of the few cars that were in theUK at that time. In 1984, some of the Hands carsbegan to appear at the fledgling Italian Car Days atSyon Park – first a black one, then a cherry redexample, with later arrivals including two metallic redcars, one of which is still a regular at Auto Italia’sBrooklands Italian Car Day. This was originally owned byan Italian who took it back to Italy; subsequently itreturned to the UK having reverted to left-hand drive!Rumours persisted that an unused, bright red example

ENGINE: 1995cc 4-cyl DOHC BORE X STROKE: 84mm x 90mm COMPRESSION RATIO: 8.2:1INDUCTION: Bosch fuel injection POWER: 105hp @ 5500rpm TRANSMISSION: Five-speed manualSUSPENSION: Wishbones, anti-roll bar (front);

live axle, Panhard rod (rear)BRAKES: 227mm discs, vented (front),

solid (rear) WHEELS: 5J x 13 MAX SPEED: 107mph0-62MPH: 12.0secPRODUCTION RUN: March 1982 to July 1985TOTAL PRODUCED: 7450

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSPININFARINA SPIDEREUROPA

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Unrepeatable: a perfectlypreserved PininfarinaSpidereuropa in RHD with1190 miles on the clock

finished in rare Rosso Vivio (152), a popular colour onthe very first 124 Spiders. Remarkably, it has just 1190miles on the clock. Quite how this car remainedunused in a heated showroom since 1985 is not clear.The story goes that this car was found to be damagedon collection and its prospective owner declined to

accept it. Close inspection of the car does reveal thatthe left rear quarter has been professionally repainted.Perhaps an unresolved legal issue led to the carremaining put. In any event, what we have here ispossibly the lowest-mileage, most pristine PininfarinaSpidereuropa on the planet.

Sadly we were not able to test-drive the car whenwe photographed it, as it’s in need of some

resided in the showroom at PDH Motors in Worthing –which is our featured car.

Technically the 1985 Spidereuropa is very similar tothe Fiat Spider 2000 ie. The engine is type 132C3.040and rated at 105hp at 5500rpm. This is 2hp more thanthe US Azzura version (132C3.031), which is fitted

with a catalytic converter. Some US versions wereeven restricted to just 96hp. Up to 1984 theSpidereuropa was delivered with CD134 wheels. It wasonly in the last year of construction (1984-1985) thatthe Spider was fitted with new rims as standard,which are fitted to the featured car.

Chassis 124DS 005511111 is a very special Spider,not just for its unusual build number, but because it is

“ Luckily the dashboard is symmetrical so the changeoverto right-hand drive was quite easy to do ”

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recommissioning. Despite it being effectively a newcar, it is overdue a cambelt change by fully 28 years!Inside and out, the car is simply superb. The hood is adelight to operate and still quite stiff to fold away.Because it is original, it still has the tensioning cables– so important for effective weather sealing, andabsent on modern replacements. It has a matchingtonneau cover (another item that is easily lost) and anunused tool kit. The electric windows are slow tooperate, but then they always were.

This car is currently for sale. Quite how you put avalue on it is something of a conundrum. Yes, it isalmost an as-new car but on the other hand it does

require recommissioning, like any car that has beenunused for a long period of time. FCA Heritage currentlyhas a ‘Reloaded by Creators’ factory-restored 198216,000km Spidereuropa up for sale at €32,000.Brooklands Car Auctions recently sold an excellent53,000-mile Azzura for £10,400 plus commission.Meanwhile in Germany, a Rosso Vivio 1983 SpiderAzzura with just 15,000 miles is on offer for £24,500.Does our featured car carry a premium because it isright-hand drive or not? Either way, the prospect ofowning probably the world’s only unused, pristineSpidereuropa has to be a tempting one. III

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ITALIAN DREAMSItaly is beyond question the epicentre of concept cars.Virtually all of the most visionary and most beautifuldream cars are Italian. But which are the very best? Here we nominate our 50 greatest ever concepts

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Concept cars. Extravagant flights of fancy;experimental precursors of new ideas;bold visions that border on the impossible;in short, dreams made real. Concepts areoften designed as shop windows to

attract the attentions of car manufacturers, andoccasionally they might even be forerunners of actualproduction cars. More often than not, though, they’resimply designed to delight and enthral the public. Andthey’re absolutely sensational in that role: these arethe cars that crowds paw over at shows andremember for years to come.

Italy is without doubt the hallowed home of dreamand concept cars. For decades, unbridled creativity hasflowed from the pens of a cornucopia of design genii,who have been historically fostered by the healthieststyling house ecosystem the world has ever known.From the earliest days of coachbuilding, Italy hasconsistently produced the most visionary andadvanced cars in the world.

So what are the very best Italian concepts evermade? Here we’re truly spoilt for choice. We’vebounded ourselves in by just two rules: no cars thatwere ever offered commercially; and no cars conceivedas pure racing machines (so the Alfa Romeo DiscoVolante, for instance, is excluded). So here’s our Top 50,which we present, in chart-rundown-style reverseorder. Have we got the selection and the order right –what do you think?

PININFARINA CR 25The Pininfarina Cr 25 ‘safety car’ emerged at the 1974Turin Motor Show. Styled by Aldo Brovarone, this wasthe first car to be developed in the Turin firm’s newly-built full-size wind tunnel. It was (allegedly) powered bya Ferrari flat-12 engine.

ITALDESIGN BMW NAZCA Italdesign didn’t make cars in series, with theexception of the BMW M1 (and even then most of itwas subcontracted). It tried, but failed, to tempt theGerman marque into sponsoring a new supercar in1991 with Fabrizio Giugiaro’s first-ever solo design, the 5.0-litre V12 Nazca.

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BERTONE LANCIA SIBILOThe central conceit for this Lancia Stratos-based show car from 1978 was to promote the integration of glass within a steel body. By ‘integration’, Bertone blended tinted glass into the body by means of elasticated sealant and lots of brown paint.

GHIA FORD COINSNotable for its three-abreast seating, central driving position à la McLaren F1 andmeans of access via a rear hatch, the Tom Tjaarda-penned Coins emerged in 1974.Oh, and it was pink. According to Tjaarda, the car was quickly scrapped.

PININFARINA JAGUAR XJ SPIDERIn the late 1970s, Pininfarina was contracted by Jaguar to facelift the XJ6/12 SeriesIII. At around the same time (1978), the Turin styling house took a flyer on an XJ-Sdrop-top reskin in the hope that it would be adopted for production. Sadly, it wasn’t.

GHIA LANCIA FULVIAHF1600 COMPETIZIONE Purportedly conceivedwith a Le Mans racingbid in mind, this wedge-shaped device waspenned by Tom Tjaardain 1969. It was dreamtup by Ghia principalAlejandro de Tomaso ashe sought to enticeFord into helping himacquire Lancia.

BERTONE LAMBORGHINI GENESISWas the world really crying out for a 455hp V12Countach-engined MPV with three rows of seats anddihedral doors? If it was, Bertone’s Marc Deschampsappeared to have come up with the perfect answerwith the extraordinary Genesis in 1988.

BERTONE ALFA ROMEO NAVAJOUnveiled at the 1976 Geneva Motor Show, thisglassfibre-bodied, Alfa 33-based device eschewedBertone’s time-honoured styling purity. Instead,Marcello Gandini opted for a brutally functionalwedge that belonged more in a Blade Runner-styledystopian dreamscape.

OSI ALFA ROMEO SCARABEOThe Alfa Romeo 1600 Scarabeo concept car by OfficineStampaggi Industriale (OSI) emerged at the 1966 ParisSalon. The mid-engined GT was effectively a Tipo 33prototype in all but name. Three were made before OSIwas assimilated by Fiat’s design department.

ITALDESIGN ALFA ROMEO SCIGHERARooted in the preceding Nazca C2 concept, Giugiaroreworked the design for this 1997 show queen.Powered by a 3.0-litre Alfa V6, complete with twinturbos and a blower, it was fully functional. The nameapparently means ‘fog that shrouds the truth’.

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ITALDESIGN LAMBORGHINI CALÀ Penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the Calà was conceivedas a spiritual successor to the Jalpa. First seen at the1995 Geneva Motor Show, and powered by a 40-valveV10, it featured two small lift-out glass panels and a2+2 cabin trimmed in claret leather.

TOURING LAMBORGHINI FLYING STAR IIThis striking shooting brake was first seen at the 1966Turin Motor Show, alongside a Fiat 124 convertible.Depending on whose version of history you believe,Flying Star II was touted as a production car butLamborghini chose to produce the Islero instead.

PININFARINA FERRARI SIGMASwitzerland’s Automobil Revue magazine initiatedthe Sigma as a means of fostering safety in racingcar design. Its biggest coup was tapping Enzo Ferrarifor the supply of a 1967 312 Formula 1 weapon touse as a donor car.

ALFA ROMEO NUVOLAThis 1996 project was dreamt up by Alfa Romeo CentroStile under Walter de Silva. It packed four-wheel driveand was reputedly good for 174mph. Alfa intendedoffering a chassis/platform to outside coachbuildersbut sadly that never happened.

ZAGATO ALFA ROMEO ZETA 6Zagato’s pleasantly-shaped ‘AZ6 Sperimentale’ (aka Zeta 6) was mapped out in 1979but didn’t see daylight for a further four years. It was seriously considered forproduction, but Alfa’s penury damned it. Two were made, plus a further bare shell.

PININFARINA FERRARI PININStyled by Leonardo Fiovaranti (with input from an uncredited Diego Ottina),Pininfarina’s Ferrari quattroporte was unveiled at the 1980 Turin Motor Show. Ferrarideemed there to be insufficient demand so the scheme was quietly terminated.

ITALDESIGN JAGUAR KENSINGTONThis not unattractiveconcept is not wellremembered, but it wasinfluential. Styling greatGiorgetto Giugiarounleashed thisdistinctive, Jaguar V12-engined saloon in 1990and several cues werelater transposed ontoproduction cars; just notthose wearing Jaguarbadges.

BERTONE ALFA ROMEO2000 SPORTIVABertone’s FrancoScaglione distilled his trioof BAT Alfa streamliningstudies into this 1900-based machine. Theresults were displayed atthe 1956 Turin Show, thesurprisingly discreetoutline being in contrastto the flamboyantSuperFlow on PininFarina’s stand. Two were made.

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PININFARINA ALFA ROMEO 2UETTOTTANTAPininfarina’s Duetto Spider homage was penned underLowie Vermeersch and broke cover at the 2010 GenevaMotor Show. As for the name, the first letter of thename was supposedly not a ‘2’, but a ‘D’ as writtenduring the Renaissance.

BERTONE LAMBORGHINI ATHONStyled by Bertone’s Marc Deschamps, this wedge-shaped projectile from 1980 boasted an asymmetricalrear deck lid, LCD digital dashboard and no roof, so yougot wet if it rained. In typical Bertone fashion, theAthon was a fully functional prototype.

PININFARINA ALFA ROMEO 2600 SPECIALE This beautiful machine broke cover at the 1962 TurinMotor Show as the Cabriolet Speciale. The carremerged a year on for the 1963 Brussels MotorShow with a coupe roof and a change of hue fromred to metallic green.

GHIA GILDAThe Giovanni Savonuzzi-penned Gilda (aka Ghia-X) wasnotionally powered by a 1.5-litre OSCA four-cylinderengine, and capable of 140mph. In reality, the car wasa non-runner when displayed publicly for the first timeat the 1955 Turin Show.

BERTONE CITROËN CAMARGUE One of the less well-remembered concepts by Marcello Gandini, the Camarguewas nevertheless received favourably in period. Based on a Citroën GS platform,and first seen in 1972, it marked the start of a long relationship between Bertoneand the French marque.

GHIA FORD GT70Designed with motorsport in mind, the Ford GT70 briefly appeared set for limitedproduction in the early 1970s. Former Zagato man Ercole Spada was tasked withreworking the test mules with something that bit more stylish. Sadly, his designremained a 1:1-scale mock-up.

PININFARINA CHEVROLET RONDINEThe Tom Tjaarda-styledRon-dee-nay wasproduced by Pininfarinafor the 1963 Paris Show,and based on a ChevroletCorvette C2. While notconceived with massmanufacture in mind, itdid eventually inspire amainstream productioncar: the Fiat 124 Spider.

Stola S81This was the first of the many retro-futuristic Stratos-inspired revivals,introduced at the 2001 Turin Show. What’s more, it was shaped by the man who penned the original: Marcello Gandini. It was non-runner, though, despite talk of it having a Maserati V8 engine.

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BERTONE JAGUAR B99The arrival of the B99 concept at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show proved thatbeleaguered Bertone still had the ability to surprise. While Jaguar itself was keen todistance itself from anything remotely retro, this was a styling masterclass byBirmingham-born artiste, Adrian Griffiths.

PININFARINA MASERATI BIRDCAGE 75THPininfarina’s birthday present to itself in its 75th year, this bold Maserati MC12-based concept emerged at the 2005 Geneva Show. While notionally intended toevoke the ‘Birdcage’ Maserati racers of old, there was nothing retro here, saveperhaps for the lift-up canopy.

PININFARINA PEUGETTEStyled by Diego Ottina, anddebuting in 1976, thePeugette’s front and rearbodywork wassymmetrical, with therollover hoop and fly screenadding racer referencepoints. Based on a Peugeot104 ZS platform, it had atop speed of 96mph.

PININFARINA BMC BERLINAAERODINAMICALeonardo Fioravanti mapped outhis Aerodinamica concept shortlyafter joining Pininfarina in 1964.Two prototypes were made usingBMC 1100/1300 and 1800platforms, but the British MotorCorporation wasn’t interested.Instead, Citroën ‘borrowed’ theoutline for its GS and CX.

PININFARINA FERRARI DINO 206 BERLINETTA SPECIALEShaped by ex-Cisitalia man Aldo Brovarone in 1965, theBerlinetta Speciale was the inspiration for the Dino 206GT production car. Leonardo Fioravanti was responsiblefor transforming the one-off show car into the time-defying classic we all know and love.

PININ FARINA LANCIA FLORIDAThe Lancia Florida was one of the most influentialconcept cars to emerge during the 1950s, beingcribbed repeatedly. Admittedly, much of this was downto the Turin styling house which copied and pasted itsown outline ad infinitum.

BERTONE AUTOBIANCHI RUNABOUTWhile the styling may have appeared ‘way out’ back in1969, not least its ‘headlights’ sited in the B-pillars, thisprojectile in fact spawned the Fiat X1/9. Shaped by theshy but brilliant Marcello Gandini, it took inspirationfrom contemporary speedboats.

ZAGATO LAMBORGHINI RAPTORNot to be confused with Zagato’s proposed Diabloreplacement, this concept car was created inconjunction with former winter Olympian Alain Wicki in1996. Based on a 4WD Diablo, the body was madeentirely of carbonfibre, including the obligatorydouble-bubble roof.

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GHIA LANCIA MARICAAnother Tom Tjaarda production, this handsome coupewas based on a Lancia Flaminia platform and displayedat the 1969 Turin Motor Show. Tjaarda later reworkedthe styling for the De Tomaso Longchamp, while it alsoinspired the ill-starred Momo Mirage.

LANCIA FULVIETTAThis sublime latter-day Lancia Fulvia was the star ofthe 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was just what Lanciafans had been holding out for, but tragically it didn’tenter production. Instead, we got a load of badge-engineered Chryslers. Damn, and indeed, blast.

PININFARINA FERRARI 512S SPECIALEPininfarina’s 1969 Turin Motor Show star marriedsports-prototype technology with radical styling flair.Beneath the dart-like outline lay a Ferrari 512Splatform, the donor car having been damaged in a firebefore being used for other applications.

ITALDESIGN BIZZARRINI MANTAGiorgetto Giugiaro’s first offering as a solo designer,the Manta was purportedly based on a BizzarriniP538 chassis. First seen at the 1968 Turin Show, itfeatured a central driver’s seat with passenger seatsstaggered either side, much like Pininfarina’s Ferrari 365P ‘Tre Posti’.

PININFARINA ABARTH 2000 SCORPIONE One of the sexiest Abarths ever to turn a wheel, this wedge-shaped would-be sports-racer wowed the crowds at the 1969 Brussels Motor Show. This being a late 1960s concept car, there were no doors, just a lift-up canopy. It headed to Japan in 1977.

PININFARINA FERRARI P6 BERLINETTA SPECIALE Yet another Pininfarina/Leonardo Fioravanti production, this 1968 show queenanticipated the 365 GT4 BB production car. The car displayed at that year’s TurinMotor Show was notionally powered by a 500bhp V12. However, it was a non-runner.

BERTONE LAMBORGHINI BRAVOWith its oddly-shaped rear wheelarches, expansive glasshouse and novelornamentation (multiple louvres front and rear), this fully-functional show car couldonly have been the work of Bertone’s Marcello Gandini. Unveiled at the 1974 TurinShow, it was mooted as a replacement for the Urraco and was referred to internallyas ‘Baby Countach’. What’s more, the sole V8-engined prototype racked up a highmileage during the development stage, only for the project to be axed asLamborghini lurched into financial difficulties – again. The original show car was laterretired to the Bertone factory museum.

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BERTONE CHEVROLET TESTUDOIn many ways, the Testudo was among the mostimportant concept cars to emerge during the 1960s,even if it isn’t feted as much as it should be. Based ona shortened Chevrolet Corvair platform, it marked theemergence of Giorgetto Giugiaro as a trendsetter. Thename of the car (a genus of Mediterranean turtle) waschosen to symbolise the design theme: a sharp creaseran down each flank, dividing the body, while the‘bubble roof’ canopy hinged forward for access to thecabin. The build commenced in January 1963 and it wascompleted in time for March’s Geneva Motor Show.Giugiaro later used it as his wedding car.

ITALDESIGN MASERATI BOOMERANGAlthough Giorgetto Giugiaro is nowadays dismissive ofthis Bora-based projectile, it established design cuesthat were later transposed onto many of the maestro’smore mainstream creations. First seen publicly at the1971 Turin Motor Show as an engine-less ‘roller’, it wasrunning under its own power by the time of thefollowing year’s Geneva Show. It used a mid-mounted,310hp, 4.7-litre V8 driving the rear wheels via a five-speed gearbox. The Boomerang continued to makeshow appearances as late as 1974, the colour beingchanged from silver to orange and back again, prior toits purchase by a wealthy Spaniard.

PININFARINA FERRARI 250 P5 & ALFA ROMEO 33/2 COUPE SPECIALEWe’ve grouped these two glorious late-1960s offerings together, as they are veryclosely related. Leonardo Fioravanti penned the Ferrari 250 P5 in time for the 1968Geneva Motor Show. The Alfa arrived at the following year’s 1969 Paris Motor Show,sharing so many similarities that some historians opined that it was the same body,only restyled (this has since been disproved). As was so often the case with conceptcars, the Ferrari in particular was not well received by the motoring media. We won’tgo into the murky saga of what actually underpinned the P5.

BERTONE ALFA ROMEO CANGUROAnother of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s masterworks, this Bertone offering was first seen atthe 1964 Paris Motor Show. Based on an Alfa TZ1 tubular chassis, and equippedwith an Autodelta-spec race engine, it was greeted with much hoopla from thepress and public alike, and studio head Nuccio Bertone hoped he might be able totempt Alfa Romeo into backing a small series of replicas. Sadly – tragically, even –the suits at Arese weren’t interested. The sole prototype was later involved in anaccident during shooting for a Shell promotional film at Monza when it connectedwith the back of the Testudo concept car.

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BERTONE ALFA ROMEO CARABOStyled by Marcello Gandini, the Alfa Tipo 33-basedCarabo was created in just 10 weeks ahead of the1968 Paris Motor Show. The car’s signature party trickwas its means of access: the doors opened verticallylike a beetle’s wings via a hydro-pneumatic strutsystem, hence the name Carabo (a species of greeny-gold coleopteron). This being an era when such carstended to be saturated in highlighter-pen hues, theCarabo’s lime green paint with semi-reflectivedelineations for the nose and tail appeared almostsubdued. Styling icons such as the Lancia Stratos Zeroand the Lamborghini Countach were built on therevolution the Carabo ignited.

BERTONE LAMBORGHINI MARZALFamously graced by Princess Grace for a lap prior tothe 1967 Monaco GP, and immortalised in rainbow huesby Matchbox, this styling study was nonetheless notwell liked by marque founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini.Even so, this Bertone masterpiece foretold the Espadavia Marcello Gandini’s near-concurrent Jaguar-basedPirana show car. The Marzal was a true four-seater, onethat featured an expansive glasshouse with much ofthe glazing in its gullwing doors. LJK Setright declaredin Car magazine: “It is perhaps the most extravagantpiece of virtuoso styling to have come out of Europesince the war.” It sold in 2011 for $1.52 million.

BERTONE ALFA ROMEO BAT CARSThe striking Berlina Aerodinamica Tecnica Alfas were designed by Bertone’snonpareil genius, Franco Scaglione. The series kicked off with the Alfa 1900-based BAT 5 at the 1953 Turin Motor Show. This striking one-off was no mereshow queen: it was fully functional and boasted a drag coefficient of 0.23. It wasfollowed by the BAT 7 a year later, which was more aerodynamic still, with ascarcely-believable drag coefficient of 0.19. BAT 9 arrived in 1955 and wasperhaps the most sober-looking of the trio – all things being relative – withstyling cues that anticipated future production Alfas.

BERTONE LANCIA STRATOS ZEROMarcello Gandini was arguably the most inventive designer of his generation. Hiscreativity was plain to see with the arrival of the Stratos Zero at the 1970 TurinMotor Show. Unleashed during a period where concept cars tended to featuregullwing or scissor doors, the Zero’s one-upmanship stretched to a flip-upwindscreen which lifted up on hinges sited on the roof. The steering column tiltedforwards to enable access to the seats. Once in place, the driver simply pulled backon the column to close the front screen. The Lancia nose badge cunningly concealedthe pivoting handle that opened the ‘door’.

PININFARINA FERRARI MODULOWhen Paolo Martin first pitched the Modulo to his bosses at Pininfarina, they wereaghast. It took repeated attempts before he was finally given the green light in late1969. The Modulo was completed on the eve of its big reveal at the following year’sGeneva Motor Show, but only after a degree of internal interference. The car proveda huge hit with the public and, following its unveiling in Switzerland, the car went ondisplay at Expo ’70 in Osaka before being exhibited at the Turin Motor Show. TheFerrari 512S-based Modulo continued to earn its keep on the show circuit well intothe 1980s and has now been restored.

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Can youcomment onthe recentLeasysannouncement

about car sharingprogrammes and how FCAis aiming to be moreflexible about what typesof cars we drive?

Most people can onlyafford one car, which isthe way it should be. Sowhat kind car you buy is acompromise, a car thatcan do everything. Theidea at FCA is that youcan pick a car for certainsituations. That’s reallyintriguing because I cannow focus on a car that Ineed, let's say 300 days ayear, and for the other 60days I can havesomething special.

The challenge for usdesigners will beinteresting because Ithink we can maybefurther cater to specificcircumstances. If I lookbeyond Alfa Romeo, there

are days I want to have aWrangler, but do I want tohave the Wrangler as theonly car all year? Therewill be days when I wantsomething else. So I thinkwe're not that far awayfrom the future. Wealready have cars thatcater to very specialneeds. And we have carsthat are the sum of allneeds like the Tonale orGrand Cherokee. So I thinkfuture and reality are notthat far apart.

So do you now have anopportunity to designmore extreme cars, takemore experiments?

The car will continue tohave its fair share ofattention, good or bad. Sowe need to think aboutwhat kind of attention dowe want to create? Thebeautiful thing with anItalian brand like AlfaRomeo is that it usuallycreates positiveattention. When we

moved the Tonale into theNational Gallery thisevening… there was nonegative reaction. It wasmore like, oh, this is abeautiful car, a sculpture,a beautiful thing.

FCA is has now enteredthe electrification age.Do you see opportunitiesfor creating new kinds ofdesigns, new ideas?

I can point to carsentering the market thatwere designed purelyaround electricarchitecture and… youdon't need thetransmission, the engine,so yes, there areopportunities mostly inthe cabin layout. With aclassic internalcombustion vehicle, itusually comes with abulky transmission, whichoccupies certain packagespace. That's whatcreates this beautifuldash-to-axle thing thatwe love… with thepassengers rearward inthe cabin and thisenormous long bonnet.It's something that overthe years in the back ofour heads is connectedwith beautifulproportions. And electriccars don't have atransmission in thatsense. So now we canhave more of a cab-forward look.

The car’s silhouette willdramatically change, even

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WE RECENTLY CAUGHT UP WITH FCA’S CHIEF OF DESIGN AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY IN LONDON

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The new suspension was self-levelling,Ferrari and Koni working together on asystem that aimed to keep the back end welllocated and comfortable. The self-levellingunits (situated aft of the coil springs) built uphydraulic pressure through ups and downs inthe road surface, that pressure then beingautomatically deployed to keep it all level.This was, of course, important in a car thatmight have had either zero extra weight inthe back and boot, or a couple of portly

adults and their luggage. The handling andride were remarkably good for such a big, fastcar in that period. And the 365 GT 2+2certainly didn’t lack showroom appeal: some800 were sold from 1967 to 1971.

In 1984, when I was looking to buy a 365GT 2+2, the car’s Queen Mother nicknamedidn’t put me off, and neither did the factthat it had air conditioning. The car I wasinterested in lived in England but I was on aposting to Hong Kong. I didn't care andbought it based on trusting the owner'shonest description and a couple of photos hesent me. £10,500 later, the car was deliveredto my dad's house in south London and, witha loud roar (as my non-driving, non-car-owning father described it), it was driven intohis empty garage. Two months later, back in

ROYAL TREATMENTOur man Scanlan remembers how he once owned the ‘QueenMother of Ferraris’. Now he’s tracked down the very example

he used to own and finds it still has a regal auraStory by Tom Scanlan

Photography by Michael Ward

Considering that the designer ofthe Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 was noless a figure than Aldo Brovaroneof Pininfarina – the man whofamously penned the Dino at

around the same time – it’s a tad surprisingthat Ferrari’s flagship model of the late1960s has had such a bad rap. Acontemporary Road & Track road test calledthe 365 GT 2+2, somewhat disparagingly,“the Queen Mother of Ferraris”. Admittedly, it was anenormous car,measuring 16ft4in (nearly fivemetres) frombumper tobumper, and itwas veryheavy, too, at almost 1500kg. The fact that itwas also the first Ferrari ever to have powersteering made it too decadent for somepurists (although have you ever struggled atthe helm of a Daytona?).

The model was launched at the 1967 ParisMotor Show to replace the 330 GT 2+2. Itkept the same 2650mm wheelbase but hadwider front and rear tracks. Multiply 365 (theswept volume of each cylinder) by 12 andyou get 4390cc, the capacity of theColombo-designed 60-degree V12 engine.With a single overhead camshaft for eachbank of cylinders plus three twin-chokeWeber 40DFI/5 downdraught carburettors,the result was 320hp at 6600rpm andacceleration from 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds –not bad for such a big machine.

the UK on leave, I couldn’t wait to start herup and go for a drive.

‘My’ Ferrari’s first owner, exactly 50 yearsago, was an eye surgeon in the Midlands,named Evans; he registered it with his ownnumber plate that started ‘EYE’. It thenpassed on to Jack Durlacher, who was RobWalker’s partner in the latter’s privateerFormula 1 racing team and financed the Lotus49 in which Jo Siffert won the 1968 BritishGrand Prix at Brands Hatch — the last-ever

Grand Prixwin by anon-worksteam. Aftera couplemorecustodians,eventually

the car became mine.I was soon heading off on a holiday in

Germany; would I be able to get anywherenear the claimed top speed of 152mph? In mydreams! I would be taking my wife and threeyoung kids along. First drive, then: ignition on,switch on the electric fuel pump (auxiliary tothe mechanical pump), depress the pedalthree times, turn the key, musical startercranking sound and then, oh my gosh, thatnoise! Carefully heading out onto London’sstreets, I noted the power-assisted steering:not exactly fingertip-light but handy enoughin a big car with fat Michelin tyres. I soonlearnt that the Ferrari was not sometemperamental racehorse, but a perfectlyeasy-mannered machine calmly waiting forthe right moment to perform.

“ I soon learnt that this was not some temperamentalracehorse but a perfectly easy-mannered machine ”

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The ZF power steering impressed me: itwas so easy to park and manoeuvre at lowspeed for such a hefty machine, and yetthere was still all the feeling you wanted athigher speeds on twisty roads and even onlong, sweeping autobahns.

As I went on that first drive, I made sure toget the feel of the five-speed gearbox,position the mirrors, be able to find theindicators, electric window controls, all theusual things you need to do in a 'new' car.That didn't take long and I soon got to a roadwhere I knew I could really boot it. Oh wow!There can be few better noises than a FerrariV12 really wound up, especially if you're theone inside, even if only for a few seconds in aLondon postal area.

Over the next four years, the Ferrari wasbrilliant transport whenever I could get backto the UK on leave. The highlight was a driveto friends living on the other side of Munich,taking in the Oldtimer meeting at theNürburgring on the way back. There issomething special about parking your classicFerrari alongside all sorts of other wonderfulold cars at the ’Ring. Germany offered plentyof opportunity to give the Ferrari her head.

“ Whip up the horses in third gear to get that madintoxicating howl, red-lining at 6600rpm, up over 90mph ”

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Joining one autobahn from another meantyou could really whip up the prancing horsesin third gear and get that mad, intoxicatinghowl as you red-lined it at 6600rpm, up over90mph; then up into fourth, at which pointmy wife would tell me, not too politely, totake it easy. The 100-litre fuel tank meantyou didn’t have to refuel every day, evenwhen averaging 15mpg.

During four years and 4000 miles, theFerrari behaved impeccably. Almost. Theelectric fuel pump failed late on a Fridayafternoon in Germany but was fixedovernight by the Turkish proprietor of agarage that, happily, hadn't yet shut for theweekend; he lent me his Jaguar to get us toour immediate destination 30 miles away.The window winder motor failed, too, butthere was an emergency winding keysupplied: handy, except that it took about ahundred turns to get the window up or down.Finally I had to have the clutch done atMaranello Concessionaires.

After my four-year tenure, I sold it for£15,500 – at the time, about the price of anew top-of-the-line Ford Sierra – and thatcovered every penny I had spent on fuel,

insurance, clutch and fuel pump. Huge fun atno cost – and a truly great grand touringexperience. Six months after I sold the car,Enzo Ferrari died. Within a year, V12-enginedFerraris had become the speculative bubbleof the 1980s. So the story went at the time,a Japanese ice cream magnate bought a 250GTO for £8 million and had it mounted on thewall of his office. Even humble 365 GT 2+2swere on sale for more than £120,000, anabsurd amount at the time.

So it was ‘ciao’ from me and ‘ciao’ from theman I sold the car to, Geoff Cooper. Did Geoffimmediately sell the QM and make a cool 100grand? No. In fact, he still owns the car today.Geoff says that, for the first 20 years or so, itwas off the road more than on. In that time,the clutch died at Brands Hatch (Geoff’s localcircuit); he realised the work was beyond hisown capabilities and that he had to getprofessional help for this and, bit by bit andover a long period of time, the gearbox,suspension and body all received expensiverestoration work. In the case of the body,rotting sills led to a three-year rebuild. Thecar has had a total repaint and the extensivemicro-blistering has long gone.

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“It was perfect after that and still istoday,” says Geoff. Since that early period inhis ownership, the Ferrari has given him agreat trip to Le Mans, when 750 miles werecovered at an average of 12mpg. A ‘slight’problem arose at Calais on the returnjourney: part of the exhaust got torn offover a road bump. This rang a bell with me,because something similar (although not sodramatic) occurred when I drove up the ferryramp at Dover myself in 1985 — the tailpipesseemed at some point to have been set toolow and I can still hear the horrible andrather embarrassing graunching noise asthey scraped the ramp. However, says Geoff,“It was an easy fix”.

The Ferrari has visited some spectacularplaces. Blenheim Palace was the location fora family wedding; the Supercar Siege eventat Leeds Castle saw it help to raise moneyfor the Royal Navy and Royal MarinesChildren’s Fund; and in 2012, the car wasnumber 964 in a successful Guinness WorldRecord for the number of Ferraris movingaround a track at once (easily eclipsing theprevious record set in Japan). Despitecontemporary reports stating that 964 carstook part, Guinness’s own website says the

total was 944. No matter, Geoff’s car is stilla record breaker.

The car had for some time been areluctant starter and Silverstone had nearlybeen a non-starter as a result. It turned outthat the alternator needed a rebuild andGeoff took the opportunity to install a new,torquier starter motor.

“All was well until I received an invitation toexhibit at the Classic Car show at the ExcelCentre in London,” explains Geoff. “I hadprobably had about three sets of keys madein 28 years, but it’s always been a bit stiffand fiddly. I arrived outside the show at theallotted time and waited my turn to go in – atwhich point, the ignition key broke in the lock.What a time for this to happen! Luckily, thekey had turned its full cycle so the steeringwas not locked up. We still had battery powerand a bump start got us going and, at theend of the show, out again.” The ignition lockwas duly stripped out and rebuilt.

“Yes, ‘Queen Mother’ is a perfectdescription,” Geoff reckons. “We also call itour fourth child – it’s definitely a part of thefamily.” Long may the QM reign and, as sheenters her second half-century, I wonderwhat her fate might be in 2069? III

ENGINE: 4390cc V12 BORE X STROKE: 81mm x 77mm COMPRESSION RATIO: 8.8:1INDUCTION: 3 x Weber 40F15 carbs POWER: 320hp @ 6600rpm TORQUE: 268lb ft @ 5000rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manualBRAKES: Discs all round TYRES: 205 VR15DIMENSIONS: 4974mm (L), 1786mm (W),

1345mm (H)WEIGHT: 1480kgMAX SPEED: 152mph0-62MPH: 7.2sec

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSFERRARI 365 GT 2+2

This was a huge, heavy carin 1969 but doesn’t feel sounwieldy today. Therereally is something veryspecial about a Ferrari V12

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OLDFLAMEPinin Farina’s take on the

stately Flaminia was aparagon of understatedgrand touring elegance.

Underappreciated inperiod, we think it

deserves better as aclassic – here’s why

Story by Martin BuckleyPhotography by Michael Ward

Of the Lancia Flaminia family, it is theTouring and Zagato-bodied cars thatcapture the imaginations of collectorsand connoisseurs mostly keenly – andrightly so. They are the rarest and most

glamorous of the Flaminia family; cars with an auraof jewel-like sophistication that cementedengineering finesse above profit margins. All theyreally lacked was power. With no more than 150hpeven in later 2.8-litre form, these alloy-bodiedFlaminias were brisk rather than truly quick, even bythe standards of the early 1960s.

But like most Lancias of the classic era, theFlaminia was never about straight-line speed.Instead, the superb roadholding and feeling ofbalance in a car that steered and stopped beautifullygave the driver full confidence to exploit the outermargins of its capabilities, thus covering groundmore quickly overall than he might do in a bigger-engined but ultimately less composed vehicle.

These were great cars for mature, wealthyindividuals with nothing to prove, people whorecognised the image of refinement and usableperformance the Flaminia embodied. But in the finalanalysis, Flaminias were hugely expensive and ratherunworldly vehicles that proved difficult sell: just over3000 Touring and Zagato variants were sold from1959-1967, which says it all.

The Flaminia's uncompromisingly purist approach

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This two-door, mostly steel-bodied full four-seaterwas by far the most successful variant of Flaminiacommercially speaking: through to 1967, thishandsome, practical car sold 5284 examples, outsellingeven the factory saloon by 1341 units.

The first 3200 examples of the PF Coupe had 2.5-litreengines with a single carburettor, 'Sport' camshaft andhigher compression ratio, unleashing 119hp, some 17hpmore than the saloon’s engine. All but the first fewexamples had Dunlop disc brakes all round. A floor-mounted gear lever was standard, as were leatherseats (although cloth was available as an option).

From 1962 – by which time Pinin Farina hadrebranded itself as the single-word ‘Pininfarina’ – '3B'nomenclature indicated a new triple-barrel Solex carbfor the 2458cc engine, pushing output up to 128hp,

found a more commercially successful home in thePinin Farina-bodied Coupe, introduced in late 1958 forthe 1959 model year, alongside the Touring GT andZagato Sport. The shape was very clearly developedfrom Farina's Florida II concept of 1957 but used a12cm shorter wheelbase, which was unique to thismodel. It also did without the pillarless side windowsand hidden, rear-hinged back doors of the show car.

Although still subject to considerable hand finishing,Pinin Farina's Coupe was one of the first products fromthe coachbuilder to be made in its new modernindustrial plant at Grugliasco. The Flaminia Coupe wasalso one of the firm’s landmark shapes, the influenceof its simple boxy, architectural simplicity beingrecognisable many years later in cars like the LanciaGamma Coupe and Peugeot 604.

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‘Our’ car was supplied new in Milan and its right-handedness harks back to a tradition of Lancia'scoming only in RHD, even for the home market. Infact, left-hand drive was not introduced until themid-1950s by the Lancia factory and there remainedan attitude abroad among some customers that a'real' Lancia had to be a right-hooker. The car’s firstowner, a wealthy publisher called Paolo Sangioneti,

was evidently of that mind-set. He bought the carnew in 1960 and it remained within the family untilthe early 2000s.

Its Grigio Albany paintwork was refreshed some timeago but the glorious Pelle Marrone leather is original.Open the long doors and hop over the deep sill andtake your place on the broad, somewhat shapelessseats. The steering wheel is huge; the big pedalsemerge from the toe board, with only a narrow tunnelfor the propshaft. The dash features the same dinnerplate-sized Jaeger instruments and rather anonymoustwist/pull switchgear to be found right across the

while the final 1963-1967 2.8-litre 3Bs had 136hp andquite a lot more torque.

These cars could be optioned with electric windows(I've never seen one though) and Farina pioneered anelectro-magnetic catch on the front seat back rests,which released when the doors were opened. With cut-outs for rear passengers’ knees, the Pinin Farina Coupewas really a two-door saloon in character; those who

pined for the leaner and more athletic appeal of theAurelia B20 GT where pointed towards the Touring andZagato-bodied Flaminias.

The Farina cars were the only Flaminias built insignificant quantities with right-hand drive. When theyarrived in the UK in 1960, the PF Coupe was priced at£3866, while the Touring and Zagato cars were 'specialorder' in Britain at £3918 and £3783 respectively. Togive some context to this, a Jaguar XK150 was about£2000 at the time, although it is worth noting that theFlaminia was a bargain compared to the Ferrari 250GTat £6000 or Mercedes 300SL at £5000.

“ There was an attitude that a ‘real’ Lancia had to be aright-hooker. The car’s first owner was of that mind-set ”

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Flaminia family. The dual heater boxes look a bitexposed under the dash, fed by left and right-handducting, each side with its own fan.

The under-dash handbrake is a hefty lever thatworks on the inboard rear discs (there is a hatch cutinto the boot floor to give access to the callipers) anda tap on the floor next to the drivers seat is for the1.75-gallon fuel reserve. Originally the Coupe camewith carpets in the rear and profiled rubber mats in thefront, although UK cars tended to have front carpetsmade for them on arrival, as local buyers struggled toaccept the austere, if practical, rubber floor covering.

Under the front-hinged bonnet, the V6 sits well backin the engine bay, with the battery mounted forward ofthe radiator (with its thermostatic shutters) to keep itcool. You have to remove the hefty stainless steelfront grille to remove it.

With a touch of choke, the engine fires up willingly.To a certain extent the smoothness and flexibility ofthis pushrod V6 make up for the lack of raw urge inthis 3300lb four-seater. A top speed of 106mph wasgood but nothing special.

The Coupe is designed to be driven smoothly, witha lively, versatile third gear in a firmly precisegearbox. You can potter in traffic as low as 10mph inthird, then accelerate smoothly up to 70mph, pullingsilkily to 5500rpm with only the whine of the alloy fanto indicate how hard you are pushing. This is atestimony to the rightness of the single-carburettorset-up; the later 3B cars, even in 2775cc form,

showed only marginal gains in acceleration at thecost of low-speed flexibility.

The gear lever is a pleasure to use, and while you cansee that good power steering might have given theFlaminia an extra dimension of low-speed agility, thereis something satisfying about the smooth mechanicalprecision of the helm once underway that assistancemight spoil. The Flaminia feels hefty and solid on theroad but does not wallow or float, riding with a lighttouch on its tall, skinny Michelin X tyres. It has precise,slop-free steering with neutral characteristics, belyingits four-plus turns between locks. The brakes arestrong and reassuring.

This may not be a road-burner but it has the brisk,refined dignified character of a 2.0-litre Bristol.Compared to Lancia’s previous Aurelia B20, you can seehow some thought the Flaminia too suave and smoothfor its own good, particularly as the Aurelia was alreadywell on the way to becoming a legend, even while theFlaminia range was still in production.

In truth, it wasn't to misty-eyed Aurelia enthusiaststhat the Flaminia needed to appeal to but rather tothose people who were looking to Mercedes for agrand coupe. The problem with the Flaminia was that itwas a car that looked 1960s but drove 1950s; aphysical car to drive with its manual steering and gearscompared to the self-shifting and easy-to-parkMercedes 220SE and its successors. With the finerpoints of the big Lancia's engineering, build quality anddriver appeal lost on most buyers, it’s easy to see howthe Flaminia's fate was sealed by the success of thesix-pot Mercedes Coupes, which were (arguably)equally pretty and (again, arguably) just as nicely built.

Although its ‘banger’ period is well behind it, theFlaminia Coupe remains a slightly difficult car topigeon-hole some 60 years on from its birth, tendingto invite unfavourable comparisons with the B20because it has no particular competition pedigree.Others point to its visual similarity to various Peugeotand BMC vehicles, or the fact that all manner of muchless noble grand touring cars will go faster or do this,that or the other 'better'.

And yet, for all that, this handsome, practical andbeautifully wrought Lancia is a car apart. Those whoappreciate such things will doubtless find the £32,000being asked for this example is not unreasonable. III

Too subtle for its owngood? Perhaps, but theshape remains a paragonof taste and elegance

ENGINE: 2458cc V6 OHV BORE X STROKE: 80mm x 81.5mm COMPRESSION RATIO: 9.0:1INDUCTION: Single twin-choke carb POWER: 119hp at 5100rpm TORQUE: 186Nm (137lb ft) at 3500 rpm TRANSMISSION: 4-speed manual, rear-wheel driveSUSPENSION: Unequal-length wishbones, coil springs

(front); De Dion axle, semi-elliptic leafsprings (rear)

BRAKES: Dunlop discs all round DIMENSIONS: 4686mm (L), 1740mm (W), 1420mm (H)WEIGHT: 1440kgMAX SPEED: 106mph0-62MPH: 14.0sec

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSLANCIA FLAMINIA COUPE (1960)

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Louder, faster, shinier: the SEMA(Specialty Equipment MarketAssociation) Show in Las Vegas is a‘no apologies’ aftermarketbonanza. This year was a bumper

one for Italian show cars – and especiallyItalian supercars, which were back in fashionafter a comparatively lean 2018.Lamborghini Huracáns and Aventadorsusurped the previously popular Ferrari 458and 488s, while Ferrari competition carswere out in force, with no fewer than threefull-strength IMSA GTLM and GTD race carson display - one fresh from the track, havingbeen driven by 2019 British Le MansChampion, James Calado, and still carryingrace detritus from Laguna Seca.

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The Lamborghini attracting the mostattention was from Chris Steinbacher’s B isfor Build YouTube channel: a resurrectedburnt-out Huracan, now fitted a twin-turboChevrolet LS engine. Purists can restassured that no Huracáns were hurt in themaking of this show car, as the donor wasalready a ‘ca(r)daver’. The fire-damaged, non-rolling, bare shell has been turned into afuturistic hot rod, using a rear frame cutfrom another totalled Huracán.

Power comes not from a V10 but a re-sleeved 7.0-litre LS V8 assembled by TexasSpeed, connected to twin Garrett GTX3582RGen II turbochargers via custom exhaustcomponents. The engine is managed by aHaltech stand-alone ECU, and while it has not

been dyno-tuned yet, Texas Speed is claiming1500hp. A Graziano manual transmission froman Audi R8 means this is the world’s firstmanual Huracán. The body features modifiedcarbonfibre panels from a Huracán SuperTrofeo, based on a design by concept artistKhyzyl Saleem. The look is completed by aset of 20x10in Rotiform HUR front wheels and20x14in rears, wrapped in Nitto Invo tyres.

Another crowd-pleasing Lamborghini,exhibited by Glasgow-based Wowo’s (as inwax-on, wax-off), was originally one of threeFast & Furious 8 Murciélago LP640s and wasrestored by popular YouTuber, Freddy‘Tavarish’ Hernandez. Wowo’s director, FraserGordon, told us that the car had beenpurchased in a badly-battered post-movie

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condition for just $80,000, then treated tonine months of restoration and upgrades tothe engine, suspension and interior.

Wheel vendors such as Savini, Rohana,Lexani and ATD Wheels all had Lamborghinison show. Savini’s carbonfibre-bodiedHuracán, while Rohana had a Huracán LP610-4. The latter has a Liberty Walk Silhouettebody kit, Akrapovic exhaust, 20x9 and21x12.5 wheels (in two styles on oppositesides of the car) and UAS air suspension.Lexani also adopted the alternate-wheeleffect on each body side on its JapaneseLamborghinis. Another Japanese showingwas a pair of Abarths: the ‘TH308’ 595 and‘TH306’ 124 Spider, both featuring widewings, carbon body parts and forged wheels.

It’s unusual to see an Italian classic atSEMA but Griot’s Garage presented a‘restomod’ Iso Rivolta. The traditionalcombination of American power, Italianchassis and Bertone bodywork was updatedwith a modern Corvette LS7 engine and

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six-speed Tremec manual gearbox. A newframe to support the dry-sump engine had tobe fabricated. Wheel size was increased bytwo inches to 17in and modern steering,braking, suspension, wiring and inductionmade this a very modern twist on 1960sItaliana-Americana exotica.

As loud and brash as ever, SEMA Show ’19culminated in the traditional Friday eveningspectacle when the general public get to seethe SEMA Cruise and experience the cars inaction at the SEMA Ignited after-party.

that was the cheapest way to do things. We love doing things on a budget.

AI: How was the build?SEMA Show crunch time, for how insane itwas, it really felt like we were all in thetrenches together, for the last week we allbarely slept, we all lived at the shop, we allmissed our homes and families, but we wereseeing a dream car come together in frontof our eyes, and we were having a greattime hanging out as friends doing it.

Dealing with OEM Lamborghini thingsmade it difficult. We don’t have a fancy shop– we work out of a two-car shed – and wedon’t have fancy tools or supplies, soneeding to run to the next city every threehours for bolts and supplies was tough.Next year if we have three people working,we will need to have one person on staffjust to run errands.

AI. Is it possible to estimate the time andcost of a build like this before you start?CS. I think it’s very possible to estimatecost within 10-20%, but since that numberis often so high, I really don’t like to thinkabout it that way. Luckily building your owncar, the parts bills don’t all come in at onceso I just pay as we go and buy what we

Auto Italia talks toChris Steinbacher,the man behind the ‘B is for Build’LamborghiniHuracán

AI. How would you describe the car?CS. A manual twin-turbo LS-swappedcarbonfibre Huracán.

AI. What inspired you to build it in this way?CS. Lamborghinis are finicky, they don’tlike to play nicely with mods. I like tomodify my builds and have fun with themwithout going to some uber-expensiveexotic shop. So I figured one day I couldfind a Lamborghini with no engine and put an LS in it, and make it fun to modifyon the cheap.

The turbos up high was just a look I’vealways thought was insane and wanted todo, and starting with a restoration andusing the carbonfibre body was because

need. I don’t ever want the end cost todeter me from building the best car wecan. After you start looking at $100k-plusprice tags it starts to feel smarter to payoff your house!

Estimating time is very, very hard. I usedto be a project manager in the softwareworld, and we could estimate time on amuch larger team much better. But whenjumping into things on a vehicle that hasnever been done before, I just prefer to seta goal like SEMA Show and build to matchthe goal. We worked every day for fivemonths to build the car, we just startedworking doubles when we knew we had to.And were prepared not to build certainfeatures if we knew we wouldn’t have time.

AI. Any words of advice for anyone thinking‘I’d love to do something like that’CS. Get out there and build! I startedbuilding cars four years ago tinkering on acrashed Subaru BRZ in my backyard, and Ididn’t know how to do anything other thanunscrew bolts. Each problem is a personallesson, once you learn how to overcomethat problem you rarely lose thatinformation or confidence to overcome itthe next time. And soon bigger and biggerproblems seem much easier to overcome.

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In its 30th year at the NEC, AutosportInternational returned with a fresh look,a new layout and more space for visitorsto enjoy the exhibits and live action. Thisevent grew out of what was previously

the BRSCC Racing Car Show, which itselfhad a much longer history dating backalmost another 30 years. Whichever wayyou count back, the event is still the seasonopener for British motorsport and is theplace where many deals and drives aresettled for the coming year.

Landmark championship-winning Italiancars were showcased in the 70-year timelinedisplay. The 1950s were represented by a 2.5-litre straight-six Maserati 250F. 20 yearsfurther along the timeline, a Lancia StratosHF held the 1970s spot. Launched in 1971,the model was the first purpose-designedrally car and claimed the manufacturers’ titlefrom 1974 to 1976.

Italian rally cars were well represented

Autosport InternationalEurope’s season-opening motorsport show at the NEC in BirminghamStory by Mike RysieckiPhotography by Leigh Jones/Autosport International

elsewhere at the show, with successors tothe Stratos appearing on the BGMsportstand. These included a Fiat 132, favoured byFiat to take on Ford’s RS1800 Escorts, while arebuilt Markku Alen ex-works Abarth Fiat 131Group 4 was presented in Alitalia livery. Thiscar was originally engineered with tallersuspension turrets for the tough Safari,Acropolis and 1000 Lakes WRC events.BGMsport continued its Italian rally car linewith a 1984 example of the Lancia 037 Rally,which replaced the 131 in Fiat’s rally stable.This one was a fourth-place finisher in theSanremo event, where it was driven byFabrizio Tabatan. After many years ofneglect, the car returned to the ex-worksBaldi brothers for repair. The car is now in aprivate collection in the UK.

Completing the Italian line-up was aFerrari 308 GTB Group B car previouslydriven by nine-time Spanish Rally Champion,Antonio Zanini. Following a full restoration,this car was driven at the GoodwoodFestival of Speed and finished second in the Modena Cento Ore Classic.

Elsewhere was Jonny Heynes’ 2012Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4. The carstarted life as a Trofeo before being

upgraded to GT4 specification to run in EuroGT4, British GT and Open GT. In 2017, the carhad wins at Spa and Zandvoort. After testingat Snetterton, Jonny will be competing in thenew 2020 CSCC ‘Slicks Series’ for modifiedsaloons, hatchbacks, sports and GTs atOulton Park, Thruxton, Silverstone andDonington Park. 2019 Britcar EnduranceChampions Paul Bailey and Andy Schulzshowed their winning Ferrari 488 Challengecar, having returned to the series in a car runby Stuart Bitmead's SB Race Engineering.

Next we visited the stand of Celtic Tuning,which offers two stages of software tuningfor the Alfa Romeo 4C, adding up to 94hp and74lb ft of torque over the standard factoryfigures. Italian events company CanossaEvents brought along a Ferrari 308 GTB andone of its special limited-edition ‘Grand Tour’Abarth 595 Cabriolets.

Although Ferrari had not sent an F1 car forthis year’s show, it did despatch its popularand personable star Grand Prix driver, CharlesLeclerc (pictured left), who met his adoringand appreciative fans on Sunday. He endearedhimself to the crowd with a relaxed, open andrevealing personal dialogue - apparently, helikes to get nine or ten hours of sleep a night

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and claimed to have been sleeping and skiingmost of the time since the end of the 2019season. He revealed that, although he hadnever seen Ayrton Senna race, the Brazilianwould be the driver he would most have likedto compete against. At school, Leclerc said hecould hear F1 practice for the Monaco GrandPrix and confessed to having started hisracing career after throwing a school ‘sickie’and spending the day at a kart track.

Representing the Alfa Romeo Owners’ ClubMiTo Register on the 750 Motor Club standwas David Faithful’s beautifully presentedScuderia MiTo in Tazio Nuvolari tribute livery

there was no shortage of wrapped andstickered Lamborghinis from the likes ofCannon Run, Yiannimize and Liberty Walk.

The Live Action Arena provided traditionalexcitement, including e-sports and FormulaE. Motorsport Games and AutosportInternational hosted online, virtual andsimulator racing over the four days of theshow, providing participants and spectatorsalike with the opportunity to view andexperience these growing additions to thesport. Autosport International once againproved how motorsport in Britain isbecoming ever more diverse.

(and Auto Italia decals!). This is the onlyMultiAir-engined Alfa to run in the power-to-weight controlled ‘Power Trophy’ class of theAlfa Romeo Championship, which allowsmodification but controls performance foreligible Alfas, Fiats and Lancias. David’sQuadrifolgio Verde is race-prepared by DPMDof Fife for regular driver, Ben Sharich,although aspiring novice Alfa racers lookingfor an affordable Italian racing entry pointare welcome to apply for an arrive-and-drivetrial of the MiTo.

The Performance and Tuning Car Show inHall 4 is all about pride in personalisation and

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Last year I decided to attend threeevents in Italy for the first time in afew years: the Scalata al ColleSant’Eusebio in Brescia; the TonyBerni-organised Abarth historic track

day at Verano circuit; and the 24th VernascaSilver Flag in Piacenza.

I chose to take my 1970 FIA-paperedAbarth 1000 Berlina Corsa. As it had not runfor a while, it had a shakedown at PrescottHillclimb with the Abarth Heritage Group inMay 2019, but it would not go properly underpower. Luckily, Tony Castle-Miller of MiddleBarton Garage took the car in and sorted theproblem, as well as issues with the brakesand suspension. What a difference: thehandling was like it had never been before.

Come June 2019, we loaded the car up andcrossed into France on the Eurotunnel for thelong haul to Italy. When we got to our hotel inBrescia, disaster struck. The organiser arrivedand offered us drinks – always a bad sign –and said that the local prefecture wasinsisting that all cars be taxed and insured, areal problem as most were competition cars.

In short, the event had been cancelled. In Piacenza, I got a new steering box fitted

by Pietro Biselli, an ex-Abarth mechanic withBerni Motori, ahead of our Varano track day.On arrival there, I could see the event wasgoing to be great fun, with no fewer than 11Fiat 600-based Abarths, more than I hadseen before in one place.

But first we enjoyed a Dallara factorytour. Wow, what a place! We were shownthe wind tunnel and heard lots about thehistory of Mr Dallara. On display in themuseum was one of my favourite cars inthe world, the iconic Dallara X1/9, as wellas the Lancia Montecarlo Le Mans car andthe new Dallara Stradale.

On the track day, it was 33 degrees andfelt like a sauna with race suits and helmetson. Among 50-odd cars were Abarth 1000SPs, Zagatos and a Lancia Delta. For me, themost amazing car was Michael Fayle’s Abarth1000TC with one of his magic engines on fuelinjection that was noisy and very fast.

Next up was the Vernasca Silver Flagevent, held during a real heat wave. 220 cars

ran this year, starting from Castell’Arquato.This year saw cars as diverse as a Lola T70,Maserati Indy, a group of Fiat Abarth 131 rallycars and several beautiful cars from FiatHeritage. Abarth was well represented with anumber of sports prototypes and the mostamazing recreation of an old factory Fiatvan/small lorry in Abarth colours. Racingdriver Arturo Mezario was there, too; twoyears ago, he sat in my Abarth, signed mydash and said, “If you would ever like me todrive your car, please call me”.

Our slot was number 21, following a verynice Alfa GTAm. In the first run I had PeterJerram as my passenger, who had justbought an Abarth 850 from Middle Bartonand hoped to be at next year’s event. Withgrandstands filled with over 1000 people, theatmosphere was brilliant.

We moved very noisily to the start line (youdon’t need silencers here, so we ran amegaphone exhaust). Slipping the clutch withlots of revs and noise, the crowd loved it. Flatout and into second, third and top gear untilthe first of five chicanes on the way to

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Lugagnano. The trick with my car is to usethe power to steal the car through thechicanes. After four miles, I caught andpassed the GTAm; he wasn’t happy...

Going into the town, the trick tonegotiating the 90-degree left-hander is tohug the right-hand side of the road tightly,then pull the car round and floor it down thehill. I once saw 175mph in my X1/9 on thishill, but my 982cc Abarth only reached justshort of 100mph. The new special brakepads stopped us easily to make thenegative-camber right turn. Now for thetechnical bit: up the very windy hill to the

Vernasca finishing line using only first andsecond gears. Later that day, we did it allover again, and once again I overtook theGTAm; the very same thing happened againon our Sunday run.

2020 will be the 25th Silver Anniversaryedition of Silver Flag. My first time here wasthe second edition and I have now takenpart in 15 in all, in cars as diverse as an ex-factory Group 2 Giannini 695, a Fiat X1/9prototype and a Ferrari 512 BB. Now I canadd my Abarth 1000 Berlina Corsa. If youhave never been, you need to see theevent at least once.

nearly 300k. Yes, it does have some flatspots at certain points in the rev range – Ihave great memories of mine being super-sweet all the way through – but that couldbe down to an iffy mass airflow sensor.Although the 1.8 was never the torquiestengine in Alfa’s range, this powerplant stillloves to rev and also sounds great at the topend. Handling-wise, it’s very nearly as sharpas I remember mine being.

So could this be the highest-mileage 156 inthe UK? I guess it might be. If you knowotherwise, let us know. If fact, if you have anystories about Italian cars with megamileages, please drop me a line [email protected]

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Back in the day (1999, since youask), I bought a brand new Alfa156 1.8 TS – in fact, the onlybrand new car I’ve ever bought. Ihave many very fond memories of

that car, including driving to Italy and back init. In many ways, the 1.8 was the perfectengine for the 156 – it had only a fewhorsepower less than the 2.0 TS but wasquite a bit cheaper (as well as having asimpler, cheaper cambelt change – quite animportant factor for 156 owners).

I sold my car with 75,000 miles on the clockand have never driven a 156 1.8 TS since. Sowhen the chance came up to reacquaintmyself with one, I leapt at it. The bigdifference is, this 2002 example had fully291,206 miles on the clock.

Yet to look at, it doesn’t remotely giveaway its 19 years and almost 300k miles.Especially when you consider it waspurchased via a customer of Alfa Aid for theprincely sum of £156. Of course, it has hadto have quite a bit of work done to it to getit looking this nice, thanks to Darren Jamesat Alfa Romeo UK’s press garage giving it anew lease of life.

Since it had failed its MOT on corrosion,this was addressed with a bit of welding, aswas a patch of (non-MOT-critical) rust aroundthe rear seatbelt anchorage area.Cosmetically, the bodywork was de-dentedand given a new lick of paint along one flank,while the teledial alloys were refurbished anda new door mirror fitted.

The 156 was also treated to a newcambelt, variator, thermostat and waterpump, plus new brakes front and rear.Apart from new rear trailing arm bushes, an exhaust fix and a new air con pipe, that was it – pretty impressive for such a well used 156.

To drive, it really doesn’t feel like it’s done

AGE BECOMES HER

We drive a 300,000-mile Alfa 156 – justhow well has itstood the test ofsuch heavy usage?

ALFA ROMEO 156 1.8 TS

BOOKSHELF

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Ferrari 333 SP: A PictorialHistory, 1993-2003 By Terry O'Neil Dalton Watson Fine Books£115

Ferrari’s F333 SP was anunusual project in manyways. Launched in 1993, itwas Ferrari’s first closed-wheel racing car since the312 PB of the early 1970s.With a 650hp 4.0-litre V12engine developed fromFormula 1, the F333 SPwas capable of 228mph.

Built exclusively forprivateer use (and pricedat almost one milliondollars apiece), the F333SP’s racing career wassingularly successful,taking almost 50international wins out of atotal of 126 races – aremarkable record – andsome 12 championships.Its zenith wasundoubtedly victory in the1998 Daytona 24 Hours.

Of the 40 cars originallybuilt, 27 were raced, andit is those that arefeatured in this book.Although American-published, the author isBritish: Terry O'Neil, who iswell known in the FerrariOwners’ Club, and writesin a crisp, factual style.

The word count isn’thuge, for this book ismostly given over toexcellent photographywith the benefit of verydetailed captions. A lot ofthe 800 photos are period

race shots (manynot seen before)but there aremodern imageshere too. Inaddition you getfull race resultsand a completelisting of theraces that eachchassis numbercompeted in.

This large-format bookcrams a lot intoits 416 pages. Ifyou’re into racingFerraris, thisbook tells the

story of a unique racer inexcellent style.

Alfa Romeo Arna: TheTrue Story 1980-1987 By Matteo Licata Self-published£30

Nobody, it seems, lovesthe Alfa Romeo Arna,which even we found ithard to defend when it

appeared in our ‘ItalianLemons’ story in theFebruary 2020 issue.Nobody except MatteoLicata, that is, theItalian-based author whowrites in English, who isthe first person to tacklethe subject of the Arnain a book.

The peculiar story ofthis 1980s joint venturebetween Alfa Romeo andNissan is told in moredetail than has ever beenseen before, followingextensive research basedon period documents. Inparticular, new light isshed on the internecinepolitical machinations

that gave birth to theArna.

You get the story notonly of the Alfa Romeobut also the all-but-identical Nissan CherryEurope; both were built inItaly using Alfa Romeorunning gear. They soldvery poorly – only 58,893

were madeover threeyears – andthe venture,which endedin 1987, hasbeenridiculedever since.

This is aslendervolume at103 pagesbut therewill be muchthat younever knewabout theArna before.

For instance, did youknow that Arna stands for‘Alfa Romeo NissanAutoveicoli’? Or that theUK was in fact the firstmarket to receive carsbuilt at Alfa’s PratolaSerra factory? Yup, it’strue: RHD production wasthe first off the line, inJuly 1983, some fourmonths before the Arnawas launched in Italy –although these UK-boundcars were actually badgedas Nissans.

More trivia: the UKmarket Nissan CherryEurope 1.5 GTI had amisleading ‘I’ in ‘GTI’: theengine had twin carbs,not fuel injection. TheArna was also the firstAlfa ever to haveindependent rearsuspension, since it used Nissan’s trailing arm design.

My one regret is thatthe book doesn’t mentiontwo Arna spin-offs aboutwhich I know virtuallynothing: the bizarreMartino Minardi dressed-up Arna and themysterious Arna pick-up prototype.

Ferrari 250 GT SWB: TheRemarkable History of2689 By Richard Heseltine Porter Press International£30

The ‘Exceptional Cars’series by Porter Presscontinues to mushroom.The idea is to profile justone chassis, which meansthe car really needs to be

exceptional to justifysuch treatment. It canalso mean there’s notmuch to say. 128 pagesisn’t huge for a book, butfeels a lot for just one car.

Inevitably there’s a lotof background story onthe development of theFerrari 250 series andthe 250 GT SWB, muchof which was done bytest driver Mike Parkes.Designers Pininfarinaand Sergio Scaglietti are profiled, as areengineers GiottoBizzarrini, MauroForghieri and Carlo Chiti.There’s also plenty ofcoverage of the racingsuccesses of the SWB.

This book concentrateson 250 GT SWB chassis2689GT, sold new toPierre Noblet, who racedthe car with Jean Guichet.Its competitive highlightwas undoubtedly the LeMans 24 Hours race of1961, when Noblet andGuichet – as privateers –came home first in classand third overall.Unfortunately itsremaining competitioncareer didn’t match that

early success.This book is

entertainingly written inlively fashion, and weespecially enjoyed theracing story. Perhaps lessinteresting to generalreaders is the story of thecar in its subsequentyears. As always with thisseries, there’s anexcellent studio-shotphoto gallery at the end.

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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 53GTAm/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 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 188Giulietta Turbo 123Giulietta (Time Machine) 171

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ABARTHAllemano 2400 and 2200 19Abarths at Monza 1998 19Abarths at Silver Flag 85Radbourne Abarth 1300 21595SS 118595SS Classiche Kit 287750 Zagato Dubble Bubble 60750 Zagato Record Monza 196750 Zagato Record Monza + 750Zagato Dubble Bubble 258850 Allemano Spider 50Abarth 1000 SP 37Abarth 2000 SP 165/250Abarth Osella PA1 30Abarth Osella PA2 89Abarth Osella PA2 Nordschleife 144Abarth 1300 OT 43Abarth OT 1300 93Abarth Simca 1050 Corsa 222Abarth Simca 1300 119Abarth Simca 1300 OT 143204A Cisitalia Abarth 199205A 220207A Boano 481000 Bialbero 501000 TCR 1061000 TC 145/2641000 TC v 600 Modified 238Abarth Tipo 139 197Abarth Tipo 140 2011500S 2172200 Allemano Spider 1472400 Allemano (Carlo’s car) 288850, 1000 OTR 551000 Berlina Corsa /Abarth Simca2000 / 500 Esse Esse 167750 GT Zagato / 500 Trofeo / 124Stadale / 1000TC (VBH) 168850TC Nürburgring 103850 Allemano 58OT 1600 (rep) 235Scorpione Corsa Prototipo 141Lombardi Grand Prix 265Abarths at Monza 58Autobianchi A112 75/270/217Ritmo (Alitalia) 90Ritmo Group 2 229Formula Italia 90Formula Abarth 033 138124 Abarth Rally 67124 Abarth Grp 4 Rally x2 73124 Abarths x3 145124 Abarth Rally 196124 Abarth Rally Group 4 214124 Abarth Rally Targa Florio 257124 Abarth/Fulvia/Alpine 32 Polish/124 Group 4 Abarth 38San Remo Rally 124 Abarth 47124 Abarth Stradale 280131 Abarth Stradale 43 131 Abarth 53 131 Abarth/Integrale/Coupe 58 131 Abarth Alitalia 68 131 Abarth (San Remo) 81131 Abarths x3 178 131 Prototypes 215131 Abarth Diesel 231131 Stradale v Group 2 251131 Alitalia v Stratos v Fulvia 273131 (Martin Holmes) 284X1/9 Prototipo 130Abarth Rally Range 2004Panda/Stilo/S1600 96Panda Rally EVO 2007 136Stilo WRGB 2005 /2006 101/129Stilo Trofeo Abarth 193Grande Punto S1600 183Grande Punto S2000 134/253Grande Punto Italy launch 138

Grande Punto Abarth Sanremo 141Grande Punto Abarth Belgium 143Grande Punto Abarth SS UK 149Grande Punto Abarth SS 162Grande Punto Abarth v 130TC 158Grande Punto Abarth v Mito 171Grande Punto Abarth v Mito CL 177Grande Punto Abarth EVO 173Grande Punto Abarth Guide 267500C Abarth 173500C Abarth/Punto Abarth EVO 175Abarth Grande Punto EVO 197Abarth Punto EVO Scorpione 224500 Abarth 2008 Italy launch 148500 Abarth 2008 UK launch 156500 Abarth Trofeo Brands (VBH) 166500 Abarth Trofeo Cadwell 170500 Abarth Trofeo GB Race 1 171500 Abarth Trofeo GB (CBH) 175500 Abarth Trofeo GB Roundup 181500 Abarth (Forge) 179500 Abarth SS Hillclimb UK 182500 Abarth ‘Polizia’ 204500 Buyers’ Guide 218500 595 695 Buyers’ Guide 271Abarth 595 by Oakley Design 213Abarth 595 by Oakley/TMC 218Abarth 595 SS (2019) 281/287Abarth 595 New V Old 216Abarth 695 Biposto 229Abarth 695 New V Old 251Abarth 695 Rivale 273Abarth 695/SS/Biposto/Tributo 283Abarth Classics at Franciacorte 181Abarth Classics at Franciacorte 191Abarths 124 MY2017 248Abarths 124 R-GT v Ex-works 124 Group 4 259Abarth Classiche 255Abarth MY2017 range test 257Abarth 124 Spider 265Abarth 124 Spider Buyers’ Guide 275Abarth 124 GT 268/278Abarth at 70 (Castle-Miller) 279Abarth 15 best road cars 279Abarth 70 years of Racing 281Abarth Days Milan 286

ALFA ROMEO100 Years of Alfa Romeo. Pt1 167100 Years of Alfa Romeo. Pt2 168 100 Years of Alfa Romeo. Pt3 169 100 Years of Alfa Romeo. Pt4 170 Autodelta 209 Autodelta at 50 GTA/TZ1 test 214 Alfa Romeo prototypes (TZ3) 171 Alfa Romeo Commercials 192 Alfa Romeo at Balocco P3/1300GTA/155DTM/Disco Volante 173 SE048 (Group C racer) 106 G1 264 RLSS 49 RL 2136C 1750 38 6C 1750SS 117 6C 1750SS (1929 Mille Miglia). 2266C 1750 189/225 6C 2300 Replica 756C 2300 Aerospider 2016C 2300 Mussolini 1276C 2500 Freccia d’Oro 50 6C 2500 by Castanga 1346C 2500B Mille Miglia 155 6C 2500S 156/229 6C 2500SS 187 6C 2500 Competizione 243 6C 3000 Superflow 285 Nardi-Danese 6C2500 318C 2300 Tim Birkin 278C 2300 (Spitzley) 56

Alfetta 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 63147 5-door 1.6 + 2.0 68147 GTA 76

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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 99GT 3.2 V6 (Autodelta) 106GT 1.9 jtd 16v Novitec 141

GT 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 248Alfa 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 234Alfa 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 260Stelvio 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

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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 93166 Fangio’s first 51166 F2/FL 240166 Mille Miglia 153166 Mille Miglia Ch.0066 180

166 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) 231 250 GTO (#3387GT) 252 250 LM 27/84/195 250 LM Ch.6045 195250 MM Ch.0344MM 22

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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 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 149330 P4 Can Am 161330 P4 Ch.0858 218P3/4 54P3 at Spa 118712 Can-AM 76

712 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. 154500 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 54355 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 279

365 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. 205F430 Buyers’ Guide. 242Enzo 83/101Enzo vs Maserati MC12 158Ferrari/FIA GT Championship 03 87Ferrari Club Racers 208/355/360 94599 GTB Fiorano 120/142

599 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 288812 GTS 285Universo Ferrari 285Ferrari Roma 285

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Coupe 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 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 63

Doblo 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 280/287

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

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Fulvia 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) 63Integrale 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 228

Integrale 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) 91Tipo 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) 134Quattroporte 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 91

Quattroporte 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 260GranCabrio/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 253


Ghibli 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 287

CARROZZERIEAllemano 198Balbo 230Bandini 251Bertone 200Boano 205Boneschi 225Castanga 199Colli 226Ermini 220Ellena 231Farina 212

Fantuzzi 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 245Cascais Classic 2017 262Ceirano 150S Tipo Roma 125CFM 750 Sport 218CNH 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 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 191Moretti + 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. 255

Monte 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 176Silverflag 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 123

Targa 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 53/54Zagato 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 128Gilera 500-4 15Laverda Ghost 14 Laverda 750s 20Laverda 1000 SEI 244Moto Guzzi RS 12 Moto Guzzi Furia 75 Moto Guzzi 500V8 239MV Agusta F4 35 MV Agusta 750 Brutale 71 MV Agusta 500-4 133/240 MV Agusta 350-4 11/242 Vee Two Desmo Shark 23Piaggio APE Cross 205Italian Scooters 246

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Alfa Romeo S4 Spider. 1990, RossoRed, 2 litre, five speed, alloy wheels,electric windows, power steering,Alcantara leather seats, wooden Nardisteering wheel, MOT to May 2020. Rustfree body, excellent black hood, summeruse only, covered/garaged, £9995. Tel:020 8997 2039. Email: [email protected]. A290/021

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Alfa Romeo 156 Selespeed. 84,212miles, red, first registered on 14th July2000. Owned by a doctor whometiculously cared for her with noexpense spared, during his ownershiphe spent £8196.46 on care, servicingand maintenance with every receiptwith complete comprehensivedocumentation. This car wasbequeathed to his nephew who wasunable to insure the car owing to hisage, the mileage was then 65,268. Iacquired the car on 29th June 2011.Since my ownership I have cherishedher with the same love andenthusiasm she so deserved, thisincluded a total strip down and fullbody restoration at Stocks ofCanterbury (taken over 7 months) withcomprehensive photos taken at eachstage of the restoration, at a cost of£7661.15. Every receipt of servicingand repairs and every MOT all with noadvisories, full service and cam beltchange at 82,999, last MOT on 21stOctober 2019 with no advisories. Carhas only covered 1161 miles in the last8 years mostly to Alfa club shows, myexpenditure maintaining and servicingto date is £10,807.12. Pleasetelephone to discuss sensible offerson price. Tel: Peter Lampe, 07881341480. A290/020

2002 Alfa 147 2.0 TS Lusso manual.198,310 miles, red, we've owned thisfrom new, used regularly up to 2 yearsago, then hardly used. MOT to July 2020,full Bose system, everything done wellby local Alfa specialist over years,including engine and gearbox partialrebuilds, and welding to floor pan. Mostpaperwork. Pirelli tyres, runs fine,current faults: door seals leak so dampcarpet; both door locks jammed bycentral locking system. A project! £500.Tel: 07740 818773 (Herts). A290/018

Alfa Romeo Spider 1600. 1990, red, arare opportunity to buy a much lovedand cherished 1990 Alfa Spider 1600ccwith a full year's MOT with no advisories.This superb example of the iconic AlfaSpider is sadly being sold due to adownsize and no garage space. A uniqueRHD drive car with just over 100K km onthe clock comes with a wealth ofservice history and bills, it has a smartblack interior with an original Nardiwooden steering wheel, twin Webercarburettors and a new hood. Recentlyserviced, with a new exhaust, alternatorand clutch fitted, front and rear discsand pads, includes a fitted breathableindoor Alfa branded cover, £15,650 ono,viewing and test drive via appointment only. Tel: Sam, 07791780521. A290/017

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint 1600 Tipo101.12. 14,946 miles, blue, 1963. 7107made, this is a UK car with officialconversion to RHD by Ruddspeed and aWebasto sunroof. It was restored andrenovated to a high standard, however itstill required some work to finish whenthe restorer passed away. Subsequentdry stored 10 years in West Yorkshire,currently on SORN and without MOT butwill take little to finish it off. Inspectionswelcome and serious offers only please,more photos, details and some historyavailable. Tel: Paul, 01535 274320.A290/016

Alfa Romeo 147. 107,000 miles, PlatinumSilver, back interior, GTA wheels. Showingsigns of age and wear and tear, so wewant to sell him to somebody who willnurture him back to full health!! Theinterior is still in pretty good nick apartfrom the odd scuff here and there, withno rips or tears in the leather, the alloysmight be a bit kerbed but to be expectedfrom a car of this age. A new crankshaftsensor, the odd dent and scrape here andthere, air conditioning temp gauges don'twork properly, most of the exhaust needsreplacing (it's the original item as we haveonly ever replaced the back box!!) Email:[email protected]. A290/014

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Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD Lusso.183,000 miles, this car drives very wellwith a strong engine, currently delivering49mpg, recent work includes new turbohose and new ‘GTA’ style headlights,FSH, £1250 ono. Tel: 07557 809678(Surrey). A290/001

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. A290/009

Alfa Romeo Giulia 2000 GTV. 1974,50,000 miles, Alfa Red. Type 105.22(engine AR 01623 175 bhp), 2004extensively restored. Front axlecompletely new, upper wishboneadjustable, 35mm stabiliser, rear axlewith 2 adjustable aluminium semi-trailingarms, Spax shock absorbers, 2-pistonBrembo front calipers, original Miniliterims. New nitrided crankshaft with 3-way balancing, 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:[email protected]. A290/010

Lovely much cherished 1999 Alfa146Ti. Owned for nearly 11 years, oneprevious owner, always garaged, greatto drive with lovely exhaust note. 127Kmiles but these cars like to be usedrather than stored away, looked after bythe same Alfa mechanic for many years.Recent belts, refurbished wheels,tyres, battery, rear shocks and springsetc, and MOT’d to end July 2020. Neverbeen welded, body is in great conditionand it gets lot of nice attention, theinterior is excellent too. Lots of servicehistory, old MOTs, invoices, original bill ofsale, spare and master keys etc. Tel:07809 221500. Email:[email protected] (East Sussex).A290/003

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2007 Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 diesel.55,000 miles, silver. Service history, newcambelt and water pump fitted February2018, 4 new springs, Michelin tyres allround. Air conditioning service June2019, last service February 2019, MOTuntil February 2020. Digital radio and CDwith Bluetooth, full leather interior, fullset of 19-inch Ti alloys refurbed withnew badges, new Hancook tyresincluded in sale, £3250 ovno, privateregistration plates not for sale. Email: [email protected]/022

2003 Alfa Romeo 166 2.0 Turismo.72.5K, 6 speed, one private owner since2004. MOT 08/20, belt changes 2008and 2017, new clutch 2013, head gasket2017, replacement centre and rearsilencer 2018, FSH (Alfa Romeo andindependent), £1495 ono. Tel: 01273594130 or 07956 347749. Email:[email protected]. A290/019

Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon Lusso 1.9JDTm. 2009, 97,268 miles, grey metallic,MOT to 30 April 2020, current SORN, 2keys. Clutch, flywheel etc 60K; glowplugs70K; front discs 76K; rear springs etc86K; cambelt etc 91K. Tyres needreplacing by new owner, 50mpg+, greatcar, I have another 159 Sportwagon butno space, £2700. Tel: John, 01635868518. Email: [email protected](Thatcham, Berks). A290/015

Alfa GTV for sale. 2001, black with 71,000 miles on the clock. Black leather interior,grey carpets with over carpets in same colour. Rear spoiler plus teledials, new reartyres 2000 miles ago. Very good condition and probably one of the best for thismileage and age, MOT until 6/03/20, £5000 ono. Tel: 07714 275222 to view(Swindon). A290/013

Alfa Romeo Guilia Quadrifoglio V6 Bi-Turbo. 2017, 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,£35,995. Tel: Darren Clement, 07839180000. Email:[email protected]/008

Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6. 2007, 46,000 miles, two owners only. Red with light tanleather interior, alloy wheels with good Pirelli P Zero tyres, CD player and Bose audio,Scorpion rear exhaust box - great sound. Cam belts and ancillaries changed Sep ‘19,full Alfa specialist service history and comprehensive history file, two keys,handbook and original accessories. Recent annual service and new MOT, this car is inoutstanding all round condition, £7500 ono. Tel: Charles Lumby (AROC member),01252 843584. Email: [email protected]. A290/005

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2005 Alfa Romeo 916 GTV 1970ccJTS Lusso. 49,000 miles, Grigio Chiaro,black leather. Cambelt, pump, variatorchanged at 48,000 miles, Pirelli tyres, alloriginal keys and code card. MOT to midJune 2020, will need ongoing tlc tounderbody per advisories, £1350. Tel:01460 220211 or text 07543 351060(SO05 FWZ). A290/023

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:[email protected]. A290/024

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Ferrari 1989 328GTS. Argento, red andblack interior. I bought this car new anddriven only occasionally on summer sunnydays hence, 9699 miles. Last MOT in 2008with 9632 miles! Garaged, since, with herbig brother, the 355! I could say the priceto be negotiated, but I won’t. The askingprice is £200,000. A Ferrarista for over 50years and a FOC member for circa 25, 30years ago a well-known dealership paid£120,000 before passing the deeds to me!Email: [email protected]. A290/052

Ferrari 308GT4. December 1975,11,854, owned since 1997. History file,recent glass out body restoration, verylittle mileage last 20 years. Headschecked, stainless system andmanifolds, 4 pot calipers front, polybushed, comes with some spares andprivate plate. Email: [email protected]. A290/051

TDF Blu manual Ferrari 360 Spider2002. Dark blue hood, Crema leatherinterior with blue stitching, Crema rollhoops, carbon fibre racing seats ,refurbished 19-inch Challenge Stradalealloys fitted with Bridgestone Potenzas ,360 Tubi factory exhaust, Red calipers ,rare spare space saving wheel, fittedtrickle charge point. 45,000 miles,cambelt service 2018, recent Brembobrake service- discs, EBC pads, fluid. Alltools, books, service records, owned forover 6 years. Email:[email protected]. A290/050

Ferrari 348 TS. In Rosso Corsa withCrema hide, 1993. Full service history,delivered upon first registration by HROwen London. Purchased by me in March2018 and kept garaged and in a Carcoonthroughout this time. Serviced (includingcam belts) 2017, MOT till 21 March 2020.For further details please call, sold asseen, no time wasters please, smoke free,5+ owners, £60,000. Email:[email protected]. A290/048

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:[email protected]. A290/047

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 £38,500. Email:[email protected]. A290/046

Ferrari 430 Scuderia LHD. 2008, RossoScuderia/Black with Oro wheels,immaculate, 15,636 miles, first registeredSwitzerland/imported 2014, serviced DKEngineering/Dick Lovett Ferrari Swindon.Full history file, books and keys. Justserviced at Dick Lovett, not tracked,cherished by me, Speciale forces sale,£125,000. Tel: 07738 425331. Email:[email protected]. A290/045

Ferrari 328 GTB. This car is a very wellknown Ferrari 328 GTB, successfullycampaigned in the Clubs Classic RacingSeries over the years. First Registered inthe UK in 1987 and has only covered47,000 miles from new, with its originalservice book, current MOT, and lots ofhistory. Always maintained to thehighest level, including a new wind-screen and clutch just fitted, can beused both on the road or track, and afantastic car to drive, p/x road carconsidered, £69,950. Please contact forfurther details. Tel: Robert, 07802638618. A290/044

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Lusso 1.4 TB.This immaculate Alfa metallic redmanual car has done 35,000 miles(petrol). It has a full Alfa main dealerservice history and MOT until January2021. It was pre-registered and has hadone female driver, £5500, price includesnew Giulietta mats. Tel: 07925 172866(Central Belt, Scotland). A290/043

2009 Ferrari California 4.3 2+2Convertible. Bodywork and interiorexquisite, serviced last month and 11months MOT, Rosso/Cream leather interior.Loaded with an impressive list of optionalextras including, diamond cut 20’’ wheels,Red brake calipers, Yellow speedo fullyelectric front seats. 17,000 miles with fullservice history. Complete with 2 originalkeys, all the factory supplied books, toolkits. I also have genuine Ferrari windbreaker, red California branded garagecover and winter trickle charger. For moreinformation email: [email protected]. Tel: 07860 255046. A290/042

Lovely low mileage and totallyoriginal Alfa Spider 2.0 Twin Spark.Only 3 owners including myself sincenew (my ownership 9 years). Lowmileage at 69,000, 3 keys including theimportant brown master key needed inthese phase 1 models, manual hood (farless troublesome). The following is a listof work done, may not be exhaustivebut covers the main points, all done atAlfa specialists: new rear screen, airintake, radiator, head gasket, 2x cambelt change incl aux belts/waterpump in my ownership (despite less than12K miles in 8 years), variator, cat backstainless steel exhaust (Cybox),polybushed rear suspension, newdiscs/pads all round, new frontsuspension arms, clutch less than 8Kmiles ago, new airbag ECU at last MOT,new quality Yuasa battery. Offersaround £3K. Tel: 07736 373898 (HemelHempstead). A290/041

Alfa Romeo 916 GTV 2.0 T Spark.99,550 miles, red, two owner AROCmember's car, looked after by MonzaSport Tuning since 2012. 20 stamps inthe service book, this is not youraverage GTV. Age related marks? Yes,but it's 20 years old. The importantstuff: fresh MOT done in Jan 2020 withrequired work undertaken. £1500Alfaholics stainless steel sportsexhaust! Sounds amazing. Teledialsrefurbished 2016: still in v goodcondition, small marks on one. Cambeltchanged Jan 2019 + lower suspensionarm. Shock absorbers May 2019. Sparkplugs 2017, Waxoyl underneath. Radiatorand spring carrier arms 2014. Slavecylinder 2012. This is a lovely car, £3350,looking for another caring owner. If Icould keep it, I would, proof of insurancebefore test drive please. Email:[email protected]. A290/007

Alfa Romeo Mito Cloverleaf TCT. 2015,35,324 miles, Magnesio Grey, reluctantsale, 1 owner. Safe reliable210bhp/240lb, £20K build byprofessional garages, all receipts andFSH, 2 keys, £12,995. Tel: 07912 575755.A290/040

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. A290/039

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1998 Fiat Punto Sporting Mk1hatchback. 1242cc 16 valve twin cam,now a very rare car. Silver with blackpatterned interior, only 34,000 miles in22 years so in superb condition. Sunroof,alloys, PAS, parts renewed: cat, exhaust,tyres, clutch, battery. Totally sorted anddrives like new, long test, £3695. Tel:01684 892906 (Worcs). A290/002

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:[email protected]. A290/025

Lancia Dedra rear mud flaps. Originalgenuine Lancia parts, still in Lanciapackaging, brand new, £40 plus postage.Email: [email protected](Glasgow). A290/026Alfa Romeo 2.5 V6 engine andgearbox. Complete with someancillaries, low mileage, no longerrequired, sensible offers please, deliverypossible. Tel: 07774 877976. A290/027Ferrari 512TR wheels. I am refitting theoriginal wheels to my Testarossa andtherefore have four 512 TR wheels forsale. They are in very good conditionwith Pirelli front tyres 7mm tread dated2005, and Pirelli rear tyres 6mm treaddated 2012. Also included are the wheelspacers and wheel bolts, serious offersonly please. Tel: Douglas 07770 345923.A290/028Ferrari 348 items. For 348: space saverwheel, full size wheel + tyre, jack +wheelbrace, hill engr gear lever lock,£500. Tel: 07928 602523. Email:[email protected]/029Ferrari 348/Mondial T timing coverset. Ferrari 348/Mondial T timing coverset, items are either new or excellentused, £500 for the set. Email: [email protected]. A290/030

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Maserati Ghibli SS. 1971, right-handdrive 4.9 litre SS manual gearbox,immaculate in Verde Gemma with tanleather. Totally restored by McGrathMaserati to Concours winning condition.As good as they get and fantastic todrive as well, available to view atMcGrath Maserati. Please contact AndyHeywood for more details on 01438832161. Email: [email protected]. A290/062

Maserati Gransport V8 4.2L. 2005 in BluMediteraneo with full service history,stunning example in the most desirablecolour with low mileage (43,800 miles). Inthe Gransport, Maserati created acritically acclaimed (including TopGear)prestige sports tourer. A luxurious all-leather and carbon fibre cabin combineswith a fantastic Ferrari engine (V8 4200cc400bhp and 0-60 in 4.5 seconds), notedfor superb sporty handling but with thepracticality of 4 seats. Full automatic andCambiocorsa paddle shift gearboxoptions, other features include the redbrake calipers, sat nav, Xenon lights, aircon, full service history, maintained byMaserati franchised dealers. New clutchfitted at 36,400 miles, four brand newMichelin Pilot S tyres (August 2019), MOTto Aug 2020 (no advisories),professionally detailed inside and out increfreshed alloys at a cost of over £1500(Aug 2019). Garaged (exterior summercover available in addition), two previousprivate owners, produced in low numbersin RHD and excellent condition exampleslike this are tipped to appreciate in value,£25,700. Email:[email protected]. A290/064

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£22,000. Please contact Andy Heywoodat McGrath Maserati, where the car canbe viewed. Tel: 01438 832161. Email:[email protected]/008

Maserati Quattroporte V. Deliverednew in October 2007, 4.2 litres, featuringthe ZF 6-speed automatic with optionalpaddles, tasteful in Blu Nettuno withlight tan leather and dark blue carpet.Four owners in total, my own car for thelast two years and thoroughlymaintained. Full Maserati service historyand having covered only 49,000 miles,recent tyres, top up service and newMOT included in sale. Lovely conditionthroughout and drives beautifully, justnot getting used enough, priced to sellat £15,500. Please contact AndyHeywood at McGrath Maserati, wherethe car can be viewed. Tel: 01438832161. Email: [email protected]. A290/066

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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: [email protected](Surrey). A290/011

2006 Fiat Panda Dynamic Dual Logic.18,900 miles only, recently serviced andnew MOT in Jan 2020, excellentcondition inside, bodywork has a fewscuffs as this was my late father’s car,£1800 ovno. Tel: Joe, 07776 198516(Hitchin). A290/057

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:[email protected]. A290/012

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. A290/055

Ferrari 355 Competition Car. Ready torace in PFFC challenge specification, RHDwith spares package, offers to John,07823 447241. Email:[email protected]/054

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360 Modena Spider carbon fibre rearlight grille panel. 1999-2005 Ferrari 360Modena/Spider/Challenge, equivalentFerrari part number: 65919000, new,carbon fibre rear light panel/grille coverfor your Ferrari 360, 2 x 2 twill carbonfibre pattern, no modificationsnecessary. Install in approx 20 minutes,£550, cash on collection or PayPal(paypal will incur p&p). Email:[email protected]. A290/053

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Offers for new Forge silicone turbohose kit. In red for 595 Abarth, fitted givesextra bhp, red matches air filter cover.Tel: 07711 351375 (Leics). A290/031

Lancia Delta HF Turbo parts. From a44,000 mile car, instrument cluster, PAS,rack, sill covers, lights, f&r mirrors, ECU,foglights, exhaust centre plus someother bits, £150. Tel: 07541 310419(Lincs). A290/032Ferrari 348 door mirrors. Pr of new stillin boxes complete Ferrari 348 doormirrors. Sold as a pair for £1500. Email:[email protected]. A290/033Genuine new Ferrari aluminiumchassis/body parts. All parts genuinenew and unused OEM Ferrari parts,360/430 rear wing/fender supportbrackets x2 #65155300; 599 front anglepieces 1x LH #69017211; 1x RH#68059811; 360 front reinforcement; 1xRH #166291; 2x LH #166191; 430 LHlateral support bracket #64913500; 360LH rear frame brackets x2 #166188.Dealer price over £350, £150, £7.50 p+pUK, £15 int, PayPal only. Email:[email protected]. A290/034

Auto Italia magazines. Complete runfrom no.1 to 266 in binders and 267-289loose, offers welcome. To be collectedHampshire. Tel: Charles Lumby, 01252-843584. Email: [email protected]. A290/006Auto Italia magazines. Issue 215 Jan2014 to 272 Oct ‘18, offers welcome, tocollect Leatherhead area. Tel: Rob,07802 180671 (Surrey). A290/035Ferrari 430 Challenge Series pitlane/wall passes. Ferrari 430 Challengeseries pit lane/wall passes and lanyards.Finali Mondiali Mugello etc, see photosfor details, wear and tear consistentwith use. Please note one clasp isbroken, see photo, great collectableitems for Ferrari enthusiast ! £75, £7.50p+p UK, £15 int, PayPal only. Email:[email protected]. A290/036

Wtd car: Espada S3 prefer LHD. Swap 4Merc 240TE estate, auto, 2 owners,70,000 mls, many extras and new parts:g/box, rad, batt, exhaust, tyres etc, + proandcollection Nikon/Pentax camera items,ideal wildlife etc, + clothing etc, and/orSnap-On tools, new and collectables,please help. Tel: 01277 200530. A290/037Wanted misc: ‘Miura Bible’, swap 4 ‘TheFord that beat Ferrari’, also anythingLambo, and car mags, any language,swap 4 books, mags, brochures etc, USAtrucks, 4x4, cars, limo/hearse, Mustang,Lotus, RR, GT40, Jag, classic and racem/cycles, MV, HRD, wildlife etc. Tel:01277 200530. A290/038

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‘Lancia’ hardback. 288 pages, historyfrom 1908 to 1980, numerous modelsplus Autocar road tests, specs, greatphotos, excellent condition, £6.50. Tel:07399 359072. A290/065

Alfa Romeo Racing 3D hand madesign. Measuring 1010mm long x 255mmwide, all wood construction, £125,shipping extra. Tel: 07564 637636.A290/063

Ferrari 308GT4 sales brochure. Original1974 sales brochure, published by FerrariModena Italy. Publication no n.87/74, 8pages of high gloss colour photographicimages. English/Italian/French text, veryrare, condition is very good, the covershave light scuffs/creases. Please seeattached photographs, size approx 113/4”x 81/4”, £45. Email :[email protected]. A290/061

F40 towing eye. Offers in excess of£200 plus postage. Email:[email protected]. A290/060

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Fiat 500 headlights. Pair, fit earlymodels, genuine original Fiat parts, nodamage, £19 each, excellent s/hcondition, can post. Tel: 07989 951895(Canterbury). A290/059

Officina Ferrarese Car Club badge.Including rear fixing bar, £45, shippingextra. Tel: 07564 637636. A290/058

Ferrari 599 left-hand driveheadlights. Barely used, only used for afew months, price: £1750 open to offers.Tel: 07581 228956. A290/056

‘A1 GTV’ registration plate. Onretention for sale, offers please. Tel:Montu, 07890 630610. A290/004

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Alfa Romeo 2000 SestrierePININ FARINA’S SLEEK 1957 COUPE WAS THE FIRST COACHBUILT CARTO BE BASED ON THE THEN-NEW ALFA ROMEO 2000

When Alfa Romeolaunched the Tipo102 2000 Berlinaat the 1957 TurinMotor Show, it

had already supplied a platformof the new car to one of its mostfavoured coachbuilders: PininFarina. Such preferentialtreatment resulted in not onlythe first ever coachbuilt Alfa2000, but also the first coupedesigned on Alfa’s 2000 platform.

Indeed, Farina’s two-door carwas first shown some threeyears before Alfa’s own 2000-

basedcoupe, theGiugiaro-penned2000 Sprintof 1960.Farina’s newcar – whichwas namedSestriere,after theItalian skiresort nearMont Blanc– made itsdebut at

the same 1957 Turin Motor Showas Alfa’s 2000 Berlina.

Being based on the same2720mm wheelbase as the 2000Berlina, rather than the shorter2500mm wheelbase chosen byAlfa for its 2000 Spider, this wasa large car by coupe standards.And since it shared the Alfa2000’s four-cylinder 1975ccengine, with a mere 105hp, itcan’t have been terribly fast.

The Sestriere’s low-slung,wide, long shape looked verysleek. There was perhaps a hintof Facel Vega about it, but it

certainly plundered Americandesign themes, particularly interms of the front grille; this wasa very rare example of an AlfaRomeo with no hint of ascudetto (Alfa’s traditionalshield-shaped grille). The faired-in headlamps with transparentPlexiglas covers were also verymuch in vogue at the time.

There was a noticeable kinkaft of the doors, raising the rearwing line so that the tops of thewings stood proud of the boot.At the tail end were stackedtwin taillights, while the angularrear end sloped gently down tothe bumper. Other notablefeatures included frameless sidewindows and wire wheels shodwith 160x400 tyres.

However, easily the moststriking thing was the slidingdoor on the driver’s side, openedby a handle that sat, curiously, inthe middle of the door. The doorcould be slid open eithermanually or electronically, pullingoutwards and then back alongconcealed guides.

As presented at the 1957 TurinShow it was painted pale yellow

with a light green leather interior.Then at the 1958 Geneva MotorShow, a second version wasdisplayed, now painted metallicblue with a tan leather interior.Quite possibly this was the 1957prototype redone. Its other maindifference was that the slidingdoor had vanished: the revisedSestriere now had hinged doorson both sides, with the handlesin the conventional positions.Also new was a restyled frontend featuring a stubbier nose,new headlights without Plexiglascovers and a reshaped grille.While the 1958 Geneva carretained foglights, these werenow repositioned. Then at thecar’s third and final showappearance – the 1958 TurinShow – the foglights in the grillehad vanished.

Having made appearances atseveral 1958 shows (Geneva,Turin and a concours in Rome),the Sestriere was retired frompublic life. What happened to itafter then is a mystery; it’s oneof those sadly now lost PininFarina prototypes – unless anyreaders know otherwise?

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