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ABARTH 124 SPIDER

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Mention the word ‘restomod’ to a gathering of car enthusiasts and you’realmost certain to hear a whole range of reactions. The idea of modifying acar, rather than just restoring it, very much splits opinions. For some, it’ssimply doing it better: a mixture of sensible updates under the skin,improvements inside and out, and some aesthetic personalisation. For

others, it’s outrageous sacrilege: the desecration of a classic whose originality and purityshould never be tampered with.

There have been some pretty striking restomods over the years, many of which havebeen featured in this magazine. From Thornley Kelham’s ‘Outlaw’ Lancia Aurelia toAlfaholics’ Giulia GTA-R to Eugenio Amos’s two-door Lancia Delta integrale Futurista, allhave aroused strong opinions.

Now we have two more cars to add to the restomod canon in the form of our coverpairing. The two Alfetta GTV 6s that we feature on page 28 are both uprated in a wholevariety of ways. Perhaps most notably of all, it’s their stances that differ; seemingly derigueur for restomods, the wheels and suspension have been greatly overhauled. Bothcars also represent significant investments in terms of time and/or money on the partof their owners. Personally I think they toe a very successful line between sympathy foran undoubted classic and making understandable improvements – let’s not be toopuritanical about the Alfetta GTV, it certainly has its quirks and foibles. I’d be veryinterested to hear your thoughts on these latest restomods.

As you read this, we should be en route to County Durham to welcome a host of cars tothe first of Auto Italia’s rescheduled 2020 events: the Northern Italian Car Day on 5 September. To say we’ve been looking forward to this big day out at Raby Castle is amassive understatement. We certainly hope we’ll be seeing you out and about duringthe latter part of this year.

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CONTENTS

OCTOBER 2020

14 FERRARI ROMAOn the road in Maranello’s elegant new GT

22 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA & STELVIO QUADRIFOGLIOHow significant are Alfa’s MY2020 upgrades?

28 ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA GTV 6We drive two superb restomod classics

36 FIAT 124 SPORT COUPE & SPIDERSporty Fiat twin cam pairing

44 FERRARI 250 GT SWBAn all-time classic with significant race history

54 FIAT RITMO 85 S ABARTHEnzo’s own personal ‘Abarthised’ Ritmo

62 MASERATI MID-ENGINED RACERSFrom the early 1960s to the MC12

70 STELLA ALPINAOut and about – at last – in the Italian Dolomites

74 POLTU QUATU CONCOURSFirst major Italian concours event of 2020

78 READERS’ CARSModded Fiat X1/9 and a high-mileage Panda

80 BOOKSAll the latest releases reviewed

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06 NEWSMaserati’s new 203mph Trofeo saloons

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Maserati’s Trofeo Saloons Break 202mph

Maserati has extended its V8-powered Trofeo range to threemodels, as new high-performance versions of theGhibli and Quattroporte join

the existing Levante Trofeo.The 580hp Ferrari-derived twin-turbo 3.8-

litre petrol V8 engine can now be ordered inMaserati’s four-door saloon car ranges.Bearing ‘Trofeo’ badges, both the Ghibli andQuattroporte are now capable of a top speedin excess of 202mph – which makes thesethe fastest regular Maserati productionmodels ever made. The Ghibli Trofeo can do0-62mph in just 4.3 seconds, while theQuattroporte Trofeo takes 0.2sec more.

Power is transmitted via a ZF eight-speedautomatic gearbox to the rear wheels, incontrast to the Levante Trofeo, launched inthe UK last year, which is four-wheel drive.

A new Corsa driving mode improvesthrottle and engine response, speeds upgearshifts, opens the exhaust valves fully,stiffens and lowers the suspension and letsthe electronic control systems be moreplayful. Also new for the Trofeo models is aLaunch Control function.

Styling upgrades for the Trofeo saloonsdistinguish them from the rest of the range,as well as improving aerodynamics andcooling. The front lower splitter, blades in thefront air intakes and rear diffuser are all

made of high-gloss carbonfibre. The Ghibli features two extra air vents on

the bonnet. Larger 21-inch alloy wheels arealso new. As part of a MY2021 refresh,there are also new ‘boomerang’ rear lightclusters, new front grilles and additionalcarbonfibre inserts.

Inside is a sportier trim treatment andleather sports seats featuring the Trofeoname alongside the Trident. Maserati’s latestinfotainment system is controlled via a largertouchscreen (10.1in versus 8.4in).

The Ghibli and Quattroporte Trofeo can beordered now, priced at £103,890 and£126,890 respectively. The existing LevanteTrofeo costs from £124,940.

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ENGINE: 3799cc V8 twin-turbo petrolPOWER: 580hp @ 6750rpm TORQUE: 730Nm @ 2250rpm TRANSMISSION: 8-speed auto, rear-wheel driveWEIGHT: 1969kg (Ghibli), 2000kg (QP)TOP SPEED: 202mph0-62MPH: 4.3sec (Ghibli), 4.5sec (QP)FUEL CONSUMPTION: 23.0mpg (Ghibli), 23.2mpg (QP)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSMASERATI TROFEO SALOONS

FIAT 500 IS FIRST ACROSS NEW GENOA BRIDGEThe new electric Fiat 500 has become the first car tocross the new San Giorgio bridge in Genoa, just beforeit opened to traffic in August 2020. The 500 Primaconvertible flew the flags of Italy and Genoa as ittraversed the new 1067-metre bridge, which wasdesigned by architect Renzo Piano.

LAMBORGHINI’S TRACK-ONLYESSENZA SCV12Lamborghini has launched its new track-only EssenzaSCV12 hypercar. Developed by the Squadra Corseracing team and designed by Lamborghini Centro Stile,the Essenza SCV12 has the most powerful V12naturally aspirated engine ever seen in a Lamborghini,with 830hp. Other features include a Capristo exhaust,magnesium alloy wheels (19in front, 20in rear) andBrembo Motorsport brakes.

The X-trac sequential six-speed gearbox forms astructural element of the chassis, along with thegearbox-mounted pushrod rear suspension, andpower is delivered to the rear wheels only. Amechanical self-locking diff allows the driver to setgrip levels for each circuit.

With its carbonfibre monocoque chassis, theEssenza SCV12 is the first GT car developed to meetFIA prototype safety rules. Downforce is claimed to behigher than a GT3 racer’s, thanks to suchaerodynamic aids as a front splitter, vertical fins onthe side sills, adjustable rear wing, double front airintake and roof air scoop.

The overall design is said to echo 1970sprototypes. Inside, an asymmetrical carbon ‘Y’ framesthe cockpit, while the multifunction steering wheel isinspired by F1 practice. The driver sits in an FIA-specOMP carbon seat.

Only 40 examples will be built at a price of around£2.7 million each, with customers given access tospecial race track programmes from 2021.

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AVENTADOR SVJ XAGO Lamborghini has launched a new Aventador special edition called the SVJXago. It celebrates the ‘hexagonita’ Lamborghini design theme with a fadinghexagonal silver effect, contrasting-colour livery and gloss black wheels.Inside are unique seat trims and colours that match the exterior. Only 10cars will be made, each identified by a numbered plate.

10,000TH URUS BUILTLamborghini has made its 10,000th Urus after only twoyears on the market. Chassis number 10,000 wasdestined for Russia, painted matt black with a two-tone black-and-orange interior.

ZAGATO REVIVES ISORIVOLTA WITH NEW GTZ Zagato has previewed its new IsoRivolta GTZ, marking the next chapter in the rebirthof the Iso brand. Its carbonfibre bodywork is inspired by the Iso Rivolta A3 of 1963,says Zagato, with a simple front end, mirror-image upper and lower grilles, teardropheadlamps and four circular taillights.

The mechanical basis is the Corvette Z06, whose supercharged V8 engine hasbeen expanded from 6.2 to 6.8 litres. Zagato has not yet disclosed its state of tune,nor the car’s performance figures, but says it will reveal more information about theIsoRivolta GTZ in October 2020, when the first example is due to be shipped to itsowner. Production is limited to 19 units, nine of which have already been sold.

TOURING NAMES ‘AERO3’Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera has announced thatits new sports berlinetta model will officially be namedthe Touring Aero3. “The name finds inspiration from thefocus placed on the importance of aerodynamiccoachwork by Touring in the 30s, 40s and 50s, whichproved to be so successful in racing,” says thecompany. The new car is in the final stages ofconstruction in the Touring workshop, and is due to belaunched in mid-September, before being touredaround a number of events.

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FERRARI CHALLENGE UK KICKS OFF The delayed 2020 Ferrari Challenge UK race series started at Brands Hatch in July –one of the first motorsport events to welcome visitors back following thesuspension of racing due to Covid.

In the Trofeo Pirelli class, Lucky Khera converted pole position into his first win ina thrilling opening race in the rain. Khera also took the fastest lap en route tofinishing ahead of H Sikkens and Paul Hogarth.

In Coppa Shell, Graham de Zille did a remarkable job battling the leaders forthe entire race. Not only did he take the fastest lap in class, he also held offSikkens to finish second overall and first in class. Jamie Thwaites was second and Alex Moss third.

In the Pirelli Ferrari formula classic, Tom Mogridge won the first race in his FerrariF355 Challenge, ahead of James Cartwright in second with his Ferrari 328 GTB, andWayne Marrs in third, also driving a F355 Challenge.

In Sunday’s races, it was a case of the same again as Khera took his second winof the weekend ahead of de Zille. In the second Ferrari formula classic race, Marrsbeat Mogridge this time, with Tristan Simpson third in an F355 Challenge.

DINO 206 SP SHOWN IN LONDONA Ferrari Dino 206 SP is set to join a line-up of theworld’s rarest cars at this year’s London’s Concours ofElegance. Ferrari’s response to Ford’s challenge at LeMans in the mid-1960s was a series of sportsprototypes, such as the 1966 330 P3 and the smallerDino 206 SP. Ferrari intended to build 50 of thesesmaller V6 cars to homologate as 2.0-litre Group 4sports cars. For various reasons that never happenedand only 17 were ever made. The 206 SP due to beshown in London raced at the 1000km of Nürburgringand the 12 Hours of Sebring.

The 2020 Concours of Elegance will also includeunique coachbuilt Alfa Romeos, part of almost 1000cars being displayed over the course of the weekendof 4 to 6 September at Hampton Court Palace. Findout more at www.concoursofelegance.co.uk

ONLINE SALES RESULTS BUOYANTDespite auctioneer RM Sotheby’s having been forced to go online for much of2020, some significant sales results have been achieved. Among these was a1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy by Scaglietti from the Richoz Collection, which reached€1,430,000. An ex-Markku Alén 1985 Lancia Delta S4, which finished secondoverall at the RAC Rally, went under the hammer at €770,000. Meanwhile a unique1968 G50 powerboat built for Fiat’s boss, Gianni Agnelli, achieved €450,000.

SQUADRA ALFA ROMEOPERFORMANCE LOGGERSquadra Tuning has launched a new PerformanceLogger for the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio. It’sdesigned to measure and save acceleration times, aswell as display information about the engine, drivetrainand g-forces. In addition, a burnout (line-lock) feature isadded. As an option for Quadrifoglio versions, theexhaust valves can be opened in alldrive modes, while the GiuliaQ’s front splitter can belowered to be cleaned.Operation is via Alfa’sexisting menubuttons, while theinformation isdisplayedbetween thetachometer andspeedometer.Prices start at€550 within the EUand €455 outside. Moreinfo at squadra-tuning.com

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ITALIANS TO STAR AT SALON PRIVÉA Le Mans-winning Ferrari 166MM is among three exceptional earlyFerraris that are set to star at the 2020 Salon Privé Concoursd’Elégance in September.

Described as “perhaps the most significant car in the Italianmarque’s history”, the 166MM on display is chassis 0008M, theworks car that won the 1949 Mille Miglia in the hands of ClementeBiondetti and Ettore Salani. The same car also won the Le Mans 24Hours that year with Lord Selsdon and Luigi Chinetti – the only carto have won both events in the same year.

Another very early Ferrari – a 1948 166 Inter, chassis number0015S – will also be on show. This Touring-bodied coupe was shownat the 1949 Geneva Salon. Completing the trio is a 1952 Vignale-bodied 212/225 Export with competition history.

Ferraris will also feature prominently in the ‘Evolution of theSupercar’ event and the Concours d’Elégance. Confirmed modelsinclude the 308, 328, 355, 599, F40 and F50. The Ferrari Owners’

Club will also participate on Saturday by bringing more than1000 cars along.

Ferrari will debut its new Roma here as one of many newmodels available to see and test-drive. Other Ferraris

on display will be the SF90 Stradale, 812 GTSand F8 Spider.

Several independent Italianmanufacturers such as Ares Design,

Aspark, MAT and Puritalia are alsoconfirmed. Several new car debuts

are promised, including the latest MATNew Stratos, while Ares Design will be

bringing four vehicles making their UKdebuts, including the Panther

ProgettoUno supercar and BentleyMulsanne Coupé. Salon Privé takes place over

23-26 September at Blenheim Palace. For moreinformation, visit salonpriveconcours.com or call 0808 100 2205.

AROC SEEKS SUDSThe Alfa Romeo Owners Club UK has launched anew initiative to gather data for every Alfasud,Alfasud Sprint and Giardinetta in the UK and Irelandto build a definitive database of accurateinformation about all remaining ’Suds. The aim issimple: to create a definitive register of every ’Sud,whether it’s on the road, a shell in the back of agarage or racing on a track.

If you have a ’Sud, you are invited to take fiveminutes to enter your information atwww.myalfasud.co.uk. The Club will share asummary of its findings with all participants in thecoming months.

BIALBERO: All the cars powered bythe legendary twin cam engineby Phil & Michael WardComing soon! A new book based on all the Fiats,Lancias and Alfa Romeos that are powered by AurelioLampredi’s superb twin cam engine. While someelements of the book are an expansion of the earlierworks by the same author, the early chapters nowinclude extracts from road tests by Auto Italia’swriters. Also included in the first part of the book areone-offs and concepts like the Stola Dedica, Lancia Magia andGrama 2 ‘Puntograle’, while modified cars include at 200bhp twin cam-enginedLada ‘124’ and an ‘Abarthised’ Fiat 850 Saloon.

The second half of the book is dedicated to hands-on maintenance andrestoration advice of a selection of popular classic twin cams. There is also theadded bonus of invaluable, expert tuning information by the renowned twin camrace engine preparer, Guy Croft.

This quality publication is prolifically illustrated throughout with Michael Ward’sphotography of real world cars from collections and dynamic images from AutoItalia’s archives. Many of the featured cars are owned by the magazine’s readers,in addition there is also a gallery of restored twin cams from around the world.

Bialbero will be available exclusively via Auto Italia and a dedicated website.

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Roma TherapyFerrari’s new GT coupe takes aim at Aston Martin,Bentley and Porsche. But is it as good to drive asit is to look at? We’re about to find outStory by Chris Rees

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brashness of modern supercars. The Romaisn’t being sold as a supercar, but as a grandtourer in the classic sense, albeit with azesty edge. That’s the reason for the name,by the way: to evoke Rome, Europe’s capitalof culture and cool.

So the Roma makes a pretty darned goodfirst impression. It feels understated and non-threatening with its smoothly sculpted flanksand flowing rear end, more like a pebblesmoothed by natural forces than a cruisemissile set to explode on your driveway. Itsaesthetic is akin to the reticencepromulgated by Aston Martin and Bentley.Indeed, some have remarked on how close toan Aston the new Roma looks. Ferrari instead

Pulling up after my Ferrari Roma testdrive, I really feel like I’ve arrived instyle. The silhouette reflected inthe hotel’s plate glass window is apicture of elegance. The sound of

the V8’s rumble echoing off it is equallysubtle. I look and feel like I’m not trying toohard. It looks calm but I know I’ve just comeover mountain switchbacks at a pace thathas brought beads of sweat to my brow.

In a nutshell, here’s the angle that Ferrari isgoing for with the new Roma: it’s utterlycapable yet very much not, as the companyis keen to state and restate, a “show off” car.It’s designed to appeal to anyone who feelsput off by the sheer – and increasing –

points to its own classics as the source ofinspiration: 250 Europa, 250 GT Lusso, 250GTE. In this vein, the lack of a rear spoiler –well, not at rest anyway – fits in perfectly. It’sonly when you hit 62mph that the previouslyflush black panel behind the rear window(actually part of the bootlid) pops up to boostdownforce. Subtle stuff.

The lights break new ground, too: thin linesup front, squarishly flat ones at the rear.Easily the most controversial aspect of thedesign, though, is the body-coloured frontgrille, which definitely splits opinions. Ferrariis sticking to its guns on this by not offeringcustomers a non-body-colour option. WhileI’m at it, two other slight carbuncles that bug

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me are the ungainly forward-facing squarelump under the main grille (it’s the camera forthe safety systems) and the ugly frontparking sensors. But overall, the Roma is anundoubted triumph for Ferrari’s Centro Stile.

Press the flush handles to open the doorsand yet more subtle design work is evidentinside. Each side of the cockpit forms a‘bubble’ separated by the sweeping centretunnel, which all works very nicely. Isuspect most buyers will tick thepassenger-side info display option box thatFerrari has very much perfected. Thequality throughout is superb, too.

This is a 2+2 car but the rear seats are sotiny that only very small children will ever fithere (headroom is the real restriction). Theboot is a decent size (272 litres – enough forthree suitcases), which you can expand to345 litres by opting for folding rear seats.

OK, what about this new digital dash? Thecurved screen in front of you is taken prettymuch direct from the SF90 Stradale and it’sboth big (16 inches across) and superbly

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info display and calling up the onboardvoice control. One change I very muchwelcome is the cruise control buttons beingresited on to the steering wheel, ratherthan on the dashboard, so you no longerhave to move your hand off the wheel to adjust the system.

A prod of a haptic button on the steering

wheel is also required to start the engine.Finally, it’s time for some action as Ferrari’sfamiliar V8 turbo rumbles into life. Thesoundtrack is brawny, in fact positivelyboomy at lower revs. Raising the needle onthe rev counter (digital of course) producesa sound that’s urgent without screamingtoo hard, something like the subdued

clear. You can press buttons on the steeringwheel to change the info displayed, includinga ‘View Max’ button that morphs the displayto ‘full-screen’, emphasising the sat nav orrev counter, for instance. The additional 8.4-inch central display shows air conditioning,audio and sat nav info but for me its uprightshape looks a little bit like an afterthought,like a borrowediPad. The keyfob is a nicetouch, though:a chunky casewith a PrancingHorse logo onone side andRoma script on the other.

The switchgear is pretty much all touch-sensitive ‘haptic’ stuff. It looks great butdoesn’t always respond instantaneously toyour prodding. At other times it provesover-sensitive; for instance, I found myquarter-to-three hand positioningfrequently and unintentionally changing the

purposefulness of a current F1 car, ratherthan the more redolent sounds of classicF1 racing. Even though there are nosilencers in the exhaust, it’s pretty relaxingat motorway speeds.

There’s certainly no questioning the sheerspeed on offer here. In a straight line theRoma can keep pace with almost any

currentFerrari, andvery muchavoidscomingacross asthe juniormember of

the family. The 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8develops fully 620hp (20hp more than thePortofino) – making this the most powerfulfront-engined V8 Ferrari ever – thanks touprated intake and exhaust systems, higher-lift cams and a new turbo sensor.

The power-to-weight ratio is 421hp pertonne (if you use Ferrari’s ‘dry’ weight

Subtle looks belie thesurprisingly keen pace andhandling. It’s a comfortableGT that turns into a pukkasports car when you want

“ There’s certainly no questioning the sheer speed here.

This is the most powerful front-engined V8 Ferrari ever ”

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measurement of 1472kg – the kerb weight isactually 1570kg). The quoted 0-62mph time is3.4 seconds (0.1 second faster than thePortofino), a performance helped by the ‘L’button on the gear gate – launch control –which sees the car scoot off the line with thebarest chirrup of the tyres and masses ofgrip. One other telling figure is the 0-124mphtime of just 9.3 seconds, fully 1.5sec fasterthan the Portofino. Another really impressive

aspect of the V8 is how flexible it is: youcan pull away from as low as

1000rpm with utter ease,something the non-

turbo

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never been seen before in a front-enginedFerrari: Wet mode. This dampens thethrottle pedal and dials up the stabilitycontrol intervention, leaving you feelingmuch more relaxed.

Pressing the manettino to engage ‘bumpyroad’ mode seems to make little difference atfirst, at least in terms of ride quality; but onsurfaces that aren’t billiard smooth, you canpush a little harder with less circumspectionabout bumps deflecting your course.Speaking of the ride, it is as you’d want froma grand tourer: very decent, whatever drivemode you’re in. The corollary is that the frontend can sometimes feel a little soft onbumpy corners but in no way does this affectyour confidence to set a cracking pace.

There are now five driving modes: Wet,Comfort, Sport, Race and ESC-Off. Initially,

there doesn’t feel like there’s

brigade could never do.The first half of my day behind the wheel is

through the vine-growing region of theLanghe. It’s extremely pretty here but alsopretty treacherous, as the chalky soil hasdeposited a layer of dust on the roads thatmight as well be ice, it’s that slippery. Still,that’s a stern test for a rear-wheel drive GTwith 620hp at its disposal. And a temptingnew Race mode to play with.

The first sensation is how quick and sharpthe steering feels, immediately followed bya raised eyebrow as, on these dusty roads,the front end washes out when enteringcorners too quickly and the back end comesout if you prod the loud pedal too hard. Inthese conditions, it’s best to try one of the

new driving modes in the Roma,one that has

much difference between the modes,particularly Comfort and Sport, nor could Idiscern any change in exhaust note betweenthe five. Small surprise, then, that in no timeat all I find myself switching to ‘Race’. Thisnotably sharpens up the gearshifts, whetheryou’re in automatic or manual, and also givesyou a much looser rear end to play with.

The afternoon portion of my test drive ison much less slippery roads, where theRoma comes alive. Really alive. I thoughtFerrari had done a good job of giving thePortofino a sporty character but the Roma ison a completely different level. We canthank Ferrari’s Side Slip Control (SSC) andFerrari Dynamic Enhancer (FDE) for that, bothfitted for the first time in a GT car fromMaranello. This set-up means you can reallyhurl the car into bends – OK, not with quiteas much bite as the F8 can muster – but

where the Roma really scores its

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innate sense of mechanical balance. You canfeel with utter clarity what the car is doingunderneath you, and the SSC/FDE comboallows you to play with the rear end withoutever losing control. FDE works by braking awheel if it detects slip, but only when you’rein Race mode – which setting I’d definitelyrecommend; the handling feel is notablysharper and more urgent. Overall, anddespite softer front damping than thePortofino’s, the Roma hardly rolls at all incorners and turns out to be a handlingdelight: agile, predictable and fun.

How about the eight-speed dual-clutchautomatic gearbox, borrowed pretty much

allayed. On the right roads, the Roma is abeautifully accomplished performance tool,with a mustard-sharp keenness that I hadn’tdared hope for. Its sporty character means itcomes across very much not as simply aPortofino fixed-head but as a truly distinctmodel in its own right.

Yes, at £170,984 it’s pricier than its mostobvious rivals from Aston Martin, Bentley andPorsche but it’s undeniably a more appealing,higher-performing machine. And yet it retainsan everyday usability – 2+2 cabin, goodvisibility, comfortable ride, big 80-litre fueltank – that’s pretty persuasive. It really is aslice of dolce vita in the metal – sweet! III

direct from the SF90 Stradale (including itsretro-look cancelletto gear lever gate)? It’ssuperb, changing gears quickly and withsuper-smoothness. When left in automaticmode and with a feathered throttle, it doessometime hunt around for the correct gear,so I find myself ineluctably drawn to themanual paddle shifters, which are anabsolute joy to use.

VERDICTI admit I was afraid that the Roma might feeltoo much like a GT and not enough like asports car to be a pukka Ferrari. I’m delightedto say my fears have been completely

ENGINE: 3855cc V8-cyl twin-turbo POWER: 620hp at 5750-7500rpm TORQUE: 561lb ft (760Nm) at 3000-5750rpm TRANSMISSION: 8-speed dual-clutch semi-auto, rear-wheel driveBRAKES: Carbon-ceramic 390mm x 34mm (front), 360mm x 32mm (rear)TYRES: 245/35 ZR20 (front), 285/35 ZR20 (rear)DIMENSIONS: 4656mm (L), 1974mm (W), 1301m (H)WEIGHT: 1472kg (dry), 1570kg (kerb)FUEL ECONOMY: 25.2mpgCO2: 255g/kmMAX SPEED: 199mph0-62MPH: 3.4 secPRICE: £170,984

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QUADS WITH PECSAlfa has updated itsGiulia and StelvioQuadrifoglio models for2020. How do they drive?Story by Chris ReesImages by Andy Morgan

We love Alfa’s Qs. We’re pretty sure youlove Alfa’s Qs. In fact, everyone wholoves driving should love Alfa’s Qs.Snarly, lairy, sharp and pointy, elegant,redolent and resonant – the

Quadrifoglios are all these things. So how on earth do you make them better? Well, Alfa

has kind of answered that one already with thefabulous Giulia GTA and GTAm (see separate panel), butsince these very special limited editions retail for wellnorth of £150k, most buyers will be looking at whatAlfa is doing with the regular Quadrifoglios.

And praise be: for 2020 Alfa has indeed made thembetter. There’s been a bit of a delay for the MY2020cars – let’s face, the whole of 2020 has been one longdelay – but finally the Quadrifoglios have followed theregular Giulia and Stelvio (see Auto Italia January 2020)with model year updates.

This belated magic wand applies to both Quadrifogliosisters, the Giulia Q and Stelvio Q. Before you get tooexcited about the prospect of GTA-style extrahorsepower, chassis tweaks and aerodynamics, let melet you down gently. There is none of that. The MY2020upgrades are hardly what you’d call earth-shattering.

But let’s go back to my opening sentence: everyoneloves Alfa’s Qs. Big changes really aren’t necessary.Facelift? There’s no botox makeover here, merely thelightest sheen of moisturiser. Extra equipment? Yes,but very little indeed. Mechanical upgrades? Just theone: a new Akrapovič exhaust option. Dramatic newcolours? Three new shades, but not for severalmonths. Plusher interior? Actually, on that front thechanges are a bit more significant.

“ Everyone loves Alfa’s Qs so big changes really aren’t necessary ”

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Giulia Q remains brilliant to drive. ‘Drag Race’ screenis a new, very un-PCfeature – we love it!

central screen operated by finger touch. It’s great. Youcan drag and drop graphic elements around thetouchscreen and expand them in size at a touch.

While the letterbox-format screen is no bigger thanbefore (8.8 inches across), the menu bar has movedfrom the bottom of the screen to the side, freeing upmuch more on-screen space. Overall it’s a massivelyimproved system but it’s still far from the best onthe market. Since Alfa and Maserati shareengineering development teams, I really can’tunderstand why Alfa didn’t simply shout across theroom to borrow Maserati’s excellent newtouchscreen system. An opportunity missed.

But here’s one thing I really do like. The Quadrifogliomodels become the first Alfas to be fitted with‘Performance Pages’, giving you a wide choice ofdisplays for the touchscreen. So you can select tosee a full panoply of temperatures. Or the torquecurrently being used by each wheel. Or turbopressure and power.

Easily the best thing is the screen called ‘Drag Race’.Seriously, how un-PC can you get? On-boardchronometers measure acceleration and maximumspeed in real time, so you get a delicious menu forrecording your 0-60 and quarter-mile times. I simplycouldn’t resist it. In effort to get my times low, I foundmyself experimenting with ways to get the launch

Let’s start with the looks. As you approach bothcars, there’s a subtle difference that it’s hard to putyour finger on – a modicum of added aggression. Itisn’t the wheels, they’re the same (actually, untrue:you can now order new, bigger 21-inch alloy wheelsfor the Stelvio Quadrifoglio). Spoilers? Nope, nochange. Then your eye gets drawn to the front grilleinsert and badging, which have all been bright chromeup until now; they’re now gloss black, which to myeyes looks far more purposeful. You can even raid theMopar accessories list and order the grille incarbonfibre, the same magic black weave also beingavailable for the mirror caps. Also new are LED rearlight clusters with dark lenses.

But it’s in the cabin that the biggest changes occur.The centre console looks very different, dominatedby a new gearknob. We’ve always felt the sharp-edged plastic gearknob of the outgoing Giulia andStelvio felt far too down-market. The new, chunkierone is better shaped and feels so much better thanksto its leather covering. There’s even a natty Italiantricolore flag at the base of the lever. Other consoleupdates include a new wireless phone charger, adedicated slot to put the key in, repositionedswitchgear and bigger cupholders.

The rotary dial is also nicer, not that you really needto use it much any more. That’s because there’s a new

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touch of drama to the cabin. Mechanical upgrades? Nope. The 2.9-litre V6 (510hp

and 600Nm) and eight-speed automatic remainuntouched. You can order a new Akrapovič titaniumexhaust system with carbonfibre tailpipes as anoptional extra, which Alfa promises will deliver “an evenmore sophisticated sound” but sadly I didn’t get thechance to hear it. Alfa hasn’t taken the opportunity togive us a switch to enjoy the best exhaust sound(that’s in Race mode) whenever you want; and whiledriving a Giulia Q is Race mode is joyful, it can also be ahandful because Race switches all your stability andtraction control systems off. Whoa! Speaking of sound,I was struck by the lower volume at low speeds – turnsout there’s extra sound deadening for MY2020.

I did get to play (if that’s the right word) with the newactive safety gear. Traffic Jam Assist and HighwayAssist can take over acceleration, braking and steeringto some degree to get you through the boredom ofheavy traffic, although personally these systems makeme feel uncomfortable, and the first thing I always dois switch off Lane Keeping Assist – yuk. Traffic SignRecognition is a definite boon, though, and I can seethe benefits of Active Blind Spot Assist (which nudgesyour steering wheel to avoid a collision).

So which model to go for – Giulia or Stelvio? TheGiulia Q does have a sportier feel, sitting lower to the

right. In the absence of launch control (Alfa does nowmake such a system but for the new GTA), I found thebest method to press my left foot hard on the brakepedal, ease the throttle until there was somemovement from the back axle and then smash theaccelerator as I lifted my left foot. For the record – andbearing in mind I only tried it three times on each car –I got the Stelvio to 60 in 4.3 seconds and the trickier-to-launch Giulia in 4.6 (sadly some way off the officialtimes of 3.8 and 3.9 seconds respectively). I knowmany people argue that 0-60 times are pointless, butas a benchmark of performance no othermeasurement comes close. I recognise the slightlychildish streak in me but I really want to better mytimes. I demand a rematch…

What else? The new 7-inch TFT screen ahead of thedriver works much better. The flat-bottomed steeringwheel is new, featuring extra buttons, and you canchoose between Alcantara and carbon. The seats havechanged but only on the Giulia: there’s perforatedleather-and-Alcantara upholstery, and while electricoperation was previously an option, it’s now standard(in retrospect that was a pretty penny-pinchingomission). Carbon shell Sparco seats remain optionalfor both Giulia and Stelvio. There’s one more newoption, too: instead of black seatbelts, you can tick abox for either red or green belts, which certainly adds a

Much nicer centre consolehas rearranged switchgear,new gear lever and a farbetter touchscreen

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ground and benefiting from less body roll. It’s also byfar the more playful handler, with an entertaining rearend, and the steering is better – indeed, it’s the bestfeature of the Giulia: so incisive and feelsome. TheStelvio betters it in some departments, though.Traction and acceleration are better thanks to the 4x4and you can leave safely it in Race mode pretty muchall the time. And of course you get a tailgate formoving more luggage extremely quickly.

They’re still both the best cars in their class. Priceshave gone up a little compared to MY19, though. At£67,195, the Giulia Quadrifoglio is £1640 more thanthe outgoing model, while the £73,195 Stelvio Qcosts £1315 more. III

GIULIA GTAmPresent at the UK MY2020 launch was the GiuliaGTAm, Alfa’s very special 500-strong limitededition. While it was strictly a static display(boohoo), it was nevertheless great to have a pawaround this mighty machine in the flesh, inparticular to soak up the two-seat cabin with itsrollcage, race seats and harnesses. Weight is downby 100kg thanks to things like Lexan windows andthinner glass. Power is also up by 30hp to 540hpcourtesy of mechanical changes and a specificAkrapovič exhaust, which means 0-62mph takes3.6 seconds, 0.3sec less than the Q. Handlingshould also be improved by a wider track and new20in centre-lock wheels. Wheelarch extensionsform part of a Sauber aero kit including a new frontsplitter, side skirts and a big adjustable rear spoiler.Carbon-ceramic brakes with gold callipers arestandard, too. You’ll need to save up though: theprice is all of £160,000. The first ones will arrive inthe UK in the summer of 2021.

COLOUR BOXThe cars in our photos are both painted in Competizione Red, the superbly lustroustriple-coat shade that seems to chime with enthusiasts (including me – my own GiuliaQ is Rosso Competizione). The other colours for the MY2020 Quadrifoglio remain asbefore, even if the paint ranges have been renamed – Competizione (Trofeo White andCompetizione Red), Solid (Alfa Red) and Metal (Silverstone Grey, Vesuvio Grey, VulcanoBlack. Montecarlo Blue and Misano Blue). That means you don’t get the Visconti Greenoption that was recently introduced for the regular Giulia/Stelvio.

But if you want something new and a bit different, it might be worth waiting untilOctober, when an additional palette of ‘Classic’ colours comes on stream. Each of thethree new shades is inspired by past Alfas. There’s a searing green called MontrealGreen, paying homage to the Alfa Montreal (launched 50 years ago) and exclusive tothe Quadrifoglios. The other two are not Q-exclusive but are equally arresting. First isVilla d'Este 6C Red, a wonderfully deep crimson colour; second is Junior GT Ochre,trying but not really succeeding in evoking the Giulia GT Tipo 105 – it’s actually an eye-poppingly bright yellow-gold.

ENGINE: 2891cc V6 twin-turbo 2891cc V6 twin-turbo POWER: 510hp @ 6500rpm 510hp @ 6500rpm TORQUE: 443lb ft (600Nm) @ 2500rpm 443lb ft (600Nm) @ 2500rpm TRANSMISSION: 8-speed auto, rear-wheel drive 8-speed auto, four-wheel driveSUSPENSION: Double wishbone (front), multilink (rear) Double wishbone (front), multilink (rear)BRAKES: Ventilated discs all round (carbon-ceramic optional) TYRES: 245/35 R19 (front), 285/30 R19 (rear) 255/45 R20 front, 285/40 R20 rear (21in optional)DIMENSIONS: 4639mm (L) 1873mm (W) 1426mm (H) 4702mm (L) 1955mm (W) 1681mm (H)WEIGHT: 1620kg 1830kgMAX SPEED: 191mph 176mph0-62MPH: 3.9sec 3.8 secFUEL CONSUMPTION: 27.2mpg 24.6mpgCO2: 236g/km 261g/kmPRICE: £67,195 £73,195

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MODS THAT ROCKThe restomod scene has now well and truly arrived withthe Alfetta GTV, as these two seriously talented modifiedcoupes prove. We take a track test in bothStory by Chris ReesPhotography by Michael Ward

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original spec, but improving and updating them – amovement called ‘restomodding’. Many restomodsare true works of art – witness Alfaholics’spectacular Giulia GTA-R, for instance, where prettymuch every aspect of the original is reworked. Thereseems no lack of eager customers prepared tospend significant sums to achieve their dream spec,looks and driving character.

What happened with the Giulia GT is undoubtedly thetemplate for the two cars we see on these pages: theGiulia GT’s successor, the Tipo 116 Alfetta GTV. Ofcourse, the Alfetta-based coupe achieved ‘everydayclassic’ status some time ago, and if you want a niceexample today you’ll be paying a pretty penny. But howwell does the more radical restomod approach workwith the Alfetta? Here’s the full, intriguing story of twosuperbly modified machines.

Nobody really knows how it happens, butthere comes a time in the life of certaincar models when they’re ‘discovered’ –when they transform from being ‘regular’classics to something much more special.

One day, a light switches on in people’s heads and theysay, “Actually, this is a great car, not just a good one.”

If you could bottle this formula and predict when itwill happen, you’d be a millionaire many times over. It’sa journey of ‘appreciation’ in both senses of the word:enthusiasts appreciate the car more, and the car’svalue also appreciates.

One of the factors in this equation is someone,somewhere deciding that it’s worth spending a lot ofcash on a car to make it just how they want. Thisscenario happened long ago with the Tipo 105 AlfaGiulia GT: people started not just restoring them to

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fully three years to complete. A large part of the expense came down to the fact

that the car started as an old rust bucket. The sheeramount of work required meant that the costs of theshell alone probably exceeded the price of one of thenicest GTs on the market.

“The donor car was a complete but rough GTV thatcost £3000,” says Johnny. “I could have bought one ofnice looking cars out there for £12,000 to £15,000, butunderneath they were still rusty. The shell wascompletely stripped, shot-blasted and power-coated.”

The drivetrain comes from an Alfa 75 3.0 V6, not justthe 3.0-litre V6 engine but the transaxle too. Theengine bay looks like it’s brand new. In fact, much of itis: a combination of reconditioned and new parts wentinto the rebuild, with standards the same as you’dexpect of a Ferrari restoration. It’s got gas-flowedheads, mild fast road cams and SZ-spec pistons with a10:1 compression ratio. The radiator is original butrecored by Alex Jupe. Some modern bits have beenused, mostly in an effort to maximise reliability. Newplastic trim parts are very hard to find so have beenrepainted using Alfa Romeo paint codes.

In its current spec, it’s probably producing around200-210hp. I’d say performance is on a par with myAlfa SZ, and it even sounds a bit like it thanks to theexhaust system consisting of a tubular manifold,

Johnny Horsfield designs boats for a living, but hisoriginal training was as a car designer, which mayexplain his predilection for design classics in theautomotive world. He’s a serial Italian car owner, hisstable including a Fiat 130 Coupe, Fiat X1/9, Alfa 75 3.0V6 Veloce and Alfa 4C. We’ve seen Johnny before inAuto Italia magazine: he also owns a spectacularAlfetta GTV racer with a rainbow livery that replicatesthe 1970s ‘Telefunken’ South African Touring Car look(see our November 2019 issue).

“I used to have an Alfetta GTV when I was 23 yearsold, having owned Suds and a 33 before that,” saysJohnny. “I then went German for a long while butaround four years ago, my passion for Alfa Romeo wasreignited. I always loved the Alfetta GT shape, it’s reallymy era. I saw Alex Jupe’s stuff and decided I wantedthe best GTV I could have. The idea was to make theultimate fast road spec version – my dream GTV 6.”

Alex Jupe Motorsport was duly tasked with therestoration and modification process. What the teamdown in Chichester, Sussex has done is nothing shortof a marvel. This car represents, by some margin, themost extensive, and expensive, build on an Alfetta GTVyet – a nut-and-bolt job from every angle. As anindication of the work involved, the whole process took

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“ The idea was to make the ultimate fastroad spec version – my dream GTV 6 ”

Johnny’s rather specialGTV6 is currently for sale.Contact Alex Jupe fordetails on 01243 575760

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combination is something we normally do on 3.5-litreconversions but the set-up seems to suit this carwith its particular stance.”

They certainly grip very well; at no point does it feellike it’s going to come unstuck. The dominantcharacteristic is how much the steering loads up onfast corners. As you add lock, the heft builds, to thepoint where your shirt tears and the Incredible Hulkwithin you comes out; I exaggerate, but you get thepoint. Johnny recognises this and is contemplatingfitting power-assisted steering.

The brakes are AJM using AP Racing four-potcallipers on 295mm discs with separate alloy hubs upfront, and standard rears, and they do a very solid job

straight-through centre and Ansa tailpipe – all verybeefy. The gearbox comes with a limited slipdifferential, meaning you can use the full beans quite happily.

The chassis has also been set up to fast road specusing a full RS Racing suspension kit, retaining thetorsion bars and coil spring/damper set-up. There’s a30mm anti-roll bar up front and stiffer RS dampers atthe rear using height-adjustable platforms.

The wheels are 16-inch split-rim alloys importedfrom NTM in Italy; they were custom-made with thecorrect offset for this car. They’re shod with MichelinPilot Sport 3 rubber, 205/45 up front and 215/45 atthe rear. Alex Jupe comments: “This tyre

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of stopping a car with this level of performance. Quite possibly this is the tidiest GTV on the planet.

The overall look is subtle and pretty much standard,retaining factory bumpers, avoiding fat wheelarchesand keeping standard Alfa paint. Alfetta parts arebecoming hard to find these days; for instance, you canonly buy left-hand drive headlamps. “We looked atdoing LED lights,” says Johnny, “but we’d have to havebutchered the front grille to do that.”

The interior has Recaro front seats that have beenreupholstered in Italian leather, and look superb inchocolate brown. Why this unusual shade, we asked?Johnny cites Singer’s restomod Porsche 911s as theinspiration. The Recaros are not massively bolstered onthe base but do provide plenty of support.

You’ll notice that the dashboard features airconditioning controls. That’s because Johnny has gonefor a £5000 air con conversion, using an Italian marketdashboard. Other changes include a Momo steeringwheel and Momo wooden gearknob.

With the fabulous registration plate GTV 6X, Johnny’sAlfa slots in as his current commuter car, as well as aregular day tripper and car for driving to races.Although it’s running superbly, Johnny is still thinkingabout other improvements. “As well as power steering,I’m considering altering the driving position to make itmore like my racing GTV. I also have a set of very deepdish alloy wheels with gold centres.

“This car is a great showcase for Alex,” saysJohnny. “It was built as my lifetime car but I wouldconsider selling it to do another one. In fact, I dohave another Alfetta coupe shell with Alex at themoment that I’d like to build up into a wide-body rallystyle machine with 230hp.”

Richard Melvin’s name is very well known in Alfa circles,particularly racing circles. Working alongside ChrisSnowden of CS Racing, he is, however, equally adept at

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replicas, which are available through CSR. These rally-look classics are available in a range of sizes butRichard chose 7x15s as they work best on a road carand give more suitable gearing than 16-inch wheels.They’re shod with Vredestein Giugiaro tyres – veryfitting considering the Italdesign maestro styled theAlfetta GT – in a low-profile 195/50 size.

The suspension replicates Group A set-up, which ismore supple than a balls-out race spec – effectively aracing spec calmed down for road use. The full CSRacing system uses Quantum Zero adjustablemonotube dampers specially valved to CSR’s own spec,and 30mm torsion bars with Autodelta adjustment (acopy of the original system). The front anti-roll bar isalso made by CSR, inspired by the Luigi Racingadjustable item, which is hollow with aluminium bladesto make it very light and very stiff. At the rear is an SZstyle ball joint with solid Watts links (making it muchtighter) plus stiffer, height-adjustable springs.

The geometry up front makes the car sit very low. Ituses a knuckle riser and racing ball joint, resulting in adegree of camber that really makes the front end turnin well. I found this out myself when Richard kindly letme pilot it around our test track. It’s very pointy anddespite being rear-drive with a lot of weight up front,the set-up gives a very neutral feel, with the back endfollowing the front around corners and the

producing parts for road cars as he is for racers. He’s aGTV-aholic, owning no fewer than seven of the things,including a wide-arch 1979 Turbodelta.

Here is Richard’s splendid GTV 6, a South African 2.5that now lives in the UK. It’s a 1982 car, making it oneof the first 250 built in South Africa. “I bought it oneBay advertised as a car with no engine,” says Richard.“But it turned out the engine was in fact present, justsmoking, and there was even a second 2.5 V6 with thecar, plus a load of EB Spares parts. It was a bargain,even though the suspension was knackered.

“There was rust but it was not in the usual placesbecause it’s an African car. I had to replace the lowerchassis rails, for instance, but the body panels were allgood. The interior was superb – there were even plasticcovers still on the rear seats!”

Richard admits he did think about fitting a 3.0-litreengine, but in the end he stuck with the original 2.5V6 and gearbox. After some work, it’s working fineand remains all standard. The exhaust is far fromstandard, though: it’s a prototype system built byKevin Abigail at EB Spares and sits very low. Also lowis the exhaust note: a deep, basso profundo thatsounds just wonderful. Alfetta gearboxes tend to beawkward things but this one feels fine, even if theclutch pedal bite point is high.

The wheels are highly distinctive Compomotive TH

Richard manufacturesmany high qualityroad and race performanceparts for Alfa Romeotransaxle cars. For more info:www.alfettagtv6.co.uk

opportunity to ‘loosen’ it using the throttle. There’s far less body roll than astandard GTV and very little understeer to speak of. Like Johnny’s car, the steeringhas no power assistance but it needs a lot less muscle strength to steer. Thebrakes are standard but will be replaced with a new CSR front set-up (four-potcallipers and larger vented discs).

Cosmetically it’s all standard. The green paint is an official, original colour andthe bump strips are South African spec. The interior, too, is original and unique tothe South African market, with incredible Porsche 928-style chequered brown seatfabric. The dashboard is the early ‘split’ type with the rev counter ahead of thedriver and the speedo offset; an OMP deep-dish steering wheel really sets it off

well. Like Johnny’s car, there’s air con but it’s yet to be fitted. Onepeculiarity of this African car is its driver’s footrest, apparently

designed to cope better with the bumpy local roads. III

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TWIN CAM TWINSWe reckon this sporty Fiat 124 twin cam pairingrepresents the sweet spot in the respectivehistories of each model. But why exactly? Story by Phil WardPhotography by Michael Ward

Fiat’s boxy 124 saloon, introduced in 1966, wasa huge sales success. Even more than that, itbecame an icon, an accolade deriving fromTurin’s genius in selling manufacturing rightsacross the globe to countries like Russia,

India, Spain, Bulgaria, Turkey, Korea and Egypt. The verylast Lada VAZ ‘124’ rolled off the line in 2012, by whichtime the 124 had cemented its place as the secondbest selling car of all time after the VW Beetle.

But it was the sporty models of 1967 thatenthusiasts remember. The 124 Sport Spider andSport Coupe offered performance driving that wastruly affordable. Almost 200,000 Spiders were built,plus around 280,000 Coupes. The Spider was a greatsuccess in the USA, some 70 per cent of productioncrossing the Atlantic. While the Coupe also crossedthe pond, it sold better in Europe and was alsoproduced in Spain by Seat.

The 124 Spider was based on a shortened version ofthe saloon floorpan, the wheelbase shrinking from2420mm to 2280mm (124 Coupes, on the other hand,retained the longer wheelbase). Aurelio Lampredi’slegendary twin cam engine was used throughout thelife of both the Spider and Coupe, shared with avariety of other Fiats, including the 124, 125 and 132.The 124 Coupe lasted until 1977, its DNA then passingon to the Lancia Beta. The Spider, however, wasupdated with a 2.0-litre engine and remained inproduction until 1985.

The two cars in this feature are both examplesrepresenting what we reckon are the ideal

specifications among the wide choice of derivatives onthe market. While it is a fact that the majority ofSpiders currently available are imported US versions,they are all compromised to some degree, both interms of performance and aesthetics. EuropeanSpiders and Coupes are the most desirable on bothcounts but are harder to find. The saving grace forboth versions is the current availability of European-specification original and aftermarket performanceparts, so that any US import can be readily uprated.

CLASSY COUPEAlex Jupe’s 1971 second series (BC1) 1608cc Coupe is asuperb example, one of quite a few low-mileage,excellent condition examples being imported from Italyin recent times. All three series of 124 Coupes (AC, BCand CC) remain highly underrated as classic carchoices. While the 124 Spider was never officially soldin the UK, the Coupe was. Sadly the vast majority of UKcars succumbed to corrosion, exacerbated by saltedwinter roads. Many were scrapped or reduced to asource of spares because the cost of restoration farexceeded the value of the car. Now that more Italian-market cars are becoming available, prospectiveowners can buy excellent, unmolested examples forhalf the price of an average Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV.

The BC Coupe was available in two versions, one withthe 90hp 1438cc twin cam and a single carb, the othera 110hp 1608cc with twin carbs. The Spider (BS)equivalent had the same choices, although the

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bespoilered US version had only a single carb. Twin camtuning guru Guy Croft regards the 1608 engine as theideal production specification. The all-square bore andstroke of 80mm x 80mm offers both strong torque anda free-revving nature, while the twin carbs and long-overlap cams provide top-end sparkle. Guy reckonsthat this set-up has only been bettered in Fiat twincam history by the 1585cc Strada 105TC.

Alex Jupe’s car hails from the sunny Sicilian capital ofPalermo. It has had its original paint refreshed and theinterior is original. Italian owners are renowned forkeeping their cars in original condition (includingcolour); indeed modified cars – except for competitionuse – are illegal in Italy. Quite why such a wonderful caras this has seen such little use in over 40 years is amystery, but Alex’s find is showing just 35,000km,which, when looking at the superb interior, seemsgenuine (although it must be noted that 124odometers only display five figures).

One departure from originality is Alex’s replacementof the 4.5J x 13 magnesium wheels with wider 7J x 13reproduction Cromodora alloys. 124 Coupes havealways looked under-wheeled and the 7Js fill the wheelarches nicely without looking ‘boy racer’. This issensible because old magnesium wheels do corrodeand are not repairable safely.

On the road, the BC feels lighter on the steeringthan expected, given the big wheels and 185/70boots. Unlike many restored Coupes and Spiders,Alex’s car retains the original steering wheel. The rimis thin by any standards and I found it quite

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SPORTY SPIDERMichael Cobelli owns one of the nicest and rarest 124Spiders in the UK: a 1973 European-spec, chromebumper 1800 (CS1). Build numbers of this model aredisputed but the most popular opinion is that just 778were built. From 1974 to 1978, every CS1 (over 16,000of them) was built to US spec, fitted with front andrear wing indicator repeaters, impact bumpers anddown-rated engines.

The third series Spiders were an evolution of theprevious AS and BS models in that the engines werefurther developed. The 1438cc unit derived from theoriginal OHV 124 and the 125-sourced 1608cc enginewere replaced by 1592cc and 1756cc 132 seriesengines. Rationality of parts meant that both of thenew engines were identical mechanically save for an80mm bore on the 1592cc and 84mm for the 1756cc.The blocks were longer than the earlier engines,intended to improve cylinder head sealing. While thiswould suggest that the AS and BS series areundesirable due to potential head gasket failures, thisis no longer the case as modern replacement gasketsare of superior quality. To avoid any issues, make sureyour engine doesn’t run out of water and overheat!

uncomfortable. The gearbox works well enough,although having owned many 124s (I lost count after 10), I still don’t understand why the fifth gearratio is so close to fourth. However, changing up at90mph is always a thrill.

Starting the BC from rest during the test wastroublesome because the carbs ‘went off’ during thedrive to the shoot. Alex reckons it’s a rebuild issueusing suspect parts that have created an air vacuum.According to renowned Fiat/Abarth specialist Tony

Castle-Miller of Middle Barton Garage, there is anissue with poor parts coming from Far Easternsources. Starting can be an issue with early twincams that have a mechanical fuel pump. It can take agood prod on the accelerator and a few enginerotations to get the fuel into the carbs. Whiledowndraught Weber 40IDF carbs (or the less favouredSolex option) are the norm for left-hand drive 124s,they can be quite needy in the adjustment andbalance department. Side-draught DCOEs are muchmore reliable. They are an easy retrofit on right-handdrive 124s, which have better engine bay access.Depending on the distributor location (the top-mounted version is best for clearance), a rear offsetinlet manifold may be necessary.

“ I still don’t understand why fifth gear is so close tofourth but changing up at 90mph is always a thrill ”

Shape looks great today,especially so on wider 7Jalloys. This BC Coupe isone of a growing number ofrecent imports from Italy

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In terms of desirability, Michael Cobelli’s Spider is afine example of what a restorer and US-spec upratershould be looking at. Not only that but Michael’s carhas also been enhanced with twin carbs and a 4-2-1exhaust manifold. From the basic 118hp the engine isnow nearer, if not the same as, the 124 Abarth’s 128hp.

This Spider originally hailed from the Veneto regionof Italy and was painted black from the factory, theformer body colour being evident in the enginecompartment. Somewhere along the line it hasacquired Lancia seats, which don’t look at all out ofplace. It also has a smaller, thicker steering wheel thanstandard, which is certainly more confidence-inspiringthan the thin-rimmed OE item.

Starting the car is more determined than the 124Coupe, mainly due to later models having an electricfuel pump to prime the carbs on start-up. The steeringfeels slightly stiffer than I remember and I suspect thatthe steering box might have been over-adjusted. In anyevent, this didn’t affect my enjoyment of the car. Theshorter wheelbase makes the Spider more nimble thanthe Coupe. The whole car feels taut and thesuspension is well damped. Pininfarina’s build quality issuch that scuttle shake is barely noticeable, even after47 years of driving. The engine is well sorted with asmooth power delivery and no flat spots or hesitation.Clearly this engine wants to go and has plenty of revsin reserve beyond the mid range.

BUYING A 124 SPIDER & COUPEMost mechanical issues on any 124 are within thecapability of a competent enthusiast, includingchanging the cambelt, which makes both the Spiderand Coupe an attractive choice among Italian classics.

Built at a time when Fiat was indifferent to corrosionprotection, most early 124 Coupes were notundersealed from new and those that were treated byaftermarket products were not that well implemented– these were the days before Waxoyl. The very last CCshad the benefit of having some protection from thefactory, with wheelarch liners doing wonders forpreserving the front wings.

The Coupe has suffered more than most 1970s carsmainly because of its roof construction. While theslender pillars are great for allowing light into thepassenger compartment, they carry plenty of stress,which creates cracks at the attachment points.Movement in the roof affects the integrity of thewindscreen sealing, which is ‘hot’ bonded. While thissystem is common today, it was unusual in the 1970sand the correct seals were hard to come by. As aresult, some replacement screens simply received acoat of mastic on top of the old bonding, and if poorlyapplied the screen could actually become detached.

The rear side window attachments can cause issues.The AC and BC have a rear opening latch that, whenworn, can allow the window to open of its own accord.The CC has a different arrangement, the base of therear pillar being redesigned to incorporate an air vent.Unlike the positive mounting on the AC and BC, thelatch is bonded to the glass and if the sealing breaksthen the window cannot be secured. Re-attaching themetal latch support to the glass will require somepatience and a very efficient sealant. Both versionshave delicate hinges on the B-pillars that weaken withuse and will be very difficult to repair. The best option

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is never to open the windows…The critical areas when inspecting any 124 Coupe are

the front and rear screen scuttles. Effective repairrequires the removal of both the screen and even thedashboard. The scuttles were never available asseparate parts and so need to be fabricated. Manyotherwise excellent coupes have been scrappedbecause of the cost of professional repairs in this area.

Given these circumstances, it would be an advantagefor the prospective buyer to locate a car that has hadthese repairs properly undertaken or, better still, a low-mileage imported car in original condition.

The 124 Spider has fewer corrosion issues than theCoupe, in particular imports from dry US states.Affected areas are likely to be the chassis areaaround the front jacking points and the inner sills.Spiders have detachable outer sills which may wellhide the issues within.

Purchasing a US-spec 1800 CS1 and running itwithout uprating it to European specification maywell be something of a disappointment to theowner. The low-compression engine with its lowlypower output, combined with heavy bumpers and a high ride height, are certainly not attractivesports car attributes. However, using a solid US-spec car as basis, it is perfectly possible torecreate a Spider to the same quality as MichaelCobelli’s superb example.

In theory buying a US import for £5000 andspending £15,000 on a DIY upgrade could equate tospending £20k on a good, restored example. If theprospective owner is not prepared to get thespanners out then perhaps a readily available post-1980 fuel-injected Spider 2000 or Spidereuropawould be a better bet. Current values for good, low-mileage cars vary between £15,000 and £25,000. III

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SWEET SHORTThis short wheelbase 250 GT stormed Le Mans, theNürburgring and many other great European circuits. We tell the remarkable story of chassis 2689GTStory by Richard HeseltinePhotography by ted7.com

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Nothing has changed in the meantime. If anything, itsstanding has been amplified.

The car pictured here, chassis 2689GT, is a SEFAC‘Hot Rod’ edition (SEFAC standing for Società EsercizioFabbriche Automobili e Corse, the name under whichthe Ferrari company was publicly incorporated in1960). Only a handful of SWBs were built to ‘Comp/61’specification, complete with Rizla-thin aluminiumcoachwork and assorted engine mods. Some sourcesclaim as few as eight were made. It enjoyed a

Over time, certain words lose their potencythrough misuse or overuse. The words‘legend’ and ‘icon’ are among their numberin the modern age. However, the Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta (aka the Short Wheelbase or

SWB) was – and remains – a legend in motor racing loreand an icon in the marque’s compelling backstory. Itsstatus as one of the greatest GT cars ever to turn awheel was cemented while it was still winning in theFIA’s Grand Touring World Championship and elsewhere.

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Noblet/Guichard [sic] with 4258.009 kilometres[2645.804 miles].” Such was their pace, theyaveraged 110.245mph and completed 317 laps. Thatwas three more than overall victors Olivier Gendebienand Paul Frère had managed a year earlier aboardtheir works Ferrari TR59/60.

The car’s second outing was at Monza for theSeptember 1961 InterEuropa Cup races that supportedthe Italian Grand Prix. In the event for larger-displacement GT cars, it soon boiled down to a battle

between the SWBs of Carlo Maria Abate and Noblet.The former held a slender lead early on, only to loseprecious minutes during a botched tyre change. In theclosing stages, Noblet was comfortably clear of hispursuers. However, Abate charged back intocontention, guiding his car on its lockstops as he madeup places. According to Autosport: “Abate eventuallyovertook all but Noblet who was driving faster than hehas ever done before. Closer and closer he came, buthe just could not take the Frenchman.” Despite a latecoming together, Noblet held on to take the win.

A month later, Guichet was entered in 2689GT forthe Coupe du Salon meeting at the Autodrome deLinas-Montlhéry. He led comfortably during the firsthalf of the race, only to retire amid a fugof white smoke. A fortnightlater, 2689GT returnedto the circuitnear

relatively slender competition career in period, but itwas a stellar one nonetheless. Acquired new bytextile magnate and gentleman driver, Pierre Noblet,and also steered by industrialist (and future worksFerrari star) Jean Guichet, its third place finish in the1961 Le Mans 24 Hours – its maiden race – wasmerely the opening salvo.

That Ferrari scorched to victory in the 29th runningof Les Vingt-Quatre Heures Du Mans came as asurprise to nobody. Eleven cars bearing the prancing

horse logo featured among the 55-strong entry. ForNoblet and Guichet, however, the race was a voyage ofdiscovery. They had been obliged to participate in theApril Le Mans time trials aboard a different Ferrari,since 2689GT was still in the throes of creation. Noblettook delivery on 30 May 1961, a mere 11 days before itsmaiden outing, and 48 hours after the car’s intendedcircuit debut in the Nürburgring 1000km. Accordingly,they had spent little time behind the wheel prior to thestart of the race at 4pm on 10 June 1961.

As was his privilege as the car’s owner, Noblet tookthe wheel for the opening two-and-a-half-hour stintbefore handing over to Guichet. It had rained for 38days in a row during the run up to the start, andprecipitation early on resulted in poor conditions thatcaught out several drivers. By 11pm, Noblet andGuichet were circulating in ninth place. As dawnapproached, they had moved up to fifth amid furtherattrition. By 4pm on the Sunday afternoon, theyended the race in third place overall and first in class.Gregor Grant reported in Autosport: “No GrandTouring records are, as yet, officiallyrecognised, but the greatestdistance ever covered inthis category was by

“ By 4pm on Sunday at Le Mans, they ended the race in third place overall and first in class ”

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and the Atomium, the event comprised Grand Touringraces for a variety of classes, with Noblet competing inthe 2.5-litre and above category aboard 2689GT. Hiswas one of five 250 GT SWBs entered in the headlinerace. He blasted into an early lead, which hemaintained throughout the 10-lap encounter.

Following on from its success in Brussels, 2689GTwas dispatched to Jacques Swaters’ GarageFrancorchamps for fettling ahead of the Grand Prix deSpa meeting. On Sunday, May 5, Noblet picked up fromwhere he had left off five weeks earlier and qualifiedon pole for the large-capacity GT thrash. However, hewasn’t able to mount a sustained challenge to fellowSWB driver Edgar Berney come the race, the Swissholding on to win after one hour and 12 minutes of

the French capital for round nine of the InternationalChampionship for Manufacturers – the Paris 1000km.The organising body, the Automobile Club de l’Isle deFrance, attracted a bumper crop of privateer and worksteams, the heavily promoted event playing out beforemore than 30,000 spectators. For Guichet and Noblet,however, the Monthléry bid proved underwhelming.They ran as high as fifth amid the pitstops and driverchanges, but were never in contention for a podiumfinish. They placed eighth overall (and in class).

Noblet’s 1962 race card kicked off in April and thepoorly supported Coupe de Bruxelles meeting. Stagedin Heysel Park in northern Brussels, home

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racing; Noblet had to settle for second place. Laterthat month, Noblet and Guichet teamed up once againto contest the Nürburgring 1000km. A persistent oilleak blunted their challenge, but they finished inseventh place overall, and second in class. This wasthe car’s sixth finish in seven races.

However, the partners would not share 2689GT forthe following month’s Le Mans 24 Hours. DespiteGuichet and stand-in Willy Mairesse having beenfastest of all 22 runners during April’s test weekend(albeit with some works teams conspicuous by theirabsence), the former would be armed with his new 250GTO for the round-the-clock race in June. He andNoblet finished a brilliant second overall and first inclass. Mairesse, incidentally, had been first, second andthird fastest during the test weekend, havingalternated between 2689GT, the UDT Laystall 250 GTOand the factory-entered 330 TRI/LM.

Following the Nürburgring run, 2689GT wasdispatched to Jacques Swaters’ workshop in Brusselsbefore returning to France ahead of its final frontlineouting. Noblet was about to race the silver-and-Gordini-blue Short Wheelbase on home soil. During the July1962 Trophée d’Auvergne meeting at Clermont-Ferrand,Noblet came home in sixth place. For Noblet, whomSport Auto praised for his “performance splendide”, thisouting was perhaps not the swansong he had hopedfor, but it was a strong showing nonetheless.

In November 1962, ownership passed to NataliaMorabito of Rome, who didn’t keep the car long; it wasacquired a year later by gentleman driver, FedericoMartignone. He reputedly bought it for his son to race,but there is no record of Martignone Jr evercampaigning the car. In 1965, 2689GT was offered forsale via Rome-based airline pilot and sometime cardealer, Roberto Goldini. Around this time, the colourwas changed from silver with a blue stripe to ‘resalered’. That same year, the SWB was dispatched toCalifornia, having been acquired by American, Edwin K‘Ed’ Niles. He didn’t keep the car long, either. 2689GT

This is one of only a handfulof ‘Comp/61’ SWBs withultra-thin alloy bodyworkand tasty engine mods

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was sold to Anthony Tersigni in 1965. It remained inCalifornia, but was little used during his ownership.

In 1974, Michael Pokorni acquired the car, purportedlyfor $4500, by which time it was in decidedly careworncondition. His ownership lasted only a few months as itwas sold to Bob Solomon via well-known dealer/raceentrant, Harley Cluxton. Pokorni clearly knew a thing ortwo about flipping cars because it changed hands for

$10,000. Solomon, in turn, moved it on a year later, JohnUpon of Hillsborough, California purchasing what waseffectively a wreck. He then initiated a restoration thatwould last the better part of a decade.

Upton wasted little time enjoying the car on itscompletion. He arranged for Pierre Noblet to travelfrom his home in Coix, France to the MontereyPeninsula for the 1984 Historic Automobile Races atLaguna Seca. Noblet, by now of pensionable age, had

long since hung up his helmet, but he came out ofretirement to have one last dalliance with an old flame.Using only second and third gears while he learned thetrack, he guided car 14 to a respectable ninth place inhis first race since the late 1960s.

Upton showed the Ferrari from time to timethereafter, and also campaigned it as a driver/entrantduring the 1987 Historic Automobile Races at

Monterey, before offering the car for sale in 1993 viaUK dealer, Adrian Hamilton. “John called me one dayout of the blue,” Hamilton recalls. “I brokered the salebetween John and Bob Baker.” 2689GT changed handsfor an eye-watering £1.3m, then a commanding figurefor a 250 GT SWB. In February 1996, the car was sold toAustralian Kerry Manolas for $1.6m in a deal once againbrokered by Hamilton.

Manolas arranged to take delivery of 2689GT at the

Today chassis 2689GT hasearned its retirement,being used as a tool foroccasional blasts in the US

“ Sport Auto praised his ‘performance splendide’ in thecar’s swansong outing – it was a strong showing ”

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August 1996 Pre-Historic races at Laguna Seca, aweek before the Historic Automobile Races meeting.The car was entered for Matthew Martin, son offormer Ferrari 250 LM pilot, Spencer Martin, who wasdown to drive Manolas’ Jaguar C-Type. The SWBperformed well, but Spencer Jr tangled with an errantChevrolet Corvette driver which resulted in a damagedleft flank and a bent wing. The next few days werespent patching the car up prior to a repeat run atLaguna Seca seven days later. While it may haveappeared a little battle-scarred, the SWB placed thirdbehind a pair of 250 GTOs. The Ferrari’s next outingwas the Colorado Grand, with Manolas and SpencerMartin sharing the driving during the 1000-mile event,before it was shipped to Australia. Christchurch’s AutoRestorations then set about returning the car topristine condition ahead of its next race meeting, theJuly 1997 Historic Festival at Silverstone where MartinJr claimed a brace of class wins.

Shortly after this successful showing, 2689GT wassold to Lord Cowdray (Michael Pearson) in a dealbrokered – yet again – by Hamilton, which involved apartial trade against an aluminium-bodied, non-SEFAC-

spec 250 GT SWB. The aristocrat drove it in theRégularité class of the April 1988 Tour Auto alongsideRoger Middleton. By this time, it was wearing theregistration number ‘100 SWB’. In January 2000, the carwas transported to West Palm Beach for the 11thCavallino Classic concours d’elegance. It was displayedby Hamilton who that same month brokered a thirdsale to American collector Greg Whitten for $2.375m.2689GT remained in his keep until 2003 when it wasacquired by Bruce Meyer. The Californian spotted anadvertisement in a car magazine while on holiday inFrance (Adrian Hamilton was again brokering the sale –quelle surprise!). The Californian cut short his trip andhotfooted it over to Hampshire to buy the Ferrari, a carhe had coveted since his youth.

2689GT nowadays enjoys a pampered existence, butMeyer appreciates the SWB’s worth as opposed to itsvalue. This old warhorse gets used, its currentcustodian driving it to his favourite California hangoutsas and when the mood takes him. This may be a worldaway from the car being guided with gusto at Le Mans,Monza and the Nürburgring, but this most feted ofFerraris has certainly earned its retirement. III

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ENZO’S Q-CARIn an effort to remain incognito, Enzo Ferrari would usuallytravel around in ordinary Fiats. His personal Ritmo 85 S, a giftfrom Fiat, looked pretty much standard but it ha d a hiddensecret: it was ‘Abarthised’ by the Fiat factoryStory: Luca Gastaldi/Ruoteclassiche Photography: Alessandro Barteletti

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85 S is one such gift, a car that wouldbecome his favoured personal car for fullythree years. But although it looked prettymuch like a regular Ritmo on the outside, thecar delivered to Modena was far from beingordinary under the skin. It had the heart of anAbarth 130 TC beating inside it.

We got the chance to catch up with thisunique car at the Officine Classiche Abarthworkshops in Turin. Fiat’s classic cardepartment has been restoring and tuningScorpion brand cars for several years now,and has even taken a leaf out of Ferrari’sbook by offering official certification for

Hang on, this doesn’t look right atall: a Fiat Ritmo five-door withAbarth wheels and little PrancingHorse badges. Abarth nevermade a five-door Ritmo. Nor did

Abarth invent its ‘Tributo Ferrari’ badge untilthe Abarth 695 special edition of 2010, longafter the Ritmo was retired. So what on earthis this Fiat/Abarth/Ferrari hybrid?

It all stems from the fact that, when hewas out and about, Enzo Ferrari liked toremain incognito. He was happy to accept, asgifts from Fiat in Turin, ordinary models inwhich to be chauffeured around. This Ritmo

classics. And it’s not just Abarth-badged carscosseted here, either: as well as road andrace Scorpions, also welcomed are all theFiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo models that everhad any connection to the House of theScorpion. For instance, most of Fiat’scompetition models up until the 1990s,including the last Alfa Romeo Touring Cars,were manufactured in Corso Marche, thelegendary address of Abarth up until 1994.

The Officine Classiche team occasionallycomes across unique cars. One such car tocause great excitement recently is thisapparently anonymous Fiat Ritmo. It’s a

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second series, five-door 85 S in metallicsilver. On the face of it, nothing special –perhaps slightly rarer than the Ritmo 60s thatpopulated the garages of Italian families inthe 1980s, but hardly collectable. However,many small clues give away the fact that it’sno ordinary Fiat.

For instance, the Pirelli alloy wheels are thesame as you’d find on the Abarth 125 TC and130 TC. Then there’s the fat exhaust tailpipe.Looking inside reveals a nice wood-rim Nardithree-spoke steering wheel and three extraVeglia gauges housed where the radio shouldbe – one for the battery charge, one for oilpressure and one for oil temperature.

It’s clear that this unusual Ritmo has awhole story to tell, and that story beginswith a particular pair of badges under thefront wing indicators: Ferrari Prancing Horseson a yellow background. Although discreet,they don't go unnoticed and betray the factthat this car’s story concerns Maranello.

Yes, this silver Ritmo belonged to EnzoFerrari. It rolled off the production line in 1982(just after the launch of the second seriesRitmo). It was registered by Fiat Auto SpAwith the numberplate TO Y48401 on 22November 1982, quite possibly as ademonstrator or press car (interestingly,Quattroruote magazine published a the roadtest of a ‘twin sister’ car registered TOY37066 in December 1982).

Then, in early 1985, our Ritmo underwent amajor organ transplant. The engine, exhaustand suspension were all replaced with thoseof the 130 TC Abarth. Its 2.0-litre twin-camengine, complete with two big 40 Webercarburettors, replaced the original 1.5,increasing the power output from 82hp to130hp. The brakes also came from the Abarth130 TC, as well as the uprated exhaustsystem and dampers. An update of theregistration certificate and numberplatelegalised all the modifications.

The modified Ritmo was delivered toModena (hence the new numberplate – MO647734 – with MO standing for Modena) as agift for Enzo Ferrari on 9 March 1985.According to his trusted driver, DinoTagliazucchi, who served from 1969 to 1988and passed away on 9 April 2016 at 73 yearsof age, il commendatore did not like toattract attention when travelling. For hisfrequent trips, he preferred anonymous,inconspicuous cars, but they did have to beboth comfortable and fast, if possible. Notthat the original 1978 Ritmo impressed Enzo.When he was first given an early example ontrial, he was reportedly baffled by theinterior design, asking “What is all thiscardboard packaging?”

The list of ‘ordinary’ cars used by EnzoFerrari is very long indeed. Most of them wereFiats (including the 128, 124, 125, 130, 131,132 and Croma), as well as a few Peugeotsand Renaults. He also famously used a Lancia

ABOVE: Enzo Ferrari and his trusted driver Dino Tagliazucchi, on board theRitmo, which was used for journeys between 1985 and 1988BELOW: Interior boasts a Nardi steering wheel with a wooden rim andthree extra Veglia gauges housed in the radio compartment

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Thema 8.32 which, since it had a Ferrariengine fitted, was perfect for him. ThisAbarthised Ritmo was reputedly the very lastcar which Enzo used before his death in 1988.

Even afterSignor Ferrari’sdemise, theRitmo remainedat Maranello – infact, it wasn’tretired until theend of 1995,after a full decade in service, latterly as acorporate pool car. The silver Fiat waseventually purchased for a mere 250,000 lireby a Vicenza-based scrapyard owner, readyto be crushed. Fortunately, though, itescaped the crusher’s jaws. It wasderegistered, however, and lost its niceModena number plate.

relatively high-profile tyres, it rolls quite alot. And while grip is good, you always feellike it’s on the edge. There’s mildundersteer and it’s possible to lift a front

wheel but thething you reallytake away isjust hownervously alivethe frontwheels feel: all130 horses

snort away wildly, seemingly desperate tobreak free of their reins.

One thing’s for sure. Should you ever findyourself next to an anonymous-looking silverFiat, think twice before you press theaccelerator as the traffic light turns green.Hidden prancing horses, all too eager to gallopaway, may be hiding under its bonnet. III

Then a collector from Tuscanyrediscovered the car and decided to restoreit. He took it to the FCA Heritage workshopfor official certification, since the car’s

Abarth 130 TC parts were fitted in period bythe Fiat factory. Under the skin, it had all theparts necessary to obtain Abarthcertification. The car was duly re-registered,although not with a Modena plate.

As befits an engine that, with 130hp,surpassed all other hot hatches in its day, this is a real wild horse to drive. On

ENGINE: 1995cc 4-cyl BORE X STROKE: 84mm x 90mm COMPRESSION RATIO: 9.4:1INDUCTION: 2 x Weber 40 DCOE

145/146 carbs POWER: 130hp at 5900rpm TORQUE: 130lb ft at 3600rpm TRANSMISSION: Five-speed manual,

front-wheel driveBRAKES: Front discs, rear drums TYRES: 185/60 HR14DIMENSIONS: 4014mm (L), 1650mm (W),

1374mm (H)WEIGHT: 1020kgMAX SPEED: 121mph0-62MPH: 7.8sec

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“ This Abarthised Ritmo was reputedly the very last carwhich Enzo used before his death in 1988 ”

RAUCOUS RITMOS: THE ABARTH STORYThe first Ritmo with an Abarth badge was the 125 TC launched in Italy in September 1981.Available only in three-door hatchback form, it received the same 2.0-litre twin camshaftengine (hence ‘TC’) as in the 131 Rally Abarth, with Marelli Digiplex electronic ignition. Themaximum power output of 125hp was boldly emblazoned on the car’s badge. It had a ZFfive-speed gearbox, while its suspension was derived from the Group 2 racing Ritmo. Thiswas indeed a true hot hatchback, capable of a top speed of 118mph and 0-62mph in 8.7seconds, and represented a real challenge on the road to the Volkswagen Golf GTI, even ifthe VW proved much more popular in the marketplace. Which sadly did not include the UK –the 125 TC was never imported here.

The launch of the second series Fiat Ritmo in October 1982 led to an upgrade of theAbarth, whose power duly increased to 130hp. The engine now featured two twin-chokecarburettors (Weber 40 DCOE 145/146 or Solex ADDHE). Top speed and acceleration timesboth improved and a longer final drive ratio (15/51 instead of 14/50) allowed slightly betterfuel consumption. Both on the outside and inside, the 130 TC looked sportier and morepurposeful. The new Abarth 130 TC appeared in price lists in Italy in May 1983, and in theUK (as the Strada 130 TC) in 1984, lasting until 1987.

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the hands of the likes of Stirling Moss and MastenGregory this proved to be a winning combo, time andscience was moving on.

The late 1960 Nassau sportscar event was the firstin which a Tipo 61 had not led a race it had entered.Earlier in the year, Lotus had introduced its Type 19 andCooper its Monaco, both with the power unit placedbehind the driver, while Porsches had always been rear-engined. And when conservative Ferrari ran a rear-engined car at the Grand Prix in Monaco 1960 for thefirst time, the direction of design was clear.

Giulio Alfieri started work on what was to become amid-engined Birdcage successor in 1960, duly giventhe title Tipo 63 (Tipo 62 had been allocated to astillborn V8-engined drawing-board design andpowerboat engine).

The familiar steel tube Birdcage structure was used,clothed in aluminium bodywork, with double wishbonesup front and a de Dion tube at the back. Most 63s usedthe trusty, lusty big four-cylinder engine, but Maserati’s3.0-litre V12 screamer was also fitted.

The best race results achieved by Tipo 63s were

MC MIDSHIPSThe launch of a new Maserati is always a

celebration – and with the new MC20 supercar dueimminently on both road and track, we take a look

at Maserati’s illustrious line of mid-engined racers from 1961 onwards

Story by Peter CollinsImages by Michael Ward & Peter Collins

In just a few short weeks’ time, we’ll knoweverything there is to know about Maserati’s all-new MC20 mid-engined supercar. While it’sobviously going to set Trident showrooms alight,the meaning of its name – it stands for ‘Maserati

Corse 2020’ – clearly indicates that the brand will soonreturn to racing.

This is entirely fitting. Maserati not only has a longhistory of racing but also an illustrious line of mid-engined racers that stretches back decades. As ataster for the arrival of the new MC20, here we’re goingto celebrate those forebears, from the Tipo 63 of 1961through the 64 and 65 to the Barchetta and the MC12of the modern era.

The reason for the appearance of the very first mid-engined Maserati, the Tipo 63, was purely down toracing expediency. Maserati had gained an undyingreputation for success and innovation with its greatlittle Tipo 60 and 61 sports racers, colloquially knownas ‘Birdcages’ due to their highly complex but effectivemulti-tubular chassis. These legendary racers carriedtheir power units in front of the driver and, whilst in

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ABOVE & BELOW: Tipo 63was first Maserati ‘middie’NEXT PAGE: Group 4 Bora atVallelunga; Chubasco; yellowBarchetta at Zandvoort

race series around the turn of the century.Moving on, at Maserati’s press presentation in

December 1990, an exciting concept of what thecompany could be building in the future wasdisplayed in the form of the Marcello Gandini-designed mid-engined Chubasco. The wedge-shapedprofile of the newcomer was similar to Gandini’sLamborghini Diablo. It featured a backbone chassis,which had been one of Alessandro de Tomaso’s petdesign principles, twin wishbone rear suspension withpull-rods and power was to have come from a 3.2-litreV8 (as used in the Shamal) developing 430hp.However, it never proceeded beyond the conceptstage and the mock-up ended in thesuperb Panini collection near Modena.

Certain features of the Chubascoprototype were carried over to the next‘middie’ bearing the Trident badge: theBarchetta of 1991. This was created bythe design team of Carlo Gaino and

during 1961 when, in April at the Targa Florio, two carsfinished fourth and fifth, while in June 1961, one carcompleted the 24-hour grind at Le Mans to takefourth place overall.

Further developed versions of the 63 – the 64 and 65– followed in 1962 and 1965, but problems includingbudget restraints, reliability and a tragic fatal accidentfinally put a stop to these activities. As Maserati racingexpert, Willem Oosthoek, put it: “By the end of 1962the rear-engined Birdcage programme was dead”.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Maserati got busybuilding and developing mid-engined road cars in theshapes of the V8 Bora and V6 Merak. Of the former,two chassis (3000 and 3001) were constructed in 1973on the instigation of Maserati’s French agent, JeanThépenier, to the then-current Group 4 GT racingregulations with the intention of running at Le Mans.Sadly this never happened due to the FIA beingunprepared to grant the cars homologation. One of thecars raced successfully in the Ferrari/Maserati Historic

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MC12s raced extensivelywith great success. Farina’sBirdcage 75 (bottom right)was also MC12-based

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Sergio Beccio of Synthesis Design in Turin. Gaino wasex-Italdesign and Beccio’s background had been inaerodynamics at Pininfarina, Lancia Corsa and Osella.Between them, they had the Lancia ECV2 from 1988 ontheir CV (see Auto Italia September 2020) and werelater to follow up with the racing Alfa Romeo 155 GTAin 1992. Also theirs was the De Tomaso Guara, whichborrowed its backbone chassis from the Barchetta.

The Barchetta was one of the last ideas to comefrom Alessandro himself before his untimely death. Itwas conceived as the basis for a one-make race seriesentitled the Grantrofeo Monomarca BarchettaMaserati which, it was planned, would revive themarque’s waning fortunes.

During 1992, on circuits throughout Italy and Europe,six rounds were held; the series was then expanded to10 events for 1993, but there were not enough takersand it folded after that. A number of famous driverstook part, including Le Mans winner Jan Lammers, CarloFacetti and Sandro Munari, as well as privateer ThomasBscher who was an avid collector of Maseratis. Thefirst series champion was John Nielsen.

The Barchetta’s innovative aluminium andcomposite central chassis had racing-stylesuspension attached via subframes and used push-rods at the front and pull-rods at the rear, as in then-current Formula 1 practice. The bodywork was ofmoulded carbon composite. The power unit was the2.0-litre turbocharged 90-degree V6 as fitted to theGhibli Open Cup car, tuned to provide 315hp at7200rpm, which provided strong performance in a carweighing just 775kg. The transmission was a six-speed ZF manual gearbox.

It’s thought that 17 cars were built in total. OneStradale prototype was proposed, but never fullyrealised. One Barchetta was purchased by DrummondBone and campaigned successfully in the UK in theAuto Italia Intermarque race series at circuits

DRIVING THE TIPO 63We were lucky enough to drive chassis number 63.008. This car uses a V12producing 300hp at 8000rpm – a lot in a car weighing just 730kg – and its 24spark plugs, 12 open trumpets for six twin-choke carbs and four ‘anti-aircraft gun’tailpipes look, and sound, quite something. Firing it up brings a massivemechanical thrash.

These were early days for rear-engined racing cars and Maserati was on a steeplearning curve. This Birdcage may look effective but it’s not an easy car to drive.The V12 engine is placed so far forwards that it pushes the driver too close tothe pedals. Distortion through the Plexiglas screen is truly horrendous, forcingyou to look over the top of it.

Clunk the five-speed lever left and back for first gear, do the usual balancingact with the racing clutch and away you go. With 2.2 turns between locks, the bigwood-rim wheel responds quickly, although there is little grip at the tyres. Withplenty of torque, the V12 is quickly into its power band.

Top speed is a frightening 190mph and 0-60mph takes 5.5 seconds. But brakingand handling are of the 1961 variety, worse still with a full fuel load. Relax for asecond and you’ll be in the soup. Failing to plan a long way ahead is somethingyou only do once. This may be a difficult car to master but the lasting positivememory is just how fabulous the Tipo 63 looks close up. Beautiful things, likebeautiful people, are always forgiven. – Roberto Giordanelli

DRIVING THE BARCHETTAThe Barchetta looks a simple and neat machine as you drop down into it: twotartan race seats, two Sabelts, conventional instrument pod, tiny suede Momowheel, Tilton pedal box and token windscreen. Starting up the 2.0-litre twin-turboV6, it idles like a road car. Setting off, 1.2bar of boost is already available at3500rpm and by 4250rpm maximum torque (373Nm) really flings the Barchettaalong. 315bhp arrives at 6250rpm and as for top speed, that depends on which ofthe three final drives available you chose – between 170mph and 190mph.

The clutch is easy and the gear linkage works very positively in operating thesix straight-cut gears. In motion, though, all you hear is deafening wind noise.

The rear wing is set to maxiumum downforce and the fully adjustablesuspension is set up to understeer. Maintaining long sideways action for thephotographers proves easy, though. The Barchetta's rear weight bias never turnsmild power-induced oversteer into terminal oversteer and the quick (2.5 turns)steering is a delight, as are the huge Brembo brakes. – Roberto Giordanelli

DRIVING THE MC12I pull open the driver’s door, upwards and outwards on its intricate hinge, threadmyself over the sill into the semi-racing, fully-harnessed seat. Here I am,strapped into a missile able to better 205mph, sprint to 62mph in 3.8 secondsand double that speed in 9.9.

Button pressed, engine idling impatiently like a dog clawing at the door, I pullthe right-hand paddle for first gear. Accelerator down, 1335kg is seeminglyconverted to anti-matter as we achieve blast-off. Change up as the needlepasses 7000rpm. Now I’m doing 150mph approaching a chicane. I brake, way tooearly, then flick-flick through the kink in second gear. Next time I brake later, andlater, and still the enormous discs and callipers haul me down.

Do you know something? This is almost too easy; the steering is ultra-precisebut also light, as are the brakes, despite their road-shredding bite. Although thelong, banked curves feel as if they might nudge the MC12 into oversteer, it neverhappens. There’s no sense of momentum with which to battle, no need to ‘setthe car up’ for the corner; every tiny movement of steering and accelerator havean instant, proportional effect.

Then Andrea Bertolini, MC12 racer and Ferrari F1 tester, shows me how it shouldbe done. We power-slide through the chicanes (very neatly, this is not apendulous car) and Bertolini is in the groove, like a slot-racer. The nose follows itsinvisible groove and masses seem suspended, such is the bite and agility andeagerness to change direction. The MC12 screams louder than any DJ’s soundsystem, the sandpapery shriek echoing back as if a Ferrari F1 car is on my tail,even though it’s just us. – John Simister

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throughout the country, as well as hillclimbs abroad.The launch of Ferrari’s hypercar, the Enzo, was not

initially expected to produce a competition version, butMaserati had other ideas. Some 13 years after theintroduction of the Barchetta, the 2004 debut of theMC12 road car led rapidly to the development of aracing version, the Versione Competizione. Initially 25Stradales were constructed in 2004, followed by afurther 25 in 2005. In addition to these, 12 racing carswere made to compete in the FIA GT Championship,making a total of 62 MC12s in all.

Ferrari’s Enzo provided the chassis but the MC12 wasa whole lot more than just a different body mounted ona chassis from the Trident’s erstwhile competitor downthe road in Modena. For a start, it was a bigger machinethan the Enzo in terms of height, width and length. Ithad been designed by Frank Stephenson, then directorof Ferrari/Maserati Concept and Design, who had alsobeen responsible for the 599 GTO amongst others.

The original thinking for the shape had beenpresented by Giorgetto Giugiaro, and both the Corsaand Stradale versions were subsequently developedside-by-side by Stephenson and Giorgio Ascanelli. Themost noticeable difference between the two modelswas that the Corsa carried a prominent rear on-the-deck aerofoil, compared to the Stradale’s which wasmounted around the tail.

Power was supplied by the Enzo’s 5998cc V12 F140engine, which developed 621hp at 7500rpm in Stradaleform and was fitted longitudinally. This was coupled toa six-speed automated manual gearbox that was verysimilar to the Enzo’s but renamed MaseratiCambiocorsa. The bodywork was entirely in carbonfibrewhile the chassis was carbonfibre and Nomex withaluminium subframes at the front and rear to carry thesuspension, which employed push-rods.

Debuting at Imola in 2004, the Corsa cars enjoyed avery long career at the top of FIA GT racing, winningthe FIA GT Manufacturers Cup from 2005 to 2009 andtopping that with the Drivers’ and Teams’ WorldChampionships in 2010.

A spin-off project using the MC12 chassis was theBirdcage concept car produced by Pininfarina thatdebuted at the 2005 Geneva Show. This was built tocelebrate the carrozzeria’s 75th anniversary andcarried over retro inspiration from the 1960 Birdcageracers, in particular the very long and flat windscreen.

The MC20 will be unveiled very soon, seeminglyset to continue Maserati’s epic mid-engined story,both on road and track. Look out for our full report innext month’s issue. III

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With a huge sigh of relief, the very firstregularity rally for cars in Italy tookplace after the lockdown towards theend of June. The 35th Stella Alpinasaw 70 teams – 23 in classic cars and

47 in moderns – get back behind the wheel again, inboth a competitive event and a tourism category.Highly impressive was the number of Ferrarispresent: no fewer than 43.

The smiling faces and enthusiastic responsesmade it clear that everyone was delighted to beback on the road. Organised by Scuderia Trentinaand Canossa Events, the safety of the participantswas clearly evident.

Over three days through some of the most scenicroutes and spectacular mountain passes in theDolomites, drivers and passengers enjoyed some verychallenging roads – even if there were fewer mountainsthan usual. There was plenty of hospitality to enjoy,too, notably at the Madonna di Campiglio, the ‘Pearl ofthe Dolomites’ high up in the Italian Alps.

Competitors faced time trials and average speedtrials over a route covering around 300 miles. The firstleg on Friday saw teams line up at Trento’s airportbefore dashing off along the legendary Trento-Bondoneroad with its famous hairpin bends and ‘endless’ climb,then heading towards Lake Toblino, Terme di Comano,Tione, Valle Rendena and finishing the day at Madonnadi Campiglio, a total of 115km.

Saturday’s second leg was undoubtedly the mostdemanding, climbing up into the Dolomites on acomplex route with many lesser-known mountainpasses. The cars drove up to Campo Carlo Magno andFolgarida, dropping down into Val di Sole and Val diNon, before crossing Piana Rotaliana and climbing upagain towards Cavalese and back down again into theAdige Valley. After crossing Passo Mendola, throughVal di Non and Val di Sole, the teams returned toMadonna di Campiglio after 250km.

The final leg on Sunday saw crews head off towardsCarisolo, through the Passo Duron, Val Lomasona,Passo Ballino and Lake Tenno, before finishing back atTrento after about 130km.

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The winners were celebrated at an awards ceremonyheld in the spectacular setting of Villa Bortolazzi inTrento. Crew 31 (Mario and Roberto Crugnola) took thetop place on the podium for classic cars in their 1971Lancia Fulvia HF. Riccardo Roversi and Michele Bellinicame second in their 1954 Fiat 1100/103 and also wonthe Trofeo Stella Alpina for pre-1957 cars. MicheleLafortezza and Ilaria Carturan secured third in their1976 Lancia Fulvia Coupe. The award for the under-30crew went to Ciro Agostini and Diletta Montagni in a1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600.

Giovanni Carretti and Antonella Furlan dominated the

rankings for modern Ferraris in their Ferrari 488 Spider,ahead of Enrico Zobele and Ivana Trentinaglia in theirFerrari 812 GTS and Fabio Vergamini and MauriziaBertolucci in their Ferrari 488 GTB.

In the Average Speed Trials contest for classiccars, Andrea Giacoppo and Daniela Grillone Tecioucame first in a 1965 Mercedes 230SL, while EnricoZobele and Ivana Trentinaglia in their Ferrari 812 GTSwon the modern cars class. The tourism formula wasalso judged to be a great success, with around 40

crews taking part, some in classic cars but mostdriving modern Ferraris.

Scuderia Trentina and Canossa Events decided todonate a large chunk of its budget to a foundationdedicated to autism. Luigi Orlandini of CanossaEvents said: “We are very satisfied and even proudthat we were the ones to get the ball rolling again formotoring events. I would like to thank everyone fromthe bottom of my heart who made the success ofthe event possible.”

Fiorenzo Dalmeri of Scuderia Trentina, added: "Thispost-lockdown edition of the Stella Alpina was a

challenge for us and demanded a great deal of effortand courage, but we're so glad we did.”

British participants Adrian and Ali Martin, whotackled the event in an Abarth 595, said: “For us ascompetitors it was a perfect way to celebrate theeasing of the Covid lockdown and we enjoyed everymoment of it. The route was very well planned withthe dramatic scenery of the Dolomites and a nicebalance between some challenging passes andsome relaxing stretches.”

“ It was a perfect way to celebrate the easing of lockdown and we enjoyed every minute of it ”

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The fifth edition of the Poltu Quatu Concoursd’Elegance took place in July 2020, with thespectacle of dozens of classic cars paradingthrough the streets of the Costa Smeralda inSardinia. The slogan of the event was “Make

life sweet again” – an especially poignant phrasefollowing this year’s lockdown.

The concours jury was chaired by well-known carhistorian Paolo Tumminelli, who was joined by GiorgettoGiugiaro’s son, the designer Fabrizio Giugiaro, whodesigned and manufactured the Best in Show trophy.Other jurors included Valentino Balboni, the legendaryLamborghini test driver, plus Ferrari expert LucianoBertolero, Emmanuel Bacquet, Alberto Vassallo, J PhilipRathgen, Carlo Di Giusto, Alberto Scuro, EnricoRenaldini, Augustin Sebatié-Garat and Ted Gushue.

Friday saw the world premiere of the new DoraBandini electric sports car prototype, designed byGiorgetto Giugiaro for Hyper 3 (pic right). This marksthe rebirth of the historic Bandini marque, and is said tobe merely the first in “an ambitious programme ofhistoric brand revivals aimed at the collector market”.

GFG Style (the design company set up by Giorgettoand Fabrizio Giugiaro) also brought along anotherprototype that was to have been shown at thecancelled Geneva Motor Show: the GFG Vision 2030.

The whole of Saturday saw a lengthy tour of theCosta Smeralda with its spectacular scenery. The carsended up at the Vesper beach of Capriccioli, madefamous by the movie The Spy Who Loved Me, whereRoger Moore emerges in his Lotus Esprit from thecrystal clear waters in the company of Barbara Bach. Adrive-past of cars then took place in front of the jury atthe Grand Hotel Poltu Quatu. On Sunday, participantsenjoyed visits to historic towns in Sardinia, with a finaleat the Li Neuli Country Club.

There were six concours classes in all. The winner ofthe ‘Racing Legend’ class was Edoardo Schon’s LanciaDelta Martini Safari, as raced in the African Rally bytwo-time world champion Miki Biasion. It beat anotherDelta Martini driven by Miki Biasion, as well as ColinMcRae’s 2001 Ford Focus WRC racer (owned by formersailing Olympian Carlo Falcone).

The ‘Mille Miglia’ class was won by a 1947 Alfa

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Romeo 6C 2500 Cabriolet Pininfarina that competed inthe 1949 Mille Miglia. Brought to the concours byMattia Colpani, it represented the height of elegancewith its cabin decked out with a mother-of-pearlsteering wheel and switchgear. The ‘Spirit of 1000Miglia’ was awarded to the car that best representedthe essence of the Freccia Rossa, the jury plumping forEnrico Bertone’s Lancia Lambda Casaro whichcompeted in the very first Mille Miglia race in 1927.Meanwhile Enzo Moroni’s 1954 Osca MT4 Morelli won the Jury Prize.

A 1953 Lancia Aurelia B52 Roadster Vignale wasvoted the most glamorous car at the event, winningthe ‘Dolce Vita’ class. Winning the Fiat Register prizewas another ‘dolce vita’ era car: a Fiat 600 Jolly Multiplawith Ghia bodywork, of which only 30 were made in1961. Also present was a legendary Fiat 500 Spiaggina,redolent of summers spent in Sardinia by theinternational jet set such as Gianni Agnelli andAristotele Onassis.

The ‘Wonderful Coupes’ class was won by a Ferrari365 BB Pininfarina, while the ASI prize went to MauroMilano’s Lancia Flaminia Sport Zagato. The modernclassics category, called ‘Forever Young’, went to thePorsche Carrera GT of Raul Marchisio.

Ferrari having won last year’s Best of Show award, itwas a close-run thing this year with a Ferrari, too, in theform of Scaglietti's masterpiece, the Ferrari 857 S, oneof only three such racing cars produced in 1955.However the overall winner of the concours this yearwas the 1970 Porsche 917 LH – nicknamed‘psychedelic’ because of its livery – driven by Gérard Larrousse and Willi Kauhsen in the 1970Le Mans 24 Hours.

The organisers have said they are planning on amuch bigger event in 2021 that will involve the entireCosta Smeralda, modelled on the Monterey Car Weekidea. That means that Poltu Quatu Classic will becomethe concluding pinnacle of a whole series of events inSardinia. It’s set to take place in the first week of June2021, following the Villa d'Este Concours d’Elegance.

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WHAT’S ON YOUR DRIVE?Your cars, your stories – tales of Italian car ownership in the real world

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Chris Fell had always been interested inhow things worked, he studiedelectronics in college, loved to tinker

with stuff and built a couple of radiotransmitters before going to work in agarage, doing welding and repairs for MOTfailures. He then started his own autoelectrics business. One of his customershad this 1987 1500cc X1/9 on his drive thatwasn’t running. Chris diagnosed the issuesbut also said that if he decided to sell, hewould be interested.

A year passed before that call came.Chris went along armed with suitable partsand started the car right up and drove itaway. He took it straight to an MOT stationand it passed without issue, havingcovered only 33,000 miles. Chris drove it instandard trim for a while before deciding toadd more power. He first added a K&N airfilter, a pair of twin Weber 40 DCNF carbs, asport cam and a performance head whichhe had gas flowed. This produced 150hp,some 65hp above standard.

Chris then got it resprayed in a gloss black,

similar to the standard colour, before heuprated the brakes by adding the discs froma Fiat 500 and installing some Wilwoodcallipers. The engine and gearbox had to beremoved for various reasons at least fivetimes and it was after the last one that Chriswondered if there was a better way toincrease both performance and reliability.

He discovered a company called MidwestBayless Italian Auto, a family-run business inOhio, which had developed a conversion kitfor a Honda K20 engine. Chris saw a video ofan X1/9 chasing a Ferrari down a mountainroad, and a kit was duly ordered. Chris founda suitable engine and gearbox, complete withthe loom and Kpro Hondata ECU on eBay.

The kit includes a wishbone subframe,engine and transmission mounts and acustom helm-jointed direction reversing

shifter head complete with cabling. Somemodification is required to the chassis, fuelpump location and engine bay cooling lines,so it’s by no means one for the beginner.

The project was undertaken outsideunder a large plastic tarpaulin on a gravelsurface. Chris Sutton at 1320werks wasasked to fabricate, amongst other things, abespoke three-inch exhaust from 316stainless steel including silencer, aScreamer pipe and a manifold for the OwenDevelopments GBT turbocharger, which iscurrently running at 13psi.

The converted car was taken to Ricky atRacetech in Sheffield to have it mapped,this achieving 400hp at the flywheel. Thestock Japanese internals were switchedout for forged rods and pistons, the valvesprings were uprated and matched for

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strength so that the engine could bemeticulously balanced and the whole thingreassembled with ARP bolts. Ricky thenhad to fabricate a custom rig for the car asthe Screamer pipe was at just the wrongspot for the webbing straps that hold it inplace on the rolling road; they were melting from the heat.

Two aluminium radiators have been addedup front, one to cool the air from the turboand the second for engine coolant, which istransported to the rear of the car with a littlehelp from a pump and metal tubing. The rearboot space has been taken over by the newengine and exhaust and the front storagearea now houses the 35-litre, fully baffledfuel tank (but the removable hardtop can stillbe securely stowed here).

The original suspension has been replacedby a fully adjustable set-up from AVO thathas been supplemented front and back withthe addition of anti-roll bars and a strut bar.15-inch Junk Rejekts wheels sit at eachcorner, 7.5J up front and 8J at the rear.

The Fiat seats have been replaced with apair of Cobra items, the gauges have beenswapped for a set from Speedhut, includinga handy GPS speedo. Chris’s one of a kindX1/9 now has 490hp at the flywheel and430hp at the wheels.

When company cars stopped being athing in 2008 and an allowancewas doled out instead (I know,

lucky me), it seemed sensible (andprofitable) to avoid the obvious temptationof a flash, high-depreciation car, andinstead look for a low-cost replacementfrom my favourite car maker - Fiat.

So I traded my Merc (three years old and127,000 miles) for a one-lady-owner 2006Fiat Panda in Teseo Blue, with only 20,094miles on the clock. We bashed up anddown the motorways to work together(100-mile round trip) every day, with longerjourneys as and when.

As it’s a Multijet diesel, it often surprisedother cars with its spirited acceleration inthe mid-range. She would often manage500 miles on a full tank (only 35 litres),despite proper motorway cruising speeds,so I was well happy.

I did sometimes hanker for a change, andafter 18 months she was traded in for a sexyred Panda 100HP. The original Panda wasalways popular with the oldies (due to easyaccess), but the beautiful 100HP with rock-solid suspension definitely got a thumbs-down so I traced the blue Panda to adealership in Wiltshire and the cars wereswapped back over – and my second entry onthe ownership documents was added.

Another six months saw me trade-in againfor a nice grey Grande Punto (a little morecomfy plus a lovely shape – a hint ofMaserati around the grill). But gosh, we weredown into mid-40s mpg – our fuel billjumped by 50%! What to do? We swappedback to the blue Panda of course – andcreated the third entry on the V5.

Miles continued to clock up, with fabreliability, helped by excellent TLC (fromGareth at Northern Alfa Performance). Afteranother year or so, the itch for a changecame back again, prompted by hot weatherand no air con, so in came a higher-specPunto Eleganza, but not for long. A designfault with the wiring stopped the air confrom reliably delivering the goodies, so backto the dealer and I slipped back into myfamiliar blue baby.

By now my four stints of ownership hadbecome the running family joke but I reallycouldn’t live without it – until my son Robertneeded transport urgently and I volunteeredmy venerable blue Panda, now with 160,000miles on the clock. My daily driver became –guess what – a mint condition yellow Panda(petrol). All was well, or so I thought.

Six months passed and the steadfast blue

Panda was accidentally driven into deepwater during exceptional rain and drowned. Itwas dried out, came back to life and carriedon, albeit a bit smelly. This was soon followedby a problem with second gear (exuberantdriving by my lad) so it needed a newgearbox. The potential cost dissuaded Robfrom investing more money, so a trip to thescrapyard was discussed. This was breakingmy heart, so I bought it back and became theproud owner for the fifth time!

The yellow Panda was quickly sold back tothe dealer (he did enjoy seeing me every sixmonths or so!), and my friendly expert Garethinstalled a recon gearbox, and we both vowedto see her through 200,000 miles.

All has been well ever since, and mystalwart blue Panda sailed through 200k andis now past 206,000 miles. As I hope you cansee, my brand loyalty is pretty robust. Dadran a Fiat dealership during my childhood andI was always hooked. There have been otherFiats in the family (126, 128 and 3P Coupe),plus a continuing dalliance with a Fiat Coupe16v Turbo and its famous Lampredi engine –rescued from becoming a parts car – butthat’s another story. I can’t be separatedfrom my blue Panda – here’s to 250,000 miles!

NIGEL COXFIAT PANDA

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La Fiat Panda de Mon PèreBy Aurelien CharleETAI£25

This is yet another tomefrom that prolific Frenchpublisher ETAI which hascarved quite a niche withthe ‘de Mon Père’ series ofsingle-model books. Itdoes not stick solely toFrench cars but alsostrays into foreign makes,for instance justreprinting its Fiat 500book and have alreadyhaving covered the Fiat850, featuring somewonderful specials suchas the Abarth OT2000 2.0-litre 850 Coupe (but thatis another story).

This latest French-textpublication features theseries one Fiat Panda,arguably the mostcharacterful of threeseries of delightfulmodels. Launched inMarch 1980 at the GenevaMotor Show, the littleGiugiaro-designed carcaused quite a stir withits utterly functionalfeatures and rusticcharms, and despite beingwhat one could hardly callpretty, the little gem tookoff, launched as it waswith the tried 903ccpushrod engine from the

Fiat 127 plus the verticalair-cooled twin from the126, simply turned roundfor front-wheel drive.

This hardback is superbin its detail over 119 well-printed pages and itcovers the numerous,almost bewildering,variations that wereavailable over the 23-yearlife of the model.Logically, in the main it’sfrom the French market’spoint of view, with manyadverts but also thespecial editions in variousmarkets, including the UK.Many of the photographsare previously unseen andthe author has obviouslydone an enormousamount of research overa long period. He has alsolooked at overseasproduction, such as theSeat Marbella along withits van variants, the Transand Terra.

Special variations arealso covered and, apartfrom well-knowncoachbuilders such asMoretti and Maggiora, theauthor has uncoveredother hilarious ‘specials’,particularly fromGermany, including a six-wheeled version.However, nothing eclipsesthe original Panda Stripdeveloped by Giugiaro asone of two 4WDprototypes shown at the

Turin Show in 1980. Thisopen model is,incidentally, alive andwell, living on Giugiaro’sestate on Sardinia.

The variousdevelopments andimprovements are dealtwith in some detail,such as the greatlyimproved ‘Omega’ rearsuspension of 1985.The author alsocovers the Elettra,the electric versionof 1990, a brave andwell-developed ideabut which sufferedfrom the perennial

issue of battery life– these needed changingevery 22,000 miles! Theother small problem wasthat the initial cost of theElettra was three timesthat of a Panda 750. Theauthor also gives credit tothe Panda as theoverlooked progenitor ofthe Lancia/AutobianchiY10, the floorpan of which was developedpost-1986 Panda.

Only the most eagle-eyed will notice that ontwo of the six ghostdrawings of the Pandasuperimposed on itscompetitors, the modelnames have beenreversed. But this istotally trivial and it has tobe said that this eagerlyawaited book is nothingshort of excellent. –Stefano Coprimozzo

Richie Ginther: MotorRacing’s Free ThinkerBy Richard JenkinsPerformance Publishing£27

We have beengreatly lookingforward to readingthis book about aracing driver whohas been poorlyserved by history.Richie Ginther wasa well-knownfixture on theWest Coast roadracing scene longbefore he headedto Europe. Heoften shonedriving forScuderia Ferrari,and his epic battlewith Lotus-mounted StirlingMoss during the 1961Monaco Grand Prix aboarda 156 ‘Sharknose’ is thestuff of legend. Thefuture knight may havewon, but Ginther pushedhim to the flag.

However, what weloved about this bookwere the sectionsdedicated to what theCalifornian did after hehung up his helmet. Muchhas been written aboutGinther since his death in1989, and most of it iserroneous; not least thathe eked out a meagreexistence living out of acamper in Mexico. Farfrom being a bitter andpauperised dropout, heenjoyed a fruitful life. Hedid so away from theglare of publicity, and inarenas far removed frommotor racing.

First-time authorJenkins deserves a pat onthe back for this deeplypersonal – and revealing –biography. It’s good value,too. – Richard Heseltine

Jochen Rindt: UncrownedKing of Formula 1By David TremayneEvro Publishing£14.99

Motorsport biographiesare usually lush hardbackaffairs with plenty ofcolour photography.That’s exactly what DavidTremayne’s original

biography of Jochen Rindtwas like when it was firstpublished by Haynes in2010. So it’s something ofa surprise to see it inreduced format as an A5-sized paperback with onlya handful of images in acentre colour section. Thereason is that, on the50th anniversary of theAustrian driver’s death in1970, Evro is making thebook more accessible inpaperback form.

Rindt was usuallydescribed as the fastestman on the race track,from scorching earlyform in Formula 2 to latedominance in Formula 1.His successes in Italiancars included a surprisewin at the 1965 Le Mans24 Hours in a NART-entered Ferrari 250 LMwith Masten Gregory,and Formula 1 seasonswith Cooper-Maseratifrom 1966. At the peakof his career in 1970, hetragically lost his life atMonza, four races beforethe end of the F1season. Even so, hispoints tally was so highthat became F1’s oneand only posthumousWorld Champion.

With a foreword byRindt’s close friend,Jackie Stewart, this is anentertaining, well-written book, even ifwe’d like to have seenmore illustrations.

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147 Selespeed vs BMW 316 63147 5-door 1.6 + 2.0 68147 GTA 76147 GTA Road Test 79147 GTA Road Test (Steve Berry) 87147 GTA x 2 Autodelta 102147 GTA Cup Track Test 92147 GTA Modified 253147 GTA/Integrale/Coupe 20vT 164147/156 Monza Sport 70 147 1.6 Turbo (Autodelta) 78 147 Rally Car SS1600 86147 1.9 jtd 16v 90147 Range test 2005 101147 Facelift 2005 105147 Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 114147 + GT Q2 127147 JTD 24hr racer 131147 Collezione 132147 Collezione + GT Blackline 145147 Sport + GT Q2 137147 JTD-M by Janspeed 149147 Buyers’ Guide 150147 5 car group test 184155 ITC 11155 ITC (Arese) 143155 2.5 V6 ti (Martini) 213155 Buyers’ Guide 24/68/201155 Q4/Dedra integrale 32155 Q4/Delta integrale EVO 284155 4 car group test 150155 / 156 / 159 Saloons 183155 BTCC 231/283155 DTM Drive at Goodwood 260155 GTA 271164 3.0 V6 v Thema 16v Turbo 17 164 Twin Spark 22164 Guide 49164 Racer (Soper) 78164 Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 105164 Bimotore 107164 Procar 142/288164 v Croma v Thema v Saab 153164 (Time Machine) 188GTVs Modified (Autodelta 1997) 17GTV 2.0 16v J10 (Autodelta) 22 GTV 3.0 203.0 GTV Spider vs RZ 2624v V6 GTV 14/2924v GTV vs Lotus Elise 43Spiders New & Old 35Spider Duetto vs 939 152Spider 2.0 TS Fleet Report 209Spider 105 S4/916 2.0/939 JTS 221Spider group test 916 256V6 Coupes Alfetta/916/Brera 153V6 Engine Feature 153Busso V6 Profile 284GTV Cup 39GTV Cup (Road Car) 65GTV Cup v Fiat 20v Turbo 224GTV Cup v Fiat Coupe v Brera 275GTV (Autodelta) 50GTV LMA/AROC Racers 85GTV6 LMA Racer (Soper) 112GTV6 3.2 V6 in Italy 90GTV6 (916 V6 + 2.0TS facelift) 92GTV (916 Buying Advice) 96/143GTV (916 3.0 Team Cars) 119GTV (3.0 Supercharged) 122GTV6 3.2 Buyers’ Guide 152GTV6 v integrale v Coupe 20vT 155GTV6 916 Series Group Test 244GTV6 916 3.2 facelift twin test 284155 2.0 + V6 SZ & 33 20156 Supercharged (Engstler) 23156 Launch 18 156 in Spain 20 156 Hormann 25 156 Superturismo 25

156 ETCC track tect 91 The Range 164 / 75 & GTV 26 156 2.5 27156 JTD vs 156 1.8TS 28156 Group N 29156 Group N (Powermods) 69156 Selespeed 33156 2.0 Selespeed (SW) 70156 vs Audi A4 Quattro 33156 Q system/Selespeed 34156 1.9 JTD 41156 2.4 JTD 67156 Buyers’ Guide 44156 Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 138156 Sportwagon 45156 Corsa 46156 Sportwagon JTD 47 156 Sportwagon JTD 16v 175 156 Sportwagon 48 156 Group N Racer 49 156 Superturismo Track Test 81 156 + GTV (Autodelta) 50 156 Sportwagon 1.6 53 156 Tarox & Zender 52 156 Red Dot brake test 53 156 / 147 Monza Sport 70 156 GTA Launch 69 156 GTA Sportwagon 71 156 GTA Saloon 79 156 GTA Bridgestone tyres 82 156 GTA Monzasport 112156 GTA Buyers’ Guide 160156 JTS Sportwagon (Selespeed) 73 156 JTS S/Charged Autodelta 124156 V6 vs 2.4 JTD (OBD tuning) 82 156 2.0 JTS (2002) 83 156 Giugiaro Facelifted (1.9jtd) 84 156 Drivedata remaps 89 156 20v M-Jet (2003) 93 156 2.4 M-Jet (Tunit) 97 156 GTA AM (Autodelta) 100 156 Buyers’ Guide 102 156 2.0 TS HBE Suspension 103 156 3.7 South Africa 128 156 GTA/TSpark/V6 24v/JTD 172 156 GTA 4 car test 199 156 GTA 3.7 by Autodelta 215 156/166/147/GT Range 2005 103156 Ti Buyers’ Guide 182156 Buyers’ Guide Twinsparks 203156 GTA (Supercharged) 281156 GTA V 164 Cloverleaf (Berry)284156 Auto / GT /156 GTA 240156 2.5 V6 SW Auto Jap Import 276166 News pages 24166 International Launch 27166 UK Launch 32166 3.0 V6 24v 37166 2.0 Twin Spark 49/71166 Let’s go to Italy 52166 3.0 24v V6 Super 54166 Germany Launch 88166 TI (2.0 TS Lusso) 94166 Supercharged by Autodelta 134166 Buyers’ Guide 148166 Dossier 251V6 Saloons 164/166/159. 158V6 Saloons Group Test155/156/164/166/159. 2181997 Scighera 33Science Museum Exhibition 67Gippo Salvetti (Blue Team) 72New Alfa Imports 81GT (2004) 89GT (2004) JTS 94GT (2004) 1.9 jtd 16v 95GT 3.2 V6 Novitec 110GT Novitecrosso 1.9 16v M-jet 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 2488c Disco Volante Spyder/Coupe 290Alfa Range Test 2008 1404x4 33,155,159,164,Brera. 256Alfa Cloverleaf 5 car test 178MiTo Italian launch 147MiTo UK launch 155MiTo M430 by Marangoni 155MiTo Multiair 164MiTo Multiair Cloverleaf 171MiTo 1.4 TB vs Abarth Punto 171Mito CL vs Grande Punto Abarth 177Mito Buyers’ Guide. 189Mito Carbonio (Monzasport). 191Mito 5 car group test. 193/257Mito TwinAir. 200Alfa Giulietta Italian Launch. 170Alfa Giulietta UK Launch. 175Alfa Giulietta + Mito MY2014 215Giulietta Marangoni G430 183Giulietta TCT Launch 194/196Giulietta 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 Museum Visit 2020. 293

Alfa Buyers’ Guide Special Issue.Giulietta, Mito, Brera, 159Ti, 147, GT, 156 GTA, 156 Ti,GTV 3.2, 166, SZ. 229Alfa Buyers’ Guide Classics Special Issue. 1750 GTV,Montreal, GTV6, 75, 155, GTV 916,147 GTA, 156 GTA, 242Giulia Special. 101/750 Series, 105Berlina, SS, 105 Bertone, GTA, TZ1,TZ2, MY2017 Giulia QV 254Giulia 2015 Museum Launch 235Giulia 2015 Balocco Test 245Giulia Super 248Giulia 2016 UK Drive 255Giulia 2017 Veloce 259Giulia Veloce 261Giulia Veloce Ti 281Giulia Buyers’ Guide 281Giulia 2017 QV by Celtic Tuning 260Giulia GTA 291Giulia GTAM Fabio Migliavacca 294Stelvio Italian Pre-Launch. 254Stelvio Italian Launch. 256Stelvio UK Launch. 262Stelvio on the Stelvio. 272Stelvio Quadrifolgio 264/268/275Stelvio QV Vs Giulia QV 283Stelvio QV Vs Giulia QV 2020 293Stelvio 2020 + Giulia 2020 287Police Cars last 60 years. 258Alfa Romeo F12 van 261Alfa Romeo F1 group test 270Alfa Romeo 8cyl group test 277Tonale (News) 280Alfa Romeo 110 years 294/295

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

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

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

156 F1 Sharknose 93166 Fangio’s first 51166 F2/FL 240166 Mille Miglia 153166 Mille Miglia Ch.0066 180166 Mille Miglia Ch.0314M 183166 MM Fontana Ch.024 255212 Export Mille Miglia 2010 169212 Inter Coupe. Ch.0257 219212 Inter Coupe. Ch.0137E 229212 F1 216225 S 292340 America 10/45/158340 / 375 MM Ch.0320 207335 S Ch.0674 241500 Mondial 12/239 250 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 GTE Police Car 293250 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 169

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250 GTO x 2 200250 GTO (#3505GT) 231 250 GTO (#3387GT) 252 250 LM 27/84/195 250 LM Ch.6045 195250 MM Ch.0344MM 22 250 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 232330 P 273330 & 365GTC 31330 GTS & 330 GTC 140330 GTC 231330 GTC Collectors’ Guide 253330 GT 2+2 Vignale 276 365 GTS 85/278365 GT 2+2 Bora vs Jensen 35 365 GT 2+2 Collectors’ Guide 270365 GT 2+2 290365 GTC4 vs Espada 36365 GTC/4 274365 GT 4 BB (Elton John) 280365 GTC/4 Spider 288Pinin (Four door prototype) 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” 129

312 B2 F1 149330 P4 Can Am 161330 P4 Ch.0858 218P3/4 54P3 at Spa 118712 Can-AM 76712 Can-AM 254512 M ‘Sunoco’ 13512 M ‘Tergal’ Ch.1002 246512 S 55512 S/M 712 228512 S vs Porsche 917 163512 BBLM 40/155 365 Boxer vs Bora 4.7 78512 Boxer 23/114/254 512 BBi Buyers’ Guide 62 512 BB Buyers’ Guide 236512 BBi v Pantera v Bora. 154512 BB by Koenig 291500 Superfast 228 365 GT4 BB Buyers’ Guide 179 365 GT4 BB 512 BB Testarossa 180 365 GT4 GT4 Targa (Eastwood) 267 512 Testarossa Reader’s Car 209 512 TR + 512 M Buyers’ Guide 277 Pinin - Four Door Concept 289 Ferrari V8 Engine Feature 157308 GT4 18/26 308 GT4 vs Merak SS 50308 GT4 vs Urraco vs Merak 149308 GT4 LM (NART) 194308 Buyers’ Guide 43308 GT4 Buyers’ Guide. 219/234308 GTB/GTS Buyers’ Guide. 241308 GTB 126308 GTB Michelotto 181308 GTB Michelotto (Olio Fiat). 187308 IMSA Track Test 87308 Carma FF 201308 GTS vs Urraco 65308 GTS vs Jalpa. 162308 4 car test. 171308 Collectors’ Guide 266308E (EV) 281328 GTS v Porsche 911 19328 and 348 Buyers’ Guide 46328 Buyers’ Guide 147/231328 Racer (Barkaways) 281328, 348, 355, 360 82348 GTC/GTS 32 348 Spider/Mondial 58348 tb+ts Buyers’ Guide 243348 + 348 Challenge 274400 Buyers’ Guide 39400 Buyers’ Guide (Hackett). 112400 Cabrio by Straman. 138412 Buyers’ Guide. 190400/412 Buyers’ Guide. 233412 Reader’s Car 206Mondial 3.2/3.4 29 Mondial Buyers’ Guide 197/235Testarossa/Pantera (Racers) 26 Testarossa vs Countach 33 Testarossa Buyers’ Guide 244288 GTO Evoluzione 2/89/105/233 288 GTO v Porsche 959 18 288 GTO (Simon Park) 95 288 GTO V 488 GTB 257F40LM vs Bugatti EB110SS vs DiabloSV Roadster 176 F40 vs Bugatti EB110SS 15 F40 vs Porsche 959 34F40 vs Ducati 996SP 41 F40 Michelotto 76/214 F40 LM 189 F40 Buyers’ Guide 247 F40 at 30 262 355 vs Cobra vs 200NSX 26 355/Diablo/ AR F1/Tornado 28 355 Spider F1 29

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

F430/360/355/348/328. 205F430 Buyers’ Guide. 242Enzo 83/101/295Enzo vs Maserati MC12 158Ferrari/FIA GT Championship 03 87Ferrari Club Racers 208/355/360 94599 GTB Fiorano 120/142599 vs Daytona 150599 Drive Story 156599 HGTE 159/166599 Hybrid 172599 GTO 178599 Tribute Mille Miglia 188599 XX 217599 Buyers’ Guide 245 Ferrari Technology (Dron) 139California GT 2008 151California GT 2010 177California HS 197California T 223/242California T HS 244California Buyer’s Guide 282Ferrari at Palm Beach 2009. 157Ferrari at Le Mans 1998. 18Ferrari at Le Mans 2009. 160458 Italian Launch. 167458 Italia Sebring 12h. 187458 ISpa 24h (2015). 238458 by Oakley Design. 184458 vs Gallardo Superleggera 186458 Spider 191458 Italia (EVO 2) 192458 Italia Buyers’ Guide 248458 Spider vs Gallardo Spyder 204458 Speciale 216458 Speciale on Silverflag ‘14. 225458 Speciale v 430 Scuderia v 360Challange Stradale 237Ferrari Finales 2005 Monza 103Ferrari 60th at Silverstone 135Ferrari Racing days Silverstone 264Ferrari 60th at Fiorano 136Ferrari Superamerica 109Ferrari Tribute Mille Miglia 2010. 176Maranello Rosso Collection 182Ferrari Mondiali at Mugello 219Ferrari Mondiali at Mugello ‘19 288Ferrari by Pininfarina 60 years 203Ferrari by Bertone 221Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari 196Maranello Concessioniares 244FF 183/202FF by Oakley Design 219FF Buyers’ Guide 292F12 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 282SF90 Stradale 295

F8 Tributo 285F8 Spider 285488 Pista Spider 288812 GTS 285Universo Ferrari 285Ferrari Roma 285Ferrari Collection (Korecký) 294

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

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Fiat Twin Cam Engine 149/279124 Spider vs Barchetta 18 124 Spiders 50124 Spider vs Fiat Barchetta 148124 Spider vs Alfa Duetto 116124 Spider Buyers’ Guide 164124 Spider + Tom Tjaada 203124 Spidereuropa 2000 290124 Coupes 52124 Coupe/GT Junior/Fulvia 1.3 147124 AC Coupe / 124 Spider 222124 AC Coupe 293Fiat 124 Sport Coupé AC/BC/CC 261125 49/95/220125 S 161125 Group 1 211125 Samantha 105125 Samantha Ireland 210Superchargers 124 and Argenta 30 Fiat the Seat Years 35 Seat Rally Years 42 127 Sport 1050cc 76 127 Group Test 129 Fiat 127 ‘Stradale’ (Restomod) 266Fiat 127 Rustica (Obscurati) 268128 Racer (Giovanni’s) 22 128 1100 CL Fleet report 45128 Golden Oldie 109128 Rally (Michael Ward) 110128 Rally 227128 Rally, Estate, Coupe, Turbo 280128 Saloon (Michael Ward) 209128 5 car test 163128 MK1 4 door Restoration 248128 3P Buyers’ Guide 177128 3P Montecarlo Historic 195128 Sport Coupe (Seinfeld) 265130 (Steve Berry) 108130 vs Gamma 151130 Saloon (Buckley) 282131 Mirafiori 15 131 Sport (Golden Oldie) 118 131 Mirafiori (Abarth by RSD) 227 131 Volumetrico V Argenta VX 288 132 + Argenta VX 127132 Flares by Michelotti 81The Collectors 124/500/128 39 X1/9 12/23 X1/9 Best Buy 33 X1/9 Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 106X1/9 Buyers’ Guide (Dredge) 287 X1/9 Buyers’ Guide 157X1/9 (Modified) 41 X1/9 x 2 (Modified) 150 X1/9 Dallara (Val Saviore) 103 X1/9 Abarth Prototipo (Rep) 104 X1/9 Club Racer 115 X1/9 (Time Machine) 181X1/9 VX (Modified) 202 X1/9 (Heseltine) 219 X1/9 2 car test (Modified) 226 Strada 130TC vs Beta VX 35Strada 130TC/105TC 26 Strada 130TC/105TC 132130TC v Grande Punto Abarth 158Strada 130TC 187Strada/Ritmo 40 years 267330bhp Strada Cabrio 34 BMW V8 Strada Cabrio 63 Strada (Time Machine) 197 Strada 130TC/Tipo16v/Bravo 285 Modified Pandas (MK1) 20 Panda Buyers’ Guide 75 Panda MK1 (Time Machine) 172 Panda Nuova (launch) 86 Panda 2004 91 Panda in Dozza 94 Panda 1.2 97 Panda 4x4 MK1 Buyers’ Guide 185Panda 4x4 (2004) 99

Panda 4x4 (2005) 104Panda 4x4 Cross 224Panda 4x4 Cross (UK) 226Panda 4x4 Buyers’ Guide 294Panda MK1 (Time Machine) 172 Panda MK1 4x4 (Time Machine) 192 Panda MK1 4x4 v MK v MK3 262 Panda Cross 4x4 / Monster 129 Panda 100hp Italy Launch 126 Panda 100hp UK 136 Panda 100hp 3 car test 213Panda 100hp v 500S 232Panda Buyer’s Guide 149 Panda Group Test 179 Panda 160hp (Turbo) 184 Panda MK3 Italian Launch 193 Panda MK3 UK Launch 195 Panda MK3 4x4 Italy 202 Panda TwinAir Rally Phil Young 205Panda MK3 4x4 UK 206 Panda 40 years 289 Uno 10 Uno 45 (Time Machine) 179Uno Racer (Bailey) 29 Uno Racer (Neil Smith) 79 Uno Turbo MKII 23 Uno Turbo MKI vs MKII 125Uno Turbo MKI vs Croma Turbo 224Uno Turbo MKI vs MKII 247Uno Turbo Buyers’ Guide 274Tipo, Alfa 75 1.8, and Dedra 25 Tipo 2.0 16v 54 Tempra (Best Buys) 31 Croma IE Turbo(Time Machine) 178Cinquecento Sporting 2Cinquecento Abarth 12Cinquecentos (Modified) 17 Cinquecento Buyer’s Guide 26 Cinq Sporting Buyer’s Guide 187Cinquecento Sporting 41Cinquecento Sport x2 Modified. 258Cinquecento Trofeo 120bhp 66Hormann Cinquecento SX 42Seicento (Launch) 23 Seicento Turbo (Novitec) 30 Seicento Sporting 44 Seicento Sporting and S 56 Seicento (UAD Motorsport) 70Punto Sporting MK1 (Launch 16/21 Punto (Buyers’ Guide) 56 Punto 1.2, 1.9 JTD, HGT 82 Punto MK2 Group test 120 Maggiore - Puntograle 31Modified Punto GT Turbos 39/64 Punto Mk2 - Turin launch 37 Punto LS design 46Punto - Sicily launch 40 Punto Rally Super 1600 42/56/78Punto HGT/HGT (Jtd) 45/98 Punto HGT 2005 104Punto HGT Buyers’ Guide 166Punto HGT Fleet report (M.Ward) 210Punto Speedgear Launch 47/60 Punto JTD 51 Punto 1.9 JTD 67 Punto Sporting Turbo R&A 59 Punto/Seicento Abarth 60 Punto Facelifted 83 Punto Facelifted Driven (Berry) 85 Punto GT/ HGT/ Scorpione 276 Grande Punto Launch 112 Grande Punto UK Launch 116 Grande Punto Sporting (1.9). 117 Grande Punto Sporting Novitec 125 Grande Punto 120 Eleganza 123 Grande Punto T-Jet 141 Grande Punto 1.4 T-Jet + 1.9. 146 Grande Punto EVO. 165 Grande Punto EVO. (VBH) 168 Grande Punto Buyer’s Guide 184

Grande Punto Buyer’s Guide 221Grande Punto TwinAir 195Grande Punto 3 car group test 201Coupe 20v/Turbo 13 Coupe 20v/Punto ELX 25 Coupe 20v Turbo LE 28 Coupe 16v Buyers’ Guide 30 Coupe 16v vs Integrale 68 Coupe 16v Turbo Prototype 259 Coupe/Honda/Pug 306 31Coupe 20v 39 Coupe 20v Turbo (Modified) 40 Coupe 20v Turbo Plus 43Coupe 20v Fleet report 45Coupe 20v Fleet report 143Coupe 20v Turbo Fleet report. 209Coupe Buyers’ Guide 48Coupe Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 109Coupe Buyers’ Guide 137Coupe x 3 Modified 126Coupe 20v Turbo 185bhp 55Coupe 20v Turbo Buyers’ Guide 153Coupe 20vT/GTV6/integrale 155Coupe 20v Turbo 3 x modified 200Coupe 20v Turbo v GTV Cup 224Coupe 20v Turbo 3 car test 242Postert Fiats 13Coupe + Barchetta by Novitec 19Coupe v 3200 v GT 3.2 v GTV 265Coupe v Brera v GTV Cup 275Flying Fiats (Irish Racers) 113Barchetta Buyers’ Guide 22/71 Stola Monotipo/Barchetta 25Barchetta (Auto Haven) 25 Barchetta/Alfa 156/GTV 27 Barchetta/Punto (Modified) 31 Barchetta Turbo (Novitec) 33 Barchetta (Revisited) 54 Barchetta Facelift 97Fiat Barchetta vs 124 Spider 148Fiat Barchetta Buyers’ Guide 151Fiat Barchetta Buyers’ Guide 254Bravo/Brava 10 Bravo/Brava/Marea 59 Bravo/Brava Buyers’ Guide 69 Bravo SX 34 Bravo HGT & Marea 15 Bravo HGT 17/36/41 Bravo HGT vs Alfa 145 CL 42/180Brava 105 JTD 41 Brava 100 16v 53 Bravo 1.4 T-Jet (Launch 2007) 130Bravo 1.4 T-Jet (Launch 2008) 140Bravo (UK Launch 2007) 135Bravo ECO 148Bravo 1.4 T-Jet + 1.6 M-Jet 202Bravo Buyers’ Guide 207 Ulysse 10/80500 2007 Launch 135500 2007 1.3 Diesel 139500 2007 1.3 Diesel (remap) 144500 2008 1.4 Lounge 140500 2008 UK launch 142500 2008 1.4 Sport 159500C 161500 TwinAir 174/178500 3 car test 174500 3 car test 214 500 4 car test 192500 Buyers’ Guide 181 500L Launch (Turin) 198 500L Launch 207 500L Trekking 211/212 500L MY2017 258 500L MY2018 265 500 + 500L MY’14 Range Test 219 500x Italian Launch 228 500x Vs Renegade on Snow 232 500x Vs Renegade 249 500x UK 233

500x MY2018 273 500x Sport 285 500 MY2015 236/237 500 Anniversario 260 500 Collezione 275 500 on the North Coast 500 286 500e 291 500 Coupe by Zagato 292 Multipla + Vignale Gamine 130 Multipla 36/44 Multipla Eco versions 45Multipla 1.9 JTD 50/66Multipla 1.9 JTD (Modified) 79Multipla Facelift 2004/2006 96/127Multipla Buyer’s Guide 113/202Doblo MPV and Van 62Doblo and Iveco Truck 63Doblo 1.9 JTD MPV 73Doblo Italian Launch 2006 114Doblo Family MY2009 171Ducato 160 Multijet 121Ducato MY14 223Marea HLX 17 Marea 20v Weekend 42 Marea Weekend 2.4 Team Cars 124 Marea Buyers’ Guide 115 Importing Italian Cars 40 Ecobasic (News) 49 Stilo (Launch) 62/67 Stilo Multiwagon (Launch) 80 Stilo 1.8 16v 71 Stilo 1.9 JTD 72/79 Stilo 2.4 Abarth 92 Stilo Schumacher 108Stilo Schumacher Buyers’ Guide 208Stilo Buyers’ Guide 145Idea Launch 88 Idea (Steve Berry) 93 Idea Fleet report 107 MPV multitest Doblo/Idea/Multipla/Ulysse 102Croma Turbo vs Uno Turbo MKI 224Croma (2005) 107 Croma (UK Steve Berry) 111 Croma in Ireland 118 Croma 2.4 20v Multijet 122 Croma Buyers’ Guide 210Sedici 4x4 Italy Launch 115 Sedici 4x4 UK Launch 120 Sedici 4x4 1.9 Multijet 131 Scudo 129 Fiorino 142 Linea 144 Qubo 151/157 Dualogic Panda/Punto/500 186 Freemont 4x4 197 Freemont 4x4 Cross 224/231 124 Spider MY2016 240/246124 Spider MY2016 UK 250124 Spider Spa Road Trip 270Tipo / Spider MY2016 245/250Tipo S Design 280Fullback/Fullback Cross 257/273Million Sellers 272Global Unsual Feisty Fiats 276Centoventi (News) 280Fiat Heritage Hub 280/287/293Fiat Panda & 500 Hybrid 290Fiat Panda Hybrid 295Fiat TurbosUno/Punto/Coupe/Croma 293

ISOIso Story Pt1 12Iso Story Pt2 15Iso Grifo A3/C 31/109Iso Grifo IR8 124Iso Grifo S 236Iso Grifo GL 365 246Iso Fidia 160

Iso Rivolta GT 216Iso Rivolta Racer 216Isotta Fraschini 90

LAMBORGHINIMiura V12 Engine Feature 147Miura S (Twiggy) 18Miura (Shah of Iran) 39Miura (Giordanelli Rebuild) 106Miura (3 car test) 111Miura Jota (Piet Pulford) 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 Espada 3 car test 239 Silhouette 13Jarama GTS 141Jalpa 35Islero 96Islero S 177Urraco vs Ferrari 308 GTS 65Urraco vs Merak vs 308GT4 149Urraco vs Merak vs 246 Dino 190Urraco vs Gallardo Balboni vs LM002 133/264Countach LP400 17Countach LP400 v LP560-4. 156Countach vs Testarossa 33Countach Pagani’s own car 271Countach Prototype & Espada 286Diablo SV 24Diablo/355/F1/ Tornado 28Diablo SVR Track Test 14Diablo GT/SV/SE30 42Diablo GT 46Diablo 6.0 VT 50Diablo GTR (Reiter Eng) 137Murcielago 63/64Murcielago (Road Test) 72Murcielago (Track Test) 83Murcielago Vs Porsche 996 86Murcielago Roadster 106Murcielago Roadster (Batman). 117Murcielago LP640 121Murcielago LP640 vs Typhoon. 136Murcielago R-GT (GT1 racer) 129Murcielago R-GT (GT1 racer) 142Murcielago LP670-SV 165Gallardo 81Gallardo (Track Test) 84Gallardo (Road Test Italy) 93Gallardo Police Car 108Gallardo Spyder 116Gallardo By Hamann 118Gallardo (IMSA) 126Gallardo GT3 by Reiter Eng. 130Gallardo by Reiter Eng. 139Gallardo GT3 Adria Track test. 145Gallardo Superleggera 132/143Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera 171Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera 199Gallardo Superleggera v 458 186Gallardo LP560-4 146Gallardo LP560-4 v Countach. 156Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder. 162Gallardo Super Trofeo 159/166Gallardo Balboni 163Gallardo Spyder Performante. 194Gallardo 5-95 by Zagato. 26340 years of Lamborghini 83Countach/Diablo/ Murcielago. 135 4 car test: Urraco/Silhouette/Jalpa/Gallardo 94

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Jalpa vs Ferrari 308 GTS 162Aventador 185/195Aventador + Typhoon 225Aventador/Murcielago/Diablo 198Aventador LP760-2 by Oakley 200Aventador vs Abarth 595 by Oakley Design 213Aventador LP750-4 SV 235Aventador S 256Aventador Roadster 207Aventador Buyers’ Guide 293Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 274Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 280Huracán LP610-4 222/236Huracán HM680-4 (Oakley) 230Huracán Spyder 242/262Huracán Performante 258Huracán Performante Spyder 277Huracán EVO / Spyder 287Urus 264/266/272/276Lost Lamborghini Prototypes 292

LANCIALancia Collection K Sport 175 Lancia Reunion (Miki Biasion) 180 Lancia Theta 35hp 102 Lancia Tipo 55 Corsa 78 Lancia D25 242 Lancia D50 (Track Test) 71 Lancia D50 240 90 Years of Lancia 12 Lambda 11/53 Lambda Airway 32Lambda 7th Series Torpedo 186Lambda 73 car test 211Dilambda S2 Carlton DHC 143Dilambda S2 Offord Cabriolet 184Lancia/Alfa Ghia Coupes 22Lancia Commercials 66Augusta 240Augusta (Cabriolet) 281Ardea 96Appia 36Appia Vignale 63Appia meets Ypsilon 113Appia Zagato 138Appia Furgoncino 180Appia Convertible 194Lancia Appia S1,2,3 261Aurelia V6 Engine Feature 148Aurelia 43Aurelia B20 Series 1 107Aurelia B20 Pichon Parat 125Aurelia B20 Pichon Parat 294Aurelia B20 (S2+S3) 200Aurelia B20 Irish Racer 213Aurelia B20 ‘Outlaw’ TK 242Aurelia B24S 23 Aurelia B24 Spider 46/127Aurelia B24 Spider+ B52 Rosa d’Oro 154

Aurelia B24S Convertible 87Aurelia GT 2500 Spider 190Aurelia B24 Spider B20 Coupe 282Aurelia B24 Spider + Flavia 249Aprilia + Aurelia 100Aurelia B50 Cabriolet Farina 274Aurelia at 70 291Aprilia Langenthal 108Aprilia 166Aprilia (Fred Gallagher) 188Astura 88/241Astura by Pinin Farina 185Astura by Castanga (Villa D’este) 95Astura + Appia 111Astura MM Sport 203Flaminia 39 Flaminia Sport 42Flaminia GTL 76Flaminia 3 car test 172

Flaminia 2.5 3C Zagato. 258Flaminia Coupe (Pinin Farina) 290Flaminia 3c Speciale (Lopresto). 218Lancia Flaminia Convertible vs Alfa 2600 Spider. 255Flavia Coupe 17Flavia Coupe (Golden Oldie) 123Flavia Zagato + Convertible 170Flavia S2 285Fulvia Zagato x 2 19Fulvia Zagato Historic racer 60Fulvia Zagato twin test 213Fulvia/Abarth/124/Alpine 32 Fulvia Spotters’ Guide 33Fulvia Classic Choice 83Fulvia F&M Specials 90/232Fulvia 1.6 HF 92Fulvia S05 98Fulvia 2C (racer) 103Fulvia Zagato Club Racer 115Fulvia 1600 HF (Simister) 121Fulvia V4 Engine Feature 146Fulvia 1.3/124 Coupe/GT Junior 147Fulvia Marlboro (Munari) 192Fulvia 1.6 HF v Delta integrale 181Fulvia 50th Anniversary 212Fulvia v 131 Alitalia v Stratos 273Fulvia Montecarlo / Safari 286Fulvietta Concept Heritage Hub 286Fulvia Competizione Prototype 204Gamma 101Gamma vs Fiat 130 151Gamma 4 car test 189Gamma Coupe (Time Machine) 206Gamma Saloon, Trevi, Kappa 289Sibilo by Bertone 206Stratos Alitalia/Prototype 2Stratos Replicas vs Original 10 Stratos (San Remo 1974) 47Stratos GTO/GT car 51Stratos vs Dino 246 GT 81/265Stratos – 30 years of 85Stratos World Meeting 2007 140Stratos Stradale + Group 4 117Stratos Prototype. 152Stratos (Heseltine) 233Stratos Chequered Flag Story 243Stratos Group 4 x 2 244Stratos Group 4 Track Test 249Stratos – 2005 103Stratos New 2010 179Rally multi car feature 99/255 Betas / Modified 13/32 Beta Historic racer 60Betas Coupe/HPE/Saloon 55Beta VX vs Strada Abarth 35 Beta Coupe/Saloon/Montecarlo 139Beta Coupe Alitalia (Colvil) 150Beta HPE (Time Machine) 177Beta HPE (Steve Berry) 293Beta 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 31

Delta S4 Cesare Fiorio’s 72Delta S4 ride (Val Saviore) 78Delta S4 ECV1 179Delta S4 ECV2 295Delta 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 228Integrale Martini 212Integrale Martini Safari 272Integrale 500bhp (Walkers) 217Integrale Race car (Walkers) 282Integrale 3 car test 226Integrale 30th-48 page Special 262Integrale Futurista 275Integrale Evo V Coupe 20v T 278Hyena 64/275 Magia “Concept” 22 Dedra/Alfa 75/Fiat Tipo 25 Dedra 27Dedra Integrale/Alfa Q4 32 Thema 8.32 12 Thema 16v Turbo vs 164 3.0 17Thema 8.32 vs 16v Turbo 35Thema 8.32 220Thema 8.32 Buyers’ Guide 247Thema Buyers’ Guide 110Thema v Saab v Croma v 164. 153Thema Plus 240Delta HPE HF Turbo 37Delta HPE Evo 500 54Delta HPE Turbo Buyers’ Guide 169Delta HPE Turbo (Imports) 71Delta (New) 2008 147Delta vs Ypsilon 174Delta vs Ypsilon (Chrysler) 190Ypsilon 24Ypsilon 2004 1.4 89Ypsilon 2011 185HPE & Y 11 Y10 (Time Machine) 175Y10 + Turbo 223Lybra 38Lybra 2.4 JTD SW 65Kappa 20Kappa Coupe 54Kappa 3.0 Saloon 58Kappa Coupe v Shamal v SZ 274Thesis (Launch) 65Thesis 2.4 JTD (San Remo) 80Musa 1.9 105Centenary Celebrations 126Centenary Celebrations (Collins) 127Thema / Chrysler 300C 199Kennedy Collection 263

MASERATI250F 11250F (CM9) 63250F (CM5) 215250F (Fangio’s Car) 73

250F 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 90

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2015 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 253Ghibli S MY2018 264Ghibli Buyers’ Guide 284Levante 243/252/272Levante Q4 Ice Driving 255Levante S in Dubai 263Levante S + Granturismo MY18 265Levante 350hp 277Levante Trofeo V8 283

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

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

THE VISIONARIESAdolfo Orsi 147Brenda Verner 148Giulio Borsari 149Valentino Balboni 150Ermano Cozza 151Stephan Winklemann 152Giorgetto Giugiaro 154/274Jack Sears 155Chris Rea 156Ercole Spada 158/266Sergio Scaglietti 159Stirling Moss 160Aldo Brovarone 162Edgardo Michelotti 164Gianni Rogliatti 165Terry Hoyle 172Tom Tjaarda 173Franco Zagari 174Eugenio Alzati 175Graham Warner 176Derek Bell 177

Lincoln Small 180Francesco Stanguellini 182Miki Biasion 268/187Vittorio Jano 206Gianni Regiani 208Agnelli’s Cars 210Giorgio Pianta 221Luigi Chinetti 221Piero Stroppa 248Paolo Stanzani 255Andrea Zagato 262Paolo Pininfarina 277Luigi Colani 286Roberto Giolito 287Klaus Busse 290

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2003 Alfa 916 Spider 3.2 V6 Phase 3.1 of 38 UK RHD sold. 250bhp Busso V6,6 spd manual box. Q2 diff, 68K miles, fullMOT, Grigio Chiaro with excellent blackleather, all original spec, excellentelectric hood. New full belt service atAutolusso, new ECU, previous enginerebuild at 60K. New brake discs andpads all round, suspension overhaulincluding new springs, spring pans,polybushed rear arms and more. Bodybraces, stainless steel OEM soundexhaust with sports cats and singleoutlet. Recent paint refresh so excellentall round, powder coated OEM SpeedlineEnzo 17” alloys with premium tyres, asure investment that can be enjoyed,£14,950. Tel: 07966 913388 (Hants).A296/39

Alfa Romeo GTV Cup V6. 2001, 40,515miles, red. I have decided to sell my GTVCup no.73, she is a beautiful example ofa modern classic and has been lovinglyrestored by AutoLusso with originalparts where possible. There is lots ofhistory which came when I bought her in2016 (£16,000) as well as a pile ofreceipts from the recent mechanicalrestoration work (£10,000). She wantsfor nothing, is in excellent health,garaged during winter and the interior isimmaculate, please contact me fordetails and photos, £15,995, offers. Tel:Darren Clement, 07839 180000. Email:darrenpclement@protonmail.com.A296/038

Alfa Romeo 939 Spider 2.2 JTS. 2010,silver, selling on behalf of my latehusband, AROC member. 2.2 JTS semi-automatic Selespeed box, 19” ProdriveBrera S wheels. We bought it fromVeloces in North London, but it wasoriginally registered in March 2010 inCounty Kildare in Ireland, at some pointit seems to have moved north of theborder and acquired a Northern Irelandregistration and then moved to themainland. The current mileage is justunder 49,000 and that seems to be inline with old MOT certificates, but thoseare in kilometres and the speedometeris now in mph, and Veloces haveconfirmed that it was when they tookownership. MOT to October, comes witha speed camera alert system, dashcam and Alfa car cover as well as Alfamats and umbrella, £13,000. Email:woofers25@btinternet.com (Kent).A296/037

Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6. Year 2000,mileage 103K, extensive service historyand original manual, colour AR659AGrigio Eclisse. 3 keys incl master, GTAclutch, flywheel and Q2 LSD, suspension:Koni Sport and Eibach springs, 17”teledial wheels refurbished with PirelliP7 tyres, brakes 330mm Brembos,exhaust: Alfaholics sports cat withWizard quad, Alfaholics sports shifteradapter, top mount brace and BMC CDAair filter, £6500 ono. Email:richardmorrill@ymail.com. A296/025

Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon TBi Lusso. 2012, red, one owner, FSH by Alfa dealersand specialist and 70K just carried out, new windscreen. A rare opportunity topurchase a fine example of one of the last 159s, £8000 ono. Tel: Peter Lloyd, 01264860686 (Hampshire). A296/028

Alfa Romeo 166 3.0 Ti Sportronic.2005, 190,000 miles, Nuvola Blue. 4enthusiast owners, very good conditionfor age/miles, 18-inch Ti alloys (recentlyrefurbished), black Momo leather andDSP audio. MOT January 2021, serviced(engine oil and all filters) less than 1Kmiles ago, front upper arms replaced @174K, cambelt kit Sept 2014 (@164K)incl spark plugs and aux belt kit. Air connot working (cabin fan does work),history on request, exhaust flexis March2020. Reluctant sale, £2990 ono. Tel:Mike Basketter, 07739 974011. Email:mike@purple-jellyfish.co.uk(Peterborough). A296/032

Alfa Romeo GTV 3.0 V6. 2000, 54,000miles, blue, lovely car, very reliable,drives and feels new to drive, very lowmiles. I don't drive it in the wet, I doaround 1K or just over a year, it's totallystandard, put 4 new springs on around1.5 years back by Alfa specialist, justhad recon alternator and wheelsbalanced and air con recharge, cambeltwater pump was done 50K with majorservice. Everything works as it should,bodywork excellent, if you had a detaildone would look even better, this carhas got to be one of the top 10 standardAlfa V6s around, £9500 ono. Tel: Brian,07414 803134. A296/023

Alfa Romeo 2 pick up. 1960, 4800miles, grey. Running classic truck, veryrare, wonderful patina, complete andvery original (better rear lights included),£18,000. Tel: 07973 711948. Email:edseymour@outlook.com (can beviewed in Shropshire). A296/031

Alfa Romeo 147 GTA 3.2 V6. 2004,107,214 miles, red. Owned for 5 years,full service history, lots of receipts, beltschanged 88,430 miles. Black leatherinterior immaculate, some minorblemishes to bodywork, good for age.Reluctant sale of real modern classicbut need space for Spider project, MOTto 24/09/20, will renew prior to sale,£7000 ono. Tel: Keith, 07540 170798.Email: kpchandler@gmail.com(Yorkshire). A296/029

Much loved 2005 Alfa Romeo 147JTD16v M-Jet 1.9 Turbo. 125K miles, wehave owned the car for the last 13years, it has good service history and ahistory file. Fast, economical, greathandling and eminently practical, afuture classic in good all roundcondition, original spec, never abused ormolested. Great engine and perfect 6-speed gearbox, unmarked interior, allpanels are straight and rust free, originalpaint, everything works. The bad bits:the clutch does not slip but needsreplacing as it does not release properlymaking the car very difficult to drive; theair con needs a new condenser (£100);the MOT expires on 20 August but has a6 month extension after that date; ayear ago another vehicle lightly bumpedinto the back of it at slower thanwalking speed, it slightly damaged therear bumper so the insurance classed itas category N, does not affect anythingso left as is. Too good to break forspares although there is a good profit todo so as everything is saleable (apartfrom the clutch and condenser), the caris located in Sunbury-on-Thames, 7 minsfrom M25 J12, £500, cash on collection,call Roberto Giordanelli to discuss. Tel:07973 508132. A296/001

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Alfa Romeo Guilia Quadrifoglio V6 Bi-Turbo. 2017, 16,908 miles, tri-coatCompetizione Red with yellow brakecalipers, leather/grey Alcantara interior,convenience pack with sat nav, carboninlays, electric and heated seats, blindspot/collision warning and a full servicehistory, UK supplied and VAT paid. Excellentcondition, immaculate interior, new brakesand tyres all round, just serviced (3year/27,000 miles). Contact for details andphotos, £34,500. Tel: Darren Clement,07839 180000. Email: darrenpclement@protonmail.com. A296/040

Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon Lusso1.9 JDTm. 2009, 73,000 miles, silver, 16vdiesel engine, manual, near full servicehistory, in very good all round condition.MOT to June 2021, just servicedincluding new rear tyres, front LHwishbone and front pads, cambeltreplaced 53,000, new clutch 52,000. Fullblack leather interior, electric windowsall round, voice recognition, Bluetoothand USB connectivity, paintwork in goodcondition, £3500. Tel: Clive, 01787247316. Email:grenville.clive@gmail.com. A296/036

1998 Alfa Romeo 916 Spider 2.0Lusso. Reg no ‘K900 UFO’, MOT Dec,unfortunately engine problem, nocompression on 2 cylinders. Lots ofmoney spent in 6 years of ownership,new clutch and rear brake cylinders2000 miles ago, good tyres and exhaust.Decided to cut my losses, possibly sellfor spares, £300, must be worth that forthe reg no. Email: vivolsen@yahoo.co.uk.A296/035

Alfa Romeo Spider 3.0L V6. 2002,88,000 miles. We bought the car when itwas 2 years old and have loved it eversince, unfortunately my husband diedrecently and I cannot justify keeping twocars. It is a rare example of the righthand drive 3.0L V6, blue with blackleather trim, petrol, 215bhp, cambeltreplaced at 69,000 miles, MOTNovember. Very good condition, needsto be seen, £6700 ono. Tel: Gwen, 07724676486 (Kent). A296/034

Alfa Romeo 916 GTV 3.0 V6 Lusso.2001, 41,000 miles, silver, black leather.Cam belt at 36,000 miles, goodcondition. No advisories on December2019 MOT, comes with all three keys,£5750 ono. Tel: Dave, 01788 335235answer machine available (Rugby).A296/026

Alfa Romeo GTV Spider 2.0 TwinSpark. 1996, 75,000 miles, silver, muchloved Phase 1 GTV Spider. Much spent inrecent months, including red Momoleather seats and door cards, alloywheels refurbished and brake caliperssprayed Ferrari red. Good condition, 12months' MOT, a few age related marksbut these will be detailed out, £4000ono, genuine reason for sale, buying aSeries 4 Spider. Tel: Chris, 07541 693627.Email: cbmorgan365@gmail.com (Burtonon Trent, Staffordshire). A296/024

Alfa Romeo 939 Spider 2.2 JTSLimited Edition. 2008, 68,250 miles.Alfa Red exterior, black Limited Editionleather interior, 'Tough Coat' treatmentby professional valeting company.Electric hood, electric memory seats(heated with lumbar adjustment), aircon, electric windows and door mirrors,Bluetooth, wind deflector, remotecentral locking, full history, 68,250 miles,MOT to December 2020. RAC GoldWarranty and Roadside Assistance toJune 2021, private number plate notincluded, £9995. Tel: 07831 877778(location 2 miles M6 Jct16). A296/030

Alfa Romeo Spider 939 2.2 JTS. 2007,29,150 miles, red. Excellent condition, allusual spec, leather seats, 6 gears, cruisecontrol, climate control etc, servicehistory, £8500. Tel: 07753 422271.A296/022

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Ferrari 458 Spider. 2013 in RossoCorsa, FSH, 10,500 mls. Full carbon fibre,has £60K extras from new, owned threeand a half years, well retired owner whouses very little and wants to stay withFerrari so will consider exchange for red430 Spider. Tel 07785 277780 (northeast). A296/009

2010 Ferrari California. Massive spec,Rosso Corsa with creme leather, 26K miles, fully electric and heatedseats, yellow calipers, yellow dials,ceramic shields, carbon fibre numberplate surround, carbon fibre door entrysills, carbon fibre vent surrounds, carbon fibre dash, carbon fibre steeringwheel with led gear change indicator,carbon fibre paddle shift, carbon fibredoor cards and handle, sav nav, ceramic brakes, plus loads more!£79,500, may px. Tel: 07968 897716.Email: imy5000@hotmail.com. A296/018

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Ferrari 360 F1 . Immaculate black hideinterior with red carpets, Bi Xenonheadlights, air conditioning, electricwindows, electric seats and mirrors, redbrake calipers. Standard features:remote central locking, Ferrari crestedhead restraints, alarm/immobiliser, 18” 5star alloy wheels, Rossa calipers, CD andnice sound system, Ferrari tool kit,stainless steel pedals, plus much morestandard specification. This Ferrari 360Modena is offered in exceptionalcondition throughout and has coveredonly 44,900 miles from new. Stainlesssteel sports exhaust system, fullstamped service history. Tel: 07466021553. A296/015

2009 Ferrari 599 GTB. Stunningexample is finished in one of the mostdesirable colour combinations, orderedwith the addition of an extensive optionslist that include: fully electric Recaroseats, leather headlining, leather rearparcel shelf, leather sill kicks, carbonfibre interior trim, front and rear parkingsensors, Scuderia shields, Rosso Corsabrake calipers, Bose hi-fi system,electrochromic inner mirror andBluetooth connectivity. Presented in ‘asnew’ condition throughout. Email:james@okanelavers.com. A296/014

Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.4 TB MA TCT170ps Exclusive. 2015, 27,800 miles,Ghiaccio White. Regrettably I have to saygoodbye to my G, house move forcessale. Private plate not included, usualExclusive trim plus: steering wheelpaddles, black half leather, electricsunroof, front and rear parking sensors.Built-in rear view camera linked toGarmin Nuvi sat nav with all-time mapupdates, rearguard boot sill protector,rear mudflaps. Full annual dealerservicing, MOT'd Sep 2021, £9725. Email:alan@thepuds.plus.com for full spec(Tavistock, Devon). A296/027

1997 Ferrari 355 Berlinetta. RHD, 6speed manual, one owner for last 16/17years. Full dealer service history with allupgrades and maintenance carried outwith no expense spared, including arecent engine out cam belt service.Extensive history file, all factory toolsand accessories are present and correct.Some main features include, at the rear:stainless steel Fabspeed headers withChallenge exhaust system, Challengerear grille, carbon fibre air boxes withrear window intakes, SS flexi brake lines,upper and lower arms re-bushed andpainted, cooling fans upgraded andextra radiator fitted for better cooling,all hoses upgraded to silicone. At thefront: new shocks, springs, brake lines,upper and lower arms re-bushed,headlights refurbished, all brackets andbolts replaced, new master cylinder.Interior: all handles and switches de-rubbered, carbon fibre door sills. The caris in excellent condition inside and out,and because of the upgrades it has, anda manual gearbox, it’s the one to have.For further information email:tom@tbmotorsportlogistics.com orpaul.goodge@sclconsulting.co.uk.A296/003

Ferrari 456. Great condition 456 insilver Argento Nurburgring with blue hideand light blue carpets. This car has beenmeticulously maintained, having 20stamps in the service book, an extensivefile of invoices and old MOT certificatesaccompanies the car, and it is completewith the original tan hide tool case,leather owner’s wallet and all of theoriginal factory books and car cover. Iam more than happy to put you in touchwith the garage who have looked afterit, who are well known in Ferrari circles.Email: ajcleeds@gmail.com. A296/013

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta 2015. GrigioSilverstone, 14 months balance Ferrariwarranty, full Topaz PPF, yellow calipers,yellow dial, black/Bordeaux Daytonacomfort seats, Bordeaux carpets,carbon driver’s zone and bridge, frontlift, f&r parking cameras. A stronglyspecced car in top condition purchasedfrom Meridian Modena, £175,995 ono,club member, first to see will buy,strictly no canvassers. Tel: Charles,07919 046630 for more information.A296/012

Ferrari F430 Spider Ceramics Reduced.Beautiful black with Nero leather, manyoriginal extras and upgrades includingFerrari Sports exhaust, headers, stereoand much more. Mine for 8 years, knewprevious owner too. 27,200 miles, fullservice history, new battery and fronttyres. Private 430 plate by extranegotiation, ceramics and lots of carbon,sounds awesome, £75K, call for moreinfo. Tel: 07710 835837. A296/008

2008 Ferrari 612 Sessanta Coupé.Coachwork by Pininfarina, VIN/chassisno: ZFFJY 54B000157955. Engine no:128351 / 5.7L V12, 7300km (4500 miles),LHD. Two tone Rubino Micalizzato (rubyred mica)/Nero Daytona (metallic black)with Rubino Micalizzato side line. Date ofpurchase : 15 April 2008. Fully servicedby Ferrari with all books. Dedicated toMichael Schumacher and Ferrari’s 2000F1 Championship (2000 SchumacherFerrari F1 Champions). Email:clink.robert@gmail.com. A296/016

Ferrari 308 Vetroresina. 1976, chassis19459, MTB 191R. 43,685 miles, 4previous owners. Very rare dry sump(one of only 100 produced), only 154cars made in right hand drive. Recentmajor service including belts (March2020). Metallic silver, with Burgundyleather, original handbooks, wallet, tools,‘space saver’ spare wheel etc, £139,500ono. Tel: Anthony, 07779 726845.A296/010

Ferrari 430 Scuderia LHD. 2008, 15,675miles from new, 1st registeredSwitzerland, imported UK 2015. RossoScuderia with Argento painted stripe,Oro wheels, black interior, all Scuderiafeatures. Stunning car, excellentcondition, never tracked by me, certif-icate conformity included. Purchased byme from DK Engineering 4 years ago,serviced by Dick Lovett each year since,all advisory items completed.Suspension overhaul 2020, 4 new PirelliCorsa tyres – Pirelli UK, history, £119,000ono. Email: bob.challis1960@gmail.com.A296/011

Ferrari 488 GTB. Atelier specified car,2017, 4000 miles, FFSH, Rosso Corsa withNero roof, Nero leather with Rossostitching and central seat stripe andcentral tunnel, Goldrake carbon seats,HELE, Scuderia shields, NavTrak, parkingcameras, parking sensors, yellow revcounter, forged diamond rims, fullexternal carbon, carbon engine covers,carbon drivers zone/LEDs, carbon centralbridge and dashboard inserts, yellowbrake calipers, PPF. Showroom condition,£170,000. Email: a.davey@gardiner.com.A296/017

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Fiat 1900A 1952. Right-hand drive, veryrare car! Very good condition, originalbodywork, very low mileage. Been infamily for 22 years, featured in AutoItalia in November 1999 by Phil Ward,lots of spares included, sensible offersconsidered. Tel: 07925 904194. Email:miller221245@gmail.com. A296/059

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Fiat Abarth Punto Evo 2011. A rare carwith low mileage and Sabelt seats!Genuine 47,000 miles, MOT until Jan2021, Sabelt seats, black gloss paintedwheels, air con, rear privacy glass.Cambelt and full service one year ago at40,000 miles, very good condition, driveswell, £5750 ono, from a smoke free/petfree home. Email: funkyphilip@gmail.com(Kent). A296/058

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Ferrari F430 Spider exhaust and Mk2headers. Removed in good conditionfrom my car, available to be collectedWest Midlands, call for details. Sensibleoffers considered. Tel: 07710 835837.A296/041

Ferrari 575 19” modular wheels.Genuine Ferrari 575 19” modular wheels,will fit all 575s with big brakes. 4x brandnew genuine centre caps, 3x TPMSsensors comes free with the rims,straight and true, £5500. Email:auzennemark7@gmail.com. A296/042Alfa 75 TS wheels. 4no. aluminiumwheels off 75TS, will fit 156 + possiblyothers? Grey colour, reasonablecondition, 6Jx15 (not Revolutions). Tel:07952 525053. A296/043Alfa GTV, Sud + Giulietta parts. GTV,bonnets, doors, wings, hatch, grilles,front spoiler, all parts on eBay. Alfasud3dr side window glass set, Alfa Giulietta‘76-‘85, 4 doors. Tel: 07779 998116.A296/044Ferrari A12/F12 gearbox for sale. Thishas been professionally stripped downand rebuilt with new bearings and NOSparts. Email: edseymour@outlook.com.A296/045Giulietta roof bar and bike rack.Genuine Alfa Romeo roof bars and bikerack, bought for 2011 Giulietta, usedtwice, £100 ono. Tel: Paul: 07810 753952(north Hampshire). A296/046

916 Spider exhaust. Alfa 916 SpiderMY1999 rear exhaust section, brandnew, £75, buyer collects. Tel: IanMackenzie, 07552 238394. Email:ianmackenzie56@gmail.com (NE Lincs).A296/047Ferrari 456 gearbox mounts. I have 2xbrand new gearbox mounts, purchasedfor Ferrari 456 but never used. I am selling a pair. These arediscontinued by Ferrari so impossible tofind new, part number is 176995, please let me know if you would beinterested in these. Email: louisemon1@hotmail.co.uk.A296/048AR51 Matta parts. I have a lagrequantity of Matta parts for sale, body,electrical, instruments, electrics, wheelsand mechanicals, 1900 engine, gearbox.Email: edseymour@outlook.com.A296/049Mirror covers. A pair of genuineGiulietta mirror covers for 2015 model,£10. Tel: Paul, 07810 753952 (northHampshire). A296/050

2x Transport Source books on theLancia Delta (volume 1 and 2), coveringroad tests from launch to end, £20 forthe pair. Tel: 07538 236588. A296/004‘C11 GTV’. On retention certificate,assignment fee prepaid. Offers to:davidhill@richmondconsulting.co.uk.A296/051Various Ferrari official magazines. 6Ferrari magazines, nos. 26 Sept 2014–no.27 Year Book, Dec 2014– no.29 May2015– no.30 Sept 2015– no.31 Y/B Dec‘15– no.32 first TOFM edition April 2016.All in excellent virtually unreadcondition, £125 + delivery cost,collection available nr Bath. Tel: BrianKendall, (ex FOC member) 01275332459. A296/052

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Ferrari 308 GTB wheels. Set of fourCromodora alloy wheels, bead blastedand stove enamelled, complete withcentres. Ideal to complete yourrestoration project, £1000 ono plusshipping. Email: weir.nick@gmail.com(Huddersfield). A296/070

Ferrari Dino 246 roof top. Dino 246roof top for sale. Email:gerassimos@windowslive.com.A296/068

Ferrari F430 headlights. I have a pairof slightly used oem F430 headlights,taken out to fit the carbon itemsincluding control units, £1000 each.Email: Waston,watsondnorman@gmail.com. A296/067

Ferrari California space saver sparewheel. Ferrari California genuine spacesaver spare wheel for sale. Comes withcarrier bag (not Ferrari), tyre has neverbeen used. Wheel has some cosmeticmarks on surface, hence heavilydiscounted price, a new spare wheelcosts over £1000, offered at bargainprice of £349. As courier will be fairlyexpensive can deliver up to around 40miles from Southend or meet you halfway for return cost of my fuel. Tel: ChrisTaylor, 07771 921317. Email:christaylor.fsc@googlemail.com (Essex).A296/019

Fiat Coupe 2L 20V Turbo. Completefuel tank and electronic fuel pump forsale, only 50K, £100. Tel: 07935 830055.Email: arturobrogna@yahoo.co.uk(Carmarthenshire). A296/063

Ferrari F355 wheels. The 1996 F355was sold last year, going through thegarage I have 2 wheels I found, 1 frontand 1 rear. Both have light scratchesand/or some kerb rash but are not bentfrom what I can see. Email:carlrobetr@gmail.com. A296/033

Ferrari 355 Challenge wheels andCorsa tyres. 4 genuine Speedline Ferrari355 Challenge wheels finished in satinblack, complete with Ferrari centre caps.Fitted with Pirelli PZero Corsa tyres.Originally purchased from Damax andrefurbished by Kent High Performanceand fitted to my 355. Also availablecomplete set of AP Racing discs andcallipers from the same 355. Genuineoffers to Martin at mwenban@aol.com.A296/062

Ferrari F360 gearbox. I am selling arefreshed Ferrari 360 gearbox, thisgearbox originally came out of a lightlyused Challenge car, and only neededlight refreshening (bearings, seals, somesynchros). This gearbox can be usedwith both the street or Challenge rearcover, and can be used in both cars.Email: teaalicol@gmail.com. A26/020

Alfa Romeo 116 Alfetta saloon parts.Including two rear bumpers complete,underhood insulation, all unused Alfaparts in original packaging, contact for complete list. Email:robinrands@aol.com (Essex). A296/061

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1986 Lancia Thema 2000 i.e Turbo 8v.Silver Grey, new engine and turbo 1996,FSH, same owner since 1991, 148,680miles, MOT expires July 2021, garaged, £4000. Email:antonyzorzo@btinternet.com. A296/060

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1967 Ferves Ranger. One of only 50 remaining worldwide out of 600 produced in thelate 1960s by Ferrari Veicoli Speciali and understood to be the only running examplein the UK. Completely original, in excellent condition, with hood, side screens andtonneau cover, plus an extra set of spare wheels and tyres. Built as an off-roaderwith fully detachable doors and fold flat windscreen, it would be an excellentaddition to any collection or advertising promotion. Exhibited, by invitation, on the Cartier Lawn at Goodwood, £27,000 ovno. For further details call: 01753 883707 or email: slpjrp@f2s.com. A296/002

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Ferrari 275GTB workshop manual.275GTB workshop manual in blue Ferraribinder, used condition, reprint, partnumber 95990801, £150. Email:mark.charles@ntlworld.com. A296/053Ferrari Club magazine collection forsale. Three lots for sale either togetheror separately, will not split individuallots. All proceeds to charity. Lot 1:‘Ferrari’ quarterly Spring 1988–Autumn2005, 71 issues; lot 2 ‘Ferrari News’ bi-monthly Oct 2002–Oct 2015, 71 issues;lot 3 ‘Ferrari’ bi-monthly Dec 2015–Dec2018, 18 issues. All in mint condition,serious offers please to: Michael Turner,02380 893773 (ex FOC member), pleasenote: buyer to collect from Hythe/Beaulieu area (Hampshire). A296/054Ferrari magazines (various). 19 copiesof Ferrari News, bi-monthly owner’s clubmagazine, December 2001 to December2004, issues 88 to 106 inclusive, £50plus £6 postage. 13 copies of Ferrariquarterly owner’s club magazine, winter2001 to winter 2004, issues 132 to 144,volume 33 number 4 to volume 36number 4 inclusive, £50 plus £6postage. First 7 issues of World in Red,2001 to 2003, first 4 issues in French,issues 5-7 in French and English,amazing photos of road and completioncars, issue 1, limited edition, number434 of 500, each issue was 23 pluspostage, excellent condition, £75 plus£6 postage. Emailtim.j.bell@btopenworld.com. A296/055

Car wanted: Espada S3. Prefer LHD,swap4 Merc 230TE auto estate, 70,000mls, 2nd owner, 1988, many extras andnew parts: alloys, exhaust, g/box, rad,batt etc; also Snap-On tools new,Nikon/Pentax camera collection and proitems and cammo clothes, ideal 4wildlife, ELO record collection etc. Tel:01277 200530. A296/056Wanted anything Lambo: cars,tractors, boats, bikes, BMW-M1 etc, anylanguage. Swap4 books, mags,brochures, posters etc, USA trucks,cars, guns, Mustang, GT40, Lincoln,limo/ hearse, Jag, Lotus, MG etc, wildlife,m/bikes. Tel: 01277 200530. A296/057

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 handbook. Daytona‘operating, maintenance and servicehandbook’ printed in Italy in 1973, in nearmint condition, offers around £500please. Tel: Douglas, 07711 699425.Email: smithmearns@aol.com. A296/021

F430 Schedoni luggage. I have an F4303-piece leather luggage set in red (2identical hard cases and 1 garment bag),has never been used, price £3300. EmailWill: wilsthp@gmail.com. A296/072

Breitling K13352 Chronomat. Lovelygold Breitling Chronomat, 2002 model,black dial with new brown crocodilestrap, rare gold deployment clasp (claspalone currently £1500 on Chrono24).More images available, collection onlyLeeds area, £4750. Email:purple@redwall.co.uk. A296/071

Ferrari Dino 246 tool kit. Dino 246 toolkit for sale. Email:gerassimos@windowslive.com.A296/069 Registration ‘EN20 FAN’ (ENZO FAN).

Currently held on certificate thatincludes £80 transfer fee, price £2950.Tel: 07773 078074. Email:pcuthbert250@btinternet.com.A296/066

Abarth World range brochure no.12013. This rare brochure is in ‘as new’condition, 68 pages covering all 500/595and Punto models. Size 10.5”x8”, £20plus £2.70 p&p. Tel: 07773 078074.Email: pcuthbert250@btinternet.com.A296/065

Alfa Romeo Alfetta Haynes workshopmanual, 1973 to 1981, all models,hardback, £3.95, vgc. Tel: 07399359072. A296/064

Registration number ‘WOW 575’.£3850, on retention. Tel: 07768 028400.Email: briantdavies@aol.com. A296/005

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OBSCURATICURIOSITIES FROM THE AMAZING WORLD OF ITALIAN CARS

Pininfarina MGB EX234PININFARINA DESIGNED THIS GRACEFUL MGBREPLACEMENT IN 1964 BUT INSTEAD THE OLD ‘B’LASTED FOR ALMOST TWO MORE DECADES

Pininfarina was oncethe darling of theBritish MotorCorporation. As partof a general rush by

the British car industry to Italiandesigners in the late 1950s andearly 1960s, Austin had signeda lucrative contract withBattista Farina to create awhole string of new cars, fromthe A40 to the A55, and the1100/1300 to the 1800/2200.

MG even got on board whenPininfarina got the contract tosort out the MGB GT, thefastback sister to the MGBroadster, which was universallyliked. The Italian couturier wasthen courted when MG inAbingdon thought about its next-generation sports car,codenamed EX234, a car thathad the potential to replace boththe MG Midget and the MGB.

A new chassis was dulydesigned by MG, using doublewishbone suspension all round,an Austin Champ rear axle,Hydrolastic damping and discbrakes on all four wheels. The1275cc A-Series engine andgearbox were used but the ideawas that the B-series enginecould also fit just as well.

A rolling chassis was dulydespatched to Pininfarina in Turinin 1964. Pininfarina was at thetime in the throes of designingboth the Fiat 124 Sport Spiderand the Alfa Romeo Duetto.What it came up with for MG wassomething between the two: a

delicate roadster with a lownose, cowled headlamps, smallMG grille, very clean body sidesand a sharp-edged Kamm tail.

Despite being shorter than theMGB, room inside was superior;there was even space for acouple of small rear seats. Thedashboard used a cleversymmetrical design so it wouldhave been easy to make left-hand and right-hand driveversions (the prototype wasRHD). Pininfarina’s working carhad not only a folding soft-topbut also a hardtop, since a GTversion was planned, too, while the exterior trim on eitherside was different (one stylebeing for the GT, the other forthe roadster).

EX234 was returned to the UKwhere the car was well received:it looked good, had a nice cabin,had excellent visibility and drovewell. When it was tested byjournalist John Sprinzel, he said itwas, “beautifully flat and smooththrough the corners, with noneof the usual lurch”.

However, no production futureawaited the project. MG’sexisting sports cars were doingwell in the marketplace, so theneed for a replacement was notdeemed pressing. The merger ofBMC with Leyland in 1968 didthe EX234 no favours, either.The sole car built was acquiredin 1977 by the MG dealer, SydBeer. Eventually the car wassold at auction by Bonham’s in2016 for £63,100.

Story by Chris ReesImages by Bonhams