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ITALY’S MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN CONCEPT CARS

ABARTH 500/595/695 BUYERS’ GUIDE

LOST GTA: UNIQUE ALFA ROMEO 155 GTA STRADALE DRIVEN

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2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia V6Biturbo Quadrifoglio

Red Calipers. 1050 miles. Price: £63,975 £58,050

2017 Fiat 500 Pop1.2 petrol

9,999 miles in Smooth mint green.Price: £7,495

2015 Fiat 500 S37,400 miles. Pasodoble red withcloth upholstery. Alloy wheels, Air

conditioning. Price: £5,995

Alfa Romeo Brera Prodrive S V6Rare opportunity to purchase a genuine Pro Drive Brera S with the 3.2 V6engine. Number 271 of 500. Pleated leather seats with red stitching and "S"

badging. Price: £9,495

2017 Fiat Panda Easy6,405 miles. 5 door Panda

hatchback is practical, versatile andeconomical. Price: £10,680 £7,695

2017 Fiat Tipo Easy Plus8887 miles Great value estate car insilver with black upholstery. Air con.

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Alfa Romeo Stelvio Tb Super AwdAn SUV with the performance of thelatest benchmark in sports saloons.

Price: £37,675 £34,211

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If Auto Italia were a movie franchise, this month’s issue would definitely be subtitled: TheOnes That Got Away. There’s a definite ‘lost cause’ theme running through our Septemberissue, and our cover car is one of the biggest fish to slip through the net.

In 1993, Alfa Romeo had some very exciting plans to revive its lauded GTA badge on aroad-going super-155 inspired by the fantastic success the 155 was achieving in Touring Carracing throughout Europe. Sadly, Fiat decided to squash the 155 GTA flat. Most enthusiastshad assumed that the one and only prototype had been lost, but luckily it’s very much‘found’ – and we’ve driven it. Turn to page 20 for the full story of Alfa’s glorious 155 GTA.

Another lost cause this month is the Aga Khan Maserati Quattroporte that Frua built in1974 (page 34). This elegant saloon would surely have been a far wiser choice stylisticallyfor Maserati than Gandini’s oddball Quattroporte II. Speaking of which another ‘lost’ exampleof the QPII has now been found in a barn (well, a warehouse actually), as we recount in thismonth’s News pages.

And then we have a whole feature devoted to Italy’s greatest concept cars that we reckonshould have made production, but tragically didn’t. Quite a few of them were definitely ‘on’but had the rug unceremoniously pulled from under them. Others were just great concepts.

It all starts on page 40 and I’d be interested to hear which ones you agree about, and whichones you don’t, as well as your own ideas of Italian should-have-beens. Did anyone mentionthe Alfa Romeo Giulia Sportwagon?

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CONTENTS

SEPTEMBER 2018

14 FERRARI GTC4LUSSO TDriving to the remote Ardnamurchan Point

20 ALFA ROMEO 155 GTA STRADALELost road prototype driven

28 ALFA ROMEO JUNIOR ZAGATORe-evaluating Alfa’s quirky coupe

34 MASERATI QUATTROPORTEAga Khan’s personal car on test

40 ITALIAN CARS THEY SHOULD HAVE BUILTGreat concept cars that missed production

46 LAMBORGHINI COUNTACHHoracio Pagani tells the story of ‘his’ Countach

54 ABARTH 500/595/695 BUYERS’ GUIDEDo the best things come in small packages?

62 MODENA 100 OREOne of the greats in the Italian events calendar

68 TEAM CARSA new Alfa Giulietta, plus SZ, Doblo and Panda

72 COLLECTORS’ GUIDE: YOUR FIRST FERRARIWhat’s the best way to spend £50,000?

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66 BOOK REVIEWSAlfa in F1, Maserati autobiography and more

86 CLASSIFIEDSFind your perfect Italian car here

92 BACK ISSUESDiscover every car we’ve ever featured

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FERRARI 488 PISTA PILOTI

A‘Piloti’ version of the newlylaunched Ferrari 488 Pista hasbeen unveiled at the recent LeMans race. Its livery is inspiredby the Pier Guidi/Calado car that

won the 2017 WEC title. Stripes in thecolours of the Italian flag are embellished bya laurel, the WEC logo and the word ‘Pro’,indicating the winning car’s racing class. TheItalian flag livery is repeated along theflanks, on which the personal race numberof the buyer can be added. Also new are amatt black S-Duct and natural carbonfibre‘dovetail’ rear spoiler and vent surrounds.

Buyers can choose from four racing-inspired colours: Rosso Corsa, Blu Tour DeFrance, Nero Daytona and ArgentoNurburgring. The cabin features a specialperforated black Alcantara trim with seatsincorporating the Italian flag in the centreof the backrest. Italian colours are alsovisible on the gearshift paddles andfloormats, while all the carbonfibre cabintrim has a matt finish.

If you want one of the Tailor Madespecials, however, you’ll have to be anexisting racer in one of Ferrari’smotorsports programmes.

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Since both the Nissan GT-R and design houseItaldesign share a 50th anniversary in 2018,they’ve created a new model called theNissan GT-R50. Based on the current NissanGT-R Nismo, it features significantlyredesigned bodywork and upratedmechanicals. Although engineered and builtby Italdesign, it was actually styled by Nissanin London and the US.

The roof is 54mm lower and the rear

wheel, Italian-upholstered seats and goldaccents for the instruments and switchgear.

The 3.8-litre V6 turbo has been upgradedfrom the GT-R Nismo’s 600hp to 720hp,thanks to competition-spec turbos, largerintercoolers uprated pistons, conrods andinjectors. Also uprated are the six-speedgearbox, rear transaxle, differentials andsuspension. The GT-R50 is set to go on sale ina very limited edition.

window line is longer. The cooling ductsbehind the front wheels are reshaped andthere are new LED headlights and a largerbulge in the bonnet. The tail-lights areupdated and a large adjustable rear wing isfitted. Gold highlights create an unusual‘cutaway’ effect, while unique new 21-inchwheels were created especially for the car.

Inside, upgrades include carbon andAlcantara trim, carbonfibre spoked steering

ITALDESIGN RESHAPES GT-R

ANOTHER GTO RECORD?RM Sotheby’s is to auction a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTOthat could break new records. Chassis 3413 GT is thethird of only 36 examples of the 250 GTO everproduced. It began its life as a Series I and was drivenby Phil Hill in the 1962 Targa Florio race. It won nine of10 races in 1962, securing the Italian National GTchampionship. It also won its class at the 1963 and1964 Targa Florio. It retains its original engine,gearbox, and rear axle, and has a factory Series IIbody, created by Scaglietti in 1964.

Described as “wonderfully maintained in highlyoriginal condition”, the GTO is estimated to achieve inexcess of $45 million (£34 million) at the 24-25 AugustPebble Beach Monterey sale. If it makes that, it will bethe most valuable car ever sold at auction.


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ALFA NRING EDITIONS: FROM £82,500

The new NRING Nürburgring limitededitions of the Giulia Quadrifoglio andStelvio Quadrifoglio have been

released for order, priced at £82,500 and£89,500 respectively.

Only 108 examples of each model areavailable for Europe and the Middle East.

FIAT 500 HEADS TO THE BEACH A new Fiat 500 Spiaggina ’58 special edition hasbeen released on the 60th anniversary of the 500Jolly beach car. Only available as a convertible, it’spainted in Volare Blue with an ivory soft-top, a whitebelt line and retro 16-inch alloy wheels. Otherfeatures include 500 logo side mouldings, chromeddoor mirrors and a ‘Spiaggina '58’ badge. Inside aretwo-tone grey-and-ivory seats and specific floormats. It’s fitted with Fiat’s 1.2-litre 69hp petrolengine, and production is limited to 1958 cars.

Meanwhile Garage Italia has produced a moreradical Spiaggina (pic left), with a chopped-off roofand rear seats replaced with a cork-lined deckfeaturing an integrated shower. There’s a safetyrollover hoop but the car has no weather protection,while the front seats are replaced by a single benchwith waterproof leather upholstery. As an option,the windscreen can be replaced by a cut-down winddeflector. Garage Italia says it will produce cars toorder in the near future.

Each will have ‘Authenticity Certification’ fromFCA Heritage, giving them “instant classicstatus”, says Alfa Romeo.

Both models have ‘NRING’ badging, anumbered carbonfibre dashboard insert andexclusive Circuito Grey matt paint. Standardfeatures include carbon brakes, Sparco

carbon seats with red stitching, MOPARgearknob with carbon insert, and leather-and-Alcantara/carbon steering wheel. There’smore carbon for the mirror caps and sideskirtinserts, while the Giulia has a carbon roof.Owners will be able to attend a driving courseat the Nürburgring in 2019.

FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY FOR NEW ALFASAll Alfa Romeo Giulia, Stelvio and Giulietta models from July 2018 come with alonger five-year/75,000-mile warranty, three years’ free servicing and fiveyears’ free roadside assistance as standard. That’s an increase of two years forthe warranty and roadside assistance packages. The three-year scheduledservicing covers the cost of parts, lubricants and labour.


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PANDA WAZE INFiat’s new Panda Waze special edition integrates thepopular Waze sat nav app with Fiat’s Uconnect system.The Waze is based on the Panda Cross and has ‘Waze’logos, black-covered 15-inch wheels and a black finishfor the side mouldings, mirror caps, roof bars and doorhandles, while inside there’s new seat upholstery. TheWaze is sold only with the 1.2-litre 69hp petrol engine.

The Panda model was also recently celebrated at thesecond ‘Panda a Pandino’ international gathering ofPanda owners in June. Some 365 Pandas turned up toCastle Pandino, making it the biggest Panda gatheringthe world has ever seen.

QUATTROPORTE II BARN FINDA rare Maserati Quattroporte II prototype hasresurfaced. Believed to have been destroyed,AM123.002 has been discovered languishing in aSpanish warehouse after 30 years.

The Quattroporte II was created under Citroën'sownership of Maserati in 1974. Originally intended tohave a redesigned Maserati V8, the car appeared witha modified V6 derived from the Citroën SM and front-wheel drive. The project foundered when Citroën’sinterest in Maserati collapsed and the brand wasrelaunched under Alessandro De Tomaso’s tenure.

Only 13 Quattroporte IIs were built. AM123.002 wassold to Spain and after just 34,000km, an unresolvedengine problem led to the car being stored and wassubsequently reported as being destroyed. It wasdiscovered during a warehouse clearance in 2017 andobtained by a Belgian collector. It’s to be restored byMistral Classics, retaining as much of the originalpaintwork as possible.

* For the full story of the Aga Khan’s Quattroporte,please turn to page 34.

HEIDFELD TO TEST PININFARINA HYPERCARPininfarina has unveiled more about its new PF0 luxury electric hypercar, addingthat ex-F1 driver Nick Heidfeld is joining as a test driver. The PF0 is an all-electrichypercar that targets acceleration to 62mph in under two seconds, a top speed ofover 250mph and a range of over 300 miles. Nick Heidfeld will help develop thePF0’s dynamics ahead of car going on sale in late 2020.

MIURA SVR REBORNLamborghini has restored one of the most famous Miuras ever built: the SVR. This was the race car evolution of the Miura Jota, which was lost in an accident,following which Lamborghini built a single Miura SVR to replicate its specification.Chassis number #3781 was born as an ‘S’ version in 1968, and was displayed atthe Turin Motor Show. In 1974, its German owner, Heinz Straber, took it back toSant’Agata to have it transformed into an SVR, a job that took 18 months tocomplete. In 1976 it was sold to Hiromitsu Ito in Japan. It has now been returnedto its former splendour by Lamborghini’s Polo Storico specialists.

BEST OF ITALY RACE The Best Of Italy Race is lining up to be a true classic for 2018. Takingplace on 14-16 September 2018, it features Italian racing cars from allcategories on a closed section of road from Castell’Arquato toMorfasso in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

At the time of writing, the organisers have 70 Ferraris signed up,including a 1957 250 TR, 250 LM, F40 LM, 488 GT3, 458 GT2,Daytona GTC and Enzo. Gordon Ramsay will also be taking part inhis LaFerrari Aperta.

Other Italian highlights including a Pagani Huayra BC and Zonda R,Maserati MC12 GT1, Bugatti Veyron, Dallara Stradale, Alfa 8C racecar, 1100hp Lamborghini Performante, ATS, Mazzanti Millecavali,Giannini 350 G4 and Emerald Enzo. Pace cars include a policeLamborghini Huracan and a Carabinieri Alfa Giulia QV. For moreinformation, visit bestofitalyrace.com

TUNES IN A TYREPirelli has joined forceswith IXOOST, the caraudio firm from Modena,to create a newmotorsport-themedsound system. ABluetooth speakernestles within a scale-model wind tunnel tyre,made by Pirelli forFormula 1 teams toconduct aerodynamictesting. The Pirelli P ZeroIXOOST costs £2500.


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OVERDONEHaving just read yourarticle on the new Ferrari488 Pista, I was surprisedto count how manyPrancing Horse emblems,logos and scripts were onthe car. From your photosI was able to identify astaggering 22, and theremust be more because Icouldn't see thedashboard, under thefront bonnet and theashtray, if there is one.

Don't you think that'sslightly overdone? Thisseems to be the norm onmost modern supercars.Is it perhaps because only‘mature’ petrolheads canafford them and maybesuffering from the firstsigns of dementia? Atleast when they're sittingin the thing they knowwhat they're driving!

Oh, and yes, I'm anAbarth enthusiast andcollector. There's usuallya bonnet emblem with ascorpion badge and anAbarth logo on the back.I'm getting on a bit aswell but I can stillremember what I'mdriving! Great mag, keepup the good work.Anthony Berni

TWO-DOOR 124I saw your Obscurati pieceon Carrozzeria Touring’sFiat 124 convertible, andyou say there were noother two-door 124s. Ithought you might beinterested in this photo ofa two-door Seat 124 fromSpain. I’m not surewhether this was anofficial project or onemade by a coachbuilder,

but I’m pretty sure it wasnever made in series. Itdoes look nice, though,doesn’t it?Sam Kielder

PORSCHE’S 124Your story on the TouringFiat 124 reminded me ofan abortive facelift thatPorsche did for Lada in1975. As well as a quitefuturistic plastic front

end, Porsche also revisedthe suspension andinterior. Porsche was notthe only one. There wasalso an interestingattempt by Lotus on theLada Riva, but in thatcase, it was not aimed atproduction but just toprove how strongmechanical tuning couldbe, even starting from themost humble base. Alessandro Sannia

CRUSHING FIATToday Italy’s car industry isalmost totally dominatedby the Fiat Group, whichapparently managed to useits political influence toeither hobble or crush anypotential domestic rivalsthat could pose a threat.Yet which pre-war or post-war Italian marques couldhave potentially challengedFiat's dominance in theItalian domestic markethad they made the rightdecisions or been wellcapitalized? There werepost-war projects fromBeretta-Benelli-Castelbarco, CEMSA andIsotta Fraschini. Eachindividually seemed tohave potential, yet werethere any other little-known advanced post-warcar projects from Italianmarques that wereindependent of Fiat? Ben M

Italy was the mostprotectionist market inEurope in the post-waryears and successivegovernments were keento see local productionprosper, allowing Fiat togobble up companies likeLancia and Alfa Romeo tokeep them afloat – a bitlike BLMC in the UK.Interestingly, it was theBritish Motor Corporationthat had the greatestsuccess in Italy by buyingup Innocenti, thecompany that licence-built BMC products inItaly – the Innocenti Miniwas a huge hit withItalians. When BLwithdrew in 1975,Alessandro de Tomasobought the company, andarguably he was Fiat'sbiggest independentthreat (he also ownedMaserati). Ultimately,Innocenti was swallowedby Fiat, too. – Ed

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The Road toArdnamurchanOur first UK drive of the GTC4Lusso T – the turbo V8 sister to theoriginal V12 – takes us to Britain’s most westerly mainland point.How does Ferrari’s GT cope on some of Europe’s best roads?Story: Chris ReesImages: Michael Ward & Chris Rees

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So this was the original headline for thisstory: Turbo to Tarbet. Our grandalliterative idea was to take Ferrari’s newturbocharged GTC4Lusso T to Tarbet, thebeautiful Loch Lomond-side town and the

ideal place from which to launch an assault on someof the world’s best driving roads.

That was until I looked on the map and spotted apeninsula sticking out into the Irish Sea with the nameArdnamurchan on it. It turns out that this is not onlythe (possibly apocryphal) historic measure of theangle beyond which it was not permissible to showthe male member in print, but also the most westerlypoint on the British mainland. That was too temptingto miss. With an allotment of four days at ourdisposal, it was just possible to drive from Ferrari’s UKHQ in Slough to Ardnamurchan Head and back – adistance of over 1300 miles.

The reasoning for this apparently foolhardy journeywas twofold. First, to test how well the new V8 turboGTC4Lusso T – lighter than the V12 model and rear-drive only – would perform on a variety of low-trafficroads. And two, to test one of the vaunted attractionsof the ‘T’ version of the GTC4Lusso: its extendedtouring range (Ferrari’s claim is a 30 per cent increase).

Let’s get the second test out of the waystraightaway. The 91-litre tank needed filling two-and-a-half times on our 1300-mile route, equatingto an average of 24.2mpg. That’s really not bad at allfor a car packing a 610hp turbo lump. It also turnedout to be an excellent long-distance companion,absolutely munching the miles on the blast up the M6and M74 motorways at a relaxed gait. My one caveatis the directness of the steering, which can becomefidgety on the motorway.

Not long after Glasgow, the roads start to narrow.By the time the A82 reaches Loch Lomond, it’sgetting so tight that you have to give way to passingbuses. That immediately throws up one issue we’regoing to have on Scottish roads: the Lusso is a bigbeast. At nearly two metres wide, it takes real care tokeep my promise to Ferrari to avoid kerbing any wheelor scraping any hedge.


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No lack of comfort here forthe long journey. Onlycriticism is the awkwardcruise control system

there’s no Race mode as there is in other Ferraris. and Iselect Sport for this fast section of damp road (whoreally wants to numb everything in Wet?) and it’s stillextremely grippy on its 295mm rear rubber. Thebeautifully direct steering and rear-wheel steer reallysharpen up turn-in, helping to guide the big beastthrough corners predictably.

But it still allows for a bit of fun. The electronicdifferential (E-Diff) and SSC3 Side Slip Control arecalibrated to recognise when you want a bit ofsideways action. It never gets as dramatic as othermodels in Ferrari’s range, though – if you really want togo sideways, you have to switch the manettino to ESCOFF – but the oversteer is predictable. There is onemoment, though, when it doesn’t behave as expected.Overtaking a caravan on a straight section of road inthe wet, the rear end snakes violently on the tiniest ofsteering angles. That certainly wakes me and mypassenger up, I can tell you.

The A814 up Loch Long to Arrochar is quiet butrather narrow and bumpy; an ideal moment, then, to trythe ‘Bumpy Road’ damper setting. The ride is always onthe firm side, even in bumpy road mode, but it’s never

I take a left on the A817 to Garelochhead, a finestretch of fast, twisty roads where I can really extendthe car. The V8 turbo engine chucks out 610hp (60hpless than the 488, and 79hp less than the V12GTC4Lusso), and it feels every bit as fast as its 0-62mph time of 3.5 seconds would indicate. Peaktorque is delivered at a mere 3000 revs, so it’seffortlessly fast in every gear. While the seven-speed’box works super-smoothly in auto mode, it’s a littlekeen to change up early in Comfort mode, so I oftenfind myself taking control via the steering wheelpaddles and enjoying the full 7500rpm rev range.

This is Scotland so it’s pouring with rain. Here’sanother good test for the GTC4Lusso T: since it’srear-wheel drive – in contrast to its still-availableV12 brother’s four-wheel drive – will it struggle withtraction? Ferrari has set up the ‘T’ to be sportier infeel than the V12. It’s lighter (1865kg versus1920kg), its weight bias has shifted more towardsthe rear (46/54), and it has specific damper andrear-wheel steering settings.

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Strontian. We enjoy this open, undulating sectionwhile it lasts, for what awaits beyond is a 25-milestretch of virtual single-track road all the way to theend of the peninsula.

With each passing mile, things becomes wilder andmore remote. The views across Loch Sunart to Mull arespectacular but equally breathtaking are theheadland’s moors and evocatively bare mountains.Much of it is a 55 million year-old volcanic area knownas the Ardnamurchan caldera, and an other-worldlyaura pervades the place.

We even spot what we think was an eagle, while aplacard in the sole café along the route attests torecent sightings of dolphins. Civilisation gradually ebbsaway, with just a tiny smattering of isolated farmsremaining; you’re left on your own for mile afterglorious mile. There is a distillery here but it’s only fiveyears old and has yet to produce its first single malt –patience is a definite virtue in this part of the world. Alocal told us that the distillation tanks had to be madeespecially small because the regular ones simplywouldn’t fit along this road.

Finally we reach Ardnamurchan Point, where a sign

unbearable and certainly far more liveable with thanthe 488 GTB, for instance.

I’m tempted to take a picture at Tarbet railwaystation but it turns out the stop is actually calledArrochar & Tarbet. So much for the ‘Turbo at Tarbet’photo opportunity… Back on the A83, the run over theRest & Be Thankful Pass is huge fun and thankfully onour chosen day it’s not too heavily trafficked. We hooka right on to the A819 at Inverary and then follow thesunshine to Oban on the A85 and a quick visit to thelocal distillery. Our GTC4’s startling white paint – a£15,360 option, incidentally, complemented by £3552dark-painted wheels – is attracting plenty of interestamong the visitors, we can’t help but notice.

From Oban we take a gentle run up the coasttowards Fort William, just before which is the Corranferry, our jumping off point on to the Ardamurchanpeninsula. The ferryman admires the GTC4Lusso:“That’s the nicest car we’ve had on here for a while.”At which point, a gaggle of German classic carsturns up – including a couple of Aston DB5s – andour prize is short-lived. Still, we’re first off the ferry,giving us an unbroken tilt along the superb road to

ENGINE: 3855cc V8 twin-turbo petrolBORE X STROKE: 86.5mm x 82mm COMPRESSION RATIO: 9.4:1POWER: 610hp @ 7500rpm TORQUE: 760Nm (561lb ft) @ 3000-5250rpm TRANSMISSION: Seven-speed auto, rear-wheel driveSUSPENSION: Magnetorheological (SCM-E)BRAKES: Carbon ceramics all round TYRES: 245/35 ZR20 (front)

295/35 ZR20 (rear)DIMENSIONS: 4922mm (L) 1980mm (W) 1383mm (H)WEIGHT: 1865kg0-62MPH: 3.5secTOP SPEED: 199mphFUEL CONSUMPTION: 24.8mpg (official)CO2: 265g/kmPRICE: £200,235

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSFERRARI GTC4LUSSO T

V8 engine actually hasmore torque than V12.Surprisingly good economykeeps our wallet happy


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tells us that the public road is at an end. You can gofurther, snaking around the cliff to the lighthouse(open to visitors from spring to autumn) and we evenpark right under it, making ours definitively the mostwesterly vehicle on the British mainland.

Returning on the same road, we then strike northacross the peninsula to Lochailort, where we reachanother of Scotland’s greatest pieces of tarmac: theA830 ‘Road to the Isles’. It’s worth driving west toMallaig for the contrast of wide, open driving to whichthe GTC4Lusso is best suited. It’s also a chance to testFerrari’s ceramic brakes in safety, and yes, I can reportthat the car stops exceedingly quickly.

The sight of the Skye ferry at Mallaig is verytempting but sadly our time is up. Returning via FortWilliam, we take the opportunity to follow the A82through Glen Coe, topping off a truly memorable westcoast drive. Here it’s best to go calmly and appreciatethe unbelievable atmosphere of this high-altitudeplace. It’s also a chance to appreciate how comfortablethe GTC4’s cabin is, and how good the displays are(especially the 10.25-inch touchscreen and optional

£3360 passenger display). It’s superbly spacious upfront, and we try the rear seats to know that there’senough room to squeeze in a couple of kids here, plusluggage for a weekend away.

So what’s our conclusion after this varied test? As atouring car, the V8 turbo does work better than theV12: you need to stop for fuel less often, it has alighter feel on the road, and it’s more relaxed becauseyou don’t need to rev the engine as high. In some waysit’s more dynamic: the lighter weight, rear-drive andweight balance gives it a keener feel. It’s not even thatmuch slower (the 0-62mph difference is just 0.1second), and it actually has more torque than the V12.The £40,000 price difference is hard to ignore, too. Theonly ways in which the V12 is superior are traction andengine noise. There’s still nothing to beat a rawnaturally aspirated V12, and the V8’s soundtrack ispleasantly burbly rather than spine-tingling; when theexhaust baffles open at 3000rpm, the difference isn’tas dramatic as I’d like. But as an all-rounder – theFerrari you’d choose to live with as an everyday car –the Lusso T is hard to fault. III

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The Lost GTALong before the 156 GTA, Alfa was set to revive its GTA badgeon the 155 GTA. We’ve tracked down the one and only 155 GTAStradale prototype and discover why it never made production

Story by Ruoteclassiche/Luca Gastaldi Photos by Ruoteclassiche/Wolfango

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Like a unicorn, the whereabouts – and even thevery existence – of the mythical Alfa Romeo155 GTA Stradale have been shrouded inmystery for years. Built as a one-off prototypein 1992-1993, it was an "extraordinary and

strange beast,” to quote its creator, the legendaryLancia and Abarth engineer, Sergio Limone.

Luckily we’ve managed to track down this rarest ofbeasts and persuade its current owner, Rino Anello, topull it out of his garage for us. This car has spent itsentire lifetime in total seclusion. Initially it was tuckedaway in Abarth’s workshops, before making its way torally driver and dealer Tony Fassina's depot, and thensat in a corner of a car collector’s dusty shed.

Now, finally, it’s seen the light. Rino Anello was luckyenough to get his hands on this utterly unique machinethanks to a lot of hard work, Chinese whispers andword-of-mouth sleuthing worthy of the secret service.Very few people, in fact, knew about the existence ofthis unique Alfa. Even fewer knew where the car was,or what had happened to it, after Fiat’s managementdecided not to go ahead with series production.

Fiat’s reasoning was that it would too expensive toproduce. With hindsight, and having had our ownexperience testing it on the road, we feel nothing butregret that the 155 GTA never went ahead. It wouldsurely have become the equivalent of the Lanciaintegrale for Alfisti, not only for its heavily muscledstance but also because it shares a close mechanicalrelationship with the legendary Lancia. Above all,though, like the Delta in rally events, the 155 madehistory in Touring Car racing. No question, Alfa reallymissed a trick not cashing in on the back of it.

The prototype of the 155 GTA Stradale was born in1992-1993, a period of great change in the racingstrategy of the Fiat group. In fact, after Lancia’swithdrawal from the World Rally Championship, officialactivities concentrated solely on the Alfa Romeo brand,which had just brought out the new 155. Work on theracing 155 began in 1991, when Turin-based Abarthwas engaged to help out Alfa Romeo in SettimoMilanese, to prepare for the following year’s season.

The decision was to race the Italian ChampionshipSuperTusrimso series in 1992, as a try-out for theGerman DTM series in 1993. The 155 Q4 provided thestarting point, being the sports model in the 155 range.In fact, it shared almost all its mechanicals with the


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Antonio Tamburini. Larini won that year’schampionship, with Francia, Nannini and Tamburinifollowing his achievements, leaving no hope for BMWdrivers Tarquini, Pirro and Ravaglia, who could do littleto tackle their rivals.

Following this racing success, it was decided to preparea road-going 155 GTA with many of the features of thecompetition car. Born under the Abarth project codeSE053, the idea was an obvious one because the racing155 had originally been born as a tuned version ofAlfa’s existing 155 Q4 road car. The engine underwentslight preparation (to Group N level) and developed190hp. On the engine spec sheet were a Garrett T3turbocharger, air-to-air intercooler and Marelli IAWmultipoint electronic injection.

The rear suspension featured the Delta’sindependent system, with trailing arms andtelescopic dampers. The original shape of the 155was enhanced by integrale-type fat wings to coverthe wider front track of 1517mm and rear track of1506mm. The huge rear spoiler certainly lookedimpressive, while the front had the same aggressivelyshaped bumper as the racing 155. The cockpit did notdiffer from that of the series 155 Q4, which was nobad thing, as it was a perfect mix of luxurious leatherupholstery and bolstered sports seats.

Once completed, the 155 GTA prototype was

Lancia Delta HF integrale. This venerable platform gavebirth to the Fiat Tipo and Tempra, plus the Alfa GTV,Spider and, of course, the 155.

For the competition version of the 155 it wasdecided to rely on MacPherson struts all round. Theengine derived from the 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine of the Lancia Delta, but in the 155SuperTurismo version the power was fully 400hp, farhigher than was then allowed by rally regulations. Theextra power was unleashed thanks to a new exhaustmanifold, turbocharger, intercooler and intakemanifold, all specifically designed for competition andwithout any worries about homologation (unlike the5000 examples of the Delta HF that had to be made tohomologate Lancia’s Group A Delta). The four-wheeldrive system was the same as the Delta’s but with acast-iron (instead of aluminium) rear differential,delivering more weight to the rear.

Born under the Abarth project name SE051, thefirst racing 155 was called the GTA SuperTurismo. The‘GTA’ moniker was a tribute to the glorious Giulia GTA‘Alleggerita’ that enjoyed such success on Europe’srace circuits in the 1960s and 1970s. The 155 GTA’sracing career began in the 1992 season of the ItalianSuperTurismo Championship. Two official cars werefielded in full Martini Racing livery at Monza, driven byNicola Larini and Alessandro Nannini. At the their sidewere two other examples in Jolly Club livery, driven byGiorgio Francia (the Alfa Corse test driver) and

ENTER THE GTA STRADALE

Pumped-up bodywork madethe GTA look like a racer.Underneath it shared muchof its spec with the 155 Q4


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ALFA ROMEO 155 GTA STRADALE

FAR RIGHT: Driver FabrizioBarbazza in the 155 GTAwith F1’s doctor, SidWatkins, at Monza in 1994

for Monaco to obtain approval to make it roadworthy. In1999, a former Alfa engine tuner bought it and took itback to Italy. He jealously guarded the car until itsrecent purchase by Mr Anello. In all those years, it hasbeen carefully kept intact, except for the rear wing,which has recently undergone restoration.

Although it is a prototype, the 155 GTA Stradale is

complete and fully operational. We had a shortexperience in it and its four-wheel drive, relativelylong wheelbase and wide track give it very incisiveroad behaviour, especially on twisty roads. From theraised driver seat however, it is not always easy toknow where to place the car as the road twists andturns. You’re kept very well in place in heavilybolstered leather seats; in fact, even rearpassengers won’t slide around, as the seats areshaped to hold bodies around corners.

The final word should go to engineer Sergio Limone,the father of the Lancia 037 among many other jewels,to whom Fiat’s management entrusted the 155 GTAStradale project in 1992. “Yes, I remember the ‘155 onsteroids’ well,” he tells us. “The preparation work initself was not too challenging, because we decided to

submitted for review to Fiat’s technical management.Two issues were immediately raised, a philosophicalone and a commercial one. It was thought that Alfa155 GTA needed a more powerful engine – perhapsderived from the Busso V6 – but unfortunately the V6was not compatible with the Delta’s suspension. Thecommercial nail in the coffin was this: the

manufacturing costs would have been too highbecause Fiat thought the GTA would need its owndedicated assembly line. As a result, Fiat cruellywalked out on Alfa’s Cinderella.

Apart from being displayed at the 1994 BolognaMotor Show, the 155 GTA’s only other public outingwas on track – at the 1994 Formula 1 Grand Prix atMonza, where it served as the race medical team car,driven by Fabrizio Barbazza.

Right after the GP, the GTA was shipped out ofAbarth’s shop to its new owner: the former rally driverand Milanese Fiat dealer, Tony Fassina, who also boughtup some DTM left-overs (such as chassis and engines).The 155 GTA remained tucked away in his garage forfour years, until one of Tony’s friends bought it after ashort negotiation. The GTA left for Germany, and then

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ALFA ROMEO 155 GTA STRADALE

start from the production 155 Q4. The car wasdesigned by Carlo Gaino of Synthesis Group, whichwould soon create the look of the Maserati Barchetta.We really had fun assembling it around the mechanicalsof the Deltona (‘big’ racing Delta).

“The 155 GTA was a lost opportunity, like many suchprojects in those years,” concludes Limone. “Fiat waskeen to make niche products but at no additional cost.Basically, the 155 GTA should have been manufacturedin Pomigliano d'Arco and then completed with itsmechanicals in Turin. It had one insurmountableproblem: Fiat judged that a separate assembly line wasneeded because preparation and painting could not bemade on the standard line. Luckily, the prototypebelongs to a real enthusiast today.”

ABOVE: Cutaway of the 155 GTA SuperTurismoshowing its transverseengine and four-wheeldrive with two differentials

ENGINE: 4-cyl 16-valve DOHCCAPACITY: 1995ccBORE X STROKE: 84mm x 90mmCOMPRESSION RATIO: 8.0:1POWER: 190hp at 6000rpmTRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual,

permanent four-wheel driveSUSPENSION: MacPherson struts, coil springs,

electronic dampersBRAKES: Vented front discs,

solid rear discs, ABS TYRES: 205/50 ZR15DIMENSIONS: 4445mm (L) 1800mm (W) 1440mm (H)WEIGHT: 1465kgMAX SPEED: 140mph

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSALFA ROMEO 155 GTA STRADALE


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The Alfa Romeo 155 was a true Touring Car great,undoubtedly one of the finest Alfa Romeo racing carsof all time. Its official racing career went from 1992 to1996, and its technical evolution was truly impressive.After the Italian SuperTurismo 155 GTA came the V6 TI,developed for the German DTM, in which it scored atremendous victory in 1993. The V6 TI was equippedwith a 60-degree 2498cc V6 engine with 420hp, matedto four-wheel drive. The sequential gearbox wasmounted in the middle of the car to move the weightas far backwards as possible. The frame alsounderwent a radical change: the subframes carryingthe suspension remained, but the front one wascompletely revised and the rear one ‘wrapped’ aroundthe differential. The body shape was also significantlymodified compared to the road-going car. The front endwas a single piece including the bonnet, grille andwings. Parallel to DTM, the 155 was also involved in the1993 Italian championship in a less aggressive D2version, realised in part by Albatech.

For the 1994 DTM, the 155 underwent many changes.

The car’s body was lowered by around 80mm, theaerodynamics were fully revamped, the engine wasupgraded (although the main features were kept) andnew electronics were added, including an ABS brakingsystem and electronically-controlled active suspension.The 155 D2 (born out of the 155 Silverstone specialedition) raced in the British Touring Car Championshipand was famously won by Gabriele Tarquini. The D2again won the Italian championship in 1994.

The 155 V6 TI for the 1995 DTM saw aerodynamicimprovements, especially in the lower half of the car,as well as new front suspension, electronicsequential transmission with steering wheelcontrols, and electronic differentials. The enginenow featured pneumatically operated valves, as wellas new intake and exhaust ducts.

Finally, 1996 saw the birth of the FIA-ITCchampionship for Touring Cars in the FIA Class 1category. Alfa Romeo raced the 155 again, equippedwith a new XTrac transmission and a structural fueltank in composite material located in the middle of thecar. The engine was a 90-degree V6 version derivedfrom the Lancia Thema powerplant. III

THE 155’S RACING STORY 1992-95

20 RACES – 17 VICTORIESThe 155 raced in the SuperTurismo ItalianChampionship; the German DTM (DeutscheTourenwagen Meisterschaft); the BTCC(British Touring Car Championship); and theSpanish Touring Car championship. From 1992to 1996, the 155 simply won everything. InSuperTurismo in 1992, the 2.0i GTA won 17trophies out of 20, nine of which weresecured by Nicola Larini. In 1993, the 2.5 V6 TIchallenged the Mercedes 190, winning 12 ofthe 20 races that season (10 by Larini,pictured here in the 1994 Hockenheim race,followed by Alessandro Nannini). The 155then triumphed in BTCC in 1994 (with GabrieleTarquini at the wheel) and the Spanish series(with Adrian Campos).


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Senior JuniorZagato’s two-seat Junior Z coupe was supposed to injectsome raciness into the Alfa 105 family. Misunderstood andoverlooked, its reputation is changing rapidly – here’s why

Story by Martin BuckleyImages by Michael Ward

Most great cars are more than the sum oftheir parts. And there is no doubt thatthe allure of Alfa’s 105 series cars iswhat they achieved on so little, be theyfactory saloons, Bertone coupes or

Pininfarina Spiders. All have a uniquely satisfyingcombination of sparkling urge and intimatecommunication – through smoothly responsivecontrol – that has earned legions of devotees.

So you would have thought that Zagato's 105variant, the Junior Z, would have represented a 105peak. Here, after all, was a pared-down driving machinecast in the mould of the Alfa SZ and TZ; a strictly two-seat, no-frills mini-GT for the well-heeled gentlemandriver, who would drive to the office in the week, thensprint and hillclimb at the weekends, just for fun.

Trouble was, the raffish idea of the gentleman driverreally no longer existed by the late 1960s. The Junior Znever earned itself a significant reputation as acompetition machine; only a handful were privatelycampaigned (without great success) and there wasnever any factory race support for the car.

And while the Junior Z was evidently slippery(probably the fastest 1300/1600cc car on the marketat the time), it was not especially light. Zagato wasnoted for its alloy body work but for a true productioncar, steel made more sense. The Junior Z ended upbeing only 25lb lighter than the Bertone 1300.

So you can see the dilemma of the Junior Z: exoticand desirable for sure, but not as light as you mightexpect. And nor are they quite as rare as you may think(some 1500 were made in all).

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Classic car dealer Clive Winston of Mr Speedluxagrees, having just sold this lovely Junior Z 1600 toAustralia. “There is a bit of a premium over one of thebetter Bertone 105 models, but not a great deal. TheBertone coupe is such a timeless shape, while theZagato is love-it-or-hate-it; also not that many peopleare even aware Alfa made it.”

First seen at the 1969 Turin Salon, the Junior Zresulted from an almost casual approach by Alfa’s CEO,Giovanni Luraghi, to Zagato at the same show twoyears earlier. No doubt impressed by the success ofthe Lancia Fulvia Zagato, Alfa was looking for a way toexpand the appeal of its 1300 Junior range with a stricttwo-seater coupe that traded on the fame of the race-winning TZ and SZ but was purely meant for street use.That it would be more slippery and lighter than theregular 105 coupe was a given, but it also had to lookmore modern than the four-year old Bertone car, and atthe same time use as many parts as possible that werecommon to mainstream production Alfas.

The task of creating it fell to Zagato's chiefdesigner, Ercole Spada. Having started working for theZagato brothers in 1960, he had proved himself to beadept at creating aerodynamic designs thatseamlessly incorporated as many productioncomponents as possible.

Still in his twenties, Spada had become central to thesuccess of the business in many ways and the Junior Zwould be both his final production design for Zagato(he would soon move to Ford) and the firm’s last majorcommercial collaboration as a body maker.

In fact, the Junior Z enjoyed nothing like thesuccess of the Lancia Fulvia Zagato. It slotted in asan expensive oddity in the Alfa range of the early1970s – in fact, the third most expensive offeringafter the Montreal and 1300 GTA.


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As Alfa Romeo grappled with getting the Sud andAlfetta into production, the Junior Z became evenmore of an orphan, rarely road tested by themotoring press and hardly ever advertised, althoughAlfa did go to the trouble of issuing sales brochuresand special owners’ handbooks.

Spada's wedge-profiled design, although evidentlyevolved from one-offs like the Rover TCZ and Fiat 125GTZ, was – according to Spada’s biography – in factinspired the Lotus 56 Turbine car.

Spada’s draft pencil drawings show that the need fora short wheelbase was causing problems with sparewheel storage: his sketch has it mounted up right atthe rear, between the corner bumpers, with the backpanel glazed, Espada-style. There were also issuesaccommodating the fuel tank, which ended up beingshared with the Montreal.

The Plexiglas nose, with the Alfa shield cut-outdoubling as an air intake, seems to have been therefrom the beginning, although Spada’s plan to dowithout a front bumper was scuppered by the need toprotect the Plexiglas. In fact the 'bumper' is really adevice to carry the number plate holder. Alfa supplied aSpider floorpan, shortened behind the rear wheels,upon which Zagato welded a subframe of inner panels.The roof supports were extraordinarily slender andthere was a rugged-looking brace between the innerwheel arches to aid rigidity. The bonnet and doors werealloy but everything else was in mild steel.

Junior Z shells were assembled by Maggiora at itsplant in Turin on purpose-made jigs and then sent toAlfa for priming; only at the painting/trimming stagedid Zagato at Terrazzano di Rho get involved.

The completed shells then went back to Alfa for thefitment of engines – the standard 89hp 1300 Juniortwin-cam, healthy enough to take this 950kg (2026Ib)car to 108mph – as well as the highly effective 105series suspension, steering and brakes.

The first prototype (which was alloy-panelled) wasdelivered to Alfa for testing in the summer of 1968. Bythe end of 1969, some 208 cars had been built for theofficial launch in February 1970. A total of 1108examples of the 1300 Junior Z, all left-hand drive, weresold through to the end of 1972, with sales peaking at566 cars in the first year but running down to a dribbleof 185 in the last 12 months.

Taking over seamlessly from the 1300 in November1972 was the 109hp 1600 Junior Zagato, badged 1600Z. This was produced for about a year, although itseems that the last of the 402 examples built were notsold until 1975-76. The top speed was 118mph – verymuch in the 2000 GTV class, despite a 60Ib increase inweight that can be attributed to a 10cm longer rearoverhang and opening panels now in steel.

The opportunity was also taken to rationalise the carwith Alfa’s mainstream range, so 1600 Zs had thelatest pendant foot pedals, Spider fuel tank (mountedon the left-hand side), 2000 Berlina tail-lights and thesame three-spoke wood-rimmed steering wheel as the1600 Coupe. Apart the from the longer tail, the quickway to tell the 1300 and 1600 apart was the latter'sone-piece front bumper, while there was also a bulge inthe rear bumper to accommodate the spare wheel.

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Junior Z. He would own this car for the rest of his life,until Clive Winston imported it into the UK in 2017.

It’s a tough-looking little car, almost a piece offunctional industrial design compared to the moresensual shapes of the early 1960s. There is virtuallyno chrome and not a bit of flab in it anywhere, theglasshouse floating above the body on pencil-thinpillars, as it sweeps down to the cropped Kamm tail.The prominently flared wheelarches give it muscle,as does the wide bonnet bulge that flows down intothe Perspex nose.

There is a lot of overhang projecting beyond frontarches, a device to allow the bonnet to plot asmooth, shallow curve towards the screen and giveenough depth for the tall twin-cam engine. The bigarches give a lean look to the car’s profile, as do thesills which narrow dramatically as they flow towardsthe rear wheels.

Pull the ugly square door handles and you enter acabin than swaps the flashy detailing of the Bertonecoupes for driver-focused utility. The leatherette-trimmed dash is shaped almost like a section throughan aircraft wing and the stout Alfa gear lever sticks outnear horizontally from the centre console. You sit low,adopting the customary arms stretched/knees upposture in bucket seats, with built in-headrests, thatare unique to the model. There is superb 360-degreevision and plenty of luggage room, loaded via the rearhatch which also doubles as a vent for airflow from thecabin. As in the Fulvia and Flavia Zagatos, you open the

rear hatch a couple of inches - by way of a dash-operated electric switch - and let the airflow behindthe Kamm tail do the rest.

With dimensions nearer to square than Alfa’s 2.0-litreengine, the 1570cc motor revs even more willingly andsmoothly through five perfectly spaced ratios. Thelever has such a sweet action – sprung towards thecentre – so you can change gear as quickly andeffortlessly as merely thinking about it. The light,positive steering is similarly instinctive and you soonfeel you are wearing the Junior Z rather thanperforming actions with hands and feet.

It will glide along in fifth gear on a crack ofthrottle, suggesting that the shape is as slippery asit looks, and has all low and mid-range torque youneed to carve smoothly through traffic or boost youalong twisty roads.

This is a car that proves both tolerant of the noviceand rewarding to the expert; those in between will lovethe way it changes direction with such willingness, andyet feels solid and settled in medium and long high-speed curves. It is not a blisteringly quick thing but oneof those cars that remind you deep driving pleasuredoes not necessarily lie in the realm of raw urge.

So, I suppose you want one now? Around 250 JuniorZs have been accounted for but I feel there are surelymore to be discovered. There are plenty on sale, albeitat increasingly high prices. Clive Winston doesn't thinkthe 1600 Zs are worth the £60k plus that they're beingtouted at currently. The more numerous (but some saymore attractive) 1300 Zs come in at about £35-40k. “Ina way, even this is arse-about-face,” reckons Clive,whose son, Theo, runs a re-engined 2.0-litre JZ,“because the shorter 1300 JZ model is nicer to drive.”

Regarding perceptions of Zagato fragility, Clivethinks the Junior Z is a marginally better qualityproduct than Bertone’s coupe, which is surprising tohear. “Certainly things like panel closure seem to bemore substantial and they are an improvement onprevious Zagato products such as the Flavia Sport.Not that that says a lot!” III

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Later 1600 JZ has a longerrear end than the 1300.Tailgate opens electricallyto let air escape the cabin

ENGINE: 1570cc 4-cyl twin-cam BORE/STROKE: 78mm x 82mmCOMPRESSION RATIO: 9.0:1CARBURETTORS: 2 x Weber 40DCOEPOWER: 110hp @ 6000rpmTORQUE: 139Nm (103lb ft) @ 2800rpmWEIGHT: 950kg (dry)MAX SPEED: 118mph0-62MPH: 9.3sec

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSALFA ROMEO 1600 JUNIOR ZAGATO


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Probably best known for his ill-fated foray intoracing with the Group 4 Maserati Bora, theFrench Maserati importer, ETS Thepenier,had a long association with the Trident.Based in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Cloud,

Jean Thepenier was the sole concessionaire for Francefrom 1957 to 1985. He sold some of Maserati’s mostexotic cars and to some of its most exotic clients, nonemore so than His Royal Highness, Prince Karim AgaKhan, who lived in Paris at that time.

The Aga Khan bought a number of Maseratis overthe years, including a 5000GT, 3500GT Spyder and nofewer than four Series 1 Quattroportes, all orderedthrough Thepenier. The last of these was delivered in in1970 but was subsequently modified to take the new,larger 4.9-litre Maserati V8 engine and also the ‘new’Citroen LHM brakes that Maserati was adopting for theBora. It was while this work was taking place that thePrince visited the 1972 Paris Salon and had his headturned by another Maserati, this time on the stand ofthe coachbuilder, Pietro Frua.

Frua was the coachbuilder for the Series 1Quattroporte, and was hoping to get the commissionfor its replacement. To this end, he built a prototypeas his suggestion for Maserati, which had beenconstructed and first presented a year earlier at theParis Salon in 1971. At the time, Automobil Revuemagazine praised it for its “modern, elongated line andstrict elegance with emphasis on the horizontalstroke” and concluded that “this Frua creation’ssportiness cannot be denied”. It sounded like a perfectmatch for the Maserati brand, but times werechanging in Modena.

PrincelyDelight

Built for a prince, this 1974 Maserati

Quattroporte was one ofjust two bodied by Frua.We tell the story of a car

that was very muchfavoured by the Aga Khan

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Elegant Frua design shouldsurely have become theofficial Quattroporte II, but just two were made

in fact to the Aga Khan’s current, modifiedQuattroporte Series 1. Naturally, therefore, this all metwith Royal approval.

The plan was for Maserati to build the rolling chassisand then deliver it to Frua for the body, which neatlyremoved the need to homologate what was effectivelya one-off. This represented a change in attitude forMaserati and a move towards the modern world. In theprevious, Orsi era, one-offs and modifications to satisfyparticular client’s peccadilloes were all taken in thecompany’s stride and it would have been proud to offera bespoke service. Now, the liability of sanctioning aone-off was too much and so the finished vehiclebecame a product of Frua, not Maserati.

Perhaps because of this reluctance and almostcertainly because Maserati and Citroen were in a stateof constant turmoil during this period, it took untilSeptember of 1973 for work to commence on thechassis and therefore it wasn’t until November that itwas delivered to Frua.

Throughout this period, the Aga Khan becamesomewhat impatient and applied considerablepressure on Thepenier, who in turn pressed Maseratiand Frua to complete the project. The car today stillhas a comprehensive file of correspondence whichreveals how much pressure an Aga Khan can apply -Thepenier certainly earnt his commission! But thesethings take time and, correctly, Frua couldn’t rush tocomplete the car. Were it not for the traditionalAugust holidays, it might have been ready before, buthaving returned from the Costa Smeralda, the Aga

Now owned by Citroen, and with French managersrunning the company, Maserati was busy exploringother options. It favoured a Bertone-bodiedQuattroporte II designed by Marcello Gandini, nodoubt at least partly because that car used CitroenSM running gear.

A year later, a decision had yet to be made so Fruaexhibited the car once again at the Paris Salon. While itstill didn’t have the desired effect on the Maseratimanagement, the Aga Khan was so taken with it thathe offered to buy it on the spot. This raised a feweyebrows in Modena as the basis of the prototype wasan old Indy chassis and running gear that was distinctlysecond-hand. To save any embarrassment later,Thepenier respectfully suggested that His Highnesswouldn’t want to buy this prototype but that SignorFrua was more than happy to build him a brand newexample, for which Maserati would provide a newchassis and running gear.

The Aga Khan agreed and Thepenier placed an orderwith Maserati in January 1973. The floorpan of this newcar would also be the same as an Indy, which meantsteel box sections throughout with a separateremovable front subframe, onto which fitted theengine, gearbox and front suspension. The onlydifference was an extension in the wheelbase ofapproximately 20cm. The Indy by that time was nearingthe end of its production life (having been introduced in1968) and Maserati was in the process of launching thefinal version, with a 4.9-litre engine, later ZF dog-leggearbox and Citroen LHM brakes, a specification similar


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in 1989 at a Poulain Le Fur auction, still in Paris,where it was bought by the Geneva InternationalMotor Museum. While on display there a fewattempts were made to sell the car, but none wassuccessful, until in 1998 it was bought by theAmerican collector Alfredo Brener from Houston.

During the 1990s, Brener had assembled one of themost important collections of Maserati cars in the

world, including no fewer than five 5000GTs. He boughtnot only this Frua Quattroporte but also the prototypethat had so enchanted the Aga Khan. I went to viewthe Brener collection in 2003 on behalf of Auto Italiaand we photographed both cars together.

They make an interesting comparison as the first car,known retrospectively by its chassis number asAM121.002 (as opposed to the car in thesephotographs, which is 004) has earlier Indy wheels, a4.7-litre engine, a Ghibli gearbox and a lessaccomplished dashboard layout. But the body isidentical, and it even has the Citroen LHM brakes. Itseems today that there are fewer differences thaneveryone thought at the time and it does seem oddthat they didn’t just sell the first car to the Aga Khan.At the end of the day, after its Motor Show career, the

Khan agreed to an official handover of the car at thebeginning of September 1974.

Even then, the paperwork required to export the carto France was not completed until November. It hadnow been two years since the Aga Khan first saw theprototype. But it was certainly worth waiting for. TheAga Khan covered many miles in the car, and he wasan enthusiastic driver. In an interview with Sports Cars

Illustrated, the Prince admitted to habitually driving atbetween 80 and 145mph, although the car was moreoften driven by his chauffeur Lucien Lemouss. Hewent on to recount a story that one day, thechauffeur slowed to 80mph as they fell in behind aslower-moving Ferrari. The young Prince had thechauffeur pull over, took over the driver’s seat, andswiftly passed the Ferrari.

However, it wasn’t too long before his head wasturned again by the next new thing and the car waspassed on to its second owner. One of the AgaKhan’s other great passions was horse racing and hegave the car to the jockey, Yves St Martin, who hadraced the Prince’s horses with great success. Heowned the car for a few years in the late 1970s andthen it disappeared from view for a while, emerging

“ The prince admitted to habitually driving at between 80mph and 145mph ”

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first prototype was sold to King Juan Carlos of Spain,whom one assumes wouldn’t have been too keen on asecond-hand motor either.

Alas, the Brener collection was dispersed atauction later in 2003 and the Fruas parted companyonce more. They were briefly reunited once again inthe collection of Bruce Milner in California before theAga Khan car was sold to the British motoring

journalist and Auto Italia contributor, Martin Buckley(see panel to left).

After Martin, the car was bought by the currentowner, who commissioned McGrath Maserati toundertake a complete mechanical overhaul andinterior retrim before pressing it into action for a tourof Norway last year. The car had actually covered80,000km and considering how much time it hasspent unused in museums and private collections, itmust have done most of this mileage in its first fewyears with the Aga Khan. It proves that this is nohastily conceived prototype but a fully developedand sophisticated car.

Certainly, the Indy 4900 was one of the best-developed of the Maserati road cars. The combinationof the extra torque from the larger engine with the ZFdog-leg gearbox gave effortless performance. Powersteering was standard with a ZF system that gavebetter feel than non-assisted cars and the brakes usedthe Citroen system, which while being universallycriticised for being excessively sharp and difficult tomoderate, were more powerful than any other 1970ssupercar. The extra wheelbase of the Quattroportedoes affect the handling in that the car is slightly morereluctant to change lanes than an Indy but it doesmake for a very civilised ride and is rock solid in astraight line at any speed.

Although rumours persist that a third car wasbodied in this style by Frua, officially there were onlytwo. Looking at the car today, it is very difficult to seewhy Maserati didn’t give Frua the contract for theSeries 2 Quattroporte. It is a stately, luxuriousmachine with an enormous glass area and spaciousinterior, yet it still looks lithe and sexy in the way thata Rolls-Royce Phantom never could. III

The Aga Khan QuattroporteFrua is part of the StephenDowling collection, beingauctioned by RM Sotheby’sin London on 5 September2018. For more information,visit rmsothebys.com

“I Owned It”Enthusiast and Auto Italiacontributor, Martin Buckley,actually owned this AgaKhan QP for a short while.He tells us: “I bought the caroff Bruce Milner in LosAngeles in 2015 – a fabulouscar, and for me the mostbeautiful of the QPs. Intheory it was the fastestfour-door car in the world atthe time. I drove it muchmore extensively in LA than I did in the UK. It was anodd car in that it had Citroen-type high-pressurebrakes but conventional steering. It was a fairlydiscreet car and it was difficult to get people tounderstand how special it was compared with anormal QP. The interior was glorious and veryoriginal, as was the rest of the car. But I couldn'tafford to keep it. At one point there was anapproach from the Aga Khan but he said I wantedsilly money for it! While I'm pleased I owned such aspecial car, it was a daunting responsibility at times,which pretty much cured me of Italian exotica.”


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What Might Have BeenItaly has produced most of the world’s great concept cars.So many of them deserved to reach production, but veryfew ever did. Here are our most tragic lost causes

Story by Chris Rees

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They say in life that it’s the things youdon’t do that you regret, never the thingsthat you do. And for us, the biggestregrets are always about cars that wecould never buy: ones that came

tantalisingly close to production but never made itfor one reason or another.

Italy’s design heritage means it has a golden treasurechest full of such jewels. From imaginative conceptcars to in-house dead certs, there are dozens of carsthat should have made production, but whosepotential was never realised. The reasons could befinancial, personal or just plain bad luck, but the resultwas always the same: a tragic lost cause.

No doubt you will be able to nominate many more‘might have been’ cars, but here’s our selection of thegreatest ever losses to the Italian car industry – and toclassic car enthusiasts, who have been denied theopportunity to own one of these would-be greats.

Franco Scaglione’s 1954 Alfa Romeo design for Bertonemight well have made production as a rival forMercedes-Benz’s 300SL gullwing. The 2000 Sportivawas based on a Disco Volante chassis and essentiallyused Alfa Romeo 1900 mechanicals, with its 1.9-litrefour-cylinder engine bored out to 2.0 litres so that itdeveloped 140hp at 6500rpm. Since the Sportiva’s‘superleggera’ construction resulted in a featherweight915kg, it was good for 140mph.

Scaglione also created an open Spider version, andperhaps two examples of each body style were builtbefore Alfa’s management decided it was tooexpensive to produce in series. That’s a cryingshame: an Alfa coupe of the Sportiva’s elegancewould be an A1 classic today, and undoubtedlyworth an absolute mint.

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The Canguro which appeared on Bertone’s stand at the1964 Paris Show was an absolute design classic.Giugiaro’s shape was certainly more harmonious thanZagato’s more aggressive TZ, with which it shared itsmechanical basis. The Canguro was a symphony oflithesome shapes, including cut-in curved windows anda superbly elegant rear. It was also very compact: just3900mm long and 1060mm tall.

The Edo Manzoni-designed TZ tubular chassisweighed a mere 40kg. Together with the TZ’striangulated all-independent suspension, inboard reardisc brakes and 112hp Giulia SS 1570cc engine, this wasa lively, lovely car to drive. Sadly a production run nevermaterialised; had it done so, I suspect this would be inmany people’s top 10 Alfas of all time. The one and onlyCanguro was sold to a German and abandoned, beforebeing resurrected by Gallery Abarth in Japan.

This is the car that could have seen Alfa Romeo enterthe supercar race alongside Ferrari and Lamborghini.Leonardo Fioravanti of Pininfarina designed thisincredible coupe, which was first show at the ParisShow in 1969. It was based on an Alfa 33 Stradalechassis, itself one of the rarest Alfas of all time.

With its gullwing doors and pop-up headlights, the33/2 looked very much like Pininfarina’s Ferrari P5concept of the previous year. While Ferrari would go itsown mid-engined way with the Dino and BerlinettaBoxer, Alfa could have so easily have chased it. The sole33/2 built currently resides in Alfa’s museum at Arese.

Giugiaro’s folded paper school arguably reached itszenith with the 1970 Tapiro. This was the first occasionon which Giugiaro experimented with wedge design.Concept car aesthetics crept in with the doors and rearglass, which were all gullwing-style, required a complexcentral structure to support the hinges.

It’s almost impossible to tell what car the Tapiro wasbased on from the outside: the Volkswagen Porsche914/6. Had Porsche made its 914 look like this, it wouldsurely have been much more popular – a kind of proto-Porsche Cayman, perhaps. As it is, the one and onlyTapiro was bought privately and ended its days burnt toa crisp in an accident. If you like the Tapiro, the closestyou’ll get in a production car is the De Tomaso Mangusta.

With the 1976 Peugette, Pininfarina came close toachieving production with Peugeot (with whom itenjoyed an excellent relationship at the time). Thiswas an extremely clever design, built with ease ofmanufacturing a top priority. Its bodywork was exactlysymmetrical front and rear, and the wings andopening panels were all interchangeable. Thedashboard housed innovative modular instrument‘pods’, a bit like the later Fiat Panda.

The Peugette was based on the Peugeot 104 ZS, butwith extra bracing and a rollover bar. It was a fullyfunctional prototype, which some magazines even

ALFA ROMEO CANGURO (1964)

PININFARINA ALFA TIPO 33/2 (1969)

ITALDESIGN TAPIRO (1970)

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road tested in period, reporting it to be fun to drive,despite a lack of power.

In 1977, Pininfarina revamped the design as a ‘Corsa’model with a cut-down windscreen and a covered-overpassenger area. Sadly Peugeot declined toproductionise what would have been a futuristic andstylish budget sports car – a great shame, as it’s stoodthe test of time extremely well.

Enzo Ferrari famously decreed that no model bearinghis name would ever have four doors. He reportedlyconsidered revising his views when he saw whatPininfarina did to celebrate its 50th anniversary in1980, for the Pinin was not only the first four-doorFerrari ever built but a real beauty, too.

It was based on a stretched 400 GT chassis and wasintended to have a BB flat-12 engine mated to a five-speed manual gearbox, allowing for a very low frontend. In fact, the show car merely had a mock-up engineand was a non-runner (although a running engine waslater fitted). An elegantly simple design, it featuredflush windows and ‘multi-parabolic’ lights that seemedto melt into the bodywork. There was even enough rearlegroom for plutocrats to stretch out.

Enzo stuck to his guns in the end, and we’re stillwaiting for a four-door Ferrari. The Pinin prototypewas sold to the Belgian racing driver, JacquesSwaters, and still exists today.

Over a decade before the Fiat Barchetta, Ghia;s littlesports car could have become Italy’s Mazda MX-5beater. Designed by Ghia, the Barchetta looked goodand would have made a very cheap two-seatroadster, had it entered production.

It was based on the Ford Fiesta XR2, including its 1.6-litre, 82hp, 16-valve engine and front-wheel driveplatform. Stylistically it was said to draw inspirationfrom sports barchettas of the 1950s, with minimalfront and rear overhangs, and it looked cool with itssteel bodywork painted silver with dark grey bumpers.

Such was the clamour from the buying public that apressure group was formed, consisting of over 10,000members, to persuade Ford to make it. It declined,perhaps wisely since the market for sports cars was in

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free-fall at the time. The Barchetta’s shape did providethe inspiration for Ford of Australia’s Capri sports carbut this wasn’t a patch on Ghia’s original. Instead,Mazda was left to clean up with its MX-5.

For the 1986 Turin Show, Pininfarina wheeled out a pairof concept cars called Vivace: one a coupe, the other aspider. With the Alfetta GTV and Alfasud Sprint on theirlast legs at the time, the Vivace could have been a realcoup, had Alfa put it into production.

The Vivace twins boasted an elegantly simple designthat was so well received that demands were made forAlfa Romeo to productionise the cars. However,Pininfarina’s new head of design, Enrico Fumia, wasmaking big waves at the time. His 164 saloon was inpreparation and he is said to have penned his firstproposal for the Tipo 916 GTV and Spider (which finallyemerged in 1994) as early as 1987 – just in time tosquash the Vivace’s hopes.

On Bertone’s stand at the 1995 Geneva Motor Showwas a real beauty: a Lancia-badged coupe intended toevoke the aura of classics like the Lancia Aurelia B20.Its elegant, tautly sculpted shape was formed over theLancia K, which had been in production since 1994.

Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli was said to have been veryappreciative of the car, and Bertone built a runningprototype in 1996 hoping that it might spark acommercial future. However, in 1996 Lancia insteadwent ahead with its own Kappa Coupe, which was, bycommon consensus, a stylistic runt.

Giorgetto Giugiaro’s Calà might just have become thenew Lamborghini Jalpa. Its strikingly curvaceous designwas controversial in some areas, like the wibbly-wobblyroof/windscreen interface, big air vents everywhereyou looked and prominent rear spoiler, but it wascertainly striking.

Built over the previous P140 prototype, the Calàhad an aluminium chassis and a carbonfibre body. Itused a mid-mounted 3.9-litre V10 engine with 400hpand rear-wheel drive, and its top speed was as highas 181mph. But when Megatech sold Lamborghini toVolkswagen in 1998, the Calà was squashed to makeway for a new design – the Gallardo – which finallyemerged in 2003.

Of all Zagato’s designs of the modern era that ‘gotaway’, the Raptor remains the most poignant –especially as it was a fully functional machine, not amere mock-up. Launched at the 1996 Geneva Show, itlooked sensational. The one-piece front-hingedsection (including the doors, windscreen and double-bubble roof) was not only dramatic but highlyadaptable. The idea was that you could change itfrom a coupe to an open-topped ‘barchetta’ in aninstant, or even create a single-seater by fitting ametal tonneau over the passenger’s seat.

It was powered by a Lamborghini Diablo powertrain(5.7-litre V12 and 4x4) and by using carbon bodywork,it was lighter than the Diablo, and therefore quicker.

PININFARINA ALFA VIVACE (1986)

BERTONE LANCIA KAYAK (1995)

LAMBORGHINI CALA (1995)

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Zagato developed the Raptor to be made in limitedseries and despite 550 expressions of interest beingtaken at Geneva, Lamborghini shunned it. Zagatoconsidered building the model itself, but in the end itremained a one-off.

I distinctly remember being bowled over by the Nuvolaat its launch in Paris in 1996. It was not only me cryingfor it to be made in series, but hundreds of otherAlfisti. Sadly, its design hasn’t stood the test of time aswell as other cars featured on these pages, so perhapsit’s not such a tragedy that it never made production.

The Nuvola was, at one stage, a firm candidate tomake it to the showroom. In fact, it might actuallyhave revived the coachbuilt era, since it used aspaceframe chassis and separate body, and AlfaRomeo countenanced offering chassis toindependent design houses.

The shape was a well proportioned mix of curvescreated by Walter de Silva’s team at Centro Stile. Itused a front-mounted 2.5-litre twin-turbo V6 enginewith 300hp and four-wheel drive, and was good for174mph and 0-62mph in 5.0 seconds. Instead, we wouldhave to wait for the 8C Competizione for an Alfa coupeof this class to arrive; the Nuvola prototype ended itsdays at the Alfa Romeo Museum in Arese.

On display at the 2003 Frankfurt Show was somethingrather special from Lancia: a brilliantly reimaginedFulvia HF coupe. With retro styling so fashionable atthe time, it was bang on trend.

The mechanical basis was unromantic – the FiatPunto Mk2 – but as the Fiat Barchetta had proved, youcould make a very good sports car out of the front-wheel drive Punto. The 1.8-litre 140hp engine wouldhave been plenty enough for some fun, especially asthe HF weighed only 990kg: 132mph and 0-62 in 8.6seconds were claimed.

It would have been a cinch to put this intoproduction – and the intention was certainly there.What wasn’t there, however, was cash, and the HFwas tragically canned.

While Fiat expanded its 500 line-up into ever-lardierversions like the 500L, Zagato’s 2011 concept went inthe opposite direction: shrinking the 500 into a coupe.It looked fantastic, with a low roofline and double-bubble top. The fact that it was displayed on Fiat’s ownstand at Geneva led to strong speculation that it couldmake production. Of course, it didn’t. Something toconsider for the second-generation 500, Fiat…? III

ALFA ROMEO NUVOLA (1996)

LANCIA FULVIA HF (2003)

FIAT 500 COUPE ZAGATO (2011)


HoracioPagani’sname may bebest knowntoday for his

own supercar brand, buthe cut his teeth downthe road at Lamborghini’sSant’Agata factory.Pagani started offsweeping the floors –literally – before hisengineering skills wereappreciated byLamborghini’smanagement. He endedup being a key figure inthe development of the1988 CountachAnniversary, a modelbuilt to celebrateLamborghini’s 25thanniversary.

So when we found outthat – after twosuccessful decades

making Pagani supercars– Horacio had recentlybought himself aCountach Anniversary,this felt like the idealmoment to visit thePagani works and quiz himabout his days atSant’Agata.

It’s a now-familiarchapter in motoringhistory that, when theArgentinean-born HoracioPagani decided to moveto Italy, he was buying aone-way ticket to a dream

life. And by force of will,his dream actually cametrue. He had the visionand the skills to becomea master craftsman, andwithin a few years, hewould achieve legendarystatus with his ownsupercar company.

Horacio Pagani wasborn in Argentina on 10November 1955 as theson of Italian immigrants.On arriving in Italy in 1982,he beat a path toLamborghini, home of theCountach. “I already knewthe Countach by heartbecause it was the dreamcar of my generation,”Pagani told us. “I had aposter of that car in mybedroom. It was black – Istill remember it.”

His mission came fullcircle in 1988 when, having

been at Lamborghini forfive years, he was askedto update the Countachfor the company’s 25thanniversary. This was notan easy task, becauseMarcello Gandini’smasterpiece was verymuch a creature of the1970s. Now, some 15years on, we were in thebrave new world of VHS,floppy discs, Miami Viceand, crucially, theheadline-grabbing Ferrari Testarossa.

“The makeover of theCountach was aninteresting challenge,”says Pagani. “The modelwas, at the time, ageingbadly and it was provinghard to sell. Apart fromthe aesthetics, therewas also the issue ofUnited Stateshomologation rules. Iimmediately realised itwould not be an easytask. The first prototypewas ready in threemonths. I had theopportunity to show it toJuan Manuel Fangio, aswell as Paul Frère, whohappened to be inSant'Agata at the time.As soon as he saw it, hewas particularlyimpressed by it.Ultimately, Lamborghinisold over 650 units in

just a few months – itwas a real success.”

Compared to theoutgoing Countach QV, itwas the Anniversary’s airducts that were moststriking, with the shadowof Ferrari’s Testarossalooming large. New rearintake ducts gainedprominent strakes, whichgave a better airflow butlooked like the stylisticequivalent of 1980sshoulder pads. The enginelid was also redesigned,

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WHEN HORACIO PAGANI CAME TO ITALY FROM ARGENTINA IN 1982, ITWAS ON LAMBORGHINI’S DOOR THAT HE KNOCKED. WE TALK TO HIM

ABOUT HIS YEARS AT SANT’AGATA AND SAMPLE THE CAR WHOSEDEVELOPMENT HE OVERSAW – THE ANNIVERSARY COUNTACH

BULLSEYEStory by Ruoteclassiche/Marco Pascali

Photos by Ruoteclassiche/Alberto Cervetti

as were both bumpers,and the side skirts werealso ‘treated’ to strakes.The Anniversary proved tobe the swansong of theCountach line: made from1988 to 1990, some 657were built in total.

Pagani continued towork on Lamborghiniprojects, including theLM002 and the 1987Countach Evoluzione,the very the firstsupercar to use acarbonfibre monocoque.He left the home of theRaging Bull in 1991 toset up his own company,Pagani AutomobiliModena, as had alwaysbeen his intention.

“I was in the heart ofModena’s ‘Motor Valley’.At the time, the Modenaarea was not yet known

by that accolade, but mygoal had always been tomove to Modena to buildmy own cars.” Havinggained experience andskills by learning fromsome of Italy’s greatestcraftsmen and engineers,he was fully qualified tocreate his own car.

The Pagani Zonda finallyemerged in 1999, and itsmany evolutions –together with the newHuayra – qualify Pagani asa serious and innovative

“ I already knew my dream car, the Countach, by heart ”

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player, high on the slopesof the supercar Olympus.The secret of hissuccess? The clearunderstanding thatsupercar customers were

seeking not onlyperformance, but also uniqueness,personalisation and adifferent way of thinking.

In 2017, Horacio Paganibought himself a 25thAnniversary Countach – asuperb silver examplewith a red leather interior,with just 2000km on theodometer. We caught upwith him where the carcurrently resides – at hisown museum – to ask him

about his experiences at Lamborghini.

How did you get toSant’Agata?“I knocked on

Lamborghini’s door in1983, carrying with mefive endorsement letterswritten by Juan ManuelFangio. One of these wasaddressed to Giulio Alfieri(who had been, from1982, general manager ofLamborghini). Alfieri toldme that there were noopportunities at thecompany because it wasin very bad shape.

“I told him the wordsthat everybody refers to

today when they applyfor a job with me atPagani. ‘Allow me to wipethe floor. Remember I’vecome here to make themost beautiful car on

earth.’ Alfieri laughed andfelt guilty enough to giveme a job. The situationwas really critical atLamborghini in thoseyears but Alfieri was anextraordinary person. ‘Youmust be willing to start asa third-level factoryworker,’ he said, whichwas the very lowestposition in Italy’sengineering industry.That’s how I started atSant’Agata. Soon I was

assigned to the bodyworkdepartment, using metalsheet, glassfibre,whatever: I would processany material. There were170 of there us at the

time, a few more than thecurrent staff at Pagani.”

How was your welcome? “I showed up very early towork, I recall. I went tosee Lamborghini’s ‘babies’as they were being built.Then it was thealuminium modellers’ turnto arrive: they assembledthe cars, polished themand got them ready forpainting. Before leaving,in the evening, I would

“ I said to Alfieri: please allow me to wipe the floor ”


check every singleexample, look at them,caress them. In Augustone year, a cat gave birthto kittens inside aCountach. I kept one ofthe kittens for myself [he laughs]. Why am Itelling you this? Toexplain that it wasdifferent then. Thosewere romantic years.

“I liked to get to workat around 5.00 or 5.30 inthe morning. But I wasforced to stick to theofficial working hours: theunions kicked me out at5.00 pm. They would yell‘Argenten’ and signed meout. I longed for freedomand independence in myworking hours. I wantedto come and go as Iwished. I wanted to

organise my day withoutthe union getting in theway. Why not also makeextra money? Alfierifound a way to employme in a different way, andI took a job as acraftsman. In fact, I wasthe first Lamborghini in-house craftsman. The unions couldn’tcomplain; they were tiedto old habits.”

What project was key toyour success?“No question, it was theAnniversary Countach. Wehad orders for 170 carsand we ended up makingover 650 in all. Alsobuying a bodyworkautoclave brought realchange. Lamborghini hadrefused to buy one, so I

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PAGANI AT LAMBORGHINI

ENGINE: 5167cc longitudinal 60-degree V12,48-valve DOHC

BORE X STROKE: 85.5mm x 75mmCOMPRESSION RATIO: 9.5:1POWER: 455hp at 7000rpmTORQUE: 500Nm (369lb ft) at 5200rpmINDUCTION: 6 x Weber 44 DCNF carbsTRANSMISSION: 5-speed gearbox, rear-wheel driveSUSPENSION: Transverse arms/coil springs (front),

triangular arms/coil springs (rear),anti-roll bars front and rear

TYRES: 225/50 VR15 front, 345/35 VR15 rearDIMENSIONS: 4140mm (L), 2000mm (W), 1070mm (H)WEIGHT: 1490kgMAX SPEED: 183mphFUEL CONSUMPTION: 12.7mpg VALUE TODAY: £350,000

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSLAMBORGHINI COUNTACH ANNIVERSARY


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decided to make theinvestment on my own. Ifounded Modena Design,eventually leavingLamborghini behind. Theresearch work oncomposite materials fromthat investment wasimpressive. At the time,even I didn’t realise what Iwas doing. We were still invirgin territory. TheEurofighter manufacturerwould give me materials toreview; I would do thetesting for them and try

HORACIO PAGANI MUSEUMRecently finished aftercareful preparation, thePagani Museum housesHoracio’s first eversupercar, the Zonda, theNürburgring Zonda Rprototype record car andthe latest Huayra. You’llfind it at San Cesario sulPanaro, Modena

The Anniversary is easily the most refined ofall the Countach models, but that’s notsaying much. It’s still the same concept car-

turned-raging-bull with its heart from the 1970s. The V12 engine, with its four valves per cylinder

and two overhead camshafts on each bank ofcylinders, delivers 455hp – pretty monstrous bythe standards of the 1980s. It means thisCountach is a very fast car but it’s not the speedthat stays with you: it’s the sound that makes thebiggest impression. All 12 cylinders chatteringaway; six vertically-mounted twin-chokecarburettors sucking in air; and a quiteextraordinary exhaust. Stamping on the throttlepedal – which is awkwardly offset – makes the

new composite options.That autoclave equipmentnow forms part of ourexhibition in the Paganimuseum.”

Horacio’s flow ofmemories and anecdotescomes thick and fast. Forinstance, how hedeveloped a full carbonLamborghini that sadlydidn’t reach production.“The L30 dated from 1990-1991. Had Lamborghinibeen cleverer, the carbon-type chassis, similar to

that of the Aventador,would have beendeveloped 15 yearsearlier.” Then there’s hisrelationship with DieterZetsche’s Mercedes-Benz.“He always stood up forme against those in thecompany who werereluctant to supply V12engines. He said Pagani isa small company thatmakes an Italian product –what damage can it do tous? Better let Pagani haveour engine than the

competition’spowerplants.”

Of all these stories,however, the mostfascinating is about theAnniversary Countach.This supercar marked thechangeover from MarcelloGandini to Pagani. In manyways, they are polaropposites although bothmade their own supercarvisions a reality and both men certainly knowhow to make dreamsbecome true. III

meaty Webers sound like Jack and the Beanstalk’sgiant breathing in, while the four exhaust pipesbellow with a ferocious intensity.

There’s no ABS, no power assistance for thesteering, no traction control. The clutch is heavy,the gearchange is awkward and no human beingon the planet could find the offset pedalscomfortable. Horacio Pagani even demonstrateshow he has to reverse the Countach. From theinside, rearward visibility is virtually zero, so youplonk your posterior on the sill and manoeuvre thecar from there. But you quickly forget about suchpetty, mundane considerations: this is anuntamed beast of a car. One that, after all, youreally expect to put up a fight.

DRIVING THE COUNTACH ANNIVERSARY


EVENTS

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Fiat 500 Enthusiasts Club GBwww.fiat500enthusiasts.co.ukSporting Fiats Clubwww.sportingfiatsclub.comFiat Barchetta UK Owners’ Clubwww.fiatbarchetta.comFiat Forum www.fiatforum.comFiat Multipla Owners’ Clubwww.multiplaowners.co.ukFiat Cinquecento & Seicentowww.clubcento.co.ukFiat X1/9 Owners’ Club www.x1-9ownersclub.org.ukFiat 127 Forum www.fiat127.comFiat 131 Mirafiori Forumwww.131mirafiori.comThe Fiat Coupe Club UKwww.fccuk.orgFiat Punto Forumwww.puntosports.co.ukThe Other Dino (Fiat)[email protected] ScotlandScotland’s dedicated Fiat communitywww.fiat-scotland.comLamborghini Club UKmembership@lamborghiniclub.co.ukwww.lamborghiniclub.co.ukLancia Motor Club GBContact: Sarah Heath-Brook 31 Creffield Road, Colchester, CO3 [email protected] Montecarlo Consortiumwww.montecarlo.org.ukInternational Association of LanciaClubs www.viva-lancia.comClub LanciaSportwww.lanciasport.comStratos Enthusiasts Clubwww.stratosec.comMaserati ClubContact: Dave [email protected] Sports Maserati ClubContact: Matthew Yateswww.sportsmaserati.comNorthern Ireland Italian Motor Clubwww.niimc.netItalian AutoMoto Clubwww.italianAutoMotoClub.co.ukScuderia Italian Car Club South Australiawww.scuderiaitaliancarclub.asn.au

September 1-2 Beaulieu International AutojumbleNational Motor Museum, Hampshirewww.beaulieu.co.ukSeptember 7-9Goodwood RevivalChichester, Sussexwww.goodwood.comIII September 14-16Best Of Italy RaceCastell’Arquato to Morfassowww.bestofitalyrace.comSeptember 23AROC Southern Alfa DayWinkworth Arboretum, Surreywww.aroc-uk.com/events-diaryOctober 14Autumn Motorsport FestivalBrooklands, www.auto-italia.net

III October 25-28Auto e Moto d’Epoca 2018Padova, Italyautoemotodepoca.comNovember 9-11NEC Classic Motor ShowBirmingham www.necclassicmotorshow.com

August 3-5Lancia Motor Club National & AGMKenilworth, Warkwickshirewww.lanciamotorlcub.co.ukAugust 4-5Beaulieu Supercar WeekendNational Motor Museum, Hampshirewww.beaulieu.co.ukAugust 5Italian Car Day by Abarth East MidlandsHeage Windmill, DerbyshireAugust 19Festival ItaliaBrands Hatch Circuit, Kentwww.festivalitalia.comAugust 25-26Spettacolo SportivoZandvoort, The NetherlandsHuge Alfa Romeo club eventwww.spettacolosportivo.eu

August 26MITCARMidlands Italian Car DayArbury Hall Nuneaton CV10 7PXwww.MITCAR.co.ukAugust 30 – September 1Salon Privé Blenheim Palace, Oxonsalonpriveconcours.com

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ABARTH 500/595/695EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BUYING AND RUNNING AN ITALIAN CLASSIC

BUYERS’ GUIDE

If you believe that the best things in life come in small packages,one of the Abarth 500 family could be just for you. Here’s all youneed to know about Abarth’s popular pocket rocketStory by Richard DredgeImages by Michael Ward

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Believe it or not, 2018 marks a full decadesince the reborn Fiat 500 went on sale. Itstill accounts for most of Fiat’s sales in theUK and it’s easy to see why; fun to drive,brilliantly designed inside and out and with a

surprisingly wide model range, there’s a lot to loveabout the retro-styled pint-sized hatch – andconvertible too, of course.

One of the best things about the reintroduction ofthe 500 is that Fiat also used it as an opportunity tobreathe new life into the Abarth brand, whichreturned in spring 2009, one year after the regular500 was launched. At first, there was just an Abarth500 hatchback, but the range soon mushroomed. By summer 2010 there was also a 500C with a full-length folding cloth roof, which initially cameonly with Abarth’s Competizione paddle-shiftgearbox, but a year later a five-speed manualtransmission became available.

The 500 was fitted with a turbocharged 1.4-litre four-cylinder engine rated at 135hp and 132lb ft in Normalmode, but a Sport setting allowed the peak torque tobe boosted to 152lb ft. For those who wanted evenmore urge, an Esseesse kit (deliciously delivered in awooden crate) could be bought for £2500. Availableonly from the factory, the kit was classed as anaftermarket package that had to be fitted by anofficial dealer within 12 months or 12,500 miles of thevehicle being registered. The Esseesse featured an ECUupgrade along with an improved air filter, pushing peakpower up to 160hp. To help rein in those extra horsesthe brakes were beefed up with drilled and ventilateddiscs up front, while larger drilled discs were fitted atthe back. Unique springs were fitted front and rear andto complete the more aggressive stance, the regular16-inch wheels were swapped for 17-inch items with awhite or titanium finish.


In spring 2014 695 Biposto was unleashed. This997kg two-seater was the most powerful derivativeyet (190hp), and had an Akrapovic exhaust, adjustabledampers, digital data logger and Abarth Corsa seatswith four-point harnesses. While the Biposto wasn’t a

special edition, sales were limited by its reducedpracticality and hefty £33k price tag. The BipostoRecord that arrived in November was a limited-runmodel, with 133 available at an even heftier £36,610.This time there were 18-inch OZ alloys and all carsfeatured Modena Yellow paint.

One further special was the 595 Yamaha RacingFactory Edition of autumn 2014, with a choice ofseven colours, lowered suspension, a 160hp engine,adjustable suspension and a Monza sports exhaust.Other specials have included the 135hp 500 Bi-Coloreof spring 2015 (50 made), the 140hp 595 Trofeo ofSeptember 2015

In August 2012 the 500 was relegated to entry-levelstatus with the introduction of the new 595 Turismoand Competizione in hatchback and cabriolet forms.Both got 160hp engines as standard (the 500 retainedits 135hp unit). The Turismo focused on luxury, with

leather trim, xenon headlights and climate control.Both editions also got 17-inch wheels, privacy glass,upgraded suspension and red brake callipers. Thesportier Competizione was fitted with a Monza sportsexhaust and cloth-trimmed sports seats.

Along the way, there have also been a few raritiesthat occasionally crop up for sale. First to arrive, inAugust 2010, was the 695 Tributo Ferrari with 180hp.Just 152 right-hand drive examples were made, eachpriced at a hefty £29,600 and featuring a Competizionegearbox, xenon headlights, 17-inch alloys and AbarthCorsa seats by Sabelt.

Next came the Maserati Edition, which arrived inDecember 2012 and was priced at £32,000. The same180hp powerplant was fitted, with each ofthe 499 cars also featuring a leather luggageset and upgrades for the brakes,suspension and exhaust. All cars camewith maroon paint and tan leather trim.

The 180hp 595 50th Anniversaryof January 2014 was limited to299 examples, all with mattwhite paint and a scorpionlogo on the bonnet;inside there were redleather seats.

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“ Along the way there have been a few rarities thatoccasionally crop up for sale ”


BUYERS’ GUIDE: ABARTH 500, 595 & 695

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(250 made), the 140hp 595 Tricolore of spring 2016(300 made) and the 695 Rivale (launched in 2017 and still on sale new).

There are essentially three levels of spec: the135/145hp 500, the 160/180hp 595 and the 180hp695. An Essesse kit (available on earlier models) moreor less takes the 500 up to 595 spec, but thesuspension of the latter is better resolved as thepepped-up 500’s ride is too harsh with the big wheelsand over-firm damping. With a raft of specialists able tooffer upgrades for the exhaust, ECU, brakes andsuspension, you could be better off buying a standard500 and fitting whatever upgrades you fancy, so you

can tailor the car to suit your needs.Although the Abarth shares its bodyshell

with the regular 500, it had acomprehensive makeover

resulting insomething

that’s

far more fun to drive and with a much more aggressivelook – but in a subtle way. The nose is extended by111mm to accommodate the turbocharger, a diffuserwith twin exhausts is fitted at the rear and the biggerwheels (either 16- or 17-inch) give the Abarth a muchmore planted stance.

The least powerful Abarth has 135hp, but pressingthe Sport button increases the turbo’s boost from 0.7to 1.0 bar, pushing peak torque up to 152lb ft in theprocess. There’s no need to explore the red linebecause staying within the mid-range is far morerewarding; there’s plenty of shove at this point and theengine sounds its best here too, the cabin permeatingwith a concoction of whistles and gurgles as you enjoyyour favourite B-road. The biggest problem with the500 is the steering, which is too light and devoid offeel. Pressing the Sport button increases the weightingbut doesn’t add any feel – what it does do is toincrease the amount of self-centring so it sometimesfeels like you’re fighting it.

The 1368cc engine fitted to all of these cars is strongand doesn’t tend to give problems. The most common

issue is with coolant weeping from the water pumpoutlet pipe which can suffer from poor sealing, but

this is easily fixed so it’s a cheap job. Theretaining bolt for the air inlet pipe can also

come loose, leading to some strangenoises from under the bonnet. Again, this

is easily fixed for peanuts. The gearboxes are similarly tough,

both manual and sequential auto.The most likely glitch is a minorfluid leak from the joints, but notenough to worry about. Someearly manual-gearbox 500s couldsuffer from the clutch pedal

breaking but any such cars shouldhave been fixed by now. More likely

are problems with the gear linkagecable bushes which can wear and break,

leaving the car with just a couple of gears.The cables and bushes have to be bought

together but a specialist should charge only £250 orso to get it all back to normal.

ON THE ROAD

ENGINE / TRANSMISSION


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There should be no signs of corrosion anywhere, whilethe panel fit should be tight and even. If not, the carmay have been damaged then badly repaired. ManyAbarths are bought by middle-aged enthusiasts ratherthan young and inexperienced drivers, so they tend notto be thrashed or abused very much – many arebought as second cars so they don’t do a huge annualmileage. You do need to check all of the decals though,as they can peel off and look unsightly – especiallywhere newer cars are concerned.

The suspension can suffer from a few maladies,especially on hard-driven cars. The wishbone anddamper bushes don’t seem to last very long – theycan be worn out in 10,000 miles if the car is regularlydriven hard. Budget £280-£360 per side to fix this.The same goes for the front suspension top mounts,for which you’ll need to budget £190 per side to getfixed. Rear wheel bearings are another weak spot,given away by whining from one side as the carcorners. Expect to pay £260 per side to have a freshset of bearings fitted.

CHASSIS / BODY

The interior is perhaps one of the biggestdisappointments as it wasn’t upgraded much overthe regular Fiat 500. It feels a bit plasticky but tendsto last well. Unfortunately the same can’t always besaid of the wiring loom where it goes into thetailgate on hatchback models. The wiring can fray(although it’s unusual) so the rear lights, wiper andboot lock don’t work. Depending on whether you’rereplacing or repairing the harness, expect to pay£400-£800 to get it fixed.

In 2014 a recall was issued for more than 3000Abarth 500s, which could suffer from the exterior anddashboard lighting being lost, because of wiringdamage caused by the loom under the dash chafingagainst the steering column. It affected cars builtbetween September 2011 and May 2014, so check thatthe work has been done.

Abarth sets the service interval at 18,000 miles or twoyears (expect to pay around £275 for this), with an

INTERIOR

RUNNING COSTS

Not everything feels of thehighest quality but this ismostly a straightforwardand easy car to run


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BUYERS’ GUIDE: ABARTH 500, 595 & 695


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annual oil and filter change every year or 9,000 milesfor around £120. Esseesse editions cut this latterinterval to just 6,000 miles or 12 months.

All Abarth 500 derivatives need a replacementcambelt every six years or 72,000 miles; budget £220to get the work done, while a 36,000-mile service ispegged at £330 or so; this includes fresh brake fluidalong with new pollen and air filters.

There’s a raft of independent specialists who can cutthe cost of servicing while sticking with genuine parts,but make sure you get recommendations beforeentrusting your car to anyone. When it comes to onlineforums, one of the most popular is the ModifiedAbarths Facebook group.

The good news is that because these Abarths onlyreally appeal to enthusiast owners, they tend to becherished. Find a car that’s been neglected andyou’ll be really unlucky.

Shop around and you might find an early high-mileage 500 for around £5000, but realistically youneed to budget at least £6000 if you want any choice.Equivalent 500Cs start at £8000; these are more costlythan the hatchbacks because they’re rarer and moresought after and also because the earliest cars arealso a year newer.

The most numerous of the various Abarth 500derivatives is the 595, which starts at £9000 for a13-plate hatchback; once again the cabriolet editionis much rarer which is why these start at £10,500,also for a 2013 example.

Rarest of the Abarths is the 695C. We found justfour of them for sale with prices beginning at£25,000 or so; buy a 695 hatch instead and you’llneed to find at least £20,000. III

THANKSOur expert for this article is Mike Stebbings of MS Racing (www.ms-r.co.uk), which sells partsand accessories for Abarth owners. Mike boughtone of the very first Abarth 500s in the UK in 2009 and he still owns it, having worked with avariety of Italian cars including Ferraris andMaseratis for well over a decade.

ENGINE: 1368cc 4-cyl 16-valve turboPOWER: 165hp at 5500rpm TORQUE: 170lb ft at 2000rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual or sequential autoWEIGHT: 1035kgMAX SPEED: 136mph0-62MPH: 7.3sec (auto 7.4)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSABARTH 595

PRICES

Typical prices:• 2009 Abarth 500. 112,000 miles, red: £4695

• 2012 Abarth 500. 54,000 miles, white: £6750

• 2013 Abarth 500C. 30,000 miles, blue: £9750

• 2013 Abarth 595 Turismo. 26,000 miles, red: £9240

• 2015 Abarth 595C Turismo. 14,740 miles, white: £11,495

• 2015 Abarth 695 Biposto. 11,400 miles, gunmetal; £21,995


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REPORTS ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND ITALIAN CAR CLUBS

CLUB ITALIAMODENA 100 OREIncredible quality and hard-fought competition help makeModena 100 Ore probably the best road event in ItalyStory & images by Matteo Grazia

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Without a doubt, Modena 100Ore has always been one ofthe most important classiccar events in Italy. Everythingis perfectly set up: beautiful

cars, amazing culture, awesome landscapesand a palpable spirit of friendship among theparticipants. No wonder Modena 100 Ore hasbeen recognised in independent awardsceremonies for collector car events.

In our view, it’s risen to pole positionamong road-based events, the flagshipweekend of Italy’s ‘Motor Valley’. Why? It’s a

competing on racetracks such as Monza,Mugello, Varano, Modena, and doing 11special stages closed to traffic.

The 2018 edition, held in June, covered theregions of Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna andTuscany. At the Monza circuit, some 101 carstook the track, divided into two groups, 72cars for the competition and 29 for theregularity rally. In addition to the traditionalracetrack, a wonderful special stage saw thecars run on the famous historic bankedsections of track, a tribute to what is thethird-oldest permanent racetrack in the

combination of perfect organisation and theextraordinary standards of the cars. In truth,it’s the result of years of hard work by LuigiOrlandini, the Canossa Events staff andScuderia Tricolore, who have breathed lifeinto an idea born and developed over 20years ago by Mauro Bompani.

The recipe for success is simple: aninternational competition for high-profileclassic cars for drivers from all over theworld. Participants take five days to coverabout 830km of roads through beautifulplaces in central and northern Italy, as well as


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world, after Brooklands (sadly no longer inuse) and Indianapolis.

This year, many Italian brands wererepresented by undisputed masterpieces.There were 21 Ferraris, 14 Alfa Romeos,four Lancias, two Maseratis and one apiecefrom Iso Rivolta and Osca. British teamswere easily the most numerous, at 64, withmany more from Germany, Switzerland,Italy, the USA and others.

To give an idea of the incredible quality andrarity of the models, we should mention the1954 Ferrari 375 MM Pininfarina Spider (drivenby Luigino Barp from Italy and ThomasShaughnessy from the USA), the 1965 Ferrari250 LM (Alexander and Shirley Van der Lof)

the Varano de Melegari circuit, whose 2350-metre length allows cars to shine even withless power. The competition was intense,with frequent contacts between cars andsome full-on driving.

The mechanics were called on to dogruelling work, day and night, onlyoccasionally failing to keep cars working.After all, withdrawals are expected when thecompetition is so hard-fought. This is nopolite parade of vintage cars!

Tuscany welcomed the classics on thethird and fourth days in beautiful placessuch as the seafront of Forte dei Marmi, thegreen Apennine landscapes, the Circuit ofMugello and of course Florence, which saw

and two 1957 Maserati 150s (Marc Devis/Sonia Maveau, and Britain’s Richard and AnnaWilson). In addition to many Alfa Romeo GiuliaGTA and GTAm cars was a superb 1960Giulietta Sprint Zagato. Lancias presentincluded a 1955 Aurelia B20 (TerranceHefty/Dean Meiling), a 1975 Stratos Gr4 rallycar (Max Girardo/Elio Baldi) and two from theUK: Andrew McAlpine and Alex Lee’s 1971Fulvia HF and a rare 1982 037 Stradale drivenby Robert Wadsworth and Alistair Oxley.

After Monza, the convoy arrived in Emilia-Romagna for special stages in the hills nearParma, followed by a parade inSalsomaggiore Terme, the famous touristtown. Then there were competitive races at


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the arrival of the cars in the historic centreat Piazza Ognissanti.

Roads full of history, like the Futa andRaticosa passes (scenes of epic battlesduring the Mille Miglia) were crossed by thecolourful caravan, a real travelling museum.Their destination was Modena and the nearbyracetrack at Marzaglia. When the first carsreached the city, its beautiful Piazza Grandewas filled with fans celebrating the winners.

The podium ceremony in the shade ofGhirlandina saw the British crew of PhilipWalker and Miles Griffiths aboard their 1964Jaguar E-Type take the win. Among theladies, Daniela Ellerbrock and Jackie Rohwerin a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA tookthe top step of the podium. In the regularity

event, a Porsche 356 B was the winner but inthe women’s competition it was an Italian car:Joelle Housseau and Aude Moreau’s 1972Ferrari Dino 246 GT. One of the most beautifulcars, a 1952 Ferrari 212 Export BerlinettaTouring, placed incredibly in third place due toa classification that takes into account theIndex of Performance.

The atmosphere, strong sense of fair playand friendship make this event unique in theinternational scene. And we shouldn’t forgetthat in 2018, as in previous years, theorganisers took a ‘CarbonZero’ approach,offsetting the CO2 emissions generated bythe cars by planting new trees in the Tosco-Emiliano Apennines – we think this makes itthe world’s only 'zero emissions' car event.


BOOK SHELF

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ALFA ROMEO & FORMULA 1:From the First WorldChampionship to the Long-Awaited ReturnBy Enrico MapelliGiorgio Nada Editore ISBN: 978-88-7911-717-3£44.00

As regular readers willknow from our August2018 issue – when wegathered together sevenAlfa Romeo F1 cars overthe decades – Alfa is backin Formula 1 (albeit merelyas a sponsor of Sauber).That seems like a goodmoment, then, to publisha book celebrating the fullstory of Alfa’sparticipation in F1, both asa manufacturer and anengine supplier.

That starts right backin the earliest days of the1950 and 1951 seasons(although only 18 of its192 pages are devoted tothe Alfa 158/159 era).The book spends moretime in the eras of Chiti,Autodelta and Brabham,as well as early 1970sflurries with McLaren andMarch, plus Ligier. Nameslike Fangio, Taruffi,Giacomelli, Andretti, DeCesaris, Patrese, Cheever,Reutemann, Watson,Piquet and Lauda light upa fascinating story.There’s also a full listingof all Alfa Romeo’sFormula 1 results.

The text is in bothEnglish and Italian, andthe book is very wellillustrated with hundredsof images, most of whichare period (there are justa few modern photoshoots of the historic

1950s cars). Many ofthese photos have neverbeen seen before.

MASERATI AT HEARTBy Ermanno CozzaGiorgio Nada Editore ISBN: 978-8879117166£39.00Anyone who is evenremotely into Maseratiwill find Ermanno Cozza’snew autobiographyutterly entrancing. Here isa story of Maserati, toldfrom the inside, by a manwho was central to themarque from 1951 up until1987 – and even beyond,as someone who helpedcreate Maserati’s archiveand museum.

Cozza was born in 1933and joined Officine AlfieriMaserati as a mechanicaged just 19. He spent hisyears in the ResearchDepartment, then theTechnical Office andfinally the CommercialDepartment. Cozzacomments: “Today, manypeople consider me to bethe living memory ofMaserati” – and that’sexactly why this book isso good.

Here is an engineer’sview of the Maseratistory, rich in detail on thedevelopment of bothracing and road cars. Butit’s the people who trulyenliven the story; you geta real sense of who theywere, from rabble-rousingunion representatives tothe overbearing AlejandroDe Tomaso, the despot

who reigned at Maseratifrom 1975 to 1993.

This is a traditional-looking and feeling bookwritten by a man whoclearly respectstraditions. Over some 500-plus pages, Cozza’scrystal clear memoriesand anecdotes providesome amazing insights,many of which have neverbefore been published.Yet it’s also a verypersonal story.

The book’s traditionalfeel even extends to theseparate ‘photo plate’sections, with black-and-white and colour imagesthat are redolent of theage. No, this is not anespecially cheap bookbut its excellent value isall too clear toappreciate. One smallcriticism: it wouldbenefit immeasurablyfrom an index, which issadly lacking.

GREAT SMALL FIATSBy Phil Ward VeloceISBN: 978-1-787113-23-7£27.50

If you like small Fiats, thisbook lives up to its name:it’s great. Written by theerstwhile editor of – andcurrent contributor to –Auto Italia, Phil Ward, it’sa true classic for Italiancar fans. The originaltitle, published back in

2007, is now out ofstock, so it’s beenrelaunched as part ofVeloce’s ‘Classic Reprint’series – although it’sactually more than that,having been modestlyupdated to make it morerelevant to 2018.

Starting with theTopolino of the 1930s, itcharts Fiat’s hugelysuccessful satisfaction ofItaly’s desire for cheapmobility. It moves on tothe 600 and 500, whichrevolutionised carproduction andmaximised passengerspace. Other modelscovered include the 850,126, 127, Cinquecentoand Seicento.

The book’s definition of‘small’ also slightly largerFiats such as the 1950sMillecento, the 128 (Fiat’sfirst front-wheel drivecar), Panda and Uno, aswell as models from

Autobianchi, Polski-Fiat,Neckar, Zastava and Seat.It’s the rare coachbuiltstuff that excites us, likeSavio, Siata, Giannini and– in particular – Moretti,with which Mr Ward has aspecial affinity.

The price is keen, too,for a chunky 176-pagebook, although the paperfinish doesn’t do justice tothe excellent photos, ofwhich there are no fewerthan 853 to enjoy.

INTERMECCANICA: The Story of the PrancingBull (Second Edition)By Andrew McCredie &Paula Reisner Veloce ISBN: 978-1-787112-53-7£45.00

Intermeccanica is one ofItaly’s least well knowncar makers, and this booksheds some welcomelight on what is afascinating story. Foundedby Frank Reisner (aHungarian-born Canadian),the Intermeccanicacompany started off inTurin in the early 1960s.The glory period wasundoubtedly the sixties,when the company madesuch fabulous sports andGT cars as the Apollo,Italia and Indra (a superbexample of the latter wasfeatured in Auto Italia’sJune 2018 issue).

Reisner emigrated toNorth America in 1975,after which the story getsa little less interesting(there are a lot of pagesdevoted to plasticPorsche Speedster andVW Kubelwagen replicas).But the new secondedition of the book has akick in the tail, bringingthe Intermeccanica storyup to date with the new‘Electra Meccanica’project (dabbling inelectric cars), plus detailsof a forthcoming newIntermeccanica sportscar. The 192-pagehardback features 200pictures, including somecars you’ll never haveseen before – and that’s always what wewant from books onobscure subjects.

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to join the national club for those who want toenjoy more from Alfa Romeo ownership

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REPORTS ON OUR OWN CARS RUNNING ON THE EDITORIAL FLEETTEAM CARSALFA ROMEO SZALSO OWNS: FIAT PANDA100HP, MASERATIQUATTROPORTE SPORT GT

It was going to be sosimple. Out ofhibernation thisspring, the job Idecided to treat the

Alfa SZ to this year wasits drooping doors.Zagato’s design andconstruction methods forthe SZ certainly leftsomething to be desired –did you know that it builtup SZs fully, then tookthem apart again to paintthem? Often the ‘wrong’opening panels were thenput back on the cars. Nosurprise that SZs tend tosuffer from droppingdoors over time…

Mine were needing agood thwack to close,drooping so much thatsome of the paint wasrubbing off the frontwings. So off the SZ wentto Alfa Aid in Maidenhead,where Adrian Jardine’steam set about the two-day process of removingthe doors and fixing themto sit straight. The hinges

had warped over time, sonew hinges (the very lastones in stock) were fitted.There were also no shimsat all, as there should be,so Alfa Aid made up atotal of 17 new ones toget the doors to sitproperly. Great news: theynow swing super-smoothly and with asatisfying clunk.

The SZ was ready justin time for its first outingof the year, a run aroundCastle Combe with someclassic cars (and, as itturned out, Nick Mason’sLaFerrari). But on my veryfirst series of laps, Istarted feeling a vibrationthrough the gear lever,followed by a sharp noiseand then a much loudervibration that made thecar sound like a World War2 bomber. Track session

over! I guessed that apropshaft doughnut hadperished and, sureenough, when the SZreturned to Adrian fordiagnosis, that’s exactlywhat he found: the middleof the three rubberdoughnuts had spat apiece out. No problem:just fit a new doughnut.

Yes, it was going to beso simple. Then Adriansent me a pic of thedismantled propshaftshowing the centre splineseverely worn – the resultof one of the doughnutshaving been fittedincorrectly, allowing theshaft to shimmy around.Could it be fixed? After along investigation by apropshaft specialist, theanswer was ‘no’. So it’s anew one, then? Adrianlooked at me: “I gave the

propshaft people my lastremaining SZ shaft to useas a template – andthey’ve lost it…”

After days of extremelyanxious waiting – duringwhich time Adriandiscovered that nopropshafts remain for SZsat all (or, for that matter,Alfa 75 V6s) – he finally

said they’d found his lastone. On it went and – heypresto – the SZ is back inaction! Adrian also curedan annoying rattlingsound that’s beenplaguing my exhaust eversince I bought the car fiveyears ago. I’ve got used toit, but Adrian says he hadto fix it to keep him sane!

CHRIS REES

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TEAM CARS

FIAT PANDA SELECTAALSO OWNS: FIAT PANDA4X4 MK2

Being something of a‘Pandaholic’, I wasdelighted to receive

an email in May 2016 froman old friend, JamesWheeler, who had spottedan advertisement for a1992 Panda Selecta withonly 9680 miles and intime-warp condition. Anappointment was rapidlymade with Spinning WheelClassics in Chesterfield toinspect and try the littlemachine, after which adeal was struck. The only items needingattention were a faileddoor lock and thethermostat, which wasstuck open, possibly

because of lengthyperiods of inactivity.

The 220-mile journey ona hot day back to theNew Forest, possibly thecar’s longest trip, passedwithout incident, althoughI noticed that the engineseemed to run a bithotter than I would like.Since then, about 2500miles have been added tothe odometer, but on thereturn trip from the AutoItalia day at Brooklands inMay this year, the tickoverbecame very lumpy withfrequent stalling.Suspecting dirt, it was theperfect excuse to treatthe car to a good ‘servicewith belts’ and she wasbooked in at Italia Speednear Newbury. DarrenMarshall and Phil

Lawrence arepredominantly Alfa Romeospecialists but both haveworked on Fiat before,which was useful as Philimmediately suspectedthe stalling problem to bea leak in the vacuumcontrol in betweencarburettor anddistributor. He was right –hooray for technicalexpertise rather thancomputers. The cambelt,tensioner, alternator beltand water pump werechanged, the carburettorwas cleaned and thequite complex throttlelinkages (which alsocontrol the CVTautomatic) were reset.

The transformation isremarkable. The enginenow runs noticeablycooler (with a genuine Fiatthermostat rather than a

changing every two tothree years as there areso many good valueexamples around outthere – or so I thought.

I tasked my localdealer, Ancasters, withfinding me one but aftera month or so they rangto admit failure: thenational cupboard ofrecent 170hp petrol carswith telephone dialwheels was bare.

The phone rang again acouple of hours later andthe dealer asked, “Haveyou thought about a newone?” No, I hadn’t, was theimmediate reply, exceptthat I then definitelyheard myself say “I’ll comeand talk to you about it”.The sales staff atAncaster were excellentand good-humouredlybent over backwards to

replica of debatableorigin), the idling is akin toa contented kitten (orpanda?) and the wholesmoother experience nowevokes an even biggergrin. Forza Panda.

ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTASPECIALEALSO OWNS: ALFAGIULIETTA TI & ALFA 155

So I took my 2015Alfa Giulietta to mylocal dealer for its

first MOT and came awaywith a new Giulietta…oops. Actually, I had beenlooking for a youngerused example as areplacement. Not thatthere was anythingwrong with the 2015 car,but it seems to makeeconomic sense to keep

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ensure I wouldn’t escapetheir clutches. The dealthey offered was just toogood to resist.

So now I am runningaround in a new Giulietta.I still don’t like themodernised badge butthe rest is fab.Interestingly, the top ofthe range is nowdescribed as only having150hp at its disposal,which rather disappointedme, until studying thetechnical specificationsseemed to suggest that170hp is available via theDNA system. Maybe, post VW/Audi scandal,there has been anoutbreak of honesty inautomobile advertising?

FIAT DOBLO DYNAMICALSO OWNS: ALFA ROMEOMITO CLOVERLEAF, FIAT 124 SPECIAL T

How do you breakreverse gear on aFiat Doblo? I have

no idea but somehow Imanaged it.

As you might imagine,the trusty Doblo cameracar covers a fair few milesand is driven by a varietyof people with differinglevels of mechanicalsympathy, so the clutchgets a bit of a battering.

Still, having covered94,000 miles and

approaching it 12th year,the old workhorse isdoing well.

The gearchange hasalways been a bit irksomewhich was never going toimprove with time.

Jamie Porter’s AlfaWorkshop was entrustedwith the gearbox rebuild,as well as a few othersmall jobs.

By the time I got theDoblo over to Royston inHertfordshire, the clutchhad actually gone. Thebenefit of learning todrive in old cars is thatyou get to drive in worst-case scenarios. It just so

happens that I’ve hadclutches and slavecylinders fail before so I’munfazed by not having aclutch. The tricky bit isjoining roundabouts andtrying not to stop.

OE clutch kit, slavecylinder, reverse gear(from an Alfa 147) and abroken wire in the tailgatewere all fixed and theDoblo was soon outcovering more miles.

After a particularly busyweek which involved a tripto Wales, Dorset andNorfolk on the hottestweek of the year so far,the front brakes finally

cried: enough!Marco at Torque

Automotive in Bedford isanother one of my go-toguys. You’re alwaystreated to a decentcoffee and chat whenwatching him work.

I suspected the padswere shot, but on closerinspection the discswere done too. All werereplaced swiftly and thecar was given a fullinspection as the MoTwas imminent.

A week or so later, theDoblo passed with onlyone minor advisory on aworn suspension bush.

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Your First FerrariWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OWNING A TOP END ITALIAN CAR

COLLECTORS’ GUIDE

Affordable Ferraris? No Ferrari is cheap, that’s for sure. But if you’ve got £50,000 to spend, there’s a surprisingly

wide selection out there. Which of these entry-level Ferraris should be your first choice?

Story by Chris Rees & Peter Collins Images by Michael Ward & Peter Collins

Every Italian car enthusiast has, atsome point, asked the question:what would be my first Ferrari?Presuming you’re not a lotterywinner with the odd million to

splash about, that means starting at theaffordable end, with a modern classic.

Below the £50,000 mark, there’s analluringly wide choice of ways into Ferrariownership. From iconic 1970s classics torelatively modern cars, there’s an entry pointfor all sorts of tastes and budgets.

At £50k, we’re talking perfectlyroadworthy, usable Ferraris, not restorationprojects or basket cases. And believe us, you really want to spend more initially to buya good example than skimp on purchaseprice, because repair and restoration costs

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can be cripplingly expensive. So what Ferraris are out there at budget

prices? Which ones should you avoid, andwhich ones are the peaches? And whatshould you be looking for? Here are all theanswers, from the cheapest upwards…

The 1972-1976 365 GT4, the 1976-1985 400and 1985-1989 412 are classic front-engined Ferraris: tubular chassis, all-independent suspension and Colombo’slegendary V12 in 4823cc guise by 1976(good for 340hp). In 1979, Bosch fuelinjection in the new 400i saw power fall to

311hp but by 1985, the 412 had grown to4943cc and went back up to 340hp. Shockhorror: GM automatic transmission arrived in1976 – the first-ever self-shifter in a Ferrari– but five-speed manual was alwaysavailable. The 412 is sometimes viewed asless desirable than the 400, but it’s quicker,more refined and has more boot space.

The 365/400/412 lasted 17 years (thelongest-running Ferrari of all time), duringwhich time 2904 examples were built, roughlyhalf with automatic transmission.

THE GOOD BITSPininfarina’s shape still looks fantastic. Andthe driving experience is dominated by thewonderfully luscious V12 engine, especially inearly carb-fed guise.

FERRARI 365, 400 & 412SVELTE BUT WALLET-SAPPINGPrice: £20,000-£85,000


THE BAD BITSIt weighs almost two tons so it’s not fast (8.3seconds 0-62mph for the automatic) and thisis a ‘soft’ GT car with lolloping, ponderoussuspension, and an over-light steering feel.

GTs are cheap to buy but running costs areeye-watering. An engine rebuild is £15kminimum, an auto ’box overhaul is £3000, aset of discs and pads £2500 and it’s £2500for each 12,000-mile service. Check for headgasket problems, fluid leaks, rattling timingchain, leaking Koni rear suspension and rustybodywork (new panels are impossible to find).Oh, the electrics are notoriously weak, too.

PRICESYou can still find £20,000 cars but realisticallyan investable car will cost from £60,000. At

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auction, Historics recently sold a 400iAutomatic for £22k, whilst a rare converted400 Cabriolet went for £42,800 at SilverstoneAuctions (pictured above), but that is verymuch a wild card.

There’s little price disparity between manualand auto cars, but manuals tend to sell morequickly. LHD is rare in the UK, but expect topay 25% less than RHD. Colours tend to bedark or light metallic; dark blue metallic worksbest, as does bronze, but red makes it looktoo large and the jury is out on white.

For future investment, of the threeversions, we’d go for a low-mileage (say30k) 365 with RHD, a good colour andhistory, as 365s have an essential purityabout them. For the 400, RHD and manualwould be our preference.

ENGINE: 4942cc V12 MAX POWER: 340hp at 6000rpmMAX TORQUE: 333lb ft (450Nm)

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Stylistically challenged and dynamicallywanting, or a practical classic like no other?Perhaps a bit of both; whatever, the Mondialis one of most accessible Ferraris of all.

The Mondial 8 was a Pininfarina-designedmid-engined four-seater that replaced the308 GT4 in 1980. The mid-engined, four-seat layout meant a long wheelbase and aforward-positioned passenger cabin – notan entirely happy look. Its 214hptransverse-mounted 2927cc quad-cam V8engine was upped to 240hp in 1982 withthe Mondial QV, which also boasted ameatier steering feel.

One year later came the convertible, then in1985 a facelifted Mondial 3.2 upped the powerto 270hp and a better cabin was thrown in. In1989 came a significant change: the Mondial Twith its 3.4-litre 300hp engine (from the 348)mounted longitudinally to sharpen thehandling. A small number of Valeo semi-automatic versions were also made. By thetime Mondial production ended in 1993, a totalof 6100 Mondials had been built.

THE GOOD BITSThe clutch is light by Ferrari standards andthe ride is exemplary. The handling is sharperthan the 308 GTB’s and is especially good in‘T’ form. The newer the generation of Mondial,the more power and drivability you get.Reliability-wise, the engines are pretty robust.

far as colour is concerned, red is great (andhelps to sell when the time comes);otherwise, all factory colours look good,especially dark metallic blue.

Mondials have no particular investmentvalue, frankly: prices have remained constantfor a long time. Your best bet? A 3.4 T Spider.

THE BAD BITSNot everyone likes how the Mondial drives. Thepedals are offset, the gear lever is long, and thesteering wheel is large and the feel heavy atlow speeds (alleviated in the ‘T’ with its powerassistance). Despite being high-revving, earlyV8 engines feel sluggish by modern standards.

Mondials rust. You need to check thefront wings, door bottoms, wheelarches,boot, bonnet, floor and bulkhead. Look outfor awkward-to-engage gears, fadedpaintwork, fusebox problems, jammedheadlights and electrical issues.

PRICESPrices are hugely dependent on model. TheMondial 3.0-litre ducks under £30,000, the QV£35,000, the 3.2-litre £40,000 and 3.4-litre ‘T’£50,000 in Coupe guise and as much as£65,000 for a Spider. At auction, a 1988Mondial changed hands for £27,300 atPandolfini in Florence, whilst SilverstoneAuctions brought the hammer down at£52,900 on a nice 1991 Mondial T.

In general expect to pay £10k more for aSpider than a Coupe. RHD will always beworth up to 30% more than LHD, with ex-USA market cars being the least popular. As

FERRARI MONDIALPRACTICAL BUT IMPERFECTPrice: £25,000-£65,000

ENGINE: 2927cc 3186cc 3405cc V8MAX POWER: 214hp at 6600rpm 270hp at 7000rpm 300hp at 7200rpmMAX TORQUE: 179lb ft at 4600rpm 224lb ft at 5500rpm 239lb ft at 4200rpm0-62MPH: 7.0sec 6.3sec 5.6sec MAX SPEED: 143mph 155mph 158mph

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSFERRARI MONDIAL 8 3.2 3.4T



For so many years, the 308 GT4 was theunloved Ferrari. Today, the ugly duckling hasturned into a swan: buyers are finallyrecognising the beauty of the beast, and thatit’s actually super-sweet to drive.

The 308 GT4 predated the GTB by two years,arriving in 1973. It was Ferrari’s first everproduction V8; its first mid-engined 2+2; andits first designed by Bertone. Launched as aDino, it used a 246 chassis stretched by 21cm.

The 3.0-litre V8 all-alloy engine was all-new,mounted transversely with the five-speedmanual gearbox. With four carbs, its poweroutput was 255hp, good for 155mph and 0-60mph in 6.4 seconds.

There’s a groundswell of opinion now thatthe wedgy GT4 looks pretty good, in a retro’70s kind of way. Unlike some mid-enginedrivals, the GT4 can genuinely seat fourpeople, too. It sold well: when productionended in 1980, it was the third mostpopular Ferrari ever. 2826 were made, 547 of which were RHD.

THE GOOD BITSThe aluminium-and-chrome interior looksgreat. When the carbs are on song, there’s somuch pep and rev-happiness, with afabulously guttural sound. Mid-range pull(3500-5500rpm) is excellent. The GT4 is thesweetest handling and best balanced of allthe 308s and steering feedback is excellent.And it enjoys the best visibility of virtuallyany mid-engined coupe. Spare parts suppliesare surprisingly good, too.

The price disparity between RHD and LHD isonly 10-15%, with the occasional 208 poppingup with LHD. Colours tend to work well acrossthe spectrum, but dark colours are rare.

For the future, the model benefits frombeing superb to drive, practical andendearingly quirky. Spencer at Barkawaysreckons that, of all the cars in this feature,an early 308 GT4 in yellow with a blackinterior would be the standout car, both forpleasure and investment.

THE BAD BITSThe driving position is offset and the steeringwheel is quite low-set (don’t discount a left-hooker, which is ergonomically better).Refurbishment costs are high. Most bodywork issteel and rust can be a big problem – check theA-posts, wheelarches, front wings, sills andvalances. Rusty fuel tanks (two of them) arepricey to replace, while the chassis is also proneto corrosion. Fuseboxes cause problems and arecommonly replaced with an upgraded item.

PRICESIt’s possible to find GT4s for £30,000 but it’swisest to spend around £50,000. Cars at lowprices need great care: to do a fullrestoration can cost £100k. At auction,Historics sold a 208 GT4 with LHD for£33,400 in May whilst Brightwells achieved£30,600 for an RHD 308.

FERRARI 308 GT4SEVENTIES COOLPrice: £30,000-£70,000

ENGINE: 2927cc V8 MAX POWER: 255hp at 7600rpmMAX TORQUE: 210lb ft (285Nm) at

5000rpm0-62MPH: 6.4sec MAX SPEED: 155mph

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Graceful lines and a glorious V8 engine: the308 and 328 are all-time classics. These aresuperb entry-level Ferraris that are easy toown, inexpensive to run and richlyrewarding to drive.

The Pininfarina-designed 308 GTB followedthe 308 GT4 as the two-seater of the family,with a 21cm shorter wheelbase. The 3.0-litreV8 engine, shared with the GT4, had up to255hp in carb-fed form. In 1977 came thetarga-roofed 308 GTS. In 1980, both 308 GTBand GTS switched from carbs to fuel injection(GTBi and GTSi), but power dropped to 214hp –addressed in 1982 with the QV’s 240hp output.

The 328 succeeded the 308 in 1985. Itdrives better, is easier to live with anddoesn’t suffer the 308’s rust issues. It used abored and stroked version of the V8 engine,taking it up to 3185cc and 270hp. As ever,there were GTB coupe and GTS targaversions. Around 12,000 308s and 328s werebuilt between 1975 and 1989.

THE GOOD BITSThe robust V8 revs to 8000rpm and soundssuperb, with carb-fed models having morecharacter than later injected V8s. The clutchand brake pedals are light. The ride issurprisingly comfortable. The 308 is wellbalanced, with mild understeer, and thesteering is direct and responsive.

THE BAD BITSThe performance is hardly stellar, whilehandling turn-in is a little hesitant. Rust is abig worry: check the sills, bulkheads, A-posts,doors, lower panels, wheelarches, headlampnacelles, spare wheel well and chassisoutriggers. The later 328 has galvanisedpanels, so is better on rust. An array ofelectrical issues includes headlamps thatwon’t pop up.

GTBs are worth more than GTS. EuropeanLHD is worth 20% less, USA LHD 40% less.The rarer 328 GTB carries a 20% premium –you’re unlikely to find a good one under £70kunless it’s an ex-track car.

Most colours work well, with dark bluemetallic achieving perhaps a 10 per centpremium. For future values, go for an RHD QVGTB, the very best being a 328 GTB inmetallic blue with RHD (which have nearlytripled in value over the last 10 years).

If the engine hasn’t been looked after, a fullrebuild could set you back £10,000 plus. Checkfor good oil pressure, blue smoke, oil leaks andhesitant Marelli ignition. Overheating can bean issue, too. If the gears crunch, a rebuild isup to £5000, and the clutch can takes up totwo days to change. Check for worn hubbearings, too (a £2000 fix).

PRICESPrice vary widely, starting as low as £35,000.At the upper end, early dry sump and carbcars are now £100k and Vetroresinaexamples are up to £135k. With the 308 QV,GTSi and GTBi, £70,000 is top of the market.Recent auction prices include a US 308 GTSiSpider for £37,100, a 1981 308 GTS at £40,500 and a 328 at £46,100, while a concours308 GTS QV made £76,500.

308 QVs are worth more than ‘i’ versions;

ENGINE: 2927cc 3185cc V8MAX POWER: 255hp at 7700rpm 270hp at 7800rpmMAX TORQUE: 210lb ft (285Nm) at 5000rpm 213lb ft (289Nm) at 5500rpm0-62MPH: 7.3sec 5.6sec MAX SPEED: 145mph 153mph

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSFERRARI 308 (CARB) 328

FERRARI 308/328 GTB/GTSBEAUTY DOESN’T HAVE TO BE EXPENSIVEPrice: £35,000-£80,000



Svelte, potent, luxurious and elegant, Ferrari’s456 GT is perhaps the perfect all-rounder butit’s still relatively affordable because four-seater Ferraris have not yet found favour inthe ‘investment’ market. But things could bechanging as demand increases for theDaytona-esque Pininfarina-styled GT.

The 456 GT is a four-seater of the highestcalibre. It cost £180k new and can reachnearly 190mph. As the belated 1992replacement for the 412, it had an all-new5474cc V12 engine, making it the world’sfastest production four-seater at the time.

Initially the 456 GT was offered only with asix-speed manual but in 1996 came the 456GTA (Automatic) with a four-speed auto. In 1998came the 456M (Modificata), with changes tothe aerodynamics, cooling and interior. Some3289 examples of the 456 were made, of whichfewer than 400 came to the UK: 141 GTmanuals, 68 GTAs, 33 456Ms and 139 ‘M’ autos.

THE GOOD BITSThe fabulous 442hp 5.5-litre V12 engine isutterly smooth, refined and flexible, and itwill gleefully reach its 7250rpm rev limit, and

misaligned. Electrical gremlins strikeregularly. Parts can be very expensive (£1600for a radiator, £5000 for a full factoryexhaust). Oh, and 12mpg is the norm.

PRICESMost cars are in the £40,000-£70,000 rangefor a manual car, or up to £85,000 for a top-rate ‘M’. Most of the good ones areabove the £50k mark. At RM Sotheby’s inMay, an LHD example sold for £74,500,whilst £47,300 was paid for a 2000 M GTA at Silverstone Auctions.

Manuals carry a 10-15% premium overautomatics and are actively sought by buyersand collectors, as they drive so much better.LHD cars are selling for 20% less than RHDones in the UK so LHD can make sense,although they’re harder to sell on.

Ferrari’s colours are all excellent, exceptperhaps for bright red. A late right-hook GTAin Swaters Blue with a manual gearbox wouldmake a very desirable buy.

can do 0-62mph in 5.4sec. It’s a well-balanced, neutral handler with electronicdampers providing plenty of adjustability.

The engine is one of the best things aboutthe 456: being relatively unstressed it’sdurable – as long as it’s been meticulouslyserviced. The six-speed manual transaxlegearbox is also robust, as is the auto ’box.Most of the body panels are aluminium, sorust isn’t too problematic.

THE BAD BITSCheck for oil leaks and failed lambda sensors.Engine warning lights indicate a likely fault inthe ECU. If you need a new gearbox, you’ll pay£2500 for a recon manual and £7000 for anauto. The self-levelling rear Bilstein dampers arenotorious for leaking. It’s heavy on brakes, too.

Check the nearside floor for rust, anddamage to the composite bonnet (£7000 toreplace), as well the pop-up headlights. Thefacia often suffers from bubbling, while theframeless windows easily become

FERRARI 456 GTV12 BRUISER CRUISERPrice: £40,000-£85,000

ENGINE: 5474cc V12MAX POWER: 442hp at 6250rpmMAX TORQUE: 405lb ft (449Nm) at

4500rpm0-62MPH: 5.4sec (auto 5.6)MAX SPEED: 188mph

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With a reputation for unresolved handling,the 348 has been unloved but views arechanging: with correct fettling, the 348 canbe a great car.

The 328’s successor was launched in 1989with a new semi-monocoque pressed steelchassis some four inches longer than the328’s. It was offered in tb coupe and ts targa-topped guises. The ‘t’ stood for ‘transverse’:Ferrari had learnt its lesson from the Mondialand rotated the V8 so that the gearbox sattransversely in the chassis.

But it was clearly lacking in dynamiccohesion and the 348 quickly gained areputation for snap oversteer, which Ferrarieventually sorted with suspension andweight distribution changes. The familiar all-alloy V8 was bored out to make 3405cc,making a healthy 300hp.

In 1993 a new Spider model arrived with afully convertible roof, while the coupe andtarga were renamed GTB and GTS. At thesame time, the V8 received an extra 20hp,the interior was revised and the suspensionwas tweaked with a wider rear track, revisedgeometry and extra chassis rigidity,sharpening the handling.

Out of a production run of 8654, fewer than500 were imported to the UK in RHD. Spidersare rare: 1090, of which 68 came to the UK.

THE GOOD BITSThe V8 engine is an absolute cracker,revving to 8000rpm, and there’s plenty oflow-down torque. It’s quite possible to make

A 1992 348 TS recently reached £60k atSilverstone Auctions but it had covered only5500 miles from new.

The Spider carries at least a 20 per centpremium. LHD averages at least 20 per centless than RHD due to the fact it’s mucheasier to check RHD history andprovenance. Not everyone likes white paint,otherwise there’s very little difference inprice among colours.

There is little prospect for much growth invalue, as prices have remained stable for sixyears or so. The best choice is an RHD Spiderin red with Crema interior.

the 348 handle well, later cars being better.Thankfully, rust isn’t common.

THE BAD BITSThe 348 isn’t super-fast on today’s roads, thegearchange is notchy and it can suffer from awooden steering feel, nervous handling,choppy ride and (when roofless) scuttle shake.

The engine must be taken out for certainjobs, with associated costs. The gearbox hasweak internals and rebuild costs exceed£4000. The cable linkage often needsadjustment and clutch life can be short.

Suspension platforms are prone to cracking,and the whole suspension system is sensitiveto set-up. Rear tyre wear can be severe. Thetubular steel rear subframe can corrode, andyou should check the sills, wheelarches andlower doors. The air con ECU suffers issues andthe cabin plastics tend to deteriorate with age.

PRICESIt’s possible to find 348s below £40,000, evenSpiders, but the realistic entry point is £48k.

FERRARI 348MISUNDERSTOOD MAESTROPrice: £48,000-£70,000

ENGINE: 3405cc V8MAX POWER: 300hp at 7200rpm

(320hp from 1993)MAX TORQUE: 239lb ft (324Nm)

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Fantastic to drive, fabulous to look at andfinally being appreciated for what it is, the1994-1999 Ferrari 355 is a true modernclassic. Compared to the 348, its expanded3496cc V8 engine had a much livelier 380hp,and you could choose between manual or,from 1997, F1 semi-automatic. Three bodystyles were offered: coupe (Berlinetta), targa(GTS) and full convertible (Spider).

We’ve seen EU LHD imports as low as£44,000, but £60k should see you in a niceexample, either a manual LHD car or an F1RHD car. The most desirable is the Berlinettawith manual and RHD, which is the best todrive and actually quite rare.

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The 360 Modena of 1999 was much biggerthan the 355 but its chassis, body, engineand suspension were all aluminium, reducingweight. The 3.6-litre V8 has 400hp andthere’s manual or F1 automated manualtransmission. Production ended in 2005, bywhich time 8800 Modenas and 7565 Spidershad been made.

Great to drive and an accessible entry-levelFerrari, it’s now possible to find LHD cars aslow as £50,000 but we think it’s wiser tospend more – at least £60k.

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So which of our selection makes your ideal first Ferrari? The idea of a £25,000Ferrari 400 may be seductive but, like a classical siren, it could end up wreckingyou on financial rocks. Likewise any apparently ‘cheap’ Ferrari that’s in imminentneed of restoration – our advice: avoid! The best option is to spend more to startoff with: buy a good, solid car and keep on top of its maintenance. With the rightspec and colour, it could even appreciate in value.

The 308/328 GTB/GTS is hard to ignore, as it’s excellent value for such aniconic design. If you’re set on a V12, the 456 GT is easily the most affordable on along-term basis and a great choice. But top billing has to go to the 308 GT4. It’sgreat to drive, excellent value and is perhaps the most likely to appreciate in thefuture. Happy Ferrari ownership!

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PARTSSuperformance, Unit G1, R D Park, Stephenson Close, Hoddesdon, Herts EN11 0BW. Tel: 01992 445 300. Web: www.superformance.co.ukEurospares. Tel: 01787 477169. Web: www.eurospares.co.ukMaranello Concessionaires, Unit B8 Crabtree Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 8RN. Tel: 01784 436222. Web: www.ferrariparts.co.uk

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105 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce S4.54,000 miles, black, this car USA spec.We are in NZ, shipping is around £1600to the UK, I am a UK AROC member. 2.0Linjection, power steering, powerwindows, colour coded bumpers, leatherseats and chrome trim. Imported to NZin 1994 from the USA and converted toRHD using OEM parts, the original USAsales and owner's info is included, twosets of keys, £10,500. Email:[email protected]. A271/028

1971 Alfa GT Junior 1.3. Red, right-hand drive, sold new in Malta I believeand imported around 1983 into the UK.New full clutch fitted less than 1000miles ago, car in need of full restoration,£4000. Tel: 01278 450855. A271/027

1971 Alfa Giulia 1750 GT Veloce Mk2.Blue, imported from South Africa 2001and owned by me since. Professionallymaintained, two owners, 84,500 miles,new MOT, unmolested and rust free,AROC valuation of £25,000 in 2017,which is now the price, stunning sportscar. Tel: 01665 714413(Northumberland). A271/016

Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 V6 Cloverleaf. MOTto June 2019. Recent cambelt, new reardiscs and pads with refurbishedcallipers, Koni shock absorbers, Eibachsprings, CSC exhaust back box, 15” OZRacing wheels just refurbished with newtyres, a joy to drive and handle, £9,995ono. Email: [email protected]/007

2001 Alfa Romeo 146Ti TourismoInternazionale. 114,000 miles, red,registered by Autoworld Alfa RomeoChesterfield and supplied to 1 privateowner. Complete with full service historyand including all original driver’sdocuments and owner manuals, originalsales invoice, 2 red and 1 brown key,MOT May 2019. 5 speed manual with 2.0TS engine, air con, unused spare, niceoriginal and clean condition, becoming arare sight and is one of the last Alfa 146models registered, AROC memberreducing collection, £1595. Tel: 07761235180. Email:[email protected]/017

1986 Alfa Romeo 115 Spider 2 litreSeries 3 QV. 61,000 miles, red, this hasto be one of the best examples of themost iconic Italian Spiders.... excellentlymaintained in its original spec. A largefile of work over the years with invoicesand MOTs, retrimmed upholstery,garaged all year, but only used insummer months, full MOT included,£11,995. Tel: 077186 74371. Email:[email protected] (southernHampshire). A271/015

Alfa Romeo Spider S4 RHD Seaking.1991, last edition of this classic Italiantimeless design, 2000cc, fuel injection,LSD, power steering, electric windows,CD, full leather, rare Seaking RHD edition,hard top included. Dossier full of files forservice records and history of the car,completely rust free due to warm Greekclimate and extensive renovation work in2010, more than 10 years in mycollection, very useable, enjoyable,reliable every day classic with greatcombination of lightness and responsiveaccurate steering, and quite powerfulengine for weight. Huge file of receiptsfor work done over the years to keep it inreally excellent working order and overallcondition, £13,950. UK registered onSORN, transport back to the UK can bearranged at very competitive price if notime for driving back through scenicEuropean roads with a great car, freehospitality for weekend if choose to visitfor viewing in Athens, Ryanair flights startfrom £85 if advance booked. Tel: Andreas,0030 6938 132311 (Greece). A271/001

1992 Alfa Romeo Spider S4. 147,500km, Broom Yellow, converted to RHD by Bell &Colvill, period Zender alloys and Nardi wooden steering wheel, MOT to June 2019.Stainless steel manifold and exhaust and Harvey & Bailey handling kit, car appearedin Classic Cars magazines twice - August 2010 and April 2017 editions, reverse geartemperamental, £12,500. Tel: Peter, 020 8979 1347 (SW London/Surrey). A271/018

1967 Alfa Giulia Sprint GTV Veloce.90,000 miles, Muschio Verde with Skaiinterior Giulia Sprint GTV in overallexcellent condition. Original RHD, a veryrare car now, fully reworked over the last5 years, £49,500, please contact me formore information. My price includesshipping to UK port but not UK taxes(approx £2500), car is in NZ but I am ex-UK and an AROC UK member 15+ years.Email: [email protected]/022

2002 Alfa Romeo 156 SportwagonVeloce 2.5 Quad Cam V6. 112,000miles, black, this car has just had fitted:cambelt, crank wheel, tensioners,rollers, water pump and aux belt, frontsuspension, upper, lower plus d bushesand drop links, rear shocks and springs,reconditioned calipers f&r, new pads f&r,new front discs, new Avon ZV7205/55/16” tyres x4. Viewing highlyrecommended, the 2.5 litre Alfa engineis fantastic! £3795. Tel: Dustin, 07817842443. A271/020

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Alfa Romeo 156 Lusso 1.6 Twin Spark.Registered March 2003, currently onSORN, 99,774 miles, FSH, full red leatherinterior, pearlescent metallic grey, 16”alloy wheels, ABS brakes and switchabletraction control, dual zone digitalclimate control, heated front seats,cruise control, front fog lights, remotecentral locking and alarm, driver,passenger and side curtain airbags,electric windows, adjustable steeringcolumn,driver’s seat adjustment, CDauto changer/RDS stereo system,electrically adjustable door mirrors,60/40 folding rear seats, rear headrestsand 3x 3 point rear seat belts, headlamppower washer. Engine and clutchreplaced at Alfa dealer at 58,000 miles,engine paid for by Alfa Romeo UK, andfailure due to undetected oil leak. Nearlynew tyres, battery, radiator, thermostathousing, windscreen, windscreen wipers,gaiters for cv joint, suspension arm balljoint and steering rack in the last 18-24months, also brake fluid replaced andbrakes serviced. Intermittent airbagalarm and radio code problem, to run oruse for spares, £350. Tel: 01753 739465or 07900 662662 (Berks). A271/031

2008 Alfa Romeo 147 JTDM 16v 1.9Q2 Ducati Corse. 89,000 miles, white.Very nice example of this rare AlfaRomeo Ducati Corse, 6 speed manual,200hp, MOT Oct 2018, recently servicedMay 2018, Q2 diff, red brake calipers,rear spoiler, climate control, electricwindows, alarm, ABS, PAS, trip computer,cruise control, multi airbags, front fogs,£4250 ono. Tel: 07869 686956 (Reigate,Surrey). A271/029

Alfetta GTV. Silver, only 15,000 milesfrom new, excellent original condition,only 2 owners, owned by me since 1989.Tel: 01606 888470 (Cheshire). A271/026

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2002 Alfa Romeo 147 1.6 Lusso.93,000 miles, silver, 1 lady owner fromnew, full service history, good condition.AROC member, never missed a beat in16 years, 11 months’ MOT, £950 ono, callfor details and to arrange viewing. Tel:07971 650647 (Berkhamstead, Herts).A271/021

Alfa Romeo 159 JTDM Ti 2 litreSportwagon. White, 51,000 m, MOT 10months, excellent condition inside andout, 2011, £10,000 ono, only two ownersfrom new. Tel: 07816 335474 (Devon).A271/008

1995 Alfa Romeo 164 V6 Super 24v. In lovely condition inside and out, showingonly 56,000 miles and with 4 former owners, acquired by present owner in October2009. Metallic silver with blue velour interior, options include: automatictransmission, air conditioning, sunroof and alloy wheels. This has to be one of thebest available and very rare in this specification and condition with low mileage,£6995 ono. Tel: 07710 560731. A271/023


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Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6. 2005, 61,400 miles, red. Classic V6-engined Alfa Romeoswith low mileage and good service history are becoming harder to find, while the156 GTA is popular they are significantly more expensive than the 3.2 GTs on offer,are often higher mileage and harder driven. This example is unmolested and hashad all the pre-emptive servicing carried out, notably the cambelt and clutch.Benefits from lower rate of road tax than later cars. Owned by Phil Ward, founderof Auto Italia magazine, the car is fitted with 17-inch 156 GTA wheels and PirelliP-Zero tyres. Alfa Workshop and Autodelta service history, MOT Jan 2019, photosare available from the studio photoshoot. Recent service history: 49,372 cambeltand tensioner; 56,651 clutch; 57,601 service; 58,919 upper wishbones; 59,270quick shift gearchanger; 59,848 clutch master cylinder; 60,316 front discs andpads; 61,340 reg reverted to ‘MF05EZR’, £7995. Tel: 07870 563657. A271/024

Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon 1.9JTDm Ti. 136,000 miles, only two ownersbefore me, owned from 75,000 6 yearsago. Full black leather seats, servicehistory, comes with OBC, e/w, e/m, c/l,heated seats, 19-inch Alfa Ti wheels,Brembo brakes, service history includingcambelt changed in 2012, clutch andflywheel in 2015, wheel bearings andrear springs last month. MOT to October2018, good condition inside and out,pampered but in a good way! Tel: Chris,07794 416395 (West Sussex). A271/043

Alfa 166 2.0 Twin Spark face liftmodel. 2005, 55-plate, metallic greywith black full electric leather interior,104,000 miles with extensive servicehistory by Alfa specialist, just had newtiming belt and water pump changed aswell as head gasket and full service.Sienna alloys with good quality tyresfitted, tastefully up graded throughoutthe years, stainless steel rearRagazzone tail pipe (this is not a sportsone but fully free flow), Bilstein shockersall around. Car is in great condition insideand out, bodywork has 4 very smallmarks, car has been garaged most of itslife. If driven hard in reverse it clicks outat times, only started since thefrosty/snowy weather in February. Willcome with new MOT, everything works inthe car and drives very well, goodcomfortable car. £3200. Tel: 07774672757. A271/042

1996 GTV TS Lusso. 112,500 miles, MOT05.12.18, large history file, cambelt andtensioners replaced December 2014 at102,000 miles, recent new Varta batteryand exhaust front downpipe, Dunloptyres, black leather interior, drives verywell, call for details, £650. Tel: Flavio,07854 932595 (Orpington, Kent).A271/040

Alfa GTV Coupe 2.0 T-Spark.Collectible classic!! 1998 Phase 1, only94,000 miles, beautiful metallic AtolloBlue, black cloth interior, MOT’d til April2019. Amazing condition, recently spent around £1000. Tel: Nick, 07989608491. Email: [email protected]/039

2010 Alfa Romeo Brera 1750 TBI.59,500 miles, red with black leather, oneof only 62 RHD with this engine, 200bhpTurbo. MOT Nov 2018, 2 owners, FSH,extras include Graphite Prodrive wheels18" with Pirelli tyres, panoramic roof,Ascari tuning exhaust. Would considerone in p/x, £10,995. Text: Phil, 07772 785927. Email:[email protected] (located nearDover, Kent). A271/047

1995 Alfa Romeo ES-30 RZ. 16,500miles, yellow with black interior. MOT'dto June 2018, rare car in excellentcondition. Serial no 211 of a productionrun of 278, £70,000 ono. Tel: DavidWeavers, 01502 569698. A271/046

1998 Alfa Romeo Spider T Spark 16VSpider. 58,396 miles, silver, MOT untilMarch 2019, 2 former keepers. Bought in2010 complete with all manuals, severalyears' old MOTs, recentlyrecommissioned, cheap summer fun,£975 ono. Tel: 07576 368975. A271/045

2002 Alfa Romeo GTV Cup no 133.87,400 miles, red, reluctant sale due tomedical reasons, recent majorexpenditure on suspension, driveshaftsand brakes. Must be seen to appreciate,£9500 ovno. Tel: Ian, 07432 503045(Cheshire). A271/019


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Lancia Fulvia 1.6 HF S2 Coupe, 1972.Hard to find an RHD 1.6 HF in suchstraight and original condition. 117,000miles, History back to 1978. Restoredand repainted once (1989-90), retains allits original components. Used by theprevious owner of 10 years for lightclassic rallies and European tours. Onthe button, ultra reliable, fitted withupgrades (Koni shocks, Facet fuel pump,Lumenition electronic ignitition etc). Correctly restored Mag wheels. Fullyserviced with much recent work done,MOT to 3/19, £29,500, please email:[email protected] for full details and photo file. A271/053

Lancia Appia SIII Berlina. Smart bodyand grey cloth interior, new Michelin X allround, new exhaust, battery andrefurbed brakes, Italian LHD import nowUK registered and ready to go, £10,750.Tel: 07798 797262. A271/052

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Fiat Abarth 595 1.4 T-JetCompetizione. 2015/65, Cordola Red,24K, FSH, one owner, black Sabelt halfleather/Alcantara Sports seats, veryhigh spec and immaculate inside andout, £12,500. Tel: 07940 231000(Suffolk). A271/050

2009 Maserati Quattroporte V 4.7S.Immaculate and low mileageQuattroporte for sale - near offersconsidered. I have decided to sell mybeautiful and immaculate 2009Quattroporte 4.7S, it has done only16,000 miles from new. It is in therelatively rare and lovely BordeauxPontevecchio, and has an Avorio leatherinterior with Bordeaux piping and Avoriostitching, the car has 20-inch SportDesign alloy wheels, Nero brake calipers,GTS grille, mahogany wood interior trim,trip computer, active suspension, multi-zone climate control, electric seats withdriver memory, front and rear parkdistance control, Xenon headlamps,electro-chromatic rear view mirror, rainsensitive wipers, Nero headlining andelectric sunroof. The car has a fullservice history (main dealer andMaserati specialist independent),£30,950. Email: [email protected]/012

2006 Maserati 4200 F1 with allGrandsport updates. A really excellentmodern classic Maserati supercar, withstyle and Ferrari engineering additions tothe already fabulous package,presented in gleaming metallic black(Nero Carbonio) with mint oyster leatherand benefits from later edition ofCambiocorsa software, plus carbonclutch and late skyhook suspension,electronic software. 400bhp Grandsportengine management, Larini sportsexhaust that sounds amazing, 20-inalloys, new style aluminium centreconsole, mint condition leather and allswitch plastics, full navigation, climate,sound system, Xenons, alarm, fullelectric heated seats with memory.Absolutely rust free as spent most of itslife in Greece, Waxoyled for extraprotection, maintained regardless ofcost with all original books, 2 sets ofkeys, alarms and receipts, manual booksall present, an undervalued option of agreat GT classic. At the moment car inAthens, Greece, just had its summeryearly service at 86,000 miles, all milesonly on intercontinental European veryenjoyable trouble free motorway cruises,hospitality is included and assistancewith transport is provided if needed,£24,995. Tel: Andreas, 0030 6938132311 (Greece). A271/002

2002 Maserati 3200GT. A superb andvery low mileage example of this classicdesign and one of the last 3.2L TurboV8s with the boomerang rear lights tobe produced before it was dumbed downto meet American regulations, finishedin Blu Nettuno with blue leather interior,this car has covered only 32,400 milesand has been in my ownership for 12years, having had one owner prior tothat following registration by thedealership. The 3200GT is starting toappreciate in value and being a 2002model, this example benefits from thesignificant modifications to the enginemanagement, steering and suspensionintroduced in 2001 to improvedriveability and handling. The car hasonly been driven during the summermonths, has always been garaged and isWaxoyl sprayed underneath, the carpetsand upholstery are unmarked, as well asthe usual very comprehensive standardlist of accessories it has electricmemory seats, Becker in-carentertainment and is fitted with aTracker (not currently registered), it hasnew tyres, new front discs and stainlesssteel rear exhaust boxes, the cambeltswere replaced 2000 miles ago, £19,450.Tel: 01480 464553. Email:[email protected]. A271/013

2000 Maserati 3200GT Nero. Previousinjuries forces sale of beautiful car,Maserati 3200GT Nero with grey interior(odometer 59,399 miles). Jerseyregistered car on 02/03/2000, firstregistered in UK 01/05/2002, ownedsince 01/12/2005. Regretfully I find thisdifficult to drive now as a result of oldsporting injuries forcing sale, under 1000miles per year for the past 5 years!Extensive history, very recent MOT(18/04), classic and very desirableMaserati Nero paintwork with beautifullight grey colour interior. Stainless steelsports exhaust (amazing V8 sound),upgraded Alpine Bluetooth stereo withhands free phone, battery isolationswitch, (very desirable plate by separatenegotiation), £16,250. Tel: 01494723743. Email: [email protected]/011

2007 Maserati GranSport Coupe.Immaculate condition, mileage 24,600,regularly serviced by Autoshield, MOT toMay 2019. As well as the regularGranSport features it also includescruise control, spare wheel, new tyres allround, new clutch. Owned since 2014and only two owners from new,Anniversary Blue with black leatherinterior, £39,500. Tel: 01244 674439.Email: [email protected]. A271/010

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Fiat Mk1 Punto Sporting 1998. 83K,just serviced and MOT’d 1 year, solid carunderneath just with some minorcosmetic blemishes, £850. Contact:07748 094452 for info. A271/049

Alfa 166 2.0 Ti Twin Spark (2004)Facelift model. Metallic grey with full Tiblack leather interior and 18-inch Tialloys, 161,000 miles with extensiveservice history and receipts, includingAlfa specialist engine refurbishment at85,000 miles and most recent cam beltand water pump changed at 131,000miles. I have owned this Alfa for 10 yearsand it is in very good running order withan MOT until June 2019, £1750 ono. Tel:John, 07900 276639. Email:[email protected](Bedfordshire). A271/003

Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon 1.9 JTdM-jet. 2004, in grey metallic, 125,000,MOT till Dec ‘18, black leather interior,FSH, undersealed, a few minor faults butdrives well, £700 ono. Email:[email protected]. A271/041

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1750TBIm240 TCT Veloce. Alfa Black, oneprivate AROC owner from new (March2017). Showroom condition, less than6000 miles and just serviced, priceincludes voucher for the next two maindealer services, but not the privateplate, £18,950. Tel: Kevin, 07712 619389.Email: [email protected] (Coventryarea). A271/048

2005 Alfa Romeo GT 3.2 V6. 53,000miles, rare Dijon Blue metallic, greyleather interior, new Autodelta exhaustsystem, Quaife LSD, top end enginerebuild and powder coated, 1 previousowner, MOT and FSH. This car wants fornothing and is one of the best examplesin the UK, £10,500 ono, bought viaAutolusso, sale due to purchase of newGiulia. Tel: Iain, 07969 998078. Email:[email protected]. A271/044


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Fiat Strada Abarth parts for sale.Front grille, tailgate, rear lenses andsome other items, open to sensibleoffers, call Martin after 19.30 please. Tel: 07941 851991 (Essex).A271/005Spares: Fiat 1500 cabriolet. Variety of used parts includingdistributor, starter motor, rhd steeringbox and many other smaller items,offers. Tel: 01684 892906. A271/032

Alfa Romeo 156 spares. 1 set genuineAlfa Romeo grey mats; 1 woodensteering wheel; 4 alloy spoke wheelswith nearly new Avon tyres, 17-inch;front bumper; 1 17-inch 16 spoke alloywheel with nearly new Goodyear tyre; 1CD car radio, all cheap. Tel: 01634387380 (Kent). A271/033Classic parts for sale. Shamal:stainless steel sports exhaust systemcomplete with engine chip, made byMaserati specialist Amendola ofModena. 1 pair front side/indicator lightscomplete good condition. Ghibli 19684.7: 1 knock-on Campagnola wheel; 1knock-on splined wheel centre; 1 knock-on R/H front wheel hub; a pair of originalrear brake discs; good set of rear brakepads; pair of rear side windows withchrome surrounds; LHS door glass; rearanti roll bar; track rod with good balljoints; steering box not power; heatertap; heater blower unit; petrol filterbody; petrol flap. Khamsin: 1 stainlessmain mid silencer almost new; 1 originalMaserati mid main silencer, goodcondition no rust. Bora: 1 new clutchmaster cylinder still in box; 1 nearly newclutch slave cylinder; 1 new brakemaster cylinder seal; 1 new water pumpseal. For further details of any of theparts listed please contact JohnBetteridge on 01993 898431. Email:[email protected]/014Genuine Alfa Romeo Giulia 19” darkalloy wheels from a Giulia Quadrifoglio,set of 4 with tyres that have coveredjust 52 miles! Boxed, packaged andready to be fitted, £9995. Tel: 07940231000 (Suffolk). A271/034

Owner’s handbooks. Alfa 75, S4 Spider,33 1.5 carb, 1.7, ie and Sportwagon,early 164, Fiat 2.0 20v Coupe, LanciaThema. Also assorted showroomposters. Tel: Alan, 01635 202521.A271/006Auto Italia magazines. From number 1March 1995 to number 95 July 2004, allin very good condition, offers to KeithWalker. Tel: 01903 244015. Email:[email protected] (WestSussex). A271/035Alfa Romeo Owner’s Club magazines.1973 to 2017. Email:[email protected]. A271/036

Car wanted: Espada S3 LHD, also Miuratype wheels kit. Swap4 Mercedes 230TE1988 69,000ml, auto, alloys, many newparts inc autobox, batt, exhaust, brakesetc, and pro camera items, collection,and wildlife items, and/or Snap-On toolsand collection. Tel: 01277 200530. Email:[email protected]. A271/037Misc wanted. Anything Lamborghini, carmags any language, swap4 GT40 booksand mag article collection, rare USAtrucks, cars, books, mags and postersetc, bike books, mags and articles,badges etc. Tel: 01277 200530. Email:[email protected]. A271/038

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Unique pieces of original art work.Ferrari mosaic shield size 595mm high x425mm wide, and sign size 1025mmlong x 312mm high, these pieces of artwork are made up of pieces of tilesmounted on a wood background, edgedin black, £650 ono, shipping extra. Tel:07564 637636. A271/055

Ferrari 512BBi complete brand new rearclip for sale, £3000. Will need lower edgerepair, hinge bar has been removed butalso included is old item for pattern, alsocomposite bumper bar exhaustsurround. Tel: Les, 07950 962716. Email:[email protected]. A271/054

Ferrari brochures and books from anenthusiast’s collection. Excellentcondition, need more space, so open tooffers, photo only shows a smallselection. Please email for full list to:[email protected]. A271/025

Fiat Coupe 2.0L 20V Turbo 1998model, complete fuel tank andelectronic pump for sale, £100. Tel:07935 830055. Email:[email protected](Carmarthenshire). A271/004

Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio Alfa Corsecloverleaf rear badge, size 65mm,enamel finish, £30. Tel: 020 8399 7541(Surrey). A271/009


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TZ1&1/2 62TZ1 179TZ2 135TZ3 185Montreal v Dino v Citroen SM 14 Montreals 47 Montreal (Modified) 81 Montreal v Dino V Biturbo. 159 Montreal Buyers’ Guide. 174 Montreal V8 Engine Feature. 187 Montreal Group 4 Autodelta. 263 1900 Matta Jeep 471900 Matta Jeep 1261900 Matta Jeep ‘AR51’ 2462300 RIO 106Alfa 90 and Alfa 6 62Alfa 90 and Alfa 6 162Alfa 90 102Alfa 6 97Junior Zagato 128B.A.T 11 Bertone 146Gransport Quattroruote 241Berlinas 48Alfa Saloons: Giulietta, Giulia Super,90, Alfetta, 2000 Berlina 16Giulia Super Dutch Trofeo 35Giulia Super “Carabinieri” 129Giulia Ti Super Racer 98Giulia Super 34Giulia Super,TI & Nuova Super 76Giulia TI Super (Factory car) 196Giulia Coupes 82Giulia Dossier (105) 235Bertone GTV 36Giulia Sprint GT Tripletest 65Giulia 105 Series 3 car test 208Giulia (105) GTC 53GTAm/BMW 2002 Replicas 25GTAm 1750 39GTAm Turbo (Giordanelli) 44 GTAm 1300 Peter Crutch 55GTA (Track Test) 70GTA vs Lotus Cortina 77GTA (Tipler) 159GTA 105 through to 155 197GTA 105 Giulia Sprint GT 203GTA-R 290 (Alfaholics) 252GT Junior/Fulvia/124 Coupe 147GT Junior with 75 Engine 247Spider Duetto/ S3 vs Fiat 124. 116Junior Zagato 45 Giulia Spider (105 Prototype) 121Alfa Spider 105 (Time Machine) 193Alfa Spider 105 series 11Alfa Spider Group test 79Alfa Spider Group test S4/916/Brera Spider 186Alfa Spider (Unleaded conv) 25Alfa F1 179 vs Tornado etc 28Alfa INDY car 207Alfasuds 42/72Alfasud (Golden Oldie) 110Alfasud V6 Alitalia (Colvil) 150Alfasud 7 car test 151Alfasud Engine Feature 177Alfasud Trofeo 219Alfasud 1.2 Ti 226Alfasud Buyers’ Guide 259Alfasud - Giugiaro 265Sudsprint (Time Machine) 185Sudsprint Buyers’ Guide 37 Sudsprint Racer (Lewis) 86 Sudsprint 3 car test 138 33 Buyers’ Guide 2833 AKK Motorsport 3833 Turbo Alfa Aid 4133 Buyers’ Guide 11133 P4 (Time Machine) 173Classic Saloons: Giulia Super 1.6 /2000 Berlina / Alfetta 1.8 / Giulietta 2.0 188Giulietta Turbo 123Giulietta (Time Machine) 171Alfetta 2.0 Saloon 231Alfetta GTV 2.0 Racer 115Alfetta GT/GTVs 14Alfetta GT/GTVs 41

6C 1750 189 6C 1750 225 6C 2300 Replica 756C 2300 Aerospider 2016C 2300 Mussolini 1276C 2500 Freccia d’Oro 50 6C 2500 by Castanga 1346C 2500B Mille Miglia 155 6C 2500S 156 6C 2500S 229 6C 2500SS 187 6C 2500 Competizione 243 Nardi-Danese 6C2500 318C 2300 Tim Birkin 278C 2300 (Spitzley) 56 8C 2300 244 2900A 838C 2900B 258C 2900B Le Mans 2678C 2900B Spider 2488C 2600 at Spa 1148C 2600 Simon Moore 1428C Tipo B/Montreal/8C Comp 1498C 2300 v 8C Competizione. 1638C Engine Feature 1518C Tipo B ‘P3’ 253Alfetta 159 meets Maserati 8CL 14Alfetta 159 24Alfetta 159 Track Test 87Alfetta 12C 101Bimotore 95Clemar Bucci 2500SS 19 1900CSS 15 Tipo 33 Stradale 40Tipo 33 Stradale 164Tipo 33/3 56Tipo 33/3 111Tipo 33/3 188Tipo 33/2 194Tipo 33 Daytona 109Tipo 33 TT12 113Tipo 33 TT12 258Tipo 33 Concepts 124Tipo 33 Elvio Deganello 2041900SS Ghia Coupe 221900 SSZ 801900 SSZ ‘Lopresto’ 2171900 Golden Oldie 1151900 C SS 151900C SS BOANO 1955 2661900 SS 1761900 Ti (Pininfarina) 2021900 Disco Volante 641900 Disco Volante 2301900 Pinin Farina x 2 2362000 Sportiva 1252000 Sprint 212Alfa Twincam engine feature. 137Alfa Twinspark engine feature. 1451750 GT Prototipo 132Giulia Sprint Veloce Zagato 36Giulia Sprint Veloce Zagato 195Giulietta Sprint Veloce ‘Goccia” 94Giulietta Sprint Veloce v GT Q2 147Giulietta Sprint Barn Finds. 223Giulietta Sprint Bertone. 228Giulietta Sprint Zagato 50Giulietta Spider 28Giulietta 50th Birthday 97Giulietta Ti 233SZ Coda Tronca 268LDS Formula One 69Giulietta SS 205Giulia SS 18Giulia SS 140Giulia Spider (B&W) 167Giulia Spider (Concours) 253Giulia Spider Veloce Racer 259Giulia or Giulietta? 242600 Sprint 16 2600 Spiders 51 2600 Spider v Lancia Flaminia. 2552600 SZ 56 TI Supers 38Disco Volante 2012 198Canguro 205TZ2 1966 43

ABARTHAllemano 2400 and 2200 19Abarths at Monza 1998 19Abarths at Silver Flag 85Radbourne Abarth 1300 21595SS 118600s 29600s 82750 Zagato Dubble Bubble. 60750 Zagato Record Monza. 196750 Zagato Record Monza + 750Zagato Dubble Bubble. 258850 Allemano Spider 50Abarth 1000 SP 37Abarth 2000 SP 165Abarth 2000 SP 250Abarth Osella PA1 30Abarth Osella PA2 89Abarth Osella PA2 Nordschleife 144Abarth 1300 OT 43Abarth OT 1300 93Abarth Simca 1050 Corsa. 222Abarth Simca 1300 119Abarth Simca 1300 OT 143204A Cisitalia Abarth 199205A 220207A Boano 481000 Bialbero 501000 TCR 1061000 TC 1451000 TC 2641000 TC v 600 Modified 238Abarth Tipo 139 197Abarth Tipo 140 2011500S 2172200 Allemano Spider 147850, 1000 OTR 551000 Berlina Corsa /Abarth Simca2000 / 500 Esse Esse 167750 GT Zagato / 500 Trofeo / 124Stadale / 1000TC (VBH) 168850TC Nürburgring 103850 Allemano 58OT 1600 (rep) 235Scorpione Corsa Prototipo 141Lombardi Grand Prix 265Abarths at Monza 58Autobianchi A112 Abarth 75Autobianchi A112 Abarth 170Autobianchi A112 Abarth 217Ritmo (Alitalia) 90Ritmo Group 2 229Formula Italia 90Formula Abarth 033 138124 Abarth Rally 67124 Abarth Grp 4 Rally x2 73124 Abarths x3 145124 Abarth Rally 196124 Abarth Rally Group 4 214124 Abarth Rally Targa Florio 257124 Abarth/Fulvia/Alpine 32 Polish/124 Group 4 Abarth 38San Remo Rally 124 Abarth 47131 Abarths x3 178131 Abarth Stradale 43 131 Abarth 53 131 Abarth/Integrale/Coupe 58 131 Abarth Alitalia 68 131 Abarth (San Remo) 81131 Prototypes 215

131 Abarth Diesel 231131 Stradale v Group 2 251X1/9 Prototipo 130Abarth Rally Range 2004Panda/Stilo/S1600 96Panda Rally EVO 2007 136Stilo WRGB 2005 101Stilo WRGB 2006 129Stilo Trofeo Abarth 193Grande Punto S1600 183Grande Punto S2000 134Grande Punto S2000 253Grande Punto Italy launch 138Grande Punto Abarth Sanremo. 141Grande Punto Abarth Belgium. 143Grande Punto Abarth SS UK. 149Grande Punto Abarth SS. 162Grande Punto Abarth v 130TC. 158Grande Punto Abarth v Mito. 171Grande Punto Abarth v Mito CL. 177Grande Punto Abarth EVO. 173Grande Punto Abarth Guide. 267500C Abarth 173500C Abarth/Punto Abarth EVO. 175Abarth Grande Punto EVO. 197Abarth Punto EVO Scorpione. 224500 Abarth 2008 Italy launch. 148500 Abarth 2008 UK launch. 156500 Abarth Trofeo Brands (VBH). 166500 Abarth Trofeo Cadwell. 170500 Abarth Trofeo GB Race 1. 171500 Abarth Trofeo GB (CBH). 175500 Abarth Trofeo GB Roundup. 181500 Abarth (Forge) 179500 Abarth SS Hillclimb UK 182500 Abarth ‘Polizia’ 204500 Buyers’ Guide 218Abarth 595 by Oakley Design. 213Abarth 595 by Oakley/TMC. 218Abarth 595 New V Old. 216Abarth 695 Biposto. 229Abarth 695 New V Old. 251Abarth Classics at Franciacorte. 181Abarth Classics at Franciacorte. 191Abarths 124 MY2017 248Abarths 124 R-GT v Ex-works 124 Group 4 259Abarth Classiche 255Abarth MY2017 range test 257Abarth 124 Spider 265Abarth 124 GT 268

ALFA ROMEO100 Years of Alfa Romeo. Pt1 167100 Years of Alfa Romeo. Pt2. 168 100 Years of Alfa Romeo. Pt3. 169 100 Years of Alfa Romeo. Pt4. 170 Autodelta 209 Autodelta at 50 GTA/TZ1 test 214 Alfa Romeo prototypes (TZ3) 171 Alfa Romeo Commercials 192 Alfa Romeo at Balocco P3/1300GTA/155DTM/Disco Volante 173 SE048 (Group C racer) 106 G1 264 RLSS 49 RL 2136C 1750 38 6C 1750SS 117 6C 1750SS (1929 Mille Miglia). 226

Alfetta GT 3 car test 95Alfetta GT Racers 3 car test 266Alfetta GTV6 + integrale ‘Ring 101Alfetta Turbodelta 107Alfetta GTV6 (Ron Simons) 135Alfetta Review 232Giulietta, Giulia Super, 2000 Berlina, Alfetta, Alfa 90 16Alfetta / Autodelta 198 Alfetta Turbodelta v 75 Turbo EVO v 155 Q4 237Alfetta GTS 270Alfetta Buyers’ Guide ‘72-’84 266GTV6 Readers View 31GTV6 “Rare” 550bhp 52GTV6 (Lindsay) 66GTV6 South Africa 126GTV6 /33/156 Club Racers 133GTV6 2.5 V6 (Time Machine) 176GTV6 Buyers’ Guide 178GTV6 3 car test (Jupe) 210GTV6 v SZ v GTV (916) 238GTV6 3.0 V6 24975 Driver’s Choice 275 Owners View x 2 1975 ‘Progetto Cinque’ 2275 1.8, Tipo, Dedra 2575 Turbo Evo Presley’s Car 36 75 AROC Enzo’s car “Rare” 48 75 Turbo Humphrey’s car 58 75 Turbo Road car 58 75 Classic Choice 84 75 At the ‘Ring (Ron Simons) 93 75 3.0 V6 twin test (EMC) 13975 3.0 V6 vs 3.5 GTV6 15775 Buyers’ Guide 16775 Turbo IMSA (Arese) 17575 V6 Twin Test (Jupe) 21975 3 car Test 23975 3.0 v Giulietta V6(Jupe) 26275 VS GTV 3.0 VS Giulietta 26675 3.2 24V Track Day (Porter) 266 Alfa SZ + Zagato Story 13Alfa RZ vs 3.0 Spider 26Alfa SZ/RZ Guide 41Alfa SZ 3 car test 100Alfa SZ 24v Supercharged 136Alfa SZ Buyers’ Guide 167Alfa SZ (Time Machine) 191Alfa SZ vs Stelvio (Zagato). 198Alfa SZ VS RZ 266145 1.7 16v 2145 CL vs BMW 318Ti 12145 1.8TS 19146 145 Team Cars 116146 + 145 Buyers’ Guide 103145 Cloverleaf/Bravo HGT 42145 Cloverleaf/Bravo HGT 180145 CL Fleet report 54145 vs 33 vs Mito 160145 Buyers’ Guide 198145 Turbo by Autodelta 249146 1.6 Junior 32146 Ti vs Audi A3 30146 2.0 Racer 76147 Pre-launch test 51147 Italy launch 55147 5-door + 2.0 Manual 59147 Selespeed vs BMW 316 63147 5-door 1.6 + 2.0 68147 GTA 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 132

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147 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 24155 Buyers’ Guide 68155 Buyers’ Guide 201155 Q4/Dedra Integrale 32155 4 car group test 150155 / 156 / 159 Saloons 183155 BTCC 231155 DTM Drive at Goodwood 260164 3.0 V6 v Thema 16v Turbo 17 164 Twin Spark 22164 Guide 49164 Racer (Soper) 78164 Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 105164 bimotore 107164 Procar 142164 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 1424v V6 GTV 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. 153GTV Cup 39GTV Cup (Road Car) 65GTV Cup v Fiat 20v Turbo 224GTV (Autodelta) 50GTV LMA/AROC Racers 85GTV6 LMA Racer (Soper) 112GTV6 3.2 V6 in Italy 90GTV6 (916 V6 + 2.0TS facelift) 92GTV (916 Buying Advice). 96GTV (916 Buying Advice). 143GTV (916 3.0 Team Cars) 119GTV (3.0 Supercharged) 122GTV6 3.2 Buyers’ Guide 152GTV6 v integrale v Coupe 20vT 155GTV6 916 Series Group Test 244155 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 Auto / GT /156 GTA 240166 News pages 24166 International Launch 27166 UK Launch 32166 3.0 V6 24v 37166 2.0 Twin Spark 49166 2.0 Twin Spark 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 141GT Q2 v Giulietta Sprint Veloce. 147GT Cloverleaf + 147 Ducati. 150GT 3 car test. 168GT Buyers’ Guide. 176GT 3.7 v 3.2. 233GT 3.2 v GTV v Coupe v 3200 265Brera (Ital Design Concept) 91Brera Italian launch 2005 113Brera / GT / 159 JTD-M 120Brera UK Launch 2006 119Brera Spider Launch Italy. 123Brera Spider Launch Morocco. 132Brera Spider J6 by Autodelta. 144Brera V6 Q4. 124Brera 2.2 at MBW. 130Brera Q Tronic. 133Brera S Prodrive. 146Brera S Buyers’ Guide. 165Brera 3.2 V6 Vs GTV6 3.2. 181Brera 3 car group test. 227159 (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 5 car group test 190Brera S Supercharged /GT 3.7/1593.2. Autodelta (UK) 1668c Competizione 139

8c Competizione Spider 1618c Disco Volante Spyder 248Alfa Range Test 2008 1404x4 33,155,159,164,Brera. 256Alfa Cloverleaf 5 car test 178MiTo Italian launch 147MiTo UK launch 155MiTo M430 by Marangoni 155MiTo Multiair 164MiTo Multiair Cloverleaf 171MiTo 1.4 TB vs Abarth Punto 171Mito CL vs Grande Punto Abarth. 177Mito Buyers’ Guide. 189Mito Carbonio (Monzasport). 191Mito 5 car group test. 193Mito 5 car group test. 257Mito TwinAir. 200Alfa Giulietta Italian Launch. 170Alfa Giulietta UK Launch. 175Alfa Giulietta + Mito MY2014. 215Giulietta Marangoni G430 183Giulietta TCT Launch 194Giulietta TCT 196Giulietta 3 car group test 197Giulietta Buyers’ Guide 216Giulietta + Mito QV 223Giulietta + Mito QV 229Giulietta Sprint New and Old 227Giulietta 4 car test (mod) 2634C 184/211/214/2204C (Jamie Porter) 2304C Modified (Jamie Porter) 2464C v 8C 2234C SBK 2364C Spider (News) 2294C Spider 2344C Spider RHD 2414C Spider Buyers’ Guide 265Club Racers 2012 200Club Racers 2015 234Alfa Museum Revival 2014. 229Alfa Museum Visit 2017. 262Alfa Buyers’ Guide Special Issue.Giulietta, Mito, Brera, 159Ti, 147, GT, 156 GTA, 156 Ti,GTV 3.2, 166, SZ. 229Alfa Buyers’ Guide Classics Special Issue. 1750 GTV,Montreal, GTV6, 75, 155, GTV 916,147 GTA, 156 GTA, 242Giulia Special. 101/750 Series, 105Berlina, SS, 105 Bertone, GTA, TZ1,TZ2, MY2017 Giulia QV 254Giulia 2015 Museum Launch 235Giulia 2015 Balocco Test 245Giulia Super 248Giulia 2016 UK Drive 255Giulia 2017 Veloce 259Giulia 2017 QV by Celtic Tuning 260Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce RHD 261Stelvio Italian Pre-Launch. 254Stelvio Italian Launch. 256Stelvio UK Launch. 262Stelvio Quadrifolgio. 264Stelvio Quadrifoglio. 268Police Cars last 60 years. 258Alfa Romeo F12 van 261Alfa Romeo F1 group test 270

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

DE TOMASOMangusta 78Vallelunga 20Vallelunga 113Deauville 98Deauville (2011) 183King Cobra 136Pantera Racer 10 Racing Pantera vs Testarossa 26Pantera Racers 41 Pantera owners view 44

Pantera Restoration 68Pantera Si 100Pantera 228Guara 28 Guara Spider 40 Guara Coupe 60 Guara Barchetta 60 Guara Switzerland 103Mangusta/Qvale 47Mangusta/Pantera/Guara. 164Mangusta (Ex Freddy Moss). 202Longchamp vs Kyalami 64Factory Collection 72De Tomaso Prototypes 261

FERRARIAuto Avio 815 208125 S 266Ferrari V12 Engine Feature 150Supersqualo 24Ferrari 246 vs 250F 172196S (rep) 91 195 + 196 21 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. 216340 America 10340 America 45340 America 158340 / 375 MM Ch.0320 207335 S Ch.0674 241500 Mondial 12 500 Mondial 239 250 California/Mistral 30250 California Guide 47 250 California Spyder 128 250 California Spyder x 2 148 250 California Concours Winner 215 250 GT Boano 34250 GT Boano x 3 243250 GT prototypes 2250 GT/GTO 92250 Europa Ch.0313 238Dino 246 Tasman 174Dino 246S 60Dino 246S Ch.0784 144250 GT Pininfarina Coupe 38250 GT Pininfarina (Bowtie) 270250 GT Pininfarina Collectors’ Guide 255250 GT Cabriolet 220250 GT Drogo 69250 GT Nembo Spider. 137250 GTE 101250 GTE Collectors’ Guide 263250 MM Mille Miglia 2010 174 250 SWB replica 52 250 SWB Stirling Moss 56 250 SWB at Spa 104 250 SWB Ch.2335 238 250 GT Sperimentale Ch.2653 20 250 GT TDF Ch.1309 14 250 GT TDF 151 250 GT TDF Ch.0585 (Disney). 227 250 GT Lusso (Fyshe) 42 250 GT Lusso 94 250 GT Lusso 97 250 GT Lusso (4.0) 121 250 GT Lusso Concours Winner 193 250 GT Lusso Ch.4713 264 250 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 220

290 MM Ch.0626 170290 MM Ch.0626(News) 239410 S 32 410 Superamerica Ch.0671S 193 410 Carrera Messicana Ch.0594 199 268 SP Ch.0798 17330 P 124330 P Ch.0818 230330 LMB track test 24330 LMB 232330 GTO at Monza 67 250 GTO/Daytona Replicas 12 250 GTO (#3505GT) 16 250 GTO vs Jag E-Type 37 250 GTO vs 250 LM (Nord) 102250 GTO Goodwood Revival ‘09 165250 GTO Ch.4675 169250 GTO x 2 200250 GTO (#3505GT) 231 250 GTO (#3387GT) 252 250 LM 27 250 LM 84250 LM 110250 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 130275 GTB/4 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 258365P 64375 Plus Ch.0384 105375 Plus 218375 Ch.0388 181375 MM Ch.0490 182375 S Ch.0030 232330 TR Ch.0808 131330 & 365GTC 31330 GTS & 330 GTC 140330 GTC 231330 GTC Collectors’ Guide 253365 GTS 85365 GT 2+2 Bora vs Jensen 35 365 GT 2+2 Collectors’ Guide 270365 GTC4 vs Espada 36Pinin (Four door) 144Daytona Spider 36 Daytona Spider by Straman 250 Daytona Group 5 107Daytona by Michelotti 146Daytona vs Ferrari 599 150Daytona ‘Pozzi’ V Road Car. 236Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona 261NART Panther. 256246 Racer (Goodwood T Dron) 88246 GT/GTS 11246 GT 48246 GT vs Stratos 81246 GT Buyers’ Guide 163246 GT Buyers’ Guide 238246 GT Classiche Feature 205246 GT/GTS Collectors’ Guide. 252246 GT/GTS 237Dino V6 Engine Feature 180

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246 Dino vs Urraco vs Merak. 190246 Dino vs Lancia Stratos. 265312 P 63 312 F1 30 312 T5 66 312 T3 80312 B3 “Spazzaneve” 129312 B2 F1 149330 P4 Can Am 161330 P4 Ch.0858 218P3/4 54P3 at Spa 118712 Can-AM 76712 Can-AM 254512 M ‘Sunoco’ 13512 M ‘Tergal’ Ch.1002 246512 S 55512 S/M 712 228512 S vs Porsche 917 163512 BBLM 40 512 BBLM 155 365 Boxer vs Bora 4.7 78512 Boxer 23 512 BBi Buyers’ Guide 62 512 BB Buyers’ Guide 236512 BBi v Pantera v Bora. 154512 BB 114 512 BB 254 500 Superfast 228 365 GT4 BB Buyers’ Guide 179 365 GT4 BB Buyers’ Guide 179 365 GT4 GT4 Targa (Eastwood) 267 512 Testarossa Reader’s Car 209 Ferrari V8 Engine Feature 157308 GT4 18 308 GT4 26308 GT4 vs Merak SS 50308 GT4 vs Urraco vs Merak 149308 GT4 LM (NART) 194308 Buyers’ Guide 43308 GT4 Buyers’ Guide 219308 GT4 Buyers’ Guide 234308 GTB/GTS Buyers’ Guid. 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 266328 GTS v Porsche 911 19328 and 348 Buyers’ Guide 46328 Buyers’ Guide 147328 Buyers’ Guide 231328, 348, 355, 360 82348 GTC/GTS 32 348 Spider/Mondial 58348 tb+ts Buyers’ Guide 243400 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 197Mondial Buyers’ Guide 235Testarossa/Pantera (Racers) 26 Testarossa vs Countach 33 Testarossa Buyers’ Guide 244288 GTO Evoluzione 2 288 GTO Evoluzione (Nord) 89 288 GTO Evoluzione Track Test 105 288 GTO Evoluzione 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 F40 Michelotto 214 F40 LM 189

F40 Buyers’ Guide 247 F40 at 30 262 355 vs Cobra vs 200NSX 26 355/Diablo/ AR F1/Tornado 28 355 Spider F1 29355 Challenge car 54355 Challenge (Rockingham) 70355 + 360 by Imola Racing 90 355 / 360 / 430 V8s 115 355 Buyers’ Guide 154 355 Buyers’ Guide 232F355 Collectors’ Guide 268365 Iding (355) 20 456 GTA 14 456 M GT 25 456 Estate/Spider/FX 58456 M GT vs Daytona 66456 M GTA Buyers’ Guide 183 456 M GTA Buyers’ Guide 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 88612 Scaglietti (John Simister) 93612 Scaglietti 97612 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 18Ferrari at Le Mans 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 13Ferrari F1 18Ferrari F1 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 45360 Spider 52360 Spider (Digitec) 75360 Club Fiorano Test 59360 Spider (Hamann) 63360 Challenge Stradale 85360 Manual vs Ducati 999 88360 Bi-Kompressor (Novitec) 96360 Bi-Kompressor (Novitec). 100360 Racers x 2 104360 Modena (Manual v Gallardo) 182360 Modena Buyers’ Guide 240F430 99F430 Spider 106F430 Spider (Phil Ward) 119F430 by Novitec 116F430 Vs Gallardo SE 122F430 Challenge Corse Clienti 125F430 Whisky Trail 128F430 Bi-Kompressor (Novitec). 132

F430 Scuderia. 138F430 Scuderia. 153F430 GTC Team Modena. 156F430 Scuderia 16M. 164F430 Vicki Butler Henderson. 165F430/360/355/348/328. 205F430 Buyers’ Guide. 242Enzo 83Enzo 101Enzo vs Maserati MC12 158Ferrari/FIA GT Championship 03 87Ferrari Club Racers 208/355/360 94599 GTB Fiorano 120599 GTB Fiorano 142599 vs Daytona 150599 Drive Story 156599 HGTE 159599 HGTE 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 223California T 242California T HS 244Ferrari 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 by Pininfarina 60 years 203Ferrari by Bertone 221Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari 196Maranello Concessioniares 244FF 183/202FF by Oakley Design 219F12 Berlinetta 201/212/222F12 TDF 241LaFerrari 207/221LaFerrari vs Bugatti Veyron vs F35 Lightning 249488 GTB 237488 GTB v Huracán 247488 Spider 239488 Spider 251488 Pista 268488 Pista 270GTC4 Lusso 247GTC4 Lusso 267GTC4 Lusso T 25670 Years of Ferrari A-Z Pt1 25670 Years of Ferrari A-Z Pt2 25770 Years of Ferrari Top Racers 260812 Superfast 259V8 Buyers’ Guide:308GT4/GTB/328/348/Mondial/355/360 Modena 259Ferrari Portofino Italy Launch 266

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 98 514 Spider 1338V 37 8V 157 8V 2392800 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 259600 (Modified) 18600s 29600s (Modified) 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 Dino Coupe vs Spider 118Dino Coupe vs Spider 250Dino Spider / Biturbo/Montreal 159 Dino 2400 Buyers’ Guide 175Dino 2400 Buyers’ Guide 239Dino Coupe (Fuel Injected) 264124 Saloons 215124 Special 252Fiat Twin Cam Engine Feature. 149124 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 Coupes 52124 Coupe/GT Junior/Fulvia 1.3 147124 AC Coupe / 124 Spider 222Fiat 124 Sport Coupé AC/BC/CC 261125 49/95/220125 S 161125 Group 1 211125 Samantha 105125 Samantha Ireland 210Superchargers 124 and Argenta 30 Fiat the Seat Years 35 Seat Rally Years 42

127 Sport 1050cc 76 127 Group Test 129 Fiat 127 ‘Stradale’ (Restomod) 266Fiat 127 Rustica (Obscurati) 268128 Racer (Giovanni’s) 22 128 1100 CL Fleet report 45128 Golden Oldie 109128 Rally (Michael Ward) 110128 Rally 227128 Fleet report (M.Ward) 209128 5 car test 163128 3P Buyers’ Guide 177128 3P Montecarlo Historic 195128 MK1 4 door Restoration 248130 (Steve Berry) 108130 vs Gamma 151131 Mirafiori 15 131 Sport (Golden Oldie) 118 131 Mirafiori (Abarth by RSD) 227 132 + Argenta VX 127132 Flares by Michelotti 81The Collectors 124/500/128 39 X1/9 12 X1/9 Best Buy 33 X1/9 Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 106X1/9 23 X1/9 (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 Buyers’ Guide 157X1/9 (Time Machine) 181X1/9 VX (Modified) 202 X1/9 219 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 Modified Pandas (MK1) 20 Panda Buyers’ Guide 75 Panda MK1 (Time Machine) 172 Panda Nuova (launch) 86 Panda 2004 91 Panda in Dozza 94 Panda 1.2 97 Panda 4x4 MK1 Buyers’ Guide 185Panda 4x4 (2004) 99 Panda 4x4 (2005) 104Panda 4x4 Cross 224Panda 4x4 Cross (UK) 226Panda MK1 (Time Machine) 172 Panda MK1 4x4 (Time Machine) 192 Panda MK1 4x4 v MK v MK3 262 Panda Cross 4x4 / Monster 129 Panda 100hp Italy Launch 126 Panda 100hp UK 136 Panda 100hp 3 car test 213Panda 100hp v 500S 232Panda Buyer’s Guide 149 Panda Group Test 179 Panda 160hp (Turbo) 184 Panda MK3 Italian Launch 193 Panda MK3 UK Launch 195 Panda MK3 4x4 Italy 202 Panda TwinAir Rally Phil Young 205Panda MK3 4x4 UK 206 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 247Tipo, 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 12


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Cinquecentos (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 Punto Sporting MK1 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 Modified Punto GT Turbos 64 Punto Mk2 - Turin launch 37 Punto LS design 46Punto - Sicily launch 40 Punto Rally Super 1600 42Punto Rally Super 1600 56Punto Rally Super 1600 (Test) 78Punto HGT 45 Punto HGT (jtd) 2004 98 Punto HGT 2005 104Punto HGT Buyers’ Guide 166Punto HGT Fleet report (M.Ward) 210Punto Speedgear Launch 47 Punto Speedgear 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 Grande Punto Launch 112 Grande Punto UK Launch 116 Grande Punto Sporting (1.9). 117 Grande Punto Sporting Novitec 125 Grande Punto 120 Eleganza 123 Grande Punto T-Jet 141 Grande Punto 1.4 T-Jet + 1.9. 146 Grande Punto EVO. 165 Grande Punto EVO. (VBH) 168 Grande Punto Buyer’s Guide 184Grande Punto Buyer’s Guide 221Grande Punto TwinAir 195Grande Punto 3 car group test 201Coupe 20v/Turbo 13 Coupe 20v/Punto ELX 25 Coupe 20v Turbo LE 28 Coupe 16v Buyers’ Guide 30 Coupe 16v vs Integrale 68 Coupe 16v Turbo Prototype 259 Coupe/Honda/Pug 306 31Coupe 20v 39 Coupe 20v Turbo (Modified) 40 Coupe 20v Turbo Plus 43Coupe 20v Fleet report 45Coupe 20v Fleet report 143Coupe 20v Turbo Fleet report. 209Coupe Buyers’ Guide 48Coupe Buyers’ Guide (Soper) 109Coupe Buyers’ Guide 137Coupe x 3 Modified 126Coupe 20v Turbo 185bhp 55Coupe 20v Turbo Buyers’ Guide 153Coupe 20vT/GTV6/integrale 155Coupe 20v Turbo 3 x modified 200Coupe 20v Turbo v GTV Cup 224Coupe 20v Turbo 3 car test 242Postert Fiats 13Coupe + Barchetta by Novitec 19Coupe v 3200 v GT 3.2 v GTV 265Flying Fiats (Irish Racers) 113Barchetta Buyers’ Guide 22 Barchetta Buyers’ Guide 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 Bravo HGT 36Bravo HGT DC Cook 41 Bravo HGT vs Alfa 145 CL 42Bravo HGT vs Alfa 145 CL 180Brava 105 JTD 41 Brava 100 16v 53 Bravo 1.4 T-Jet (Launch 2007) 130Bravo (UK Launch 2007) 135Bravo 1.4 T-Jet (Launch 2008) 140Bravo 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 174500 TwinAir 178500 3 car test 174500 Buyers’ Guide 181 500 3 car test 214 500 4 car test 192 500L Launch (Turin) 198 500L Launch 207 500L Trekking 211 500L Trekking 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 233 500 MY2015 236 500 MY2015 237 500 Anniversario 260 Multipla + Vignale Gamine 130 Multipla 36 Multipla 44 Multipla Eco versions 45Multipla 1.9 JTD 50Multipla 1.9 JTD 66Multipla 1.9 JTD (Modified) 79Multipla Facelift 2004 96Multipla Facelift 2006 127Multipla Buyer’s Guide 113Multipla Buyer’s Guide 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 Stilo (Launch) 67 Stilo Multiwagon (Launch) 80 Stilo 1.8 16v 71 Stilo 1.9 JTD 72 Stilo 1.9 JTD (Modified) 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 Freemont 4x4 Cross 231124 Spider MY2016 240124 Spider MY2016 246124 Spider MY2016 UK 250124 Spider Spa Road Trip 270Tipo / Spider MY2016 245Tipo / Spider MY2016 UK 250Fullback 257

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

LAMBORGHINIMiura V12 Engine Feature 147Miura S (Twiggy) 18Miura (Shah of Iran) 39Miura (Giordanelli Rebuild) 106Miura (3 car test) 111Miura Jota (Piet Pulford) 120Miura P400 145350 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 vsHuracán Spyder 262LM002 133LM002 264Countach LP400 17Countach LP400 v LP560-4. 156Countach vs Testarossa 33Diablo SV 24Diablo/355/F1/ Tornado 28Diablo SVR Track Test 14Diablo GT/SV/SE30 42Diablo GT 46Diablo 6.0 VT 50Diablo GTR (Reiter Eng) 137Murcielago 63Murcielago 64Murcielago (Road Test) 72Murcielago (Track Test) 83Murcielago Vs Porsche 996 86Murcielago Roadster 106Murcielago Roadster (Batman). 117Murcielago LP640 121Murcielago LP640 vs Typhoon. 136

Murcielago R-GT (GT1 racer) 129Murcielago R-GT (GT1 racer) 142Murcielago LP670-SV 165Gallardo 81Gallardo (Track Test) 84Gallardo (Road Test Italy) 93Gallardo Police Car 108Gallardo Spyder 116Gallardo By Hamann 118Gallardo By IMSA 126Gallardo GT3 by Reiter Eng. 130Gallardo by Reiter Eng. 139Gallardo GT3 Adria Track test. 145Gallardo Superleggera 132Gallardo Superleggera 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. 159Gallardo Super Trofeo. 166Gallardo Balboni. 163Gallardo Spyder Performante. 194Gallardo 5-95 by Zagato. 26340 years of Lamborghini 83Countach/Diablo/ Murcielago. 135 4 car test: Urraco/Silhouette/Jalpa/Gallardo 94Jalpa vs Ferrari 308 GTS 162Aventador 185Aventador 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 207Huracán LP610-4 222Huracán LP610-4 236Huracán HM680-4 (Oakley) 230Huracán Spyder 242Huracán Performante 258Urus 264Urus 266

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 Lambda Airway 32Lambda 53Lambda 7th Series Torpedo 186Lambda 73 car test 211Dilambda S2 Carlton DHC 143Dilambda S2 Offord Cabriolet 184Lancia/Alfa Ghia Coupes 22Lancia Commercials 66Augusta 240Ardea 96Appia 36Appia Vignale 63Appia meets Ypsilon 113Appia Zagato 138Appia Furgoncino 180Appia Convertible 194Lancia Appia S1,2,3 261Aurelia V6 Engine Feature 148Aurelia 43Aurelia B20 Series 1 107Aurelia B20 Pichon Parat 125Aurelia B20 (S2+S3) 200Aurelia B20 Irish Racer 213Aurelia B20 ‘Outlaw’ TK 242Aurelia B24S 23 Aurelia B24 Spider 46Aurelia B24 Spider 127Aurelia B24 Spider

+ B52 Rosa d’Oro 154Aurelia B24S Convertible 87Aurelia GT 2500 Spider 190Aurelia B24 Spider + Flavia. 249Aprilia + Aurelia 100Aprilia Langenthal 108Aprilia 166Aprilia (Fred Gallagher) 188Astura 88Astura by Pinin Farina 185Astura by Castanga (Villa D’este) 95Astura + Appia 111Astura MM Sport 203Astura 241Flaminia 39 Flaminia Sport 42Flaminia GTL 76Flaminia 3 car test 172Flaminia 2.5 3C Zagato. 258Flaminia 3c Speciale (Lopresto). 218Lancia Flaminia Cinvertible vs Alfa 2600 Spider. 255Flavia Coupe 17Flavia Coupe (Golden Oldie). 123Flavia Zagato + Convertible 170Fulvia 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 90Fulvia F&M Specials 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 Fanalone + integraleFulvia 1600 HF Fulvia 50th Anniversary 212Competizione Prototype 204Final Edition 181Gamma 101Gamma vs Fiat 130 151Gamma 4 car test 189Gamma Coupe (Time Machine). 206Sibilo by Bertone 206Stratos Alitalia/Prototype 2Stratos Replicas vs Original 10 Stratos (San Remo 1974) 47Stratos GTO/GT car 51Stratos vs Dino 246 GT 81Stratos vs Dino 246 GT 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 Rally multi car feature 255 Betas Modified 32 Beta 13Beta Historic racer 60Betas Coupe/HPE/Saloon 55Beta VX vs Strada Abarth 35 Beta Coupe/Saloon/Montecarlo. 139Beta Coupe Alitalia (Colvil) 150Beta HPE (Time Machine) 177Beta Volumex x 2 260Trevi Bimotore 237Montecarlo 16Montecarlo V6 Alfa engine 34Montecarlo Buyers’ Guide 161Montecarlo Turbo (Martini) 206Martini LC1 207Martini LC2 208LC2 Track Test 96037 Rally Stradale 67


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MASERATI250F 11250F (CM9) 63250F (CM5) 215250F (Fangio’s Car) 73250F vs Ferrari 246 172Cooper Maserati 728CL 248CM + 6CM 828CM 2224CS 54Bugatti-Maserati (1937) 245

V4 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 453500GT 433500GT Special Body 583500GT Replica Body 753500GT Spyder Vignale 803500GT Spyder Vignale 1673500GT Spyder Vignale Collectors’ Guide 2543500GT 593500GT 993500GT (Giordanelli) 2013500GT (25CLO) 2495000GT 485000GT (Variations) 815000GT (Frua) 855000GT (Allemano) 935000GT (Joe Walsh) 191Cooper Maserati T61P 154Khamsin 41Khamsin Collectors’ Guide. 257124 GT Prototype 60Simun Prototype 60Ghibli SS 52Ghibli SS 200Ghibli v Ferrari Daytona 127Ghibli 3 car test new v old 222Ghibli Collectors’ Guide. 261Bora 12V8 Engine Feature 152Bora 4.7 35Bora 4.7 vs 365 Boxer 78Bora v 512 BBi v Pantera. 154Bora v 4.7. 194Merak 33Merak vs Ferrari 308GT4 50Merak vs 308GT4 vs Urraco 149Merak Turbo Prototype 67Merak vs 246 Dino vs Urraco. 190Kyalami vs Longchamp 64Karif 90Indy 68Biturbo Spyder 76Biturbo Spyder 225Biturbo (Heywood) 107Biturbo V8 Engine Feature 171Biturbo (Time Machine) 190Biturbo Buyers’ Guide 251Ghibli Cup GT racer 34 Ghibli GTvs BMW M3 13 Ghibli Cup 40Ghibli Buyers’ Guide 51Ghibli Primatist 65

Barchetta + Parmisan 38 Barchetta (Bone) 42Barchetta (Bone) 217Shamal 18Shamal 238Quattroporte Series I (Antas) 134Quattroporte Series I 66Quattroporte Series I 121Quattroporte by Frua 233Quattroporte Series II 122Quattroporte Series II v SM 265Quattroporte Series III 46Quattroporte Series III 123Quattroporte Series IV v BMW 21Quattroporte Series IV Evo 38Quattroporte Series IV 124Quattroporte Series V 91Quattroporte Series V (2004) 96Quattroporte Series V (Yellow) 103Quattroporte V Sport GT 119Quattroporte V Sport GT 125Quattroporte V Auto 2007. 130Quattroporte V GTS Auto 2008. 140Quattroporte V + P1 Boats. 142Quattroporte V v QP IV. 256Quattroporte S. 149Quattroporte Sport GT S 156Quattroporte Sport GT S 172Quattroporte Bellagio Touring 196Quattroporte Evo Superstar. 196Quattroporte VI Launch 204Quattroporte VI GTS in Venice 214Quattroporte VI S 241Quattroporte VI MY2018 2473200GT 273200GT 36 3200GT vs Porsche C4 48 3200GT 53 3200GT Club Fiorano 59 3200GT vs Aston Zagato 62 3200GT Buyers’ Guide Heywood 140 3200GT/Gransport Spyder/GT 1573200GT Buyers’ Guide Heywood 162 3200GT Buyers’ Guide Heywood 250 3200GT vs 4200 Gransport 240 Spyder 64 Spyder 69 4200 Coupe 66 4200 Coupe 71 4200 Gransport 100 4200 Gransport 108 4200 Gransport 126 4200 Gransport 220 Coupe/Spyder Cambiocorsa 79 Coupe/Spyder Ice Driving 105 Spyder Cambiocorsa 94 Spyder (Jodie Kidd) 86 Coupe Trofeo 84 Coupe Trofeo (Monza) 106Coupe Trofeo (Silverstone) 111Gransport Trofeo (Silverstone). 120GS Zagato. 133GT Masterclass 2003 88 GT Masterclass 2008 154 90 Years of Maserati 102Maserati at Silverflag 2005 104MC12 Stradale 105MC12 Corse 141Maserati MC12 vs Enzo 158GranTurismo Italy Launch 137GranTurismo (Giordanelli) 144GranTurismo S 146GranTurismo S 177GranTurismo S Auto 160GranTurismo MC 161GranTurismo MC Trofeo 172GranTurismo MC Trofeo 177GranTurismo MC Trofeo (Donington2011 race) Giordanelli 188GranTurismo MC Trofeo (Silverstone2015 race) Giordanelli 230GranTurismo Trofeo/Stradale 176GranTurismo 189GranTurismo Whisky Tour 195GranTurismo Sport 198GranTurismo Sport / GranCabrioSport + Monaco Yacht 203

GranTurismo Buyers’ Guide 249Grand Tour with QP5 S & GT 150MC Stradale 183MC Stradale 221MC Stradale (Lago d’Iseo) 224GranCabrio 169GranCabrio 180GranCabrio Sport 188GranCabrio Sport 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 MY2014 Group Test 217Ghibli MY2017 253Ghibli S MY2018 264Levante 243Levante UK 252Levante Q4 Ice Dr1ving 255Levante S in Dubai 263Levante S + Granturismo MY18 265

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

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

CARROZZERIESiata 195Siata 208Allemano 198Castanga 199Bertone 200Fissore 202Frua 203Vignale 204Boano 205Touring Superleggera 206Zagato 207Ghia 209Michelotti 210Scagliett1 211Farina 212Moretti 213OSI 215Pinin Farina 216Pininfarina 217Scioneri 218Francis Lombardi 219Ermini 220Motto 221Viotti 222Savio 223Fantuzzi 224Boneschi 225Colli 226Sibona & Basano 227Riva 228Moterosa 229Balbo 230Ellena 231Italdesign 232Giugiaro 234Bandini 251Scaglione 252Stanguellini 254

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It made headlines in period,but not always for the rightreasons. This long-forgottenFerrari 308 GTB-based curio inmany ways prophesied the

288 GTO and F40, but an air ofmystery surrounds its currentwhereabouts. One thing is forsure: this was an insanely quickmachine, and arguably the onlycar capable of meting out akicking to the Porsche 935 ontrack. The only thing missingfrom its armoury was reliability.

The Carma FF was conceivedby the gentleman driver, MartinoFinotto, and his businesspartner, sometime Autodeltaracer and Lancia Stratos tamer,Carlo Facetti. At the end of1979, the duo called time on asuccessful European TouringCar Championship campaignwith a privateer BMW. Instead,they would field a Dallara-builtLancia Beta Montecarlo in the1980 World Championship forMakes. However, they wouldalso dovetail outings aboard this

semi-works car with somethinghome-grown.

From their Achille Motorsfacility in Milan, they hadpreviously built a pair of Gp4-spec 308 GTBs and followedthrough by building aturbocharged variant. This wasthen fielded in races with greatsuccess at national level.Suitably emboldened, theycreated the Carma (CARLo andMArtino) FF. This radical-lookingmachine first broke cover duringpractice for the February 1981Daytona 24 Hours, and packed710hp from its twin-turbocharged V8. Ferrari badgingwas conspicuously absent, witheven the cam cover bearing thelegend ‘Carma FF’. Whileostensibly derived from a roadcar, beneath the Rizla-thinglassfibre shell sat a multi-tubular frame with only thecentre section of donor carremaining. The entire ensembleweighed only 1030kg. Facetti,who was paired with Finotto and

a young Emanuele Pirro, qualifiedsixth fastest, but was out withinonly a few minutes of the start.

Facetti recalled in Potenza inPunta di Piedi: “On Wednesdaybefore the race, I took the firststeps onto the track. First of all,we noticed problems with therear spoiler, which was deformed,and with the front axle… When Istarted the race, I agreed that Iwould make no more than 10laps. On the eighth one, I set thefastest lap, which was the recordfor the rest of the race. I

withdrew on the twelfth lap afterI had been called to the pits.”

With subsequent mods byAlba, a firm better known for itslater Group C2 designs, the FFwas quick enough to qualify onpole for the 1981 Monza 1000kmendurance classic. The Carmawon a minor race at Vallelungawith Finotto driving, too, but itsfinal outing was that year’sKyalami 9 Hours (pictured). It wasthe second fastest car throughthe speed traps, but retired fromthe race after 71 laps.

Facetti recently said that theplan had originally been tomarket road-going replicas of theCarma, but none was evercompleted. The one and onlyrace car was last seen at auctionin the mid-1990s. Its presentwhereabouts are unknown,despite plenty of internetchatter. While it may not havegiven the all-conqueringPorsches a bloody nose, the FFwas fast enough to give them afright. Just imagine how differenthistory might have been had itreceived factory backing.

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THIS TWIN-TURBOCHARGED FERRARI 308-BASED RACER WAS VERY QUICKON TRACK AND WAS EVEN INTENDED TO HAVE A LIFE AS A ROAD CAR

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