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Lamborghini Countach: The Wedge That Turned a Supercar into a Legend At dusk, the Countach looks less like a conventional car than a piece of Italian industrial theatre that has slipped out of a design studio and onto the road.…
Storia Alfa Romeo: la fabbrica del cuore sportivo La storia Alfa Romeo va dal Portello ad Arese, da Milano al mondo: uomini, macchine, vittorie, crisi e rinascite di una fabbrica che trasformò la velocità in identità italiana. Ci sono fabbriche…
La storia completa della FIAT: Torino, Lingotto, Mirafiori, 500, 600, Panda, lavoratori, crisi e rinascita industriale fino alla nascita di Stellantis globale.
Porsche conquered the Targa Florio with agility, engineering and courage: 11 victories across Sicily’s legendary Madonie roads from 1956 to 1973.
From a Bicycle Workshop in Noale to One of Italy's Great Racing Legends ITALYSTORIES.COM Some motorcycle companies are born around an engine, others around a racetrack, and a few around a powerful family name. Aprilia began much more quietly. In…
From Teresa Benelli's Workshop in Pesaro to a Global Motorcycle Name ITALYSTORIES.COM In the spring of 1911, in Pesaro, a widow made a decision that would enter Italian industrial history. Teresa Benelli invested the family's savings in a mechanical workshop…
The Coupe That Gave the Busso V6 a Perfect Stage\n\nIf an engine can become a celebrity, the Alfa Romeo Busso V6 is one of the strongest candidates. Designed under engineer Giuseppe Busso, the all-alloy V6 first appeared in the Alfa…
The Last Great Transaxle Sedan of the Old Alfa Romeo\n\nThe Alfa Romeo 75 arrived in 1985 with a name that looked backward and a personality that would soon become historically important. It was called 75 to celebrate the company’s seventy-fifth…
The Box-Shaped Hatchback That Became a World Rally Dynasty The Lancia Delta HF Integrale may be the most famous example of an ordinary shape becoming extraordinary through competition. At first glance, the Delta was a practical five-door hatchback designed for…
The Pininfarina Flagship That Carried Alfa into a New Era The Alfa Romeo 164 is a car of transition, and transition is rarely simple. It was developed while Alfa Romeo was still controlled by the Italian state, launched after the…