A nostalgic story of Italian elegance, lakeside mornings, Mediterranean summers and the boat that became a dream There was a time when luxury did not need to shout. It arrived quietly at the end of a wooden pier. You heard…
Italy, August 1963 In August 1963, Giulio Bardi did something that every mechanic in Milan considered either magnificent or idiotic: he attached a caravan to a Ferrari and told his wife they were going on holiday. Claudia stared at the…
The Lost Italian Ritual of Families, Blankets, Small Cars and Long Afternoons in the Sun There was a time in Italy when happiness did not need to be booked, reserved or photographed. It did not require a hotel, a restaurant,…
A nostalgic journey through the Italy of stations, departures, reunions and the legendary FS E.646 There was a time when travelling by train was not simply a way of getting from one place to another. It was an event. The…
Historic Italian tanker truck. ### *Fiat 682, Fiat 690, OM Titano, Lancia Esadelta and the magnificent heavy trucks of 1960s Italy: machines that rebuilt a country, crossed deserts, powered industries and became part of the childhood memories of a generation.*…
Discover how Italian women made the automobile a tool of independence, from small Fiats to pioneering racers Maria Teresa de Filippis and Lella Lombardi.
The Back Turned Toward Sanremo In February 1961, Adriano Celentano walked onto the stage of the Sanremo Music Festival and did something that, by today's standards, sounds almost trivial: he turned his back on the audience. At the time it…