The Fiat 1100 Fuoriserie
An elegant convertible, built in 1949 on the popular Fiat 1100 B chassis by Stabilimenti Farina in very few speciments, remains the emblem of this extraordinary coachbuilding of cars in the early…
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La dolce vita: the Spiaggina beach cars
The birth of the Spiaggina (Spiaggia = Beach) takes place in the immediate post-war period at the initiative of some Italian coachbuilders which transformed small mass production cars in order to make…
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The Fiat 600 Elaborate
The Fiat 600 was undoubtedly the car that accompanied Italy through the economic boom. When it was presented it was very popular thanks to its modern lines, the brilliant engine and a…
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The Lancia Flaminia “Fuoriserie”
The Lancia Flaminia was born as the Lancia flagship model of the 50's and 60's with the aim to replace the glories of the previous Aurelia. More or less when, in 1955,…
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Interview with Paul Breuer: a Belgian in Italy
Paul Breuer was born in Verviers in 1946 where he lived with his family until the age of twenty. A summer internship in Italy opened him the gate to an outstanding car…
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The Fiat 8V: The Car Meant to Conquer America
The Fiat 8V was born from America-bound dreams but became Italy’s hidden gem. Discover how this rare V8 sports car and its SIATA 208 twin rewrote the rules of style and speed.
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Classic Gala Schwetzingen 2021 best of
Maserati GhibliGiugiaro managed the masterpiece at Ghia, to put the Ferrari Daytona against an adequate Maserati - the Ghibli was a sensation with a 4.7 or 4.9 liter engine. Fiat 127 ScoutThe…
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The Partnership between Ghia & Chrysler
There are in the history of companies, just as in the history of nations, certain fateful episodes, which have an influence on the course of events well in excess of their actual…
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Sergio Sartorelli: Designer of Dreams
Designer Sergio Sartorelli was born in Alessandria in 1928; he took the degree in Mechanical Engineering at the “Politecnico” of Turin and soon became interested in cars.
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This is how Ghia stole the De Tomaso Vallelunga from Fissore
The De Tomaso Vallelunga was presented as a concept car at the Turin Motor Show in 1964. De Tomaso initially intended to sell the Vallelunga project to some other car group, primarily…
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Automobiles with Ghia-Design wanted
The international Concours d'Elegance ASC-Classic-Gala Schwetzingen from 3 to 5 September 2021 is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of this creative Italian coachbuilding company and invites owners of rare Ghia automobiles to…
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The De Tomaso Mangusta, a mongoose to kill the Cobra
The De Tomaso Mangusta is a sports car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer De Tomaso between 1967 and 1971. It was succeeded by the De Tomaso Pantera.
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