The yacht designer, the Turin stylist and the tiny coachbuilt car that crossed between the quay, the royal holiday house and the auction room. Some automobiles were conceived for the open road,…
Read storyA September 1961 letter from Giovanni Michelotti, written on his corso Francia studio stationery, gives a contemporary account of the Nardi Silver Ray and sheds new light on its chassis, body construction…
Read storyDesigned by Giovanni Michelotti and refined by Enrico Nardi, the Hino Contessa 900 Sprint transformed a modest Japanese saloon into a sleek rear-engined gran turismo. Unveiled in Turin in 1962, it promised…
Read storyAfter our article on the Mazda Luce, Edgardo Michelotti revealed an unpublished claim: the Bertone design may have originated from a Michelotti Triumph project.
Read storyThe 1972 BMW Turbo was BMW’s first supercar dream before the M1: a Paul Bracq vision built by Michelotti, packed with safety tech and stopped by the oil crisis.
Read storyWho really designed the F40, EB110, Fiat Coupé or BMW Turbo? A look at the confusing world of Italian car design credits, from Pininfarina to Zagato.
Read storyWho was Virgilio Conrero? The self-taught Italian magician who whispered to engines and built one of motorsport’s greatest tuning legacies.
Read storyA one-off Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint “Goccia,” shaped by Michelotti and tuned by Conrero, storms into Italy’s boom-era 1.3-litre GT class—220 km/h at Monza, 100 bhp per litre, and a yellow Turin…
Read storyA look at design continuity in Italian coachbuilding, where single body concepts were reused across different chassis for efficiency and market positioning.
Read storyBorn from crisis and drawn in minutes, the Triumph Herald is the story of pressure, ingenuity, and the people who refused to miss a deadline.
Read storyCommissioned by Angelo Maniero and designed by Giovanni Michelotti, the Maniero 4700 GT is a one-off 1967 Italian grand tourer—Ford V8–powered, coachbuilt, and famously driven through a widened factory wall.
Read storyA deep dive into Italy’s decades-long exploration of the targa roof—from early post-war experiments to Ferrari and Lamborghini icons—revealing how Italian designers created a third way between coupé and spider.
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