How Ercole Spada and Zagato turned Alfa Romeo’s grand six-cylinder coupé into one of the strangest, rarest and most revealing GTs of the 1960s Carrozzieri-Italiani · Long-form research feature A shape that…
Read storyIntroduced in 1957, the Maserati 3500 GT marked the company’s transition from low-volume, competition-derived road cars to sustained Gran Turismo production. The A6 series had already established the principle, but the Tipo…
Read storyThe story of the Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Zagato, from Vittorio Jano and Ugo Zagato to Nuvolari’s legendary 1930 Mille Miglia victory.
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 storyHow the Fiat Nuova 500 went from modest people’s car to an unlikely canvas for Italy’s coachbuilders, from spiaggine to concepts and tiny fuoriserie.
Read storyThe Bovensiepen Zagato blends BMW engineering with Italian design: 611 hp, only 99 units, bespoke interiors and a starting price of €369,495.
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 storyWhen iconic coachbuilt cars are rebade through time, intent matters more than nostalgia. From experimental originals to modern reinterpretations, this article examines how legends are reimagined—and why some ideas refuse to stay…
Read storyThe story of GILCO, Gilberto Colombo and the Italian obsession with lightness that shaped Ferrari, Maserati and postwar motorsport.
Read storyA look at design continuity in Italian coachbuilding, where single body concepts were reused across different chassis for efficiency and market positioning.
Read storyOnce hailed as the ‘Aristocrat of Automobiles,’ the Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 embodied absolute luxury, innovation, and prestige in the Roaring Twenties.
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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