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OSCA. The second life of the Maserati Brothers. The Rarest Brands in the Top 100 Collections image

25/02/2023

OSCA. The second life of the Maserati Brothers. The Rarest Brands in the Top 100 Collections

The Maserati brothers started OSCA, a racing car brand, in Bologna after selling the Maserati brand in 1937. They focused on small sports cars with four-cylinder engines and double overhead camshafts, winning the 12 hours of Sebring in 1954.
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17/02/2023

Avions Voisin The Rarest Brands in the Top 100 Collections

Avions Voisin was a French luxury automobile brand that brought technical and stylistic innovations to the market. The brand was established after World War I by the Voisin brothers, who produced combat aircraft during the conflict.
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11/02/2023

Pegaso. The Rarest Brands in the Top 100 Collections

The Pegaso brand produced just 86 cars, but they are significant due to their advanced technology and original designs. Created by Wifredo Pelayo Ricart, the project aimed to bring prestige to the Franco regime in Spain.
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04/02/2023

Monteverdi. The Rarest Brands in the Top 100 Collections

Monteverdi was a Swiss car manufacturer that produced remarkable cars from 1967 to 1984. Founder Peter Monteverdi was a Ferrari importer and constructor who introduced the first Swiss car to debut in Formula 1.
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20/01/2023

ATS. Unfortunate meteor. The Rarest Brands in the Top 100 Collections

The ATS Tipo 100 Formula 1 car was presented in 1962 as a project that aimed to rival Ferrari, both in Formula 1 and in the road car sector.
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13/01/2023

Arnolt-Bristol. The Rarest Brands in the Top 100 Collections

The Arnolt-Bristol "Bolide" is a lesser-known brand of car designed by Franco Scaglione and produced by Bertone in the early 1950s. Named after its creator, American industrialist Stanley H.
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06/01/2023

American-LaFrance The Rarest Brands in the Top 100 Collections

American-LaFrance is considered the biggest name in the history of fire engines in the US. The company's innovations include transitioning from steam to internal combustion engines and the cab forward design.
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16/12/2022

Forgotten Legends Lola T70

This article highlights the career of Eric Broadley, an English manufacturer whose success in motorsport was overshadowed by competitors like John Cooper and Colin Chapman.
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03/12/2022

Forgotten Legends Leyton House

This article tells the story of Leyton House, a Japanese brand that made its mark in the motorsports world by sponsoring drivers and eventually becoming a Formula 1 manufacturer.
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26/11/2022

Forgotten Legends Ferrari ‘Spazzaneve’

The article discusses the story of Ferrari's experimental design center, which played a pivotal role in the creation of the Ferrari 312 B3 'Spazzaneve,' a car that was never raced but provided a new design concept for single-seater racing cars.

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