Archive
09/03/2020
When imagination and folly meet. 1913. Marcel Leyat’s Elicicle
The Elicicle, designed by engineer Marcel Leyat in 1913, was a streamlined land vehicle with an aluminum body mounted on a plywood frame and a radial engine at the front driving a two-bladed propeller.
07/03/2020
Giampaolo Dallara. One idea: racing
Giampaolo Dallara's passion for racing led him to seek employment with Ferrari after graduating from Politecnico di Milano, but he did not get the opportunity to race.
06/03/2020
Zonda, the first time of a winning wind
The article discusses the history of Pagani Automobili and its founder Horacio Pagani, who started out in Lamborghini's Composite Materials department and went on to found Pagani Composite Research and Modena Design.
05/03/2020
The murder of an innocent? Four cars and a cruel death
Story of Ferdinand Porsche, the brilliant engineer and designer behind the Volkswagen Beetle and the Porsche sports cars.
02/03/2020
The first one past 200? Steam!
The Stanley Streamer Rocket was a steam-powered car built to break the land speed record in 1906, reaching 205.44 km/h with driver Fred Marriott.
01/03/2020
Fiat Panda, 40 years of Giugiaro's masterpiece of rationality
The FIAT Panda, presented in Rome in 1980, became a symbol of Italian ingenuity with its simple and practical design that maximized interior space while minimizing costs.
29/02/2020
The answer for the inquisitive
The evolution of the automobile's shape and beauty was driven by aerodynamics, which became the driving force behind the development of the car's modern form.
28/02/2020
Nicola Bulgari, the Italian who saved the America of the automobile
Nicola Bulgari, a great jeweler and car enthusiast, decided to collect and restore the great American cars of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. His collection, called "The NB Center for American Automotive Heritage," is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
27/02/2020
Samuele Colombo, or rather: Knowing how to do what you love
Samuele Colombo, a 31-year-old who has been working on classic cars since he was 13, speaks about his passion for restoring car engines.
26/02/2020