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Maserati Bora. A legendary super sports car

When Maserati unveiled their Bora at the Geneva Motor Show 52 years ago, car enthusiasts worldwide immediately fell in love. Who doesn't remember that always special engine placement exactly behind the occupants? From that momentous day in March 1971, the…

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12 October 2023
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Felt at the beginning of the seventies Alfa Romeo is forced to implement a series of innovations within its beautiful model range. The 1750 Berlina was succeeded by the Alfetta and that event heralded the arrival of a new coupé version, which would gradually replace the Bertone models: the Alfa Romeo Alfatta GT & Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV series.

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Alfa Romeo Alfatta GT and Alfa Romeo Alfatta GTV. Alfabeautiful XNUMXs and XNUMXs coupe

Felt at the beginning of the seventies Alfa Romeo is forced to implement a series of innovations within its beautiful model range. The 1750 Berlina was succeeded by the Alfetta and that event was a precursor to the arrival…

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Fiat Panda. Ultimate pride of Giorgetto Giugiaro.

In 1980 the Fiat Panda saw the light of day. The small angular Italian was marketed to provide cheap and practical transportation. The Panda also fulfilled its maker's wish to introduce the successful front-wheel drive concept from, for example, the 127 and the Autobianchi A112 in the smallest class. Designer Giorgetto Giugiaro managed to design a striking and extremely successful car. It remained in production for 23 years.

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ASA 1000 GT. Artwork by Italian grand masters.

For a long time, Enzo Ferrari argued that a number of twelve cylinders was the minimum standard for the cars that could bear his name. Nevertheless, the Italian car grandmaster revised his starting point. Ferrari wanted to generate a stable income stream to continue to support its core business. Ferrari was looking for additional finance for the racing activities of the Italians. It forced the Italians to develop a car with a smaller engine capacity. That step foreshadowed the ASA brand, which existed from 1962 to 1967.

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Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint. An understated greatness from Bertone.

De Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint. In the never-ending list of fab Alfa Romeo's is this beautiful coupe, which was built from 1962 to 1968, a lesser known phenomenon. It was an extra reason for us to put this characteristic Bertone in the spotlight.

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VW Jetta. More than a custom Golf

In 1979, Volkswagen presented the Jetta at the Frankfurt IAA. It was the result of the assignment that Italdesign received from VW to design a classically designed model. The Jetta was intended to be between the Golf…