AutoItalia Magazine Issue 337 Vorige editie

Ever wondered what owning a Ferrari V12 is like? Now could be your moment to live out that fantasy: our guide to buying V12 Ferraris showing exactly what to look for in six classics, available from as little as £40,000. Alfa Romeo enthusiasts will delight in the story of a freshly restored 6C 2500 Berlina, as well as our exclusive track test of two AlfaWorks racers – including the world’s first manual gearbox 4C. The affordable mid-engined revolution began in the 1970s in Italy, and we investigate just how interlinked the Fiat X1/9 and Lancia Montecarlo were. Scoring a sensational goal is a Fiat Panda Italia ’90 special edition, one of a handful of survivors, and we’ve got lots of design stories, including a true oddball you’ve probably never heard of. On, and of course full reports on Italian car events in the UK and Italy, a drive to Sardinia, and introducing our very own Fiat Multipla.

CONTENTS
FERRARI V12 DREAMS – Should you buy a V12 Ferrari for £40k? What could possibly go wrong?
ALFA ROMEO 6C 2500 BERLINA – Story of a superb restoration of a 1951 saloon
ALFA ROMEO 4C & MITO RACERS – Two extreme AlfaWorks racers with 860hp between them, tested on track
LANCIA MONTE CARLO & FIAT X1/9 – Italy’s 1970s mid-engined trailblazers compared
FIAT PANDA ITALIA ’90 – Football dreams truly come in Fiat Panda-shaped form
ADOLFO MELCHIONDA: ODDBALL OF BOLOGNA – A truly iconoclastic engineer and designer with Alfa, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati links
ART OF THE CAR DESIGNER – Original sketches from the golden era of car design
MODENA CENTO ORE – Full report on four days of classic motorsport action
AUTO E MOTO D’EPOCA – Europe’s biggest and best classic car show moves to Bologna: full report
MITCAR 2023 – AROC’s celebration of Italian cars at Burghley House in the Midlands
TEAM CARS – Our very own Moto Guzzi Triking goes to Sardinia, and we introduce Roberto Giordanelli’s Fiat Multipla
OBSCURATI – FV La Venturina