Iso Rivolta was founded in 1962 by Milanese industrialist, Renzo Rivolta. Rivolta made his first fortune manufacturing refrigeration units. After World War 2 he expanded to motorcycle production and, in…
Read MoreAlfa Romeo originally hoped to sell 50 examples of the handsome Tipo 33 Stradale in order to qualify the car into the Group 4 Sports class. However, demand for the extremely expensive…
Read MoreIn the period between late 1972 and spring 1978, the Lancia Stratos established itself as the most successful rally car in history. In Group 4 trim it racked up three World Rally Championship titles, took…
Read MoreWhen Mercedes-Benz launched the W198 300 SL in 1954, their high performance Gullwing-doored Coupe was arguably the most exciting motor car available. A little under three years later, it…
Read MoreAfter spells at Fiat, Bertone and Ghia, automotive stylist, Giorgetto Giugiaro, established his own firm, Ital Design, in 1968. The new company made a big splash with its first car, the Bizzarrini P538…
Read MoreToyota’s Group 7 programme began in the autumn of 1967 when the green light was given for it to replace the 2000 GT which had been campaigned in various disciplines since 1966. The new…
Read MoreLamborghini developed the Urraco as a practical Italian rival for the Porsche 911, hence its 2+2 seating configuration. At the time, Porsche were selling comfortably in excess of 10,000 911s every…
Read MoreBetween the late 1960s and early 1970s, three of Italy’s most highly rated automotive design studios were engaged in a battle that resulted in some of the most extraordinary looking vehicles of the 20th…
Read MoreJust four months after Pininfarina had displayed the outlandish 512 S Speciale, the wraps came off their most extreme Ferrari styling concept yet. Known as Modulo, it became Pininfarina’s defining…
Read MoreAlthough the Japanese Ministry of Transportation refused to type approve Dome’s original Zero prototype on safety grounds, the car’s widespread popularity led to an influx of cash from licensing…
Read MoreTwo years after the sensational Alfa Romeo Tipo 33-based Carabo arrived on the scene, Bertone’s next wedge concept was ready to break cover. However, before it was publicly unveiled, Nuccio…
Read MoreBy 1973, the growing importance of fuel-efficient engines was already clear: tough new emissions legislation was forcing manufacturers to clean up their act. And then the energy crisis hit. On…
Read MoreAlthough Ferrari's four-seat models ranked among the firm’s top sellers, Pininfarina's prancing horse-badged styling concepts were typically based on racier platforms that were better suited to…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1972, BMW unveiled a spectacular design study called the E25 Turbo. Despite its dream car looks and high performance underpinnings, the E25 Turbo was created…
Read MoreThe Dome company was founded in 1975 by Minoru Hayashi who wanted to build road and racing cars. He already ran Hayashi Racing in Osaka which was a successful supplier and manufacturer of…
Read MoreThe C111-I first appeared in public at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1969, but it wasn’t long before Mercedes-Benz unveiled an uprated version. The appropriately named C111-II arrived at the…
Read MoreWhen Mercedes-Benz unveiled their mid-engined C111-I at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1969, it garnered massive attention and interested parties began lining up to buy one.
Read MoreBertone were the undisputed kings of wedge design. With creations like the Alfa Romeo Carabo and Lancia Stratos Zero, the Turin firm came to represent a new point of reference in modern art as well…
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