Ever since Alessandro de Tomaso established his own company in 1959, he had sought the investment of a major motor manufacturer. That dream finally came true in 1969 when the Ford Motor…
Read MoreFollowing his acquisition of the Bugatti naming rights in 1987, Romano Artioli re-established the firm and built a state-of-the-art factory in Campogalliano, Italy. Artioli also funded the…
Read MoreIn early 1987, Lamborghini started work on a replacement for the Jalpa. Although the Jalpa had only been launched in 1981, it was little more than a facelifted version of the Silhouette. The Silhouette had…
Read MoreAfter Maserati was acquired by Alessandro de Tomaso in 1975, the company (backed by substantial government investment) began to move away from its traditional line of exclusive high performance…
Read MoreHaving last produced a motor car in 1952, the Bugatti brand was revived in the early 1990s by Romano Artioli, a wealthy Italian vehicle distributor who had acquired the naming rights to the…
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