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1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4

Ben Branch March 5, 2016
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

The Ferrari 275 GTB/4 was the first Ferrari to be offered for sale with a transaxle, and it would also be the first offered…

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Stradale

Ben Branch March 2, 2016
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rare

In 1965 Autodelta, the motorsport division of Alfa Romeo, developed a high-performance version of the regular road-going Alfa Romeo Giulia GT. They called it…

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Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

Ben Branch February 24, 2016
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian

The Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV was the final version in the popular Alfa Romeo 105/115 series – the common body used was designed by…

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1971 Intermeccanica Italia Spyder

Ben Branch February 11, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Style

Carrozzeria Automobile Intermeccanica, typically just referred to as Intermeccanica, was founded in Turin, Italy in 1959. Despite its thoroughly Italian sounding name, Intermeccanica was…

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Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione 1 ‘Martini 6’

Ben Branch February 3, 2016
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Racing
  • Rally
  • Rare

The Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione 1 was to be the final homologation car for the Lancia Rally Team, and the crowning glory on…

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Gilera Saturno

Ben Branch January 29, 2016
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The Gilera Saturno was designed in the late 1930s and first shown to the public in 1940, just as the dark clouds of WWII…

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Spidi Tank Motorcycle Jacket

Ben Branch January 28, 2016
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Italian
  • Jackets

The new Tank motorcycle jacket by Spidi is a modern take on the classic ’70s era leather jacket, specifically those designed for use in…

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Maserati Sebring

Ben Branch January 23, 2016
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Rare

The Maserati Sebring was developed to compete with the iconic Ferrari 250 series as the Italian GT car of choice for the automobile cognoscenti…

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Bimota 860

Ben Branch January 22, 2016
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

Bimota is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer that specialises in engineering world class frames and suspension – usually using a Japanese or Italian motorcycle engine…

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1952 Cunningham C3

Ben Branch January 21, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Rare

The Cunningham C3 was to be the only non-racing car ever built by Briggs Cunningham and his team, and it only came about due…

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Iso Rivolta IR 300

Ben Branch January 15, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Rare
  • Vintage

At the 1962 Torino Auto Show the Iso Rivolta IR 300 was first introduced, and an entirely new chapter in the history of Iso…

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MV Agusta 750S America

Ben Branch December 29, 2015
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The MV Agusta 750S America is a motorcycle that was built to fulfill a request from Chris Garville and Jim Cotherman of Commerce Overseas…

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