Courage to dare (second part)
Articles | Restorations

Courage to dare (second part)
The restoration work of Carlo’s red Sptifire is completed. Indeed this is not the end of an adventure that Carlo has shared with us, but the beginning of many others. As the Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio said: "memento audere semper" ("remind: dare, always")!
Triumph Dolomite, the winner that never was
Articles | History and culture

Triumph Dolomite, the winner that never was
The Triumph Dolomite development story – it started life as an upscale and technically interesting small saloon, but the Triumph 1300/Toledo/Dolomite ended up evolving in many fascinating and quite innovative ways. In this article we tell the story of this sports saloon which should have been the making of Triumph – but, instead, it ended up being left in production too long, and unreplaced. A sad end for a car with such obvious potential.
The English version of this article is available (more)
50th anniversary of the foundation of the ASI
Articles | Events

50th anniversary of the foundation of the ASI
The ASI (Automotoclub Storico Italiano) was born in Bardolino in 1966 from the union of two clubs, the VCC from Turin and the FIAME from Milan. After 50 years, more than 150 cars and motorbikes met in Bardolino again to celebrate this prestigious anniversary.
Giovanni Michelotti. Una matita libera
Books | History

Giovanni Michelotti. Una matita libera
In the car world there are names that sound unknown to the most, even to enthusiasts, due to the expressed desire to remain on the sidelines, to enjoy the creative freedom given by anonymity. Giovanni Michelotti was one of the most ingenious exponents of Italian design and the discretion, in his case, was intentional: this book, born by the will of his son Edgardo, finally does him justice.
1500 1500/1500TC
Models | 1500

1500 1500/1500TC
The Triumph 1500 substituted in August 1970 the preceding version 1300: the new model had the same central body part of the 1300, with a completely redesigned front part, now with twin headlights, and rear part now longer and with new horizontal rear lamps. The 61 HP, 1493 cm³ engine was equipped with a single SU carburetor; the suspensions had coil springs on each wheel, but only the front one were independent, while the rear had a rigid axle: this solution was a step back with... (more)
Spitfire 1500. Manuale delle riparazioni (2/7) (1975)
Documents | Manuals

Spitfire 1500. Manuale delle riparazioni (2/7) (1975)
Manuale di officina per le Spitfire 1500. Questa parte contiene i capitoli:
- Motore

Si ringrazia Matteo Rinaldi per aver condiviso questo documento.