Giuseppe Montano, the man of Ducati rebirth
Articles | Biographies

Giuseppe Montano, the man of Ducati rebirth
Some 'Italian' Triumphs shows the badge of the Ducati Meccanica on the trunk, arousing the curiosity of those who admire them and giving rise to urban legends about the assemblies of vehicles that might have taken place in Italy. The collaboration between the two companies is one of the many results achieved by Giuseppe Montano, a key figure in the history of Ducati and, consequently, of the Italian industry and motorsport.
Captains Courageous: Salvatore Ruffino and his Italia
Articles | History and culture

Captains Courageous: Salvatore Ruffino and his Italia
When in November 1944 Sir John Black bought the ruins of Triumph, he had a dream: he wanted to use the brand “Triumph” to compete with his friend William Lyons, the owner of SS Cars Ltd ( later to become Jaguar ) to whom the “Standard Motor Company” had been a long time engines supplier. In 1958 when Salvatore Ruffino decided to build his coupe, Edmonds, the representative of Standard in Italy, thought that the dream of Sir John Black (who had since left the Standard ) could find be fulfilled. H... (more)
Adriatica 2015, from France to Dubrovnik
Articles | Travels

Adriatica 2015, from France to Dubrovnik
36 classic cars, 70 people, 3000 km, 13 days: these are the numbers of the annual trip organized by the French magazine Gazoline which this year went through Northern Italy aiming to Dubrovnik. Images, anecdotes... and mechanical faults told by one of the partecipants.
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.
Roadster TRX
Models | Roadster

Roadster TRX
Sarebbe dovuta essere l'erede della Roadster 1800 / 2000, ma questa bellissima auto si rivelò per la Standard troppo costosa, complicata e complessa da costruire con tutti i servomeccanismi di cui era abbondantemente dotata: e a Coventry sapevano bene che, come nella tradizione inglese, la metà di questi non avrebbe funzionato fin dall'inizio, mentre la seconda metà avrebbe smesso di funzionare in breve tempo. Un auto decisamente in anticipo sui tempi e oltre le capacità tecniche della Standard.
TR7 (1978)
Documents | Sales brochures

TR7 (1978)
Small leaflet of the TR7 coupè.