Quattro Ruote
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The Fiorano track, an exclusive try-out circuit for the “reds”
In 1972 Enzo Ferrari decided to build a track to test the vehicles produced by the Maranello-based company: as grounds he chose the nearby Fiorano.
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The Sevel plant. Home of the Fiat Ducato
Since 1981, Sevel has produced several of its light commercial vehicles in the Sangro Valley, between Paglieta and Atessa: one above all, the timeless Fiat Ducato.
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Alfieri Maserati and his brothers
Alfieri Maserati was born in 1887: founder of the Maserati carmaker, he was assisted in his feat by many of his brothers.
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The story of Ferruccio Lamborghini
Born under the sign of Taurus, Ferruccio Lamborghini started his career in the field of tractors before moving to sports cars that would carry his name.
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The Mugello circuit over the 1920s, cradle of racing drivers
Between 1920 and 1929 the Mugello circuit came back to life: a competition site for the racing legends, but at the same time a cradle of Tuscan racing drivers who gained experience here.
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The wonders of the Righini Collection
Mario Righini keeps a collection of 350 vehicles and vintage motorcycles at the Panzano Castle. Among them, an Auto Avio 815 and an Alfa Romeo 2300 driven by Tazio Nuvolari.
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Tazio Nuvolari’s Story
Tazio Nuvolari was born in 1892: a multiple motorcycle and car championship winner, he dominated the racing scene from 1922 to 1950 with record-breaking wins and endeavors that were at the limit of the impossible.
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The joint venture between Alfa Romeo and Nissan
In 1980, Alfa Romeo and Nissan signed a joint venture leading to the construction of the Pratola Serra factory, where the Arna and Alfa Romeo 33 models would be produced.
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Enzo Ferrari, citizen of Fiorano
In 1982 the municipality of Fiorano Modenese bestowed honourary citizenship upon Enzo Ferrari.
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The first gathering of classic cars at Fiorano.
Da allora Fiorano ospita il raduno con tour all'interno del territorio che include la famosa pista Ferrari.
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Trigano campers arrive in the Sangro Valley
Since 2004, Trigano has been present between Paglieta and Atessa, with a recently renovated camping and trailer production facility.
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The story of Enzo Ferrari
Enzo Ferrari led an intense life, and spent it travelling from Modena to Maranello, Turin and Milan with a single goal in his mind: building racing cars.
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The birth of the Lamborghini factory, the House of the Bull
The Lamborghini carmaker opened in 1963: the symbol chosen was a bull, and the first cars were an instant hit, thanks to highly trained employees.
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The first race of the Mugello road circuit
The Mugello road circuit is the ancestor of the current circuit and opened in 1914 with a regular competition: it is the beginning of a long tradition.
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125 S, the first Ferrari with Unbridled Horse
On the 12th March 1947 the first Ferrari came out of the gates of the Maranello factory with its Prancing Horse logo: it was the 125 S, destined to start bringing in the first victories.
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Tazio Nuvolari meets Enzo Ferrari
In 1924, Tazio Nuvolari and Enzo Ferrari met on the race field. Six years later, the “Drake” will want him as the top driver of his newborn racing division.
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Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali in Pontedera
During 1920, Costruzioni Meccaniche Nazionali moved its production headquarters to Pontedera: this is about the famous production company with which Enzo Ferrari has made his debut as racing driver.
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The Fiat FMA plant
In the 1990s, the Pratola Serra factory became the seat of the FMA plant, designed to build engines for all Fiat models.
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Juan Pablo Montoya achieves the fastest lap in history on the Monza circuit
A Monza Juan Pablo Montoya registra il giro di pista più veloce mai fatto con una media di 262,24 km/h.
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The Sevel plant is established between Paglieta and Atessa.
La Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri apre in Val di Sangro il più grande stabilimento di categoria in Europa.
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The Trigano plant opens between Paglieta and Atessa.
La multinazionale francese sceglie l’area industriale tra Paglieta e Atessa per produrre camper e roulotte.
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Thanks to an agreement with the municipality, the San Martino in Rio collection becomes an official museum.
Grazie a un accordo con il comune, la collezione di San Martino in Rio diventa ufficialmente un museo.
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The Lamborghini Miura and its engineers: Dallara and Stanzani
In 1966 the Lamborghini Miura saw the light of day, a descendant of the Countach, the result of project manager notes including Gian Paolo Dallara and Paolo Stanzani.
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The story of Emilio Materassi
One of the most famous citizens of Mugello is Emilio Materassi, the coach driver that terrorised passengers with his crazy speed, who became a real racing driver and died at Monza in 1928.
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Nuvolari’s most reckless races
Tazio Nuvolari is famous for his victories at the limit of the impossible, fearless races, and serious accidents from which he always managed to get out alive.
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The story of Dallara Automobili
Since 1972 Varano is the headquarters of Dallara Automobili, founded by Gian Paolo Dallara: his goal was to build racing cars, aided by his experience in Lamborghini
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The monument to Gilles Villeneuve
In 1983 Fiorano dedicated a monument to Prancing Horse driver Gilles Villeneuve, deceased a year earlier due to a terrible accident on the Zolder track.
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Ferruccio Lamborghini sells the company ... but the Countach flies.
In 1974 Ferruccio Lamborghini was forced to sell the company, but the Countach car produced in previous years proved to be a success.
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Giuseppe Campari's bet
The Mugello race of 1929 ended with a "quarrel": Campari made a bet for the next race, but once again the Circuit was suppressed.
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Fiorano and the annual meeting of historic cars
Since 1995 Fiorano has been holding an annual gathering of historic cars along with a tour of the main destinations in the area, including the famous Ferrari racetrack.
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Ercole, Guzzi’s most famous three-wheeled van.
Moto Guzzi si afferma anche come produttore di mezzi agricoli e motocarri grazie a questo popolare modello.
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Maserati moves to Modena with the Trident brand
Maserati, founded in 1914, moved from Bologna to Modena in 1937, and here continued its history of luxury, racing and Grand Turismo cars bearing the famous Trident.
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Joe Bastianich, Gordon Ramsay and Ferrari
Among Ferrari's affectionate clients there are two Michelin-starred chefs, Joe Bastianich and Gordon Ramsay.
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Mugello and the other Tuscan circuits in the post-war period
Between 1953 and 1955 racing returned to Mugello and the rest of Tuscany, before a new stop was imposed by the lack of adequate safety conditions.
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Alfa Romeo and Nissan sign a joint venture leading to the opening of a factory in Pratola Serra
Le due case automobilistiche siglano una joint venture per produrre in Irpinia i modelli Arna e Alfa Romeo 33.
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Umberto Panini buys 19 antique Maserati cars destined for auction: the Umberto Panini Museum Collection is born.
L’imprenditore modenese salva 19 auto d'epoca Maserati da un'asta in Inghilterra e le mette in esposizione.
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The Jody Scheckter Mini Autodrome
In 1996 the municipality of Fiorano inaugurated the Jody Scheckter Mini Autodrome, designed to host try-outs and races for remote-controlled model cars.
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Those “valuable scraps ” that transformed San Martino in Rio
In 1956, Domenico Gentili transferred his “scrap collection” to San Martino in Rio: old cars destined to become an historical collection.
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Maserati makes its official return to races.
Dopo il lungo stop, il Tridente riprende una storia di trionfi e torna alle corse nella categoria Gran Turismo.
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The Lamborghini Museum
Since 2001 the Lamborghini Museum tells the story of House of the Bull with a selection of cars exhibited on a rotating basis.
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Lamborghini produces the famous “Miura” thanks to the project of Gian Paolo Dallara and Paolo Stanzani
Presentata al Salone di Ginevra del 1966 la prima vera supercar moderna progettata dalla casa del Toro.
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The Mugello circuit is back
After long breaks, the Mugello circuit reopened as an unofficial track in 1964, inflaming the public and inching toward an important decision: to become a racetrack.
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Barighin and the Auto Avio 815, the “Ferrari without a Horse”
In 1958, Barighin brought a model of the Auto Avio 815 to San Martino in Rio. The first car built by Enzo Ferrari in 1940, but still without the famous Prancing Horse.
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Maserati's victories at the Indianapolis 500
Maserati is the only Italian carmaker to have won the Indianapolis 500, no less than two years in a row. One of Trident’s many American successes.
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The official opening of the Mugello Racetrack
In 1972 began the construction of the Mugello Racetrack to have races organised in maximum safety: opened two years later, today it hosts the MotoGP.
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The Ferrari Gallery opens, now called Ferrari Museum
L’ultimo progetto di Enzo Ferrari è dedicato alla memoria storica e sportiva della storia delle Rosse.
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The Enzo Ferrari Museum of Modena is inaugurated.
Un museo dedicato al Drake comprendente la casa natale e un'avveniristica struttura a forma di cofano giallo.
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A three-wheeled van named Ercole (Hercules)
Not only on two wheels: Moto Guzzi also proves itself to be a prolific producer of agricultural machinery and three-wheeler vans. One in particular:“Ercole, il sollevatore di pesi” (Hercules, the weight lifter).
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The Museum of the Automobile and the Scuderia San Martino
In 1966, the Museum of the Automobile in San Martino in Rio was officially established: among the models exhibited today, there is also a Ford T and a Fiat 508 Balilla.
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The first Maserati road car
The first Maserati road car was built. It was the A6 model, designed by Pinin Farina and produced in just 58 exemplars.
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Robert "Bob" Wallace, a historical Lamborghini test driver
The roundabout dedicated to the Lamborghini test driver Bob Wallace was inaugurated in 2015 in Sant'Agata Bolognese.
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The Formula SAE Italy
Since 2009 the Varano circuit hosts the Formula SAE Italy, an interuniversity competition among engineering students, sponsored by Dallara Automobili.
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The story of Emilio Storchi Fermi, nicknamed “Barighin”.
Barighin was the soul of the Museum of the Automobile in San Martino. A pioneer in the history of car collecting.
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The historical automobiles collected by Domenico Gentili arrive in San Martino in Rio: it is the beginning of a historical collection.
Le auto storiche di Domenico Gentili arrivano in paese: è l'inizio di una collezione che diventerà storica.
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The Modena runway-racetrack
In 1949 a racetrack that incorporates an airstrip was built in Modena, and remained active until 1962: now the site is a park dedicated to Enzo Ferrari, whilst a new racetrack has surfaced at the gates of the city.
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Luca Mazzanti’s handmade vehicles
In 2002 Luca Mazzanti plants the seed from which Mazzanti Automobiles is born, an organisation which builds exclusive supercars made to measure for its clients.
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Gian Paolo Dallara founds Dallara Automobili in Varano de' Melegari
Nel parmense Gian Paolo Dallara, dopo anni in Lamborghini, inizia a costruire le sue vetture da competizione.
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Inauguration of the FMA, the Fiat plant for the production of automotive engines
Negli anni '90 lo stabilimento irpino diventa sede dell'impianto FMA e inizia a costruire motori per la Fiat.
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In the San Martino in Rio collection there is an exceptional car in arrival: the Auto Avio 815, foreparent of the first Ferrari.
La prima macchina costruita da Enzo Ferrari nel 1940, ancora priva del Cavallino, entra nella collezione.
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Evantra, the legend of Mazzanti Automobili
Evantra production began in 2013, the making of the handmade supercar by Mazzanti Automobili, with only five exemplars produced per year.
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The Varano Racetrack inaugurates its Centro Internazionale di Guida Sicura (International Centre for Safe Driving).
L'autodromo di Varano inaugura il Centro volto a migliorare la qualità di guida attraverso corsi e iniziative.
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Maserati retires from the races after Fangio’s victory
In 1958 Maserati retires from the races due to financial problems caused by the political crisis in Argentina: before the retirement, Fangio achieved a great victory on the Nürburgring racetrack
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Alejandro de Tomaso, from Buenos Aires to Modena
Apart from starting his own carmaking company for sports vehicles in Modena, Alejandro de Tomaso bound his history to Maserati, first as racing driver, then as owner.
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The Etruscan names of Mazzanti Automobili
Antas, Vulca, Evantra: the three main models of Mazzanti Automobili derive their names from the Etruscan culture to underline the deep connection between the business and the area it operates in.
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The Maserati cars named after the winds
In 1963 Maserati unveiled its tradition of calling some of its sports models by wind names. The first one was Mistral, followed by Bora, Merak, Ghibli and others.
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The new Alfa Romeo Museum opens
La struttura celebra la casa del Biscione esponendo i 69 modelli che ne hanno segnato evoluzione e storia.
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The Maserati factory today
In 2003 Maserati’s historic factory in Modena was enriched with a new business district: the total surface is now 50,000 sqm.
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Maserati conquered the Indy 500 for the second time, and it’s immediately a record.
Il Tridente è l'unica casa italiana ad aggiudicarsi la 500 Miglia di Indianapolis, e per due anni consecutivi.
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F&M was born, progenitor of Mazzanti Automobili
Luca Mazzanti e Walter Faralli iniziano a costruire in Toscana le loro supercar "artigianali" e "sartoriali".
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Maserati returns to the races
In 2004 Maserati returned to the world of races with a line-up of two MC12 in the FIA GT championship: Trident recommences bringing home victories.
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The first Maserati road model is constructed.
È il modello A6: motore da 1500 cc e 65 CV, disegnato da Pininfarina e prodotto in soli 58 esemplari.
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The exclusive Mazzanti Evantra supercar arrived on the market
Comincia la produzione della supercar artigianale e ad alta tecnologia in soli cinque esemplari l'anno.
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The Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena
The Enzo Ferrari Museum opened in Modena in 2012 using the two spaces: his birth home and his father's historic workshop, as well as a futuristic structure in the shape of a yellow hood.
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The new racetrack in Modena
A new racetrack was opened on the outskirts of Modena in 2012: it hosts free practice rounds, tests on two and four wheelers as well as other events connected to the world of engines.
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Maserati and the Orsi family
Modenese Adolfo Orsi is the person who took over Maserati in 1937, ensuring its move to Modena: having started from nothing, he involved the whole family in his entrepreneurial activities.
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Maserati colours
Blue and red, blue only, white and blue: colours always hide different symbols, here are the ones hidden behind the shades of the Trident.
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Trident and the movie camera
A journey through Italian and foreign movies, all with different kinds of Maserati cars on set, from “Story of a Love Affair” by Antonioni to “Ocean's Thirteen” with Clooney.
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Enzo Ferrari moves his business to Maranello, which at the time is called Auto Avio Costruzioni.
A causa della guerra, la Auto Avio Costruzioni si sposta da Modena a Maranello: inizia un legame leggendario.
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Maserati and world-famous personalities from Modena
From Luciano Pavarotti to Massimo Bottura: two famous personalities from Modena who chose Maserati cars for themselves.
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Musicians driving Ferrari cars
Jay Kay, John Lennon, Eric Clapton... all lucky owners of Ferrari cars. Their favourite models have been exhibited in the “Driving with the Stars” show at Museo Ferrari in Modena.
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First edition of the Coppa Tre Laghi – Varese – Campo dei Fiori
Nasce la gara velocistica molto popolare fra le guerre, oggi diventata un famoso raduno di vetture d'epoca.