Storia
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Fiorano hands the keys to the city to Schumacher, Barrichello, Todt and Montezemolo.
Schumacher e Barrichello ricevono le chiavi di Fiorano assieme a Luca Cordero di Montezemolo e Jean Todt.
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Enzo Ferrari is awarded honourary Fiorano citizenship.
A dieci anni dalla costruzione della pista, il Drake è cittadino onorario del Comune di Fiorano Modenese.
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Fiorano racetrack is built to test Ferrari cars.
Enzo Ferrari decide di costruire una pista per i test delle “Rosse”: la scelta ricade su Fiorano Modenese.
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History of Carlo Guzzi, inventor of the two-wheeled legend
The origins of a legend: Carlo Guzzi's life and the experiences that lead him to build his first motorcycle in 1919
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The Milanese Carlo Guzzi tunes a new motorcycle destined to be talked about.
Carlo Guzzi e Giorgio Parodi fondano la Società Anonima Moto Guzzi: lo stemma è l'aquila ad ali spiegate.
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Moto Guzzi wins the Tourist Trophy: an important triumph in its agonistic history.
Da sempre attiva nelle corse, Moto Guzzi coglie la sua prima importante affermazione internazionale.
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On board a 49 cm3 Dingo Cross Guzzi, Roberto Patrignani covers 7,500 kilometres in the heart of Africa.
L’impresa è del giornalista e motociclista Roberto Patrignani: 7.500 km con un 49 cc nel cuore dell'Africa.
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The Monza circuit is built and opened. Work is completed in record time – one of many on this route.
Inaugurato il 3 settembre circuito. I lavori terminano a tempo di record: il primo dei tanti su questo tracciato.
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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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Birth of Alfieri Maserati, founder of the "House of the Trident", based in Modena.
Sarà il fondatore dell'omonima casa automobilistica, aiutato nell'impresa da molti dei suoi sei fratelli.
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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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Enzo Ferrari gets Maranello into gear
In 1943 Enzo Ferrari moved his firm, Auto Avio Costruzioni, from Modena to Maranello: it was the beginning of a strong bond between the city and the legendary “reds”.
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The Lamborghini Tractors
Having had success in 1951 with his Carioca tractor made out of war remnants, Ferruccio Lamborghini founded Trattori Lamborghini (Lamborghini Tractors).
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Pontedera Air station
At the start of the 1900s Pontedera was elected as place to build an important air station for zeppelins.
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Aprilia, Ivano Beggio and his first motorcycles
In 1968, Ivano Beggio took over the reins at Aprilia - the bicycle factory founded in 1945 by his Father, Alberto - and converted its production into motorcycles.
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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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Fiorano dedicates a monument to Gilles Villeneuve.
Fiorano Modenese dedica un monumento a Gilles Villeneuve, scomparso l'anno prima sulla pista di Zolder.
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The history of the Guzzi establishment
Mandello del Lario and Moto Guzzi: a bond born (almost) perchance in 1921, strengthened during the years spent at the business and in the countryside.
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Giuseppe Guzzi invents the elastic frame and tests it by driving up to Cape North.
Un’innovazione che il fratello di Carlo Guzzi, Giuseppe, inventa e testa con un viaggio fino a Capo Nord.
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The first exhibition, destined to become the Guzzi Museum, is staged.
Un gruppo di fan getta le basi per il Museo Moto Guzzi: più di 150 pezzi unici che hanno fatto storia.
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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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On February 18th, Enzo Ferrari was born in Modena.
Il costruttore viene alla luce il 18 febbraio a Modena nella casa-officina oggi sede del Museo a lui dedicato.
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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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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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The argument between Lamborghini and Ferrari
An anecdote tells that Ferruccio Lamborghini decided to open his car factory after an argument with Enzo Ferrari.
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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 first competition and the Ickx bend
In 1971, the first race on the Varano Racetrack was held, but before the races a curious episode occurred, with the Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx as protagonist
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The elastic frame, a Guzzi invention
In 1927 Giuseppe Guzzi, Carlo’s brother, was the first to test the elastic frame driving a model with this invention up to the North Cape.
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To overcome the economic, crisis Moto Guzzi begins to produce military motorcycles and three-wheeled vans for the army.
Nascono mezzi armati come l'emblematico Alce e il Trialce, un motocarro smontabile e paracadutabile.
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Duilio Agostini is hired at Moto Guzzi: he is set to become one of its greatest racers.
Mandellese, Agostini entra in azienda come disegnatore, ma diventa presto collaudatore e poi pilota vincente.
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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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Stanguellini, small vehicles for a great carmaker
The story of Stanguellini Automobili, the first carmaker in Modena: a pursuit of extreme lightness and maximum aerodynamics.
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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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Piaggio moves to Pontedera
In 1924 Piaggio, a company based in Sestri Ponente that has been active since 1884, moved part of its production plant to Pontedera: it’s the start of a story that still continues today.
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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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The contemporary art section of Fiorano’s Ceramics Museum pledges a tribute to Enzo Ferrari.
Un evento dedicato al Drake arricchisce il Museo a Fiorano Modenese con opere firmate da ceramisti e designer.
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Army vehicles marked Guzzi
At the end of the 1920s, Moto Guzzi complemented the production of road and racing motorcycles with the construction of vehicles for army use.
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Giuseppe Guzzi designs the first Wind Tunnel in the world for aerodynamic testing of motorcycles.
Fortemente voluta da Carlo Guzzi e progettata dal fratello Giuseppe, è la prima al mondo per i motocicli.
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The first flight of the aircraft Blériot XI.
Sarà il primo velivolo a sorvolare la Manica e le Alpi, compiendo inoltre il primo volo di guerra in assoluto.
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The history of the Prancing Horse
Ferrari’s symbol is the famous Prancing Horse, the emblem of the aviator Francesco Baracca, chosen by Enzo Ferrari as symbol for his first Scuderia (racing team).
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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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The Ferrari Museum
In 1990 Maranello celebrated the opening of the Galleria Ferrari, now called Museo (Museum), to celebrate the legend of the Cavallino Rampante (Prancing Horse).
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Nuvolari's Turtle
In 1932, D’Annunzio gave a small golden turtle to Nuvolari, which he would then make his personal symbol: “to the fastest man, the slowest animal”.
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The Friuli Race
On the 2nd June 1976 the "Friuli race” was held: the best drivers competed to raise money for charity, to help the earthquake region and build the "Graham Hill" kindergarten
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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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“Vic”, the creator of the coat of arms of the San Martino Museum
Vittorio Vincenzi was a character. Called by everyone “Vic”, he was the creator of the coat of arms of the San Martino Museum and pledged to carry through with it after the death of Barighin.
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The first aircraft of the Officine Caproni took off from the moorland of Malpensa.
Il primo velivolo delle officine di Gianni Caproni compie decollo e atterraggio nella brughiera di Malpensa.
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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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The Maserati plant is renewed.
Lo stabilimento del Tridente a Modena aggiunge un nuovo centro direzionale e raggiunge 50.000 mq di superficie.
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The Lamborghini turns 30 years old and Ferruccio greets us
In 1993, 30 years after the birth of the Lamborghini company, its founder Ferruccio passed away: but his creation is still there, in spite of the difficulties.
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Ferruccio Lamborghini was born, founder of the same named carmaker
Ferruccio Lamborghini fonda la sua casa automobilistica a Sant’Agata Bolognese e sceglie come simbolo il toro.
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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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The Vespa revolution
The Vespa was born in 1946, a true revolution in mass transport on two wheels and fruit of the creative genius of Corradino d'Ascanio as well as the conversion of the arms industry.
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The "Race for life" and the Guinness Book of Records
In August 1986 three motorcyclists participated in the charity event “Race for life”, held at the Varano Racetrack: 23 days non-stop on the circuit, and it was an immediate record.
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Duilio Agostini, a Guzzi champion
One of the historical hearts and souls in the races department of Moto Guzzi is Duilio Agostini, tester, racer and technician for racing motorcycles.
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The Monza circuit receives modifications despite the closure imposed during the war.
Inizia una profonda revisione del circuito di Monza, nonostante lo stop che verrà imposto dalla guerra.
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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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Birth of the Gabardini seaplane, the first in history.
L’ingegnere progetta e testa il primo idrovolante, poi fonda una scuola di pilotaggio e il suo stabilimento.
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Auto Avio Costruzioni, the beginning of the Ferrari legend
Enzo Ferrari started his Modena Auto Avio Costruzioni in 1939: this was the first step towards the company that will revolutionize the world of racing and Gran Turismo cars.
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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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The 1961 “Big Strike”
From the 50’s onwards, while the Vespa takes wing, social tensions ignited at the Piaggio company, evolving into the historical “big strike” of 1961.
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A tribute to Enzo Ferrari at the Fiorano Ceramics Museum
In 1998 the Fiorano Ceramics Museum launched an artistic event dedicated to Enzo Ferrari: the result was a series of handicrafts signed by ceramic artisans and designers, now exhibited at the Museum.
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The Formula 1 championship debuts in Monza, Nino Farina gains trophy.
Il pilota italiano vince il primo G.P. d’Italia e il primo campionato assoluto di Formula 1 su Alfa 158.
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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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Stanguellini Automobili was founded - the first four-wheel enterprise in Modena.
Nasce a Modena la casa costruttrice che sarà celebre per la ricerca della leggerezza e dell’aerodinamicità.
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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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Piaggio and the flood of 1966
In 1966 the Piaggio factory was hit by a flood and put back in order thanks to cooperation between workers and management, who until that point had been divided by strikes.
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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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Fiorano gives the Ferrari champions the keys to the city
Schumacher and Barrichello are the Ferrari champions who received the keys to Fiorano in 2004 together with Luca Cordero di Montezemolo and Jean Todt.
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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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Enzo Ferrari opens the “Scuderia Ferrari” (Ferrari racing team) in Modena, a branch of Alfa Romeo, for which it will adopt the symbol of the “Prancing Horse”.
Enzo Ferrari fonda come filiale di Alfa Romeo la scuderia che entrerà nella leggenda dell’automobilismo.
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Ciao and the pursuit of freedom
For Piaggio, the Ciao is a symbol of rebirth after the flood of 1966.
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The Alfredo “Dino” Ferrari High School is inaugurated at Maranello under the patronage of Enzo Ferrari. It still supplies specialised technicians to the company.
Enzo Ferrari fonda la prima scuola in Italia per formare tecnici specializzati nel settore dei motori.
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The Varano complex goes through its first competitive season and a curious episode with the Ferrari driver Jackie Ickx as protagonist
Per un piccolo incidente in prova su Ferrari, una curva del circuito porterà il nome del pilota Jacky Ickx.
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From Cape Town to Asmara on board a Guzzi Dingo Cross
In 1966 the journalist and engine enthusiast Roberto Patrignani accomplished an extraordinary exploit: 7,500 kilometres on board a 49 cm3 Guzzi Dingo Cross in the heart of Africa.
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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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Birth of Ferruccio Lamborghini, founder of the carmaking company that bears his name.
Sotto il segno del Toro, nasce a Renazzo di Cento (FE) l’uomo che entrerà nella storia delle auto sportive.
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The Lamborghini Museum at the Sant'Agata Bolognese plan is inaugurated
La casa del Toro apre il museo che celebra la sua storia con una selezione di vetture esposte a rotazione.
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The Mugello road track and its variants
The original route of the Mugello road track ran for 67 km along mountain trails: it was then reduced to a ring of 19 km known as "Little Mugello Circuit".
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In Pontedera social tensions broke out in the Piaggio’s “Scioperone” (big strike)
Mentre la Vespa vola, alla Piaggio esplodono tensioni sociali che sfociano in una lunga astensione dal lavoro.
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The Moto Guzzi Museum
In 1977 a group of enthusiasts laid the foundation for the future Moto Guzzi Museum: over 150 unique pieces that run along the history of a legend.
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Maserati’s first F1 victory
Racing driver Manuel Fangio has won he most races in F1: from the first one in Monza in 1953 to the Drivers' Championship of 1957.
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The Mugello road circuit was inaugurated
Il 21 giugno 36 vetture si sfidano per la prima volta in una gara di “regolarità” sul circuito appenninico.
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The November floods also hit the Piaggio plant
Operai e dirigenti Piaggio salvano assieme lo stabilimento dall'acqua dopo un periodo di tensioni e scioperi.
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At the Varano Racetrack the “Friuli Race” is run to raise funds to help the earthquake survivors in the region.
Il 2 giugno si disputa la competizione a scopo benefico dopo il terremoto tra i migliori piloti dell’epoca.
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Moto Guzzi and Giovannino Guareschi
Giovannino Guareschi was a real fan of Moto Guzzi motorcycles, as was his character, Peppone, also represented in the films on board a 500 Sport sidecar.
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The aircraft Caproni Ca113 established the record for inverted flight
Tito Falconi con il Ca.113 copre la distanza tra St. Louis e Chicago in poco più di 3 ore in volo rovescio.
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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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Piaggio produced and commercialised the Ciao model
Il modello Ciao per Piaggio diventa simbolo della rinascita post-alluvione, e di libertà per i consumatori.
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Moto Guzzi in cinema
As with many of the symbols from Italy’s boom-time, Guzzi motorbikes have made their way into quite a few movies from the 50’s and 60’s, to say the least.
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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 transfer for Maserati from Bologna to Modena begins.
Fondata a Bologna nel 1914, la casa del Tridente si sposta a Modena per continuare la sua storia di successo.
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Moto Guzzi in art: Antonio Ligabue and other artists
Antonio Ligabue is one of the artists who are mainly associated with Moto Guzzi and, like him, a few futuristic painters have immortalized Mandello’s motorcycles in their artwork.
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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 Umberto Panini collection, temple of Maserati cars
In 1996 Umberto Panini bought a collection of 19 vintage Maserati cars, thereby saving it from being auctioned in England: now they are the main nucleus of a museum that is open to the public.
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Ferrari’s ancestor, the Auto Avio Costruzioni company, opens in Modena.
Il primo passo verso verso l'industria che rivoluzionerà il comparto delle auto da corsa e gran turismo.
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Moto Guzzi and the commercials
Guzzi motorcycles make themselves known not only through the races and by taking part in international events, but also thanks to commercials on TV.
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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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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 Aero-Autodrome in Modena is inaugurated, operating until the 1960s.
L’opera è concepita come pista di volo, per l’agonismo e per le prove di Ferrari, Maserati e Stanguellini.
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Maserati conquers the first victory at the Grand Prix with Manuel Fangio.
L’argentino Juan Manuel Fangio trionfa con la sua A6GCM nel Gran Premio d’Italia sul circuito di Monza.
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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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The De Tomaso plant opens in Modena: it will remain active for 45 years.
Pilota e imprenditore argentino, Alejandro de Tomaso si aggiunge ai protagonisti dell’automobilismo modenese.
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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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The Vespa was patented and achieved an immediate success
Dal genio di Corradino d'Ascanio e dalla riconversione industriale nasce la rivoluzione italiana su due ruote.
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Among Maserati F1 drivers, there’s even a woman
Villoresi, Nuvolari, Moss, Fangio: among its drivers, Maserati has renowned names, including that of a woman, Maria Teresa De Filippis, the first to race in F1 in 1958.