Ansaldo “4/CS ”, 1924 Ansaldo Automobili, a branch of S.A. Gio. Ansaldo in Genova, was founded in 1918 and survived with different names until 1945.The 4 CS is the sports version of the 4 model, launched in 1919, and contribute significantly to build the success of Ansaldo as a sports car manufacturer. The car shown...
Questo modello è il più prestigioso tra quelli costruiti dall'Ansaldo.
Unico esemplare costruito di veicolo a pedali per l’uso su strada.
Ansaldo “PF-1VA”, 1906 The origins of Ansaldo date back to 1853 when Giovanni Ansaldo, a 24-year-old university teacher, came back to Italy after living in North Europe for a while and founded the Company Gio. Ansaldo & C. to build steam trains and ships. The company had the idea of a car production even before the...
La trazione elettrica ebbe un certo successo, sia in Europa sia negli USA.
Nel 1885 Karl Benz, costruì un triciclo azionato da un motore a benzina che collaudò nelle strade di Mannheim, suscitando lo stupore della popolazione.
Bianchi “S9 Sport”, 1935 Introduced in 1934, the S9 was put on a market dominated by the Fiat 1500 and the Lancia Augusta, later replaced by the Lancia Aprilia. The streamlined body was offered with different bodies: sedan, coupe, and cabriolet version and a wide range of colours was offered as well. Among the characteristics of the...
Bianchi “Tipo S2”, 1915 The Bianchi S2 is the car which best reflects the aim of the company to build cars for less wealthy people. Thanks to its technical solutions and the introduction of this model, Bianchi proved once again to be a point of reference in the automotive world for the time. The car shown in...
La vettura del Museo, della seconda serie a trazione anteriore, appartiene all’ultima generazione Eldorado.
Built to half-scale, this scratch built model reproduces the first 1903 Cadillac model.
La “Isabellaâ€, il modello più conosciuto e amato della produzione Borgward.
Cisitalia “850 GT”, 1963 Cisitalia (i.e. Compagnia Industriale Sportiva Italia) was founded in Turin in 1946 by Piero Dusio with the purpose to manufacture simple and economic racing cars. Supported by Piero Taruffi’s advice, Dusio made his first racing appearance with the 1,100cc small and fast single-seater D46, his first creation, at the Brezzi Cup on Sept. 3, 1946,...
Citroën “SM”, 1973 The Type A, the first Citroën car, was introduced in 1919, when the great French entrepreneur converted his activity from the production of bullets to cars at the end of the war. Citroën learnt in the United States the more advanced production techniques and was also able to take advantage of the...
Darracq “Phaeton”, 1898 Alexander Darracq was born in Bordeaux in 1855 and he was one of the fathers of the French automobile industry, one of the first entrepreneurs who believed in its potentials. After selling the “Gladiator” bicycle brand, Darracq founded the Usines Perfecta to build bicycle and car parts; to start the car production he bought...
John Z. DeLorean è stata una delle più controverse figure del mondo automobilistico fra gli anni Sessanta e gli anni Ottanta.
La vettura del Museo è stata la prima Ferrari 2+2 prodotta in serie; grazie all’abilità di Pininfarina.
Nel 1934 la Fiat affidò ai progettisti Antonio Fessia e Dante Giacosa l'importante incarico di progettare una nuova vettura utilitaria, di dimensioni ridotte.
The 501's toughness and reliability were still the strong point of this sporty version and were actually the base for other racing tunes for the car.
Fiat “501 torpedo”, 1920 The 501 was the first car designed by Fiat after the Great War and the first step towards the economy car. Produced to fulfill the requirements of the average family, the 501 was cheap, robust and easy to maintain. It was successful all around the world thanks also to the wide range...
Fiat “505 Coupé de Ville”, 1925 The Fiat 505 model was introduced in 1919, the same year of the 501, but it offered wider dimensions and higher cubic capacity. It fulfilled the requirements of more demanding clients looking for a more accurate bodywork. It was a royal car: it is proved by historical images that...
La Fiat rese omaggio al regime fascista chiamando Balilla il modello 508.
Ferrari 348 Tb, Pininfarina, 1990 The 348 was unveiled at the 1989 Frankfurt Motor Show as the natural heir, after a good fourteen years, of the much-loved and greatly sold 328 (already 308). This “berlinetta” designed by Pininfarina has a steel frame made of various sections with a rear tubular sub-frame. The sides have cooling...
La Lambda è il capolavoro di Vincenzo Lancia: un’auto avveniristica, la prima vettura di serie con telaio a struttura portante.
Cars in Nicolis collections.
Draisina, 1817, Germany The Draisine created by the German Baron Karl Von Drais, is the most similar object to the bicycle we all know. Obviously, cyclists back then had some difficulties, just think about the fact it was made from a single piece of wood and didn’t have pedals at all. In order to move...
Michaux bicycle, 1869, France Michaux (dad and son) were the owners of a Parisian engineering company that passed down in history to be the first to apply pedals to the Draisine, a vehicle born in 1816 thanks to the German Baron Von Drais, completely made of wood where you sat on top of it and pushed yourself forward with...
Rudge & Co, penny farthing, France, 1878 The first ancestors of the bicycle were born in the 19th century: they were called Draisines and they were basically wooden pieces with wheels and handlebar but no pedals. The first vehicle with pedals appeared in 1865, with iron frame and wooden wheels. Soon bicycles like the 1878...
Valletti, penny farthing, Italy, 1880 In the 19th century the high wheel spread, a peculiar vehicle that preceded the bicycle. It’s characterized by a big front wheel where the pedals are and a small back wheel. The starting and stopping procedures were difficult, as well as pedaling. The unique shape of the handlebar was copied...
