Lancia “Flaminia 2500 berlina”, 1960 The Flaminia, presented at Turin Show in 1956, was Lancia’s great flagship, the heir of the Aurelia. It was designed by Professor Fessia. Sold at extremely high prices for the thime and therefore with a rather low number of vehicles produced, it was still a top symbol of Lancia production...

Fiat “125 Samantha”, Vignale, 1968 The Fiat 125 Vignale “Samantha” was made by Vignale on the Fiat 125 frame and unveiled at the 1967 Turin Car Show. It’s a four-seater coupé with pop-up headlights and despite it didn’t arouse a huge admiration, it went into production. The 1608cm3 Lampredi twincam engine came straight from the...

Porsche “911 T”, 1969 Born as the replacement for the 356, the Porsche 911 is one the most-known sports car ever. Its design, drawn by Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, will remain unaffected for decades, from 1964 to 1989 with the 964 series. The car in the Museo is a 1969 911, year when the flat-6 engine...

Maserati “3500 GT coupé”, Touring, 1958 The first series Maserati Gran Turismo, the A6 1500, was presented in 1947, after that the company,  purchased in 1937 by Cav. Adolfo Orsi, had already moved to Modena. In the mid-1950s, Omer Orsi realized that the market was ready to welcome a luxury grand tourer in line with...

Maserati “Mistral 4.0 coupè”, Frua, 1968 Following the commercial success of the 3500 GT Touring, Maserati launched a new 2-seater coupé at the 1963 Turin Motor Show. Designed by Frua, the new Mistral anticipated some styling innovations like the hatchback or the integrated front bumper with the front grille inside, that will be adopted by...

Lancia “2000 i.e. Berlina “, 1972 The Lancia 2000 was born to replace the missing spot left by the Flaminia in 1970. Lancia needed a new flagship model and by substantially modifying the Flavia berlina, the 2000 Berlina saw the light. Powered by the Flavia’s flat-4 engine, the 2000 will be the first Italian car (and one...

Lancia “Ardea I° Serie”, 1941 The Lancia Ardea stemmed from the need for a smaller and cheaper alternative to the Aprilia. The result was a 9/10 scale model of the big sister, with the same design, very streamlined for the time, but also the same technical solutions, mantaining the typical Lancia’s class and refinement intact. The Ardea was...

Lamborghini “Espada 400 GT coupé”, Bertone, 1969 Presented in Geneva in March 1968, the new Espada aroused a great deal of interest due to its highly innovative and extremely aerodynamic line, then defined as “artistic”. It was produced to compete with the spacious and wonderfully comfortable coupé vehicles that Maserati with the “Mexico” and Ferrari...

Fiat  “18 P”, army truck, 1914 The Fiat 18 is a military truck made by Fiat Veicoli Industriali, used by the Royal Italian Army during WWI. Together with the lighter 15, the 18 will be the protagonist of motorizing our army forces and built in the BL, BLR, DC and P (pesante – heavy) versions....

Fiat “ 500 Topolino, tipo C, trasformabile”, 1953 This Fiat Topolino 500 C, is the last in the series, produced from 1949 and presented at the Geneva Motor Show of the same year. Compared to the 1947 Fiat 500 Topolino type A exhibited at the Museo Nicolis, the bodywork is more modern: headlights recessed in...

Alfa Romeo “Giulia Super 1600”, 1969 The Alfa Romeo Giulia was born as the successor of the Giulietta and will be produced from 1962 to 1977. The Giulia was born during the Italian economic boom years and presents itself as a sporty sedan. The famous ad at the time read: “Giulia. The sedan that wins the races”. The heart of...

Alfa Romeo “1750 Berlina”, 1970 In the late 60s Alfa Romeo had basically a complete range of cars to fulfill the sporty ambitions of their customers. The last cars taht needed to be replaced were the so-called “Alfone” (big Alfas), flagships of the Biscione brand. The need to build a new model was born and it needed...