In Auto Italia magazine, Issue 142

New Fiat 500
They’re here! The first UK versions of Fiat’s trendy new car assemble for the London press launch.

Maseratis and Powerboats
Steve Berry travels first class from Modena to Naples in a Quattroporte Automatica to attend the Italian round of the Powerboat P1 Championship.

Alfa Romeo 8C 2900
Its body was removed to build a custom car, its chassis was used to mount a bizarre new body. This is the fascinating story of how a celebrated old Alfa Romeo was reunited with its dispersed original parts.

Alfa Romeo 164 Pro-Car
Unearthed after years in storage, this spectacular car has reappeared as an exhibit in Alfa’s museum. Demonstrated only once in public, we can now tell the complete story behind this Formula One car clothed with family saloon bodywork.

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
The new Daytona? Richard Heseltine test drives the ultimate front-engined V12 from Maranello. It’s big, it’s red and it’s very expensive.

Auto e Moto d’Epoca Padova
The greatest in-door Italian car show? Well, we think so. Fifteen halls packed with all the spare parts you could possibly want – including that Ferrari Sharknose nose-cone you’ve been searching for – and acres of Italian cars you never knew about.

FIA GT Lamborghini
Roberto Giordanelli gets to grips with the awesome Reiter Engineering Murciélago R-GT1 at Adria circuit. Hot laps in the 2007 season GT frontrunner.