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We’ve been all over Italy curating stories for this month’s issue. It starts with Milan’s Alfa Romeo museum, home of the Alfa 164 Procar. We were privileged to be given access to this V10-powered racer with an F1 chassis – read our exclusive story this month. At the FCA Heritage Hub in Turin, we drove Carlo Abarth’s own, very lovely 2400 Coupe. Ferrari fans will be delighted by our 488 Pista Spider drive story from Maranello to Mugello, for the Finali Mondiali, as well as an exciting narrative on a Ferrari that was never offered officially: the 365 GTC/4 Spider. Also never offered officially by Maserati was a Quattroporte estate – but we’ve got a story on two of ’em! And speaking of Maserati, we also visited the Trident’s HQ in Modena for a look behind the scenes, while Padova’s Auto e Moto d’Epoca show was another hit this year. Fiat fans can revel in a feature on two supercharged saloons (131 and Argenta), while we have a stab at defending the Italian ‘lemons’ that everyone loves to hate.
CONTENTS
ALFA ROMEO 164 PROCAR – Full story of Alfa’s amazing V10-powered racer
ALFA ROMEO MITO – AROC club trackday report
FERRARI 365 GTC/4 SPIDER – The four-seater spider that never was, kind of
FERRARI 488 PISTA SPIDER – We drive the raciest drop-top from Maranello to Mugello
MASERATI QUATTROPORTE ESTATES – ‘Cinqueporte’ QP5 and QP6 shooting brakes
FIAT 131 VOLUMETRICO ABARTH & ARGENTA VX – Boxy Fiat saloons with an underbonnet supercharger secret
FIAT BARCHETTA – International club meeting report
ITALIAN ‘LEMONS’ – Why these supposed damp squibs are unfairly maligned
ABARTH 2400 ALLEMANO – We drive Carlo Abarth’s very own personal coupe
LANCIA DELTA INTEGRALE – One reader takes his integrale around Europe
FERRARI FINALI MONDIALI – We report from Mugello for Ferrari’s season ender
PADOVA AUTO E MOTO D’EPOCA – The biggest and best classic car show in Italy
AUTUMN MOTORSPORT DAY – Rain did not dent the drama at Brooklands
OBSCURATI – Michelotti’s Fiat 128 Pulsar coupe from 1971
