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The Ferrari 166 MM Touring "barchetta" was manufactured by the Maranello-based company between 1948 and 1953. The MM in the name stands for "Mille Miglia", the famous open-road endurance car race won by the 166 MM in 1948 (coupé Allemano) and 1949 (roadster Touring).   The model was created in Milan's Carrozzeria Touring implementing th...

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In un periodo di profonda crisi come quello attuale, se si dovesse compilare una lista delle cose positive per le quali l'Italia è conosciuta nel mondo la sua industria automobilistica occuperebbe i primissimi posti. Nomi come Maserati, Ferrari, Lamborghini e Alfa Romeo hanno fatto la storia dell'automobile e, in particolare, del suo settore sporti...

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When Tuscan Kitchen hosted their third annual Italian Car Show over the weekend, it wasn't surprising that hundreds of locals showed up despite the rain. Spectators were in awe as they walked around and admired Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, McLaurens and Maseratis. This year's event featured more European luxury cars than years past, according...

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Car Club USA heads to Florida for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, where, for the Ferrari Club of America, the real fun begins the day after the storied endurance race. Ferrari owners from across the country gather every year to watch the pros on race day, and then take over the track to get a chance to run their Italian Stallions at speed.  ...

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  WTI Magazine #53    2015 February, 6Author : Simone Callisto Manca      Translation by:   For many years Italian tennis in the singles tournaments has not been achieving any outstanding results: however, when it is about partnering up, either in double or in the national team, our tennis players transform and conquer the most prestigious tourn...

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Evans Automotive, Primary Aim and Midwestern Auto Group have once again teamed up to host the 11th Annual Italian Gathering. The Sunday, September 4th event welcomes Italian motor vehicles and motorbikes of all vintages to the Wendy's International Corporate Grounds at One Dave Thomas Blvd., Dublin, OH 43017 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Automo...

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Half a century ago, in 1966, Lamborghini introduced a low, sleek, mid-engine supercar called the Miura. Considered groundbreaking when it was introduced because of its transversely-mounted mid-engine layout, the vehicle inspired a slew of orders despite being shown only as a rolling chassis a year earlier at the Turin auto show.   Designed b...

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Carlo Calenda is the Italian Vice Minister for the Economic Development, and this is his first experience in politics. This column is not used to interview Italian political figures, but we perceive him as someone who is completely different from the Italian political standard. He is young and competent; he has already played an important role in t...

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by John Dagys   Risi Competizione claimed back-to-back GT Le Mans victories following a thrilling last-lap pass by Giancarlo Fisichella on Wolf Henzler for the win in Sunday's Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway. The GT-only TUDOR United SportsCar Championship round came down to a seven-minute shootout for the win, fol...

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Brembo is honored to partner with two-time Academy Award® winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon) for "RUSH", a spectacular big-screen re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda, which makes its U.S. public release on September 27.   This film is significant to Brembo as it tell...

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