The Lancia Aurelia Chassis Register (In progress)
The Aurelia chassis register We are trying to create a register of all Lancia Aurelia series B50, B51, B52, B53 and B55+B56 chassis. Below…
The Lancia Aurelia Fuoriserie
The Lancia Aurelia chassis history From the moment the Lancia Aurelia was unveiled to the public at the Turin Motor Show in April 1950,…
1947 Mostra della Carrozzeria Italiana
The Desire for Rebirth It is 1947; the war has just ended, with all the material and moral destruction it entailed. The desire to…
American inspiration: The Lancia Aurelia B52 B Junior by Ghia ft. Emilio Lacchio Ep2
Built in only 2 specimens (maybe even 3), this Lancia Aurelia B52 built by Carrozzeria Ghia from a design by Gianpaolo Boano, is clearly of American inspiration.
The Fiat 1100 Fuoriserie
An elegant convertible, built in 1949 on the popular Fiat 1100 B chassis by Stabilimenti Farina in very few speciments, remains the emblem of this extraordinary coachbuilding of cars in the early 1950s. The resemblance to Ferrari’s 166 Inter is surprising, which let to controversy between Giovanni Farina and Enzo Ferrari.
La dolce vita: the Spiaggina beach cars
The birth of the Spiaggina (Spiaggia = Beach) takes place in the immediate post-war period at the initiative of some Italian coachbuilders which transformed small mass production cars in order to make them suitable for the needs of wealthy customers during the holiday period in the seaside resorts.
The Fiat 600 Elaborate
The Fiat 600 was undoubtedly the car that accompanied Italy through the economic boom. When it was presented it was very popular thanks to its modern lines, the brilliant engine and a cockpit large enough to fit the whole family. The demand for the 600 was so high that Fiat was unable to meet the waiting times, so that many relied on the coachbuilders in order to get its small family car sooner, even at the cost of a higher price.
The Lancia Flaminia “Fuoriserie”
The Lancia Flaminia was born as the Lancia flagship model of the 50’s and 60’s with the aim to replace the glories of the…
Interview with Paul Breuer: a Belgian in Italy
Paul Breuer was born in Verviers in 1946 where he lived with his family until the age of twenty. A summer internship in Italy opened him the gate to an outstanding car design career in the most important design centers of the world. We want to thank Paul for this interessting chat , in which we go back through his career.
The Fiat 8V
In March 1952, Fiat surprised the world at the Geneva Motor Show with the Fiat 8V. A two-seater sports car that was also designed as a racing car. What was surprising was that Fiat had not shown any interest in re-entering the racing scene up to this point.
Classic Gala Schwetzingen 2021 best of
The 17th Int. Concours d’Elegance Automobile 2021 in Schwetzingen ended in triumph! Among the protagonists were numerous cars bodied and designed by Italian coachbuilders.…
The Partnership between Ghia & Chrysler
There are in the history of companies, just as in the history of nations, certain fateful episodes, which have an influence on the course of events well in excess of their actual importance. Chrysler’s request to Ghia to build for them, to their design, a special body on a Plymouth chassis, is one of these episodes.