Tag archive for ‘Car’
Alfa Romeo Montreal
By Italia Travel & Life On Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
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Drive Italia: Alfa Romeo Montreal

More exclusive than a Jag E-Type or Porsche 911 at the time, the Alfa Romeo Montreal remains an enigma even today… Photo by Getty Images The Alfa Romeo Montreal was introduced at the Montreal Expo ’67 without More...

Lamborghini Countach
By Italia Travel & Life On Sunday, October 6th, 2019
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Drive Italia: Lamborghini Countach

Epic engine, scissor doors, limited visibility, and wider than a Range Rover – the Lamborghini Countach was the quintessential supercar! Photo by Martyn Lucy/Getty Images Breaking with the tradition of naming More...

Lancia Stratos
By Italia Travel & Life On Thursday, September 5th, 2019
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Drive Italia: Lancia Stratos

Short, low and wide, Ferrari-powered and beautiful from any angle – the Stratos was a winner from the start!  Photo by Getty Images The broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson once said that the Lancia Stratos was the only More...

ferrari dino
By Italia Travel & Life On Thursday, August 8th, 2019
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Drive Italia: Ferrari Dino

Ferrari didn’t want to sully the name of its exclusive brand with a cheaper Ferrari, so the ‘Dino’ was created… Photo by iStock Dino was Ferrari’s marque for mid-engined sports cars produced from More...

Lamborghini Miura SV
By Italia Travel & Life On Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
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Drive Italia: Lamborghini Miura

Take a look at this stunning creation from Bertone – the car from which the ‘supercar’ phrase was originally coined… Photo by National Motor Museum/Heritage Images/Getty Images The Lamborghini Miura was More...

Fiat Barchetta
By Italia Travel & Life On Monday, April 29th, 2019
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Drive Italia: Fiat Barchetta

Originally coach-built by the Turinese manufacturer Maggiora, until their demise in 2003, FIAT’s Barchetta is pretty, peppy and very Italian! Photo by Getty Images In the 1990s, the choice for a small, cheap, More...

Lancia car, Italy
By Italia Travel & Life On Tuesday, January 8th, 2019
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Drive Italia: Lancia Fulvia coupé Tipo 818

Over-engineered, expensive and achingly pretty – Lancia always did things their way… Photo by Amanda Robinson The Lancia Fulvia Coupé Tipo 818 was a handsome, compact, two-door coupé introduced in 1965 and More...

Fiat Cinquecento
By Italia Travel & Life On Monday, December 10th, 2018
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Drive Italia: Fiat 500 Cinquecento

It’s part 1 of our new series on Italian motors and our focus is tiny, iconic, cheap to run and chic… it’s the cheeky small city car everyone loves! Photo by Getty Images Think of those classic 1950s More...

By Italia Travel & Life On Friday, October 28th, 2016
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The Piaggio Ape – Italia! Icons

What the Vespa was to private transport in Italy in the lean years following the Second World War, the Ape would be to commercial transport… Small Italian Pick-Up in Tuscany When the Second World War ended, Italy More...