GIANPAOLO DALLARA: THE ENGINEER WHO CHOSE A GARAGE IN PARMA OVER A DESK IN MARANELLO The first note Enzo Ferrari left on his desk read “Più ordinato, per favore.” Tidier, please. Handwritten in the purple ink the Commendatore used for everything. It was December 1959. Gianpaolo Dallara had just left university and just walked into … Read more
MASERATI QUATTROPORTE: SIX GENERATIONS WITH THE ENGINE WHERE IT SHOULDN’T BE The sedan that stole a prince’s heart Picture this. Early sixties. Modena. An engineer named Giulio Alfieri has an idea that sounds like madness: take a competition-derived V8, drop it into a four-door car, and tell the world that a sedan can be the … Read more
De Tomaso: The Argentinian Who Built Italy’s Most Underrated Supercar Empire De Tomaso: The Argentine Who Humbled Ferrari with Ford Power There are brands that are born to last. And there are brands that are born to burn everything down. De Tomaso belongs firmly in the second category. An Italian company founded by an Argentine, … Read more
