Lancia Aurelia B20 GT: the car that invented the modern Grand Tourer Here’s the question almost nobody answers correctly. What was the first modern Grand Tourer in history? The category currently occupied by the Aston Martin DB12, the Bentley Continental, the Ferrari Roma, the Maserati GranTurismo. The big, fast, elegant car that can cross Europe … Read more
Vittorio Jano: the engineer who designed the engines that won for Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Ferrari, and whom almost nobody remembers Here’s a question. If you walked into Goodwood next summer, stopped any ten people in the paddock, and asked them to name the most influential engine designer in the history of Italian motorsport, what … Read more
Lancia: the brand that invented half the modern car and ended up selling Ypsilons in Italy There’s a question Chris Harris has asked, more than once, on camera. It goes something like this: which manufacturer, when you really dig into the history books, turns out to have invented more of the modern car than any … Read more
