Giovanni Michelotti was one of the most prolific car designers of the twentieth century. Between the Thirties and the end of the Seventies he designed more than twelve hundred cars that appeared on the market under the trademark of the most famous coachbuilders or car’s companies that commissioned him the study and project: Stabilimenti Farina, Vignale, Allemano, Fissore, Scioneri , Moretti, Ghia Aigle, Cisitalia, Bugatti, Triumph, BMW, Saab, Daf, Maserati, Abarth are just some of the companies that have built cars designed by Michelotti. The book retraces the events.

Giovanni Michelotti was one of the most prolific car designers of the twentieth century. Between the Thirties and the end of the Seventies he designed more than twelve hundred cars that appeared on the market under the trademark of the most famous coachbuilders or car’s companies that commissioned him the study and project: Stabilimenti Farina, Vignale, Allemano, Fissore, Scioneri , Moretti, Ghia Aigle, Cisitalia, Bugatti, Triumph, BMW, Saab, Daf, Maserati, Abarth are just some of the companies that have built cars designed by Michelotti. The book retraces the events.

Limited printing of 300 numbered copies, signed by the Author The immediate post-WW II years (1945-1949) was a very vital period for motor-sport and open-wheel motor-racing as we know it today has its roots, Formula 1 included of course, in it. This text describes 340 races (Grand Prix, Formula 2, Formule Libre) held in 180 different circuits in Continental Europe, U.K., South America, Australia, South Africa, together with the technical characteristics of the cars that took part in them and the evolution of the sport in the different Countries. Biographical notes of 626 drivers are given together with a list of their racing appearances. The Index of the cars comprises all the cars that took part to the races considered. They are listed by make and, for most of them, by serial numbers (chassis and/or engine or registration) with complete racing appearances. Included the Tables with the complete results of 244 races.

Limited printing of 300 numbered copies, signed by the Author The immediate post-WW II years (1945-1949) was a very vital period for motor-sport and open-wheel motor-racing as we know it today has its roots, Formula 1 included of course, in it. This text describes 340 races (Grand Prix, Formula 2, Formule Libre) held in 180 different circuits in Continental Europe, U.K., South America, Australia, South Africa, together with the technical characteristics of the cars that took part in them and the evolution of the sport in the different Countries. Biographical notes of 626 drivers are given together with a list of their racing appearances. The Index of the cars comprises all the cars that took part to the races considered. They are listed by make and, for most of them, by serial numbers (chassis and/or engine or registration) with complete racing appearances. Included the Tables with the complete results of 244 races.

Here is the completely unpublished profile of an unknown Nuvolari, of which we continue to talk about victories, accidents, but never of humanity.

The full history of the OM factory and all its activities.

A complete racing biography, full of pictures of his motoring carreer from 1906 to 1932 and of the cars he drove, such as OM, Isotta Fraschini, Storero, Fiat, Bugatti, Alfa Romeo, Steyr and more.

The complete production of OM trucks since the early vehicles Zust until the birth of the Iveco group through the presentation of all models, prototypes and special and military versions. Included detailed technical specifications.

A beautiful collection of images from the Negri’s photographic archives portraiting the Fiat production of trucks. Included the detailed technical features of the main vehicles.

This book ia an opportunity to look back at the development of transport industry in Italy through pictures of tow trucks that record a way of living and working that is now part of the nation history. The development of V. Orlandi, placing the company firmly amongst those who created the history of road transport in Europe.

A retrospective view of the vehicles and the companies which contributed to build the past of the Italian motor transport and the economy of the country. Many never before published images are taken from the rich archives of the photographic Studio Negri to produce this exceptional work. Filled with the most glorious Italian trademarks of commercial trucks: Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Edoardo Bianchi, Lancia, Spa, Om, Isotta Fraschini, Breda, and Zust up to 1975.

One has only to observe its continuous metamorphoses in order to write the history of the bus, the beginnings of which date back to the first decade of this century when the thoroughfares were abound with automotive road vehicles for the general transport of the public. They firstly appear on regularly scheduled routes, in substitution of the stage-coaches available to the public at large, hence, the Latin term “omnibus”.

From the beginning of this century until the seventies Lancia designer closelymonitored chnges of technology from ‘3RO’ model to the “one-off” models, limited series and variants introduced during production, even after the Second World War. Each model mentioned is supported by technical schedules. Specifications and production figures are taken from Lancia archives wherever possible.

The volume is a brief story of the 3 men (Daimler, Maybach e Benz) who established Mercedes, with 478 images, for the great part unpublished, and detailed captions that show the most important models, the technical characteristics of cars and especially the motor races Mercedes won until 1957. Images of Grand Prix, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, circuito di Pescara and speed record together with photos of prototypes and the best italian and german bodies.

An interesting volume entirely devoted to the italian ambulances and their technical evolutions from the beginning of the 20th Century up to the Eighties, packed with a wide range of vintage stunning photographs.

One hundred years of history of one of the most appreciated Italian Coachbuilders collected in this photographical volume. This work explains the mechanical and stilistic development of the buses during the last century. All the most important creations of the Schio Company are here described and illustrated in detail.

Commercial, military and aid vehicles realized by the Iveco group (Magirus, Unic, Astra, Om) during its 30 years of activity, in all their versions and bodies, with a stunning photographic apparatus.

210 images illustrating the vehicles fitted out by the main italian motor firm (Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Astra, Om), realized in order to meet the requirements of safety and efficiency of fire brigades in both urban and extraurban areas.

Cesare Pastore, Marino Marini, Giuseppe Morandi and Vincenzo Coffani. In this well illustrated book the racing and family life of the four champions from Mantova: Morandi and Coffani attending the competitions of the ’20s and ’30s with OM, Pastore tied to Bugatti and Maserati brands and Marini with Paolo Marzotto on Ferraris. A very important document in car racing history.

Starting from the 30s to the present day a careful and very illustrated look on the most successful buses which have been a milestone in the evolution of the style and design for passenger transport over long distances.