Luigi Marmiroli
- Jun 16
Modena, Capital of Motor Valley: the “Speedholics” Place of the Soul
Emilia Romagna is an ancient land of motors. Engineer Luigi Marmiroli traces back the historical and cultural reasons underlying the...
Massimo Grandi
- May 13
Fiat 1100 Coupé Meteor: A Small Design Gem
Talking about the industrial situation after the Second World War, Prof. Grandi investigates the small workshops which, starting from...
Luigi Marmiroli
- Apr 15
Lamborghini and Gigliato: a Great but All-Too-Short Story
At the end of his career at Lamborghini, Luigi Marmiroli was invited to take part in a supercar project being launched in Japan. It could...
Zbigniew Maurer
- Mar 25
2002 Brera Concept Car, As Seen From Inside Of Centro Stile Alfa Romeo
Early years 2000 was a busy period at Alfa Romeo's Centro Stile, its in-house design department. Not so much for the work load which was...
Massimo Grandi
- Feb 26
"The Shape of the Wind" according to Franco Scaglione
Experimentation is the distinguishing feature of the visionary Tuscan designer’s career. Among all his works, two particular projects...
Luigi Marmiroli
- Feb 24
… Saved by the Moon!
The Lamborghini men had some amazing adventures during the first, top-secret tests on the Diablo prototype. Years later, Luigi Marmiroli...
“C’était un rendez-vous”: Claude Lelouch's crazy race
At dawn on an August day, forty-six years ago – 1976 – the French film director Claude Lelouch (author of “A Man and a Woman”) grappled...
Luigi Marmiroli
- Dec 31, 2021
Best Wishes to All the "Speedholics"
In the year celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary Countach, I would like to send the traditional Happy New Year wishes to the...
Luigi Marmiroli
- Dec 20, 2021
When I Met Clay Regazzoni
When I heard that the Clay Regazzoni Memorial Room was being moved from Lugano to Romanshorn, my mind automatically opened the drawer of...
Luigi Marmiroli
- Sep 29, 2021
The "Speedholics man" and the ecological transition
The passage from fossil fuel to electric for all cars of the future - including supercars and hypercars - is a given fact. Thinking back...
Zbigniew Maurer
- Aug 30, 2021
Against all odds, the Alfa Romeo new Spider “Duetto” project 938
Duetto is a magic word for Alfisti. It was chosen via an international contest to find a name for a very important car, the successor of...
Luigi Marmiroli
- Jul 31, 2021
From the Countach to the Diablo: Courage and Emotions
On the 50th anniversary of the Countach, engineer Luigi Marmiroli remembers when he was called in to design the heir to the "Icon". In...
Arturo Merzario
- Jun 23, 2021
How I Became a Driver - Pt. 2
1964 began with a heavy blow: in the first race in Monza I was behind the fierce new Simca Abarths by almost a lap. My Giulietta SZ had...
Zbigniew Maurer
- Jun 16, 2021
Diva, a White Sheet of Paper Alfa Romeo Sports Car
It happens very rarely if ever, that a designer gets a chance to freely express himself. Free from the Marketing people with their...
Luigi Marmiroli
- Jun 9, 2021
When I Met Ferruccio Lamborghini
Called to manage the design of the Lamborghini, I felt the need to meet Ferruccio. That was the only way I could absorb that authentic...
Arturo Merzario
- May 24, 2021
How I Became a Driver - Pt. 1
I never thought I would be a driver. I loved speed and mechanics, but I never imagined that I would have a career in racing. My family...
Zbigniew Maurer
- May 13, 2021
Speed Through Design
There are many ways in which speed can be considered in automotive design. The first and the most obvious one that comes to mind...
Luigi Marmiroli
- Apr 21, 2021
When I met Enzo Ferrari
Today marks the start of a series of articles telling of the many famous names of the car world that I have had the honour and pleasure ...
Alessandro Barteletti
- Apr 1, 2021
Lartigue: The Photographer Obsessed with Speed
Stop the moment, capture the movement, freeze and yet illustrate the speed. If you think about it, photography is a great paradox.
Arturo Merzario
- Mar 25, 2021
Yes, I am a Speedholic!
Hi there, fellow SpeedHolics. Speed is my stimulus, my challenge, my way to get outside of and away from the box. For me, speed is...
Luigi Marmiroli
- Mar 21, 2021
Supercars, Gastronomy & The Death of Individuality
If it were in the English dictionary, the term "speedholic" would be defined as a person with a very strong passion for, nay - an...
Zbigniew Maurer
- Mar 21, 2021
Speed and Cars
Speed and cars have always been strictly connected for me. When we were small kids, the first and most important parameter with which we...
