For Giovanni Michelotti, the motorcar always symbolised freedom. But as he often remarked, it was also “the most widespread legalised weapon in the world.” This awareness accompanied him throughout his career and made safety—both active and passive—a core principle in his approach to automotive design.

The cowboy racing driver goes back in time half a century, telling the story of the glorious World Championship when Carlo Chiti's Alfa Romeo won with him at the wheel of the 33TT12. A story triggered a couple of years earlier by an incredible series of events that took place in Maranello

At the heart of this story lies a car: the Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Aerodinamica Spider, also known as the extraordinary Jankovits Aerospider.

Giovanni Michelotti, my father, was one of the most influential designers in the world of automotive design.

Ing. Marmiroli this time introduces us to a unique chapter of Lamborghini's history: the brand's adventures not on land, but at sea.

In 1949, Giovanni Michelotti embarked on his freelance career, marking the beginning of a successful journey in automotive design. With...

It is still the only four-door car with gull-wing doors today, and one of the most representative Michelotti's prototypes

Massimo Grandi brings us into the fascinating history of Giuseppe Furmanik’s Maserati Siluro 4CM Carenato.

Designer Paolo Martin shares the story of his P33 Roadster concept. The P33 Roadster was created shortly after the famous Ferrari Dino...

Our colleague the engineer Luigi Marmiroli has devoted a simple but fond tribute to the Master designer Marcello Gandini. Words Luigi...

Prof. Grandi looks back over the style genesis of the three prototypes that Franco Scaglione made for Bertone on the 1900C chassis. The...

This time, Luigi Marmiroli’s memoirs look back on the times when Lamborghini’s path met that of the “Designer of the Century”, leading to...

This is quite the fairy tale, the story of an Argentinian businessman who came to Italy to make his dream come true. Luigi Marmiroli...

With Audi dominating endurance races, diesel has earned the respect of motorsport only in recent times. But there is a story that dates...

In the year in which the Bull blew out its first sixty candles, the engineer Marmiroli remembers the genesis and “behind the scenes” of...

Directly from the memories of Paolo Martin, the story of two Bugattis that never saw the light. SpeedHolics readers can judge the quality...

As the Italian Air Force celebrates its hundredth anniversary, we would like to tell you about the time Gilles Villeneuve, Nelson Piquet,...

Based on the Topolino, the early work of the great Tuscan designer anticipated many of the cornerstones of his vision, starting from the...

Ready to celebrate a big birthday (he was born on 11 March 1943), the "cowboy driver" accompanies SpeedHolics readers on an extraordinary...

In the year of the sixtieth anniversary of the foundation of Alfa Romeo’s glorious “racing department”, Luigi Marmiroli remembers to...

After the historical agreement signed with the Ford Motor Company, it didn’t take long for the streets of the ex- Soviet Union to fill...

With single-seaters, the style of the car is designed entirely to suit its function. So can we talk of design for Formula 1 cars? Paolo...

Everyone knows: the cars in Sant’Agata Bolognese would never have been born without the now-famous dispute between Ferruccio Lamborghini...

Gandini and Lamborghini are two inseparable entities, and together they have developed authentic style legends, including the Miura, the...

The history of Intermeccanica is that of the last five years of Scaglione’s work. Professor Grandi takes a look back over the events and...

Designer Paolo Martin talks about one of the most extraordinary and innovative dream cars of all time, unveiled to the public at the 1970...

Emilia Romagna is an ancient land of motors. Engineer Luigi Marmiroli traces back the historical and cultural reasons underlying the...

Talking about the industrial situation after the Second World War, Prof. Grandi investigates the small workshops which, starting from...

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...

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...

Experimentation is the distinguishing feature of the visionary Tuscan designer’s career. Among all his works, two particular projects...

The Lamborghini men had some amazing adventures during the first, top-secret tests on the Diablo prototype. Years later, Luigi Marmiroli...

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...

In the year celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary Countach, I would like to send the traditional Happy New Year wishes to the...

In the early Eighties, the sports sedan world was dominated by Maserati, and seen with significant interest by Ferrari. But in those...

When I heard that the Clay Regazzoni Memorial Room was being moved from Lugano to Romanshorn, my mind automatically opened the drawer of...

The passage from fossil fuel to electric for all cars of the future - including supercars and hypercars - is a given fact. Thinking back...

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...

On the 50th anniversary of the Countach, engineer Luigi Marmiroli remembers when he was called in to design the heir to the "Icon". In...

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...

It happens very rarely if ever, that a designer gets a chance to freely express himself. Free from the Marketing people with their...

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...

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...

There are many ways in which speed can be considered in automotive design. The first and the most obvious one that comes to mind...

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 ...

The first lockdown forced him to stay at home, in his villa in the hills of Turin. But Paolo Martin, the creator of some of the most...

Stop the moment, capture the movement, freeze and yet illustrate the speed. If you think about it, photography is a great paradox.

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...

If it were in the English dictionary, the term "speedholic" would be defined as a person with a very strong passion for, nay - an...

Speed and cars have always been strictly connected for me. When we were small kids, the first and most important parameter with which we...