Author: docscenter@museonicolis.com

Matra-Simca Bagheera, 1974 The Bagheera is a compact coupé built from 1973 to 1980 by the French company Matra together with Simca. While Matra was winning on several tracks all over the world, the same could not be said about road-going car production, with the 530 model that struggled to reach the expected selling numbers....

Ferrari “Testarossa”, Pininfarina, 1991 At the 1984 Paris Auto Show Ferrari launched the 512 BBi heir, paying homage to an important name for the prancing horse company after 27 years: Testarossa. Powered by the 180° V12 of the predecessor, the Testarossa is able to reach 290 kilometers per hour and cover the 0-60 in just...

Lancia “Fulvia 1.3 S”, 1975 The Fulvia Coupé was launched at the 1965 Geneva Motor Show, destined to be a great commercial and racing success. The elegant and streamlined body was signed by Piero Castagneto, who said to have been inspired by Riva motorboats. The interior is pure Lancia as well, with the real wooden dashboard...

Lancia “Fulvia 1.3 S Rallye”, 1968 The Fulvia Coupé was launched at the 1965 Geneva Motor Show, destined to be a great commercial and racing success. The elegant and streamlined body was signed by Piero Castagneto, who said to have been inspired by Riva motorboats. The interior is pure Lancia as well, with the real wooden...

Lancia “2000 i.e. Berlina “, 1971 The Lancia 2000 was born to replace the missing spot left by the Flaminia in 1970. Lancia needed a new flagship model and by substantially modifying the Flavia berlina, the 2000 Berlina saw the light. Powered by the Flavia’s flat-4 engine, the 2000 will be the first Italian car (and one...

Lancia Appia III Serie, 1959, Italia The heir of the Ardea, the new “little” Lancia Appia was presented at the 1953 Turin Motor Show. The head valve distribution was controlled by two camshafts. Fed by a Solex carburetor, the engine produced 38 bhp, which gave the new sedan higher performance than its main competitor, the...

OM “Lupetto”, 1963 This OM Lupetto, purchased by Luciano Nicolis on 18 August 1963, was the first truck of Lamacart, the company he set up on 24 June 1963. Inside there is a plate written and signed personally by Luciano that reads: “This is the 1st truck bought by Lamacart in 1963 and used personally by...