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07/18/10

05:35:05 pm, by sabu advani

, 835 words, 56 views

Categories: Automobiles, Racing, Rally, History, Biography/ Autobiography

Stanguellini by L Orsini and F Zagari

Stanguellini
by Luigi Orsini and Franco Zagari

Automobili Stanguellini was a maker of small racing and road cars in Modena, Italy. Modena, of course, is known as the home of Ferrari and Maserati but did you realize that they and Stanguellini had their premises all within the same square mile? Stanguellini, in fact, is older than the others but while the bookshelves are bending under the weight of books about the big-name Italian makes, Stanguellini literature is as sparse as the cars themselves. Of the several, smaller Italian firms collectively known as Etceterinis, its name is probably better known than others to Americans because of their successful Formula Junior cars 1958 to 1963.

The author team of Orsini and Zagari, who each, separately and together, have already contributed significantly to the Italian-car literature are here presenting a thorough survey of the generations of Stanguellinis and their machines. For English-speakers, in fact, this is about the only thorough book on the subject to date.