25 Auto d'Epoca
To be in touch with fellow enthusiasts, friends, and customers, we attend every year several Swiss and international salons, auctions, swap meets, and races.
For some events, we share pictures of classic motor cars that caught our eye, to complete our presence on Instagram, Threads, and YouTube.
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To welcome you, 1934 Alvis Firefly Special, famous race car.
And of course several nice cars such as Maserati Mistral, Countach, Pantera, Fiat Uno Turbo, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari Mondial, a few F1, Jaguar, and a splendid Delage D6.
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The Alfa Romeo T10 Autotutto (all purpose in Italian) series of minibuses, pickups, and vans was introduced in 1954.
Featuring a rather advanced design for its time, these were, if I am not mistaken, front-wheel drive buses with independent suspension and powered by either the Giulietta engine, i.e. a great twin-cam inline four-cylinder engine, or a diesel engine.
A few were exposed in Bologna. Here two nice examples, before (violet) and after (white) the facelift of 1966.
It was possible to see a lot of race cars in Bologna, such as this Ligier JS11. The Ligier models are named after Jo Schlesser (JS), a friend and co-driver of the company's founder, Guy Ligier.
The Ligier JS11 was a ground-effect F1 designed by Gérard Ducarouge and powered by the Ford Cosworth DFV married to a Ligier in-house built gearbox. It competed in the 1979 and 1980 World Championships and proved to be very competitive.
Probably the best ground-effect car... because they sort of cheated. At a certain pressure, with the car on the verge of ground effect stall, a flap (un clapet) would open and bleed off excessive downforce. It was secreted beneath a radiator. Secreted because it was a banned, moveable aerodynamic device… the rest is history.
I post the pictures, because Jacques Laffite was one of my favorite pilots.
This car is the Maserati I wanted when I graduated. The Maserati Karif is a luxury coupé produced between 1988 and 1991. It is luxurious, but also sporty.
Around 220 units were sold. The Karif was built on the same shortened chassis as the Zagato-bodied Maserati Spyder model, adding a fixed notchback coupé roof. I remember that the car was quite expensive.
This one seen in Bologna, splendid and almost new, was for sale at... a corresponding price... with 6 digits... Much too much for my taste. Enjoy.
PS: Karif is the name of a wind that blows across the Gulf of Aden.
In the 1970s, my dad used to have an Autobianchi, exactly like this A111 (1969-1972). He was always amazed by the excellent mechanical condition of this car. Now I understand why.
The car was fitted with a transversal Fiat 124 1.5-litre engine producing around 75 HP. The front-end was designed to accommodate the engine mounted as low as possible giving the A111 brilliant performance and excellent road-holding. The front suspension was independent and all wheels had disc brakes. The A111 had a top speed of 155 kmh thanks to a weight of only 930 kg.
The challenge, now? Try to find one, I mean a good one. I saw this one in Bologna. Enjoy.
1934 Alvis Firefly Special built with a Silver Crest engine (apparently of 1939), seen in Bologna, Auto d'Epoca. This engine has a displacement of around 3 litres, i.e. the Silver Crest engine has been improved.
This Special is quite known in the racing world, if I am not mistaken, it used to be in Belgium, is now in Italy. The patina was amazing. I would have paid the salesman just to run the engine in the showroom... Enjoy.
Auto d'Epoca is also a perfect place to see popular cars. Here is a nice example of a Fiat 850 Sport. The 850 was actually a whole family with several bodies sharing core technical components.
The Fiat 850 Sport Coupé has typical Italian lines, reminiscent of a small Ferrari. This model should be younger than 1968, because this year the Coupé received its first upgrade being fitted with twin headlights, the inner ones being a tad smaller than the outer ones. The rear was also modernized with a so-called "coda tronca" i.e. a sharp, rear angle with twin taillights as opposed to the early round-ended single taillight version. I particularly love the color which makes the car beautifully old. Enjoy.
Amazing Auto d'Epoca in Bologna. Really a great event. My brother and I had a lot of fun, talked to a lot of fellow enthusiasts, and eat great pasta and mortadella.
However, not a lot of prewar cars were exposed, such as this splendid 1933 Delage D6.11 Coupé. The D6 range is a six-cylinder luxury car produced by Delage between 1930 and 1940 and again during a few years after the war.
It may not have the class and the power of the D8 range, but it is a bit smaller and less expensive than its larger siblings. The 11-model - in fact a suffix indicating the fiscal power - is the beginning of the range. If I am not mistaken, in this model, the 6-pot engine has a displacement of two litres. Enjoy.
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