By Robert Little
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Settling in at Autodelta
After a short time, I settled into my new duties at Autodelta. I became the resident “Americano” who walked around learning the construction and assembly processes while becoming a friend to the mechanics. I also served as a type of exchange student to some of their families, who would invite me over to their homes for dinner.
That small door on the left side of the image with the circle and cross on it was known to others as the ‘Infirmaria’ but was known to me as my 'bedroom' for a short period of time in 1972. Photo copyright Robert Little
I arrived at a time of intense work and increased growth as well as competition, and Chiti needed to put his best foot forward. I believe Ing. Chiti came to recognize that team managers such as Roger Penske and Luca di Montezemolo of Ferrari were transforming the image of international racing, and raising the bar of meticulous appearance of the cars in much the same way that they had lifted the bar in their approach to the mechanical preparation of their cars.
