Available from Motorbooks Italiano, $21.60 plus shipping. To order [click here]

There is not a great deal of information about Stanguellini, or OSCA or Moretti, for that matter. Here are three sources however, and all are definitely worth obtaining.

The first is "Stanguellini, il ‘mago’ dei motori" by Dante Candini and Nunzia Manicardi. Both are from Modena and colloborated on this 190 page softback. Candini is an Italian motoring journalist, while Mancaridi specializes in cultural affairs of the region.

Despite being in Italian only, this is a substantial effort which includes a guide to the Stanguellini Museum. The first half of the book is devoted to the history of the family and the cars, as Francesco recalls his father Vittorio’s successes, even addressing the war years. The second half consists of information about the cars, the shop, the employees, drivers, coachbuilders, engine specs, the museum, and a complete list of victories won by the firm between 1936 and 1964. Unfortunately missing are serial numbers and production numbers. (These can be found in John de Boer’s invaluable Registry of Italian Oddities). A great deal of nice information is in this book, and anyone interested in Stanguellini or Italian race cars in general would not be disappointed. It is available from Motorbooks Italiano for $21.60. To order [click here]

		Available from VelocePress, $19.95 plus shipping. To order [click here]

Colin Pitt in Great Britain has been busy gathering up articles on wide variety of Italian cars and subjects, and compiling them into a series of books. Unique Motors Books now offers a compendium of road tests, track tests, and cutaway drawings on OSCA, Moretti and Stanguellini, available from VelocePress for only $19.95. Most are from UK magazines such as Autocar, Autocourse and Sporting Motorist, and Pitt has also obtained permission from Hachette Filipacchi to reprint articles from Car and Driver and Road & Track. Since this author’s in-depth article on Moretti which appeared in Automobile Magazine was not included in this compendium, I asked Colin what happened—--he said he did not have permission to republish in this case.

Reproduction is good to excellent, and offers factory brochures as well as magazine articles. It includes a table of contents and an attractive cover with color photos on the back and front. While most of the material in the book is probably on your bookshelves somewhere, Unique Motor Books puts it all together in one nice little package. Again, handy, if not essential for those with an interest in rare Italian cars.

Finally, there is a booklet on Stanguellini produced by the Museum, available via their Internet site (www.stanguellini.it)for about six dollars. Again, only in Italian. Simply entitled "Stanguellini" Printed on heavyweight paper, and only 21 pages in length, it nevertheless provides a good history of Stanguellini, along with excellent black and white and color photos. Typically, it addresses both the remarkable family and the fascinating racing cars built from 1936 to 1964. If one visits the Museum, it serves not only a memento of the visit but a useful reference work, despite its short length.