 This year at Monterey, AutoItalia magazine will be available at the C. Obert & Co. booth during Concorso. Copies are limited, so get to the booth early.
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The Right Prescription
Forza, Cavallino, Classic and Sportscar, Octane, and Automobile Quarterly are all great publications serving to alleviate the itch for car knowledge and cure what ails the rabid enthusiast. But for the die hard Italian car nut, the prescriptions lack potency. The shelves sag under the weight of magazines which don’t quite mend the patient.
But there exists the proper prescription for the ailment; a British magazine called AutoItalia, which is absolutely essential for the Italian car enthusiast.
This superb monthly has been around for many years (current issue in number 109) but not generally available in the United States. It is designed specifically to appeal to those interested specifically in Italian cars and is the only English speaking print magazine devoted solely to the subject.
Colorfully Potent
The creation of Phil Ward and Peter Collins, who are both Italian car nuts as well as good writers and photographers, AutoItalia has gone from strength to strength and is now a large (12x9 inches) glossy magazine.
Editor Ward takes advantage of the large format and excellent color processing, using full page color photos throughout the pages. The artwork and layout are superb, contrasted by historical black and white photos where relevant. With an average of 100 pages in length, the magazine is still center stapled, allowing full bleed centerspreads and a lot of splash.
 This is what you'll see in every issue of AutoItalia--bold, outstanding photography of our favorite subjects.
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Published 13 times a year, AutoItalia provides at least one article for almost every type of Italian car enthusiast, from the latest cars and news from Italy via their Italian correspondents, to historical articles on Ferrari, Maserati, Lancia, Alfas and the wide range of less well known Italian sports cars. The August issue features the Alfa 159, Iso Grifo A3/C, Ferraris at Villa d’Este, the Moretti GS, the Alfa Tipo 33, and a drive in the new Ferrari Superamerica. Shows, race events, and a want ad section are part of the monthly parcel. Next month AutoItalia will feature the Ferrari 250LM and continue the Alfa Tipo 33 article.
 For those interested in Fiats, there is always a fresh look at the cars of Turin.
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Subscriptions can be ordered via the AutoItalia website,
(www.auto-italia.co.uk)
