abarth museum

Guy Moerenhout with the iconic original photo of the train of Berlina Corsa models on the Monza banking in 1966.

Story and photos by Alain Raymond

“A living museum, with no rope or cordon” This is how he describes his still-growing 340 car collection, housed in a 43,000 square foot ex-tool factory, located in the small town of Lier, in Belgium. “Some 80 percent of the cars here are operational. I believe in letting the cars live and be used for the way they were intended,” explains Guy Moerenhout, ex-factory rallyman for Abarth and present-day guru for all things Abarth. VeloceToday first visited Moerenhout’s museum in 2010 and I went back this past June to further explore this unique homage to Carlo Abarth and his many creations.

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Abarths abound at Maranello Rosso

Fabrizio Violati founded Maranello Rosso in 1989 as the first Ferrari Museum open to the public.

By Pete Vack

Time flies when having fun–in December Maranello Rosso will celebrate its twentieth year of keeping the legend alive. Maranello Rosso is really two museums, one featuring Abarths and the other signficant Ferraris. There is also a study center and art gallery, and all of this is located in the tiny Republic of San Marino close to the Imola racetrack. Among the main themes of Maranello Rosso are History, Style, Technologic Evolution and The Men behind a century of motorsport achievements and Italian art. [Read more…] about Maranello Rosso, San Marino’s Abarth and Ferrari Museum, Celebrates 20 years