Autosud

Autosud vs. the Stanguellini

April 22, 2014 By pete

Ed McDonough taking the Autosud for a quick lap.

by Ed McDonough
Photos by Peter Collins

This article, first published in 2003, was noticed by the Italian creator of the Autosud Napoli, and eventually resulted in the fascinating story related by Mr. Rosa Rosa about how he constructed, lost and found again the three Autosud Formula Juniors in 2007. Below, Ed McDonough drives one of the Rosa Rosa Autosuds and compares it to the finest front-engined Junior of the era, the Stanguellini. [Read more…] about Autosud vs. the Stanguellini

The Amazing Story of the Autosuds of Napoli

April 15, 2014 By pete

Armando De Martino at start of the Coppa Vesuvio, Naples, hillclimb event in the spring 1959. Standing behind the Autosud is Gioacchino Rosa Rosa.

For almost a half century, Gioacchino Rosa Rosa, of Naples, Italy, believed that the three Formula Juniors he designed and built in 1958-59 were lost to the ages.

Imagine, then, his surprise and gratification when he found, through the marvels of the Internet and VeloceToday that in fact two Autosud Formula Juniors were still in existence and highly prized by their owners. In 2006, for VeloceToday, Mr. Rosa Rosa detailed the full story of the Autosuds, the first Formula Juniors to be designed with four wheel independent suspension. Here is his remarkable story. [Read more…] about The Amazing Story of the Autosuds of Napoli