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