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The Amazing Autosud of Napoli Story, Part 2

April 22, 2014 By pete

Autosud 0012

Ian Robinson at Monaco in 2004 with Autosud 0012. Photo credit Philippe Fugier.

In Part I, Mr. Rosa Rosa described how the project was started and by the end of 1958 the first Autosud, chassis 0010, was ready to race, complete with independent four wheel suspension. Part II looks at the design and construction of 0011 and 0012.

By Gioacchino Rosa Rosa
as told to Pete Vack

The 1958 Autosud Formula Junior chassis 0010 was ready in few months and our sponsor, Armando De Martino competed in a few hillclimb events around Naples. But the car needed development, and De Martino was a beginner race driver, so the results were not remarkable. [Read more…] about The Amazing Autosud of Napoli Story, Part 2

Tagged With: Autosud cars, Autosud Formula Junior, Autosud history, Autosud Napoli, Autosud racers, F Jr., formula junior racing, racing in italy

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

Tagged With: Autosud, Autosud F Jr, F Jr., formula junior cars, stanguellini, Stanguellini F Jr.

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