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Jonathan Sharp’s Visit to the FCA Heritage Hub

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Lancias are featured in the new FCA Heritage Hub.

This week we are happy to present to our readers a sneak preview of Fiat’s fantastic new museum, thanks to the assistance of Fiat Public Relations agent Umberto Hardouin. For this special feature, VeloceToday has installed a slide show feature, so you can enjoy the 36 images at your own speed. If you wish to speed up the slide show viewing, simply click on the right arrow.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

As we related last week, we visited the Fiat Centro Storico and then had lunch at the New Holland staff canteen. Our journey to the afternoon destination was a walk of just a few meters, as it was located in Workshop 81, situated next door. It is called the FCA Heritage Hub and it is not yet open to the public. [Read more…] about Jonathan Sharp’s Visit to the FCA Heritage Hub

Jonathan Sharp at Centro Storico Part 2 Postwar

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Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

We spent the morning at the Centro Storico Museum, as we related in last week’s Part 1 and below in Part 2. But it now was time to eat in Italy.

So where does an Italian working for Fiat go to take lunch? A nice little trattoria hidden down a small side street in Turin? No. Signor Hardouin has graciously arranged for us to eat at the Mirafiori factory where most of the workers eat. [Read more…] about Jonathan Sharp at Centro Storico Part 2 Postwar

Jonathan Sharp at Fiat’s Centro Storico

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We bet you don’t know what this is. To find out, read on.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

After our first day or so in Turin (see Scaglietti in Turin) and the visit to the Scaglietti exhibition, the next day went well, in fact I would say very well. As previously planned, Signor Hardouin from the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Press office arrived bang on time to pick us up from the Hotel Lingotto, paying our respects to the fascinating Siata Amica as we went out the door. [Read more…] about Jonathan Sharp at Fiat’s Centro Storico

Scaglietti in Turin

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Catching the Scaglietti exhibition in Turin.

Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp

Well, it was all rather last minute, but my wife and I flew to Turin to do a bit of late Christmas food shopping. It’s a bit far to go to just buy a panettone, but this being Turin, old Italian cars will no doubt be part of the trip.

As we reported in our

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Museo dell’Automobile, Part 2

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Last of the Red Hot Alfas, Maseratis, and Ferraris.

Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp

Last week we took our readers to the top floor of the Museo dell’Automobile in Turin. This week, Jonathan and Jose Sharp complete the tour, taking us down to the first floor and the ground floor. Click on photos to see much larger image.

The first floor which contains the exhibit “Man and the Car,” is spread over eight rooms. It explains “the relationship the modern world (meaning us) has with the car.” This display contains a wide selection of automotive jewels, and the culmination of this portion of the museum is the display of Formula cars. [Read more…] about Museo dell’Automobile, Part 2

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