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more about #italy more comments → EdinaSpano: The stunt driver in the Fiat is Remy Julienne. He actually was featured in Fiat 124 ads in print and on TV in about 1971, extolling the virtues of the... more » DoctorNine: Run little Fiat, run! So. Much. Win. OMG. Thanks Stefan! more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: So this is period Dodge Dart vs. Ford Fairmont. I'm good with that. I like how, to this day, movies for US consumption show idiots slamming into eac... more » Novaload: Awesome--they didn't miss a trick. The Wreckord looks amazingly like an old Falcon but you can tell Omar wasn't really trying that hard to stop the Fi... more » alexander_the_car_salamander: Just for the Rekord that was awesome! It was the best combined 124 horsepower I've ever seen. more » duurtlang: Great scene. And that dubbed German dialog in the end is pure genius. "Didn't you know there was a speed limit here?" "I'm sorry. I'm a foreigner" (t... more » CraigSu: Wow! A chase scene with a ready-made oil slick and an innocent bystander car to cushion the blow and send you on your way. Genius indeed. Shot in At... more » ccc40821: Can't help thinking about 'Death Proof' and the long string of Chargers and Novas that were snuffed, to make sure the dents acquired along the chase m... more » Iron coffin doesn't swerve for pelicans: Anybody else notice the blonde waiting in the background with a golf club *just in case* one of these guys really wiped out? more » TowMe: Whoever made this was a fucking genious. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Great chase scene. But unbelievable. No way a Rekord could possible have kept up with the 124. more » skaycog: Excellent! It's one of the better car chase scenes I've seen. more » JoeDunlap001: Outstanding! Best thing ive seen since Bullitt. But I gotta call BS. No Marelli ignition system would have survived that dash through the water more » engineerd: Keep in mind that profiling is allowed in Italy. Just saying... more » Franzouse: They're trying to come up with a plan to commandeer the car so they can race against their Sant'Agata colleagues and their Lambo. more » -
#carmovies
What Could Be Better Than A Mustang vs Charger Chase? Opel Rekord vs Fiat 124!
The famous chase sequence in Bullitt was just about perfect, but it lacked a few crucial components. For example, where was the church procession blocking the road? The oil drums bursting on the pavement? And where was the Fiat? More » -
#ferrari
Italian Policemen Being Italian Policemen
If Italian stereotypes are indeed true, the highway policemen pictured here are doing nothing but listening to this Ferrari F430’s exhaust note. More » -
#roadtrips
Ten Great International Driving Trips
Following yesterday's sojourn across the United States we'd open our minds and borders with ten great international drives chosen from the "Drives of a Lifetime" list from National Geographic: Traveler. More » -
#downonthestreet450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Other Europeans
As we continue to celebrate 450 cars photographed down on the Alameda, California street, we're going to follow up the Germans with the rest of the Europeans: Italy, France, Sweden, and the UK!
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#lolcars
G8 Leaders Look Silly Shuttled Around In GEM Electric Cars
Whatever may or may not have been accomplished at last week's G8 Summit in Italy, this photo of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak in a GEM flanked by security guards is great success. Merkel, Gaddafi, Sarkozy and other leaders looking ridiculous below. More » -
#crazyeurocarboy
Deception in Sant’Agata: How the Lamborghini Miura Made Mid-Engined Layouts Look Good
Super cars need drop-dead gorgeous looks. Conventional wisdom insists putting a long monster-of-an-engine up front is how to accomplish this. Then how come the mid-engined Miura is the prettiest thing ever? More » -
#retrocars
Lamborghini, The Early Years: An Exclusive Gallery
In 1969, barely six years after its founding, a young Hungarian engineering student found himself at the Lamborghini factory. Presented here for the first time are his photographs of Miuras, Espadas and huge V12’s.
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#pickuptrucks
The Piaggio Ape: Buzzing About in Europe’s Cutest Truck
Trucks are big things with big V8 engines, spewing diesel smoke, correct? Not quite. Trucks are things for hauling other, smaller things—and when the hauling is on the narrow streets of Italy, nothing beats the pint-size Piaggio Ape. More » -
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#novelties
Person Parking: Single-Serving Parking Lot for Humans
From the Department of the Comically European comes this project by Dutch branding agency Springtime, developed for the Public Design Festival in Milan. More » -
#separatedatbirth
Separated at Birth: Lamborghini Countach Vs. Ikarus 280 Bus
One is an Italian supercar. The other is a Hungarian bus. Both are from 1971 — and both use the same rear light cluster.
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#concorsodeleganza
The Concorso d’Eleganza is Huge Fun (If You Don’t Take it Too Seriously)
Old guys in polo shirts nurturing vintage Ferraris? Industry people showing off concepts which will never get built? What's the point? Not much: but it's a great way to spend a weekend in Italy. More » -
#concorsodeleganza
2009 Concorso d’Eleganza: A Prelude
We’re heading to Italy to report on this year’s Concorso: an event with the most beautiful automobiles on display, along with the essential paradox of the vintage car. More » -
#crazyeurocarboy
Proof Track-Only Maseratis Can Still Be Great Fun
Are you itching to buy the recently-announced Maserati GranTurismo MC but put off that you can’t drive it on the public road? Don’t worry. There is a way. More » -
#crazyeurocarboy
Google Street View Drives Along Lake Como on Wrong Day, Misses Concorso d'Eleganza
Now that Google Street View is trickling down the European highway system, it’s time to go on the prowl for fancy cars. More » -
#racing
Say Goodbye To Workplace Productivity: The 1965 Targa Florio Endurance Race
If you liked the vintage documentary about the 1958 Alpine Cup, you'll just have to blow off your job for the next 40 minutes or so to watch this '65 Targa Florio documentary. More » -
#projectcarhell
PCH, Fix It Again Tony Edition: Fiat 124 Sport Coupe or Pair Of Fiat 1200 Spiders?
Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Britain has defeated Italy in a PCH Superpower Showdown (after two consecutive defeats, with the Triumph Stag going 70-30 against the Alfa Romeo Giulia Super yesterday. Today we're going to let Italy regain its bruised Hell Project pride, with an all-Fiat matchup!
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