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The annual 1000 Miglia classic car rally is both a motorsport and tourism event

Alastair — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:40:13 +0000

This year’s ‘1000 Miglia Experience Italy’ classic car rally is almost upon us*. For the first time, the 1000 Miglia will take place entirely in Puglia. From 9 to 12 April, the crews will embark on a journey that combines a passion for driving with the exploration of iconic landscapes and villages steeped in history, […]

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Ducati factory tours are restarting

Alastair — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:52:07 +0000

Ducati is preparing to welcome its fans again at its Borgo Panigale motorcycle factory and museum outside Bologna, Italy. Visits to the museum and tours of the factory will start on 21st April. During the pandemic, tours and museum visits have been limited. Now, the Ducati Museum will be accessible from Monday to Sunday from […]

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The Ducati Museum Reopens

Alastair — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:06:19 +0000

Keen to reconnect with its fanbase, Ducati is reopening its museum today (5 Oct) at their motorcycle factory in Borgo Panigale, Bologne, Italy. The museum’s new coronavirus protocols mean that visitors have to book online and register a specific date/time slot in advance. The 15-min time slots are available, each for a limited number of […]

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Car Manufacturer, FCA Italy, has created a Heritage Collection in Turin

Alastair — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:43:48 +0000

This month, FCA Italy, the Turin-based subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, finished converting a former 15,000 m2 workspace at their Mirafiori manufacturing plant into a home for 250 historic Fiat, Lancia and Abarth cars. Some of the cars have been arranged into specific themes. Each theme displays eight cars from different brands and eras… Small […]

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Italian M15/42 Tank

Alastair — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:06:45 +0000

By the time the Carro Armato M15/42 ¹ came into service in 1943, the scenario it had been designed for – fast moving desert warfare in North Africa – was over, and by October that year Italy had switched sides in the war. Just as well really. Although its 47 mm/L40 main gun was sound, […]

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When Italy attacked mainland Britain

Alastair — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 15:00:14 +0000

The WW2 ‘Battle of Britain’ is etched deep in the collective memory of Brits, whether alive at the time or not. As everyone knows, it was an intense struggle between the RAF “few” and the massed aerial fleets of Germany’s Luftwaffe. What most people, including me, don’t know or have forgotten, is that it wasn’t […]

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