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Alfa Romeo’s carbon-chassis 4C is a true junior supercar – but does it have the potential to become a senior supercar? We find out in an exclusive test of Alfaworks’ new 4C 410, a 2.0-litre conversion with 410hp that elevates it to a completely new plane of performance. Alfa fans will also delight in an Alfetta GTV drive through the Scottish Highlands, plus a rundown of the most popular Alfas of all time. We have a couple of amazing private collections this month, too: seven front-engined Ferrari V12s from seven different decades, and a major Lancia Delta rally collection. We revel in a drive of Zagato’s Bristol 406S one-off and reveal – exclusively – how an Italian-designed range of Bristols would have looked, had they made production. An intimate interview with Edgardo Michelotti, a back-to-back comparison of two early Fiat 1100s and a blast in Maserati’s latest Levante Trofeo round off another dreamy month of Italian car goodness.
CONTENTS
FERRARI V12 COLLECTION – Seven manual V12s from seven different decades
ALFA ROMEO 4C 410 BY ALFAWORKS – A tuned 2.0-litre 410hp stealth supercar
ALFA ROMEO’S BEST SELLERS – Alfasud, 33, 156... What are the top-selling Alfas?
ALFETTA GTV ON HIGHLAND 1000 RALLY – Around Scotland in an Alfa Romeo GTV
LANCIA DELTA COLLECTION – Rallying stars visited in Tuscany
FIAT 1100 BERLINA & TRASFORMABILE – Two very early Fiat 1100s side by side
MICHELOTTI INTERVIEW – Edgardo Michelotti on design and his father
BRISTOL 406S ZAGATO – Delightful one-off made in Milan
ITALIAN BRISTOLS – Exclusive: Italian-designed ‘new era’ Bristols
MASERATI LEVANTE TROFEO – 580hp V8 leviathan on test
BOOK REVIEWS – All the latest Italian car titles in the spotlight
OBSCURATI – Ghia’s sharp-suited AC Shelby Cobra Spider GT