Classic Car for a Wedding

Classic car for a wedding, in Piazza del Municipio. (Photo taken last December)

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Citroën DS

The Citroën DS was a revolutionary car for its time, designed by Flaminio Bertoni. It was the first mass production car equipped with disc brakes. ‘DS’ is pronounced in French as ‘Déesse’, which means goddess.

External links: Citroën DS - Flaminio Bertoni (Wikipedia)
See also: Volkswagen Beetle
Search labels: vintage car

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Volkswagen Beetle

Usually cars are considered antique after 25 years: I guess this Volkswagen Beetle is definitely ‘antique’.

External links: Antique car (Wikipedia)
Search labels: vintage car

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Fiat 508 Balilla

The Fiat 508, better known as Balilla, was the first model of car in Italy affordable for the average person.

The 508 was small, lightweight and easy to drive: in 1937 Fiat produced over 110,000 Balillas.

(Pictures taken last April)

External links: Fiat 508 (Wikipedia)
Search labels: vintage car

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Triumph TR3A

A Triumph TR3A in Piazza della Repubblica. (Picture taken last October)

External links: Triumph TR3 (Wikipedia)
See also: Tuscany and its People - Fiat 501 Torpedo - Moto Guzzi Normale - Sidecar - Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa

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Bizzarrini 1900 GT Europa

The 1900 “Europa” was a small GT car produced by Bizzarrini between 1966 and 1969, powered by either an Opel or an Alfa Romeo engine. Only 17 cars of this type were ever made.

Giotto Bizzarrini is a Livornese engineer (actually he was born in Quercianella in 1926) who had worked for both Alfa Romeo and Ferrari before starting his own firm. In 1962 he designed a 3.5 liter V12 engine for Ferrucio Lamborghini which, in its basic layout, is still used today. He kept producing beautiful cars like this one, but never managed to get the recognition of most widely known brands of sport cars.

External links: Bizzarrini - Giotto Bizzarrini (Wikipedia)
- Giotto Bizzarrini: Engineering Excellence (Autoevolution)
See also: Tuscany and its People - Fiat 501 Torpedo - Moto Guzzi Normale - Sidecar

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Fiat 501 Torpedo

The impressive hood ornament of a 1925 Fiat 501 Torpedo.

On the sphere we can read “Carrozzeria Garavini” (Garavini coachbuilder).

This vintage car, with many other of the kind, was on display in Piazza della Repubblica last Sunday.

See also: Tuscany and its People
External links: Hood ornament - Fiat 501 - Torpedo (Wikipedia)

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Tuscany and its People

“La Toscana e la su' gente” (Tuscany and its People) is a rally of vintage cars and motorcycles that took place this weekend in Livorno.

On Sunday the vehicles were on display in Piazza della Repubblica.

It is quite strange to see cars like these on our streets...

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