Exhibitions and experiences

Auto e Moto d'Epoca 2020 was an unforgettable edition for enthusiasts the German brand and beyond. This exhibition celebrated an important anniversary: in 1970, Porsche proved victorious at Le Mans, coming first, second and third with two 917 models and one 908 model, in addition to winning the GT cup, and the Index of Energy and the Index of Performance at the world-famous French competition. From Claudio Roddaro's CLARO collection to Auto e Moto d'Epoca 2020, exceptional models with an extremely impressive sporting past were brought together.

Genesio Bevilacqua's "Moto dei Miti" collection has inspired even the best experts and enthusiasts and in 2020 it made its glorious debut at Auto e Moto d'Epoca with about 20 exceptional and unique models gathered in the exhibition "The Man who defeated the Giants". It is the story of Althea Racing, an independent racing house which managed to keep up with the biggest motorcycling houses, winning 5 World Championships in the Superbike and Superstock categories. On show, you will find Checa, Capirossi and Stoner's Ducati, amongst many other vehicles.

MAUTO is one of the most famous automotive museums in the world and it boasts a collection of the most rare and interesting vehicles, with over 200 originals from 80 different brands from all over the world. Some of the star models of the MAUTO brand collection have been exhibited at Auto e Moto d’Epoca 2019: this selection included two exceptional vehicles. The first was a true pioneer of the car-racing era: the Itala 35/45 HP which won the incredible Peking-to-Paris race in 1907, covering 16,000 kilometers in only 60 days. The second was a Fiat 18/24 HP 1908 gifted to the Museum by Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia, the man whose name is indissolubly tied to the Museum itself. He is the person who came up with the initial idea of putting together the original museum collection and fought for it to be established and to be given a respectable location.

Exclusive to the 2018 edition was the participation of Shelby American, the creator of the Cobra and Daytona Cobra which, in the Granturismo competitions of the 60s, battled it out against the Ferrari 250 GTOs for the winning spots on the podium. The Cobra Shelby was originally a British closed coupé - the AC Ace - to which absolutely disproportionate motors were applied in relation to its size (the Ford V8). Carroll Shelby, former winning pilot in the 1959 Le Mans race and founder of Shelby American, continued to work with Ford and other American houses to create high-performance models. Among these, there is the legendary Dodge Viper, which ignited American manufacturers' passion for supercars.

ACI and ASI won over the public at Auto e Moto d’Epoca 2017 with an exhibition entirely dedicated to the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, to allow all visitors to experience the thrills of one of the great classic motoring races. Some of the racing cars which made the history of the Monza Grand Prix were displayed at the show, along with the original trophy claimed by Jules Gould, in 1921, on the occasion of the first Formula 1 race, which was held on that circuit.