Exhibitions and experiences

The victories of all seasons - from the late 20s in Sanremo to the Sardinia Rally - in an exhibition which interweaves history, cars and pilots, rivalry and state-of-the-art challenges. This was the Rally Italia Experience, the historic ACI exhibition at the Auto e Moto d'Epoca 2018 show. The exhibition compared two key events of our country's rallying tradition - Sanremo and Sardinia - focusing on key vehicles of the competitions and many pilots (some who were there in person at the ACI stand), which have created the history of Italian Rallying. Among the vehicles present in Padua, there are timeless legends such as the 1928 Fiat 520, the 1972 HF 1600 Malboro, the Audi 4, and the Lancia Delta S4. Among the most recent vehicles, there is also the Ford Escort Cosworth (1993), the 206 Wrc Peugeot dating back to 2000 and the i20 Hyundai.

Gabriel Voisin, a pioneer of French aviation, brought innovation to the world of cars. He was one of the first to apply the secrets of aeronautics developed during the First World War to vehicles, thus creating revolutionary cars. The 1921 C1 Avions Voisin brought to Padua courtesy of the Museo Nicolis in Verona, was one of them. On the hood of the car, you find the house's emblem: a stylized dove that recalls the Egyptian goddess Isis. The vehicle is fitted with an avalve motor with Knight distribution, while the bodywork, designed by Alfred Belvalette, features the trademark windows that fold into the doors. Some of the innovations associated to Gabriel Voisin are the spacious glass surfaces, the reverse gear light and the electromagnetic Cotal gearbox.

The 2016 edition of Auto e Moto d’Epoca hosted an exhibition dedicated to Police cars and motorbikes, where visitors got the chance to admire some of the models that have joined our collective imagination, such as the Guzzi Falcone 500 motorcycle – used by the Polizia Stradale - traffic police - in the 1960s – the A.E. Giulietta 1300 TI dating back to 1961 and the A.R. Alfetta 1.8 from 1978. The starring role of the exhibition was played by the legendary black Ferrari 250 GTE of Police Chief Spatafora, the car used by the Mobile corps of the Rome Police Headquarters which, during the 1960s, featured in many of the crime columns of the Italian capital.