Holy Motors

The First Ferrari IndyCar – in the early years of F1 competition, the Indy 500 was included as an event.

Micah inspecting a Vespa with a side-car at the Museo Piaggio

On the way back from Verona, we visited Maranello, home of the Ferrari motor factory, museum, and test track. This visit had been a dream of Jakob’s for many years, due to his dedication to industrial design and his interest in ‘going fast.’

Motor vehicles play a prominent part of Italian culture and sport; racing is one of the most popular spectator sports (motorcycles and F1) and participatory activities (as anyone passed by an Audi doing 180 km/hr on the autostrada can attest).

We had already visited, during our trip to Tuscany, the Museo Piaggio, where the eternal flame of Vespa, the iconic Italian scooter, is kept alive; this post records Jakob’s thoughts about stylish Italian transport.

(Our title refers to the strange but wonderful film, Holy Motors, which we watched earlier this year.)

Rosebud

Vintage Karmann Ghia

Befana came to Perugia, and for some reason this meant that there should be a classic car rally in Perugia. Jaguars (including a glorious XK-E; see this Top Gear segment), Triumphs, Citroens, Mercedes, and lots and lots of Fiat 500s.

But what caught my eye was a 1972 Karmann Ghia convertible. Because a white 1970 Ghia was my first car.

And I sold it.