Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label Mille Miglia. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Mille Miglia. Show all posts

18 October 2019

Ludovico Scarfiotti - racing driver

Last Italian to win ‘home’ Grand Prix Ludovico Scarfiotti grew up in a background of cars and racing The racing driver Ludovico Scar...

15 January 2019

Paolo Vaccari - rugby player

Italy’s second all-time highest try scorer Paolo Vaccari played 64 times for the Italian national rugby team, scoring 22 tries The r...

13 April 2018

Giannino Marzotto - racing driver

Double Mille Miglia winner from a famous family Giannino Marzotto was a flamboyant driver with an edgy image he was happy to live up t...

28 February 2018

Mario Andretti – racing driver

American champion was born and grew up in Italy Mario Andretti raced as an American but was born in Montona, then part of Italy ...

16 November 2017

Tazio Nuvolari – racing driver

Man from Mantua seen as greatest of all time Tazio Nuvolari is seen by some as Italy's greatest racing driver Tazio Nuvolari,...

18 April 2017

Ilario Bandini - racing car maker

Farmer's son who created beautiful and successful cars Ilario Bandini, the car maker, pictured in 1988 Ilario Bandini, a busine...

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