MAGAZINE of the SCUDERIA ITALIAN CAR CLUB, Inc. South Australia

Issue March 2016, Volume 32

MATRIMONIO IN STILO CLASSICO

Club MemberAdam Vizzari and Stephanie

Looking Forward: … 6th March Club Breakfast at Mitcham Reserve …15th May, Lunch at Café Astros, Hawthorne

1428 NEW SICC MEMBERS VALE 29

During the last quarter we had the privilege to welcome as new members: HOW BECAME AUTOBIANCHI The was a supermini. It was developed using a shrunken version of the contemporary 128’s Vincenzo Augimeri One of the companies mentioned on page 27 was Fabbrica platform. The mechanicals of the A112 subsequently Roger Buratto Automobili Velocipedi Edoardo Bianchi & Cia. One of the very underpinned the Fiat 127. It was introduced in November 1969, Dino Greco few pre WW I automobile makers to survive until 1996. as a replacement for the Bianchina and Primula, and was built David Nelson The company, founded in 1885 started making bicycles and until 1986, when it made way for the more modern Autobianchi Joe Rechichi expanded into car making. The marque was well regarded in Y10 (branded in most export markets as the Lancia Y10). Michael Rossi Italy between 1905 and 1939. However, after the end of WW Over 1.2 million A112s were produced in Autobianchi’s Milan Matthew Simmons II, the company found it difcult to raise the capital to get back factory. In 1996 came the end of the line, the Desio (Milano) Tony Ventura into car manufacture. In 1954 the Bianchi family were able to plant was closed down and Bianchi/Autobianchi shut their Roberto Ventura persuade both F.I.A.T. and the tyre maker in taking third doors for good. Another prestigious and well regarded name shares in the company due to the prestige enjoyed by the in Italian motor car manufacture had come to an end. We welcome you and invite you to take part in the many company’s products in the Italian market. Michael Wapler activities the Club offers. The more you will actively engage While Pirelli was only interested because it meant the yourself in our Club life, the more satisfaction you will company would then be a captive client for tyres, F.I.A.T. used Autobianchi as a test bed for new engineering concepts which derive from your membership. were then ofered at a premium price to customers who were looking for products that were diferent from the run-of-the-mill F.I.A.T. oferings. A typical example of this was the Autobianchi A Movie Clip You May Enjoy Primula introduced in 1964 which had a transversely mounted engine in front and a front wheel drive lay-out. A concept that There can be no doubt, a classic car rally in Italy is hard to beat, and was new at a time when some F.I.A.T. cars still clung to rear when it is held under the motto “Una terra di moda e di eleganza,” mounted engines and rear wheel drive. you know what you can expect. The 1970s saw a crisis in motorcycle manufacture and the Bianchi family, still one third owners of the company were For fve years now, the Terre di Canossa International Classic compelled to sell their share to F.I.A.T. Pirelli had already sold Cars Challenge has been run through some of the most stunning their share to F.I.A.T. some time previous. FROM YOUR EDITOR AND CLUB CAPTAIN countryside of Italy. This year it will be held from 14th through 17th April across Emilia, Liguria, and Tuscany. It is named after Matilde di Canossa, Queen of Italy in th 12th Century. It runs from Via Emilia, one of the centres of Italian car making, through to Cinque Terre on Cari Scuderisti, the Mediterranean coast, visiting ancient towns and following roads Autobianchi A 112 (top right), Autobianchi Primula (below). The holiday season is but a fading memory for most and for more Roman legions marched on. than a month now most of us have been back with the nose to the grindstone. The event is organised by the Scuderia Tricolore and Canossa Events. Their website is: Your Club Social Calendar has been fnalised after the February monthly meeting. Please put the dates in your diary, the Club www.granpremioterredicanossa.it encourages our Members to take part in these events. There are buttons for foreign languages including English. Once you Due to Carnevale at the Showgrounds, there was no frst Sunday opened the page, you will fnd a video of last year’s event at. run in February, but from March, the tradition will continue. The “First Sunday” runs are always popular and, like the other social events, bring our Members into contact with one another other. It is good www.granpremioterredicanossa.it/it/doc-52-1aspx to share experiences regarding our hobby and it is surprising how much information one can pick up on such casual occasions quite apart from the personal friendships that are being formed. It is always a good opportunity to spin a yarn about the car you are restoring or thinking of buying or trying to fnd someone who knows something about the OSCA engine you are chasing.

Run sheets will be made available electronically and it is hoped as many members as possible will take part in this popular format. We are blessed with a profusion of scenic Hills Roads and we will make good use of these over the course of the year, not to forget the excellent morning cofee stops we will visit.

Coming back to my last editorial letter, I wonder if any of you had some interesting travel experiences in the last few months you would like to share with your fellow members. Contributions from Members to the magazine will always be welcome and would make it a more interesting read. Michael Wapler