VEHICLES ON DISPLAY LAND ROVER AZIZA 3 109 (1967) photographies by Ni o !ira i A"i"a# Arab for “sweetheart” is the ame chosen by the Italian photo-reporter Ni o !irani for the La , Rovers he .sed for his expeditions al* over the worl,0 A"i"a 3 is a petrol engi e Lan, Rover 1090 1rom 2.*y 33 , to March 15th 1969 this car took part i that year's orth to so.th )rossi g o$ the A(eri)a )o ti e t8 an i credib*e 336+,ays 9ourney through 1: cou tries ; starti g from A*aska a , e ,i g at !ape <orn (10300006( ; abo.t 630500 mi*es). Duri g this 9our ey# the *ongest car a,-enture race ever at that time, the A"i"a 3 also set the record for the highest poi t ever reached by a motor -ehi)*e, )*imbi g the !erro Rico mou tai o the Boli-ian A ,es .p to 50007 metres (160>37 feet) above sea *evel0 A"i"a's setup for the race req.ired :00 worki g hours# a , cost 9000000 Italian *iras (i ad,ition to the car's origi al price). It was eq.ippe, with a fol,i g tent# several 9erry cans fi**ed with $.el# two spare tyres# extra hea,*ights# an, it carried photographi) gear, a refrigerator, campi g stoves# a 13(( 1ranchi ri$*e an, a 33(( 2ager carbi e an, a special ,ri ki g water s.pp*y system with ,oub*e tank an, water taps0 1IA@ !A4AABNOLA (1953) @he 1IA@ !a(pag o*a >C> cross+cou try -ehi)*e was barely one year ol, when i 1951 1iat ,eci,ed to .se two of these cars on the A*giers ; !ape @o& a , ba)6 Rai,# i order to ,emo strate the -ehi)*e's stur,i ess a , its great worth0 @he two stock -ehi)*es where set .p an, modified for improvi g their performa ces a , i creasi g the passengers7 comfort. Each of them was eq.ippe, with three extra hea,*amps# a rooftop cargo carrier, $.el 9erry cans# repair tools an, spare parts0 @rai*ers were ad,ed for carryi g -i,eo eq.ipment0 Dtarti g on November 35th 1951 . ti* 2an.ary 1>th 1953# the two !ampagnola travel*ed for 150000 6( (90300 mi*es) thro.gh A*geria, Niger# Nigeria# !ameroon# !ongo, Zambia, Zimbabwe an, Douth Africa, estab*ishi g on the way to !ape @own a record for the fastest crossi g of the Dahara (3:00 km i si/ a , a half ,ays) by a trai*er -ehi)*e. LA4=RE@@A D (1956) @he La(bretta D was first presente, to the p.b*i) ,.ri g the 195> Mi*an Motor Dhow, a , was prod.ced . ti* 19560 @he -ehi)*e on ,isp*ay here ; ow property of Mi*an7s National 4.seu( of Dcience an, @ech ology %Leonardo ,a Vi ci' ; was pi*oted by !esare =attag*i i i his rou ,-the-worl, 9our ey from 1956 to 19590 @his Lambretta was special*y set .p for s.ch an exp*oit i the I ocen"i experimental centre# where its a.tonomy was i creased by app*yi g two extra $.el tanks# improvi g the air fi*ter a , modifyi g the engi e. In his 9ourney Battagli i -isited al* of the co ti ents# coveri g a total 1600000 6( (about 1000000 mi*es). @his . i?.e e ,eavour was ot a simp*e rush arou , the worl,# b.t rather a exp*oration of each conti ent# from @ierra ,el 1.ego to !anada, from Douth Africa to the Mediterranean0 2EEA EILLFD 4= (19>3) @his Ei**is 4= is one of the more tha 6>00000 2eep b.i*t ,.ri g the Decon, Worl, War. Made i @oledo (Ohio), i 19>3# it was ,eli-ered to the G0D0 Army 9.st o e month before the A**ied i -asion of Dici*y0 In 3013 it was the heart of Operatio <o(e)o(i g8 the pi*ots Vittorio Argento an, Gregory A*egi ,rove about 10300 6( (750 mi*es) i order to get the Wi**ys Back to the factory where it had bee b.i*t seventy years earlier. @he car was shipped from Nap*es to Newark (New 2ersey), then it crossed four American states an, reached her ,esti ation ; @oledo ; travel*i g mostly on . paved roads (better s.ited than highways for this cross+co. try -ehi)*e). On her way to @oledo# the car stopped at Aresi,ent 1ran6*i D0 Roosevelt's estate; at the head?.arters of Bantam ; the first company which concei-ed a >/> -ehi)*e for mi*itary .seH at Aoughkeepsie (NF) where 1IA@# ow owner of the 2EEA bran,# opened its first factory i the G0D0 i 190:0 Duri g a stop i !*evelan,# the fami*y of pri-ate Richar, R0 Radigan was gi-en the sol,ier's ID p*ates# recently fou , on the shores of Bracciano *ake, orth of Rome0 @his 5+,ays 9ourney was comp*eted at an average speed of 50 mph0 AL1A RO4EO 6! 3500 DAOR@ 1RE!!IA DIORO !ARRERA AANA4ERI!ANA (1950) @his car was assemb*ed i A*fa Romeo's p*ants on Apri* 1st# 1950# with the extremely ,eman,i g !arrera Aanamericana i the man.facturer7s mi ,0 @he !arrera is an i ternational roa, ral*y hel, i Mexico from 1950 to 195>0 @he race ran from Mexico's orthern G0D0 bor,er to its border with B.atemala, a 3000+6( (1:6 mi*es) track crossi g the whole Mexican territory0 @he race7s great *ength a , ,angers# the extreme roa, con,itions a , the fierce competition amo gst America's an, E.rope7s biggest car man.facturers capt.red a great attention from the p.b*i) al* over the worl,0 A*fa Romeo took part i the race with two simi*ar -ehi)*es# ,ri-en by the pi*ots 1elice Bonetto (fol*owed by the mechani) Br. o Bo i i) an, Aiero @ar.ffi0 Bonetto# .mber 103# wo the :th p*ace, p*aci g first i the -ery ,iffi).*t stage 70 @his -ehi)*e was then sol, i Mexico, an, ony recently came back to E.rope# where it was refurbished a , pai ted i its origi al *i-ery0 LAN!IA 1GLVIA !OGAJ 1300 (1971) @he on*y Italian car i the 5th edition of the Aeki g to Aaris -i tage car race, this 1971 La )ia 1.*-ia !o.pK 1300 covered# on that occasion# more than 130000 km (7500 mi*es) i 9.st one month8 $ro( 4ay 3:th to 2. e 39th 3013 this -ehi)*e, pi*oted by Gianmaria Aghem an, Aiergiovan i 1iorio, comp*eted an i credib*e 9ourney through eight cou tries (Chi a, Mongolia, Russia, Gkrai e, D*ovakia, A.stria, Dwitzerlan,# 1rance). @oday7s Ae6i g to Aaris is a re-e actment of the origi al ral*y# which first took p*ace i 19070 It feat.res over 6006(+*ong stages# as wel* as special speed contests0 @his Lancia 1.*-ia, havi g the *east powerf.* engi e amongst al* of the participati g -ehi)*es# was special*y set .p for faci g the ,eman,i g road co ,itions0 It eventual*y wo the :th p*ace amo gst the -ehi)*es b.i*t from 19>3 to 19750 613 D!ABLIE@@I ; 4ABI! INDIA DID!OVERF (300:) In 300: this 1errari 613 D)ag*ietti took .p the chal*enge of In,ia's . even roa,s an, ,iffi).*t traffi) con,itions# taki g part i a spectacu*ar race8 a 130000 6( (80000 mi*es) 9ourney thro.gh the -ast, mysterious an, fasci ati g In,ian s.bconti ent0 Dtarti g i 4.mbai (Bombay), the 4agi) I ,ia Dis)o-ery tour was composed of 13 stages to be covered i 73 ,ays# the fi ish *i e bei g i 4.mbai as wel*8 50 9ournalists from al* over the worl, pi*oted the car i the -arious stages# passi g by 57 cities# among &hich the former Aortuguese colony of Goa; @ri-an,ru(# southernmost I ,ian townH Bangalore# In,ian pole of tech ology an, i ovationH Kolkata (Cal).tta) ; once seat of the East In,ia !ompa yH the sacred i ,.ist city of Varanasi o the ri-er GangesH a , Khaj.raho# a GNED!O Worl, <eritage Dite. I this occasion# the 1errari Dcaglietti performed 9.st as wel* as it ,i, i every other 1errari+organised race, s.fferi g o iss.es# ot even i the most ,iffi).*t high mou tai trai*s0 613 D!ABLIE@@I ; !<INA 1ERRARI 150000 RED 4ILED (300>) @his 1errari 613 D)ag*ietti 3M3# presented at the 300> North American I ternational A.to Dhow, took part i the 3005 !hi a 1errari 150000 Re, 4i*es# an epi) 9ourney throughout !hi a, from Bei9i g to the Gobi Desert, fro( Kashgar ; the famous Di*6 Road marketp*ace -isited by Marco Aolo ; to Lhasa, passi g by !hengd. a , Langzhou before reachi g the fi ish *i e i Dhanghai0 @he iti erary ru s through ma y ,i-erse *an,scapes# each of them chal*engi g the -ehi)*es with -arious ,iffi).*t weather co ,itions# .