From 18 to 20 August, 2017, St. Moritz will host the sixth edition of “Passione Engadina”, an essential appointment for vintage car enthusiasts, giving them the opportunity for a close look at the beauty and splendour of fine Italian models, with their unique tradition, taste and style. In fact, the gathering is only open to cars produced in Italy up until 1980.
The 2017 edition focuses strongly on Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Abarth and FCA Heritage, the Group department dedicated to promoting the historic legacy of FCA’s Italian brands.
For the occasion, FCA will be exhibiting four magnificent cars from its collection, one for each of the brands represented, telling the story of Ferrari’s partnerships with the various Group brands over the decades. They are the Alfa Romeo GP 16C Bimotore (1935), the Fiat Dino Spider (1969), the Lancia LC2 (1983) and the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari (2009).
Designed by Luigi Bazzi for Scuderia Ferrari, the Alfa GP 16C was called the Bimotore because it is fitted with two engines – as well as the usual straight-8 in front of the cockpit, it also has an additional engine, behind the driver’s back and installed in the tail of the car instead of the usual fuel tank. Two of these cars were built in Modena – one with 2905cc engines for Louis Chiron and another for Nuvolari, also with two straight-8 engines but of a massive 3165cc, capable of delivering a maximum power of 540bhp, giving a top speed of 325km/h.
The Dino Spider was built under an agreement between Fiat and Ferrari, signed to meet the Maranello firm’s need to build enough Dino engines (so-called because they were based on a 1956 design by Enzo Ferrari’s late son Alfredo, known as Dino) to obtain Formula 2 homologation for the Ferrari Dino 166 F2. The beautifully designed spider bodywork was styled and built by Pininfarina, with lines inspired by the Ferrari model of the same name. The second series, which appeared in 1969, featured minimal changes to its appearance and an updated engine: a 2418cc V6 producing 180bhp, for a top speed of 210km/h.
