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The Righini Collection Is A Hidden Treasure
We were here during the Mille Miglia this year. First we had to go to Righini Demolicione. That’s the scrap yard you were referring to. And it still is a scrap yard. Although when looking well you still can find some very nice cars for sale there. Then on to the castle. WOW !! What a collection!! This is heaven for a fan of Italian cars. Some restored, but most in original shape, well preserved, which makes it even more special. An absolute must see !!!
Don’t miss http://www.museonicolis.com in Villafranca di Verona.
This is one of my favorite museums.
Inside you can find the really FIRST engine.
Yes, the inventor of the first Engine was Italian, some months before the Germans.
Don’t miss near nicolis museum some vineries (like this http://www.bonazzivalpolicellawine.it/ita/photogallery.htm) and Borghetto di Vallegio sul Mincio..
Don’t hesitate to ask me more destinations.
Take a look also on castellidelducato.it.
Take more than a week to visit Italy. There is a lot to see… Ciao
Anyone can visit the Righini Collection: http://www.righiniauto.it
They sell cars and parts, too.
Another YouTube vid (in Italian) on the collection thanks to Motor Valley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTLcYz5pZ3g&list=PLCCEF5091C5440719
Watch them unload a new acquisition – an F1 Ferrari driven by Villeneuve.
What a great article. This is the type of content I really like on this site.
The Righini scrap yard reminds me of something I read either late last year or early this year. Apparently there was a prototype pre-war Alfa Romeo engine in a V-8 configuration found. An American collector bought the engine to put in a period correct Alfa chassis. Everyone thought the engine was seized and useless, but it turned out to be a piece of gravel stuck in the crankshaft. The gravel matched the rocks in the Righini yard so they knew it had to have come from there. The car and engine have been shown at several concours.
So he who dies with the most (or best!) toys wins?
We have a winner!
This looks like the triple-distilled embodiment of Petrolicious’ ethos, “drive tastefully.” It can’t get any closer to the bullseye than a fleet of historic Italian cars, in survivor condition, in a castle on the Lombardy Plain.
On a clear night, if you listen closely enough, you can hear the moans of envious agony from collectors around the world…
