Giotto Bizzarrini designed some of the best race cars in the world back then in the 1960s. His production based GT racers were mildly successful but were classy and elegant. In fact he could stand and compete with the likes of Ford and Ferrari. His cool car had a Chevrolet V8 engine and he designed the much-loved Lamborghini V12. The big prototype cars such as the P538 were banned, so Bizzarrini was left with a virtually useless racing car. The Duke of Aosta who was very much interested in his cars, could not buy the existing models and Bizzarrini built the ‘Duca d’Aosta’. The final P538 is the Duca d’Aosta Coupe that was a collector’s piece and finally ended up at the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. A long and royal story for an old but classy car we must say.

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