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In the first month of 1906 the famous Revue Automobile
was born, a publication that would become the bible of all
car amateurs and professionals in Switzerland. A special
exhibition, featuring several rare Italian cars amongst the
line-up, to celebrate its century anniversary will be
presented during the 76th Geneva International Motor Show
next week to pay homage to this
grand old dame which still retains its spark of eternal
youth.
It is a lively hundred-year-old that the Geneva
International Motor Show is honouring this spring in its
special exhibition, which will be held in Room A of the Conference Centre
(below Hall 1). Put together by Expomobilia, this
presentation first and foremost brings together about
fifteen historic vehicles – from museums or private
collections – that have marked the journal’s first century.
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The Alfa Romeo 6c 2500
Freccia d'Oro was one of the true glamourous and
desirable cars of the 1940s, with a roll-call of
owners which included stars from the world of show
business, celebrities and royalty. |
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Alfa on display will be the Sigma Grand Prix – a
strange Formula 1 car made by Pininfarina at the
instigation of the Revue Automobile and
presented at the Geneva International Motor Show in
1969. |
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A special exhibition, featuring several rare Italian
cars amongst the line-up, to celebrate its century
anniversary will be presented during the 76th Geneva
International Motor Show next week to celebrate the
anniversary of Revue Automobile. |
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Italian representation will included a gorgeous 1948 Alfa 6C
2500 Freccia d'Oro, a car that one one of the most glamorous
and desirable sporting sedans of the forties, and the Sigma Grand Prix – a strange
Formula 1 prototype car which was made by Pininfarina at the instigation of the Revue Automobile
and presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1969.
With their retro looks contrasting
with the avant-garde setting – a Dufaux Grande Voiture (1905), a Bugatti Type 51
(1931),
a Ford GT 40 (1967) Street Version, and an Auto Union Grand
Prix will appear. Visitors will also be able to admire a Mercedes 300 SLR “Uhlenhaut
Coupé” – of which there are only two in the world – the road
version of the 1995 F1 car of which the RA was the
only paper to carry out a full test; and also the Porsche
No. 1, a car that was delivered to a Swiss buyer in 1948 and
then lent to the RA for a trial on the Bremgarten
track. Other exhibits will include a Toyota Corona (1967),
NSU RO80 (1968), BMW 507 (1959), Delahaye MS135, Monteverdi High Speed 375 S
(1967), Audi Quartz concept by Pininfarina (1981) and an Auto Union
Type C (1933).
With this special exhibition, the Revue Automobile
wants to build a bridge between the past and the future.
Under the banner “ARRA 100”, it offers the visitor/reader
the opportunity to create “his” car of the future by
choosing a base project that will then be developed.
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