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Old Shops of Turin. A Candle Factory turned Bric-a-Brac Shop

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  Odd sights of Torino, Turin, Italy. This old candle factory funded in 18975 has turned into a bric-a-brac shop selling.... candles in odd shapes. The place is located in a quite prestigius place, in Piazza Solferino, in the city centre

Chen Peng Posters on the Walls of Turin, Torino, Italy

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  Chen Peng is an illustrator and graphic designer who currently lives in Shenzhen, China. He often marvels at how the world is so full of symbols. 

Very Rare EffeEffe Berlinetta Car Seen at Autolook Week 2022 Car Show, Turin, Italy

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  Very Rare EffeEffe Berlinetta Car Seen at Autolook Week 2022 Car Show, Turin, Italy Details of the car can be found here: http://www.effeffecars.com/

Lancia Stratos seen at AutoLook Week 2022 in Turin, Torino, Italy

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  Lancia Stratos seen at AutoLook Week 2022 in Turin, Torino, Italy The  Lancia Stratos HF  ( Tipo 829 ), widely and more simply known as  Lancia Stratos , is a  rear mid-engined   sports car  designed for  rally racing , made by  Italian  car manufacturer  Lancia . The HF stands for  High Fidelity .  It was a very successful rally car, winning the  World Rally Championship  in 1974, 1975 and 1976; and race car winning 1974  Targa Florio ,  five times the  Tour de France Automobile  and three editions of  Giro d'Italia auto Lancia traditionally used the design house Pininfarina and had not used Bertone before. Bertone desired to create an opportunity for a relationship with Lancia and knew that Lancia was looking for a replacement for the aging Fulvia for use in rally sports. Bertone decided to design an eye-catching model to show to Lancia. Bertone used the running gear of a Fulvia Coup...

Most colourful Italian focaccia flat bread from Liguria

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Most colourful Italian focaccia flat bread from Liguria I found yesterday in Torino, Turin, Italy, some of the most colourful and more tasty focaccia flat breads ever seen in this shop right in the city centre: Focacceria Roberta Via San Tommaso 8,  Focaccia genovese Focaccia genovese , marked by its finger-sized holes on its surface is brushed or sprinkled with  olive oil , coarse salt, and sometimes water before the final rise. In Genoa, focaccia is eaten in the morning at breakfast or during the day. It is often dipped in milk or in cappuccino at breakfast and eaten warm and wet. Ligurian variants Focaccia has countless variations along the Ligurian coast, from the biscuit-hard  focaccia secca  ('dry focaccia') to the corn-flour, oily, soft Voltri version, some bearing little resemblance to the Genoese version. An extreme example is  focaccia col formaggio  ('focaccia with cheese'), also called  focaccia di Recco  ...

Turin Parco del Valentino Car Show. Pagani Huayra Full Carbon

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A full carbon Huayra is always a pleasure to the eyes. This one with a Saudi Arabia plate was on show at the Salone dell' Automobile ar Parco del Valentino, Turin. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 The Huayra uses a twin-turbo, V12 engine developed by Mercedes-AMG specially for the Huayra. The Huayra's 6.0-litre engine, the M158, produces 730 HP and 1,100 N·m of torque. Its top speed is about 383 km/h. The Pagani Huayra is different from its predecessor in that it incorporates active aerodynamics. It is capable of changing the height of the front from the ground and independently operating four flaps placed at the rear and front of the car. The behavior of the flaps is managed by a dedicated control unit that is fed information from systems such as the ABS and ECU, which pass on information about the car's speed, yaw rate, lateral acceleration, steering angle and throttle position. This is intended to achieve...

Parade of Porsche 911 GT3 and GT3RS at Gran Premio del Valentino, Turin, Italy

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It is not easy to see so many GT3 and GT3 RS all together in the same place and at the same time. The parade was in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Turin, Italy on June 11, 2016. A video with the full parade of the supercars seen at this event is  here  - Hope you will like it. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 991 GT3 RS Porsche launched the RS version of the 991 GT3 at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015. Compared to the 991 GT3, the front fenders are now equipped with louvers above the wheels and the rear fenders now include Turbo-like intakes, rather than an intake below the rear wing. The roof is made from magnesium. The interior includes full bucket seats (based on the carbon seats of the 918 Spyder), carbon-fibre inserts, lightweight door handles and the Club Sport Package as standard (a bolted-on roll cage behind the front seats, preparation for a battery master switch, and a six-point safety harness f...

Supercars Seen in Italy. Mercedes AMG GT S Seen in Turin and Gran Premio del Valentino

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Supercars Seen in Italy. Mercedes AMG GT S Seen in Turin and Gran Premio del Valentino A video with the full parade of the supercars seen at this event is  here  - Hope you will like it. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588

Supercars Seen in Italy. 1 of 25 Audi RS6-R, 730 HP Monster, spotted in Italy at Gran Premio del Valentino

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This is an extreme AUDI A6 Tuning by  ABT .  The engine is capable of 730 HP and 920 NM of torque. It is a 1 of 25 total such cars produced. A video with the full parade of the supercars seen at this event is  here  - Hope you will like it. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588