Museo Stanguellini

The Stanguellini Museum in Modena preserves the history of a family associated with lightweight racing cars and highly developed small-displacement engines. Sports racers, Formula Junior cars and the Colibrì record car connect engineering craft with competition.

Why it matters

Founded in 1996 by Francesco Stanguellini, the museum records the work of Vittorio Stanguellini and the family firm. It illustrates the small-constructor tradition that formed an important part of Modena's motor industry alongside its larger marques.

What to notice

Sport 750 and 1100 models show the development of racing cars using Fiat-derived mechanical components. Formula Junior single-seaters represent another branch of the firm's competitive work. The Colibrì, designed with Franco Scaglione, belongs to the history of record attempts rather than conventional circuit racing. Photographs, accessories and advertising material place the cars within their original sporting culture.

Context and history

The Stanguellini racing team was established in 1925. Subsequent achievements included competition successes at the Targa Florio and Mille Miglia. On 9 October 1963, Angelo Poggio and Pietro Campanella drove the Colibrì in international record runs at Monza. The museum brought these different aspects of the family's engineering history into one collection.