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Bibliographical references for books in Italian with titles beginning by S
Chapter 1: Automobiles, and sports, muscle, and racing cars

Christiansen, Hans & Anders Tunberg (1944- ), Saab 900: una storia svedese (Sankt Gallen, Sankt Gallen: Verlaugshaus Norden, 1996). 144 p., illustrations, 28 cm. Original Swedish title, "Saab 900: en svensk historia".
Secolo di Fiat: modelli e inediti dalle origini (Un) (s. l.: CLP editore, [1999]). 16 p., illustrations, 30 cm.
COMMENTS: Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Museo dell'automobile Luigi Bonfanti in Romano d'Ezzelino between October 10, 1998, and February 28, 1999.
Vann, Peter et al., Signora degli anelli: l’epopea delle Auto Union da Grand Prix (La) (Vimodrone, Milano: Giorgio Nada, 2002). 159 p., illustrations (140, bw/c), 25 x 28 cm, ISBN: 8879112562 . Original German title, "Neusilber […]".
Mazza, Franco, Spider e cabriolet (s. l.: Stella Polare Editrice, [1990]). 63 p., illustrations, 37 cm, ISBN: 8823901987. Translated in German, "Spider & cabrios: die geschichte des offenen automobils".
Simoni, Mario, Sogno chiamato Cisitalia: 202, la vera storia dell'auto piů bella del mondo (Un) (Imola, Bologna: A&G Photo Edizioni, 2004). 224 p., illustrations (380, bw/c), 25 x 28 cm, ISBN: 8887930201.
Grandori, Luca, Sogno su quattro ruote: dieci Alfa Romeo fra cronaca, tecnica e leggenda (Un) (Milano: Rizzoli, 1990). 241 p., illustrations, 24 x 31 cm, ISBN: 8817249548.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Includes racing achievements.
Candini, Dante & Nunzia Manicardi, Stanguellini, il mago dei motori (Modena, Emilia Romagna: Il Fiorino, 1999). 2nd revised and updated ed., [L'olmo e la vite]. 192 p., illustrations (120, bw/c), 16 x 23 cm.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the Italian marque of sportscars of the 1940s and 1950s. Includes material on the single-seaters for Formula Junior and Formula 3. Prelude by Giulio Alfieri.
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): "Stanguellini e l'artigianato automobilistico modenese: con la guida al Museo Stanguellini", Modena, Emilia-Romagna: Il Fiorino, 1998
Orsini, Luigi (1941- ) & Franco Zagari, Stanguellini: piccole grandi auto da corsa (Vimodrone, Milano: Giorgio Nada, 2003). 384 p., illustrations (700, bw/c), 25 x 28 cm, ISBN: 8879113054.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the Italian marque, Stanguellini, and of the automobiles. Material on Vittorio Stanguellini, as well as on such racing drivers as Sesto Leonardi, Sergio Sighinolfi, and Anna Maria Peduzzi.
Hull, Peter & Roy Slater, Storia dell'Alfa Romeo (La) (Milano (MI): Baldini e Castoldi, 1970). 471 p., illustrations, 15 x 21 cm (hc). Original English title, "Alfa Romeo: a history".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Includes the racing history of the marque.
Boesgaard, Hans Eric, Marco Matteucci & Richard Alexander von Frankenberg (1922- ), Storia dell'automobile (Torino: Edilprint, 1967). 415 p., illustrations, 25 x 34 cm, index. Translated in Danish, "Eventyret om bilen", translated in English, "History of the motor car", translated in German, "Geschichte des automobils", translated in Swedish, "Äventyret Bilen".
Brunoni, Vittorio, Storia dell'automobile (La) (Milano: Fabbri Editori, 1964). 58 p., illustrations, 25 x 32 cm.
Cucco, Luigi (ed.), Storia dell'automobile (Torino: Unione tipografico-editrice torinese (UTET), 1961). [La scala d'oro, serie nona; 15]. 234 p., illustrations, 19 cm.
Alfieri, Bruno (ed.), Storia della Ferrari (Milano: Automobilia, 1998). 191 p., illustrations, 26 x 29 cm, ISBN: 8879600419. Translated in English, "Ferrari: a history", translated in French, "Histoire de Ferrari (L')".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the marque with biographical material. Includes road and racing models, coachbuilding and racing history. Among coachbuilders covered: Touring, Vignale, Ghia, Bertone, Frua, Pininfarina.
Bernabň, Ferruccio, Storia della Lancia dal 1906 (Milano: Lancia, 1969). 47 p., 21 x 30 cm.
Bittorf, Wilhelm, Storia della Volkswagen (La) (Bologna, Emilia-Romagna: Calderini, 1962). 104 p., illustrations, 21 cm. Original German title, "Geschichte eines autos (Die)".
Kolling, Fritz, Storia della Volkswagen (La) (Milano (MI): L. Longanesi, 1963). [Il cammeo: collezione di memorie]. 335 p., illustrations, 12 x 18 cm (hc). Translated by Giorgio Cuzzelli, original German title, "Auto zieht kreise: herkunft und zukunft des Volkswagens (Ein)".
Proserpio, Paolo et al., Storia delle auto (Milano: La sorgente, 1972). 92 p., illustrations, 32 cm. Translated in English, "History of the automobile: the chronological story of their development (The)".
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): "Storia dell'auto", Milano: La sorgente, 1963, "Storia dell'auto", Milano: La sorgente, 1960.
Bonadonna, Franco, Storia delle Mini italiane (Genova, Liguria: Nuova Editrice Genovese, 2005). 2nd ed. 133 p., illustrations (80, bw/c), 17 x 24 cm.
Torelli, Emanuele, Storia dello stile Alfa Romeo: dalle forme del battilastra al disegno del centro stile (Thesis (architecture): Politecnico di Milano, 1996). 459 p., illustrations, 30 cm.
Guzzardi, Giuseppe (1958- ) & Luigi-Enzo Rizzo (1967- ), Storia ed evoluzione delle decapottabili (Vercelli: Edizioni White Star, 1998). [Dalla tecnica all'avventura]. 352 p., illustrations (100, c), 26 x 36 cm, ISBN: 888095296X. Edited by Valeria Manferto DeFabianis, translated in Czech/Slovak, "Kabriolety: historie a vývoj automobilu snu", translated in Dutch/Flemish, "Cabrio's: geschiedenis en ontwikkeling van droomauto's", translated in English, "Convertibles: history and evolution of dream cars", translated in French, "Cabriolets: histoire et évolution des voitures de ręve", translated in German, "Cabriolets: die schönsten modelle aller zeiten", translated in Hungarian, "Kabriolet: egy álomautó születése és története", translated in Polish, "Wysnione auta: historia rozwoju kabrioletów", translated in Spanish, "Cabriolets: historia y evolucion".
NOTES ON CONTENTS: General history of convertibles from the pioneer days to 2000 followed by a review of some twenty of the most important models produced.
Gunn, Richard, Supercars: le auto straordinarie di tutti i tempi (Roma: L'airone Editrice, 2005). 320 p., ISBN: 8879448013, EAN: EAN: 9788879448017. Translated by M. Munasi, original English title, "Supercars: the world's top performance machines".