E-talian

It's been over a year since my last post. I have not had time to keep up with this blog. In any event, now is not the time to explore such things. There's a malaise in the West that needs tendi...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2021/12/end-of-year-update.html

I haven't been up to running this blog lately. I will definitely be resuming once all this hysteria passes. It's very sad what's happening. And by sad, I don't mean the virus. Rather I point ...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-word-from-our-sponsors-me.html

As if the 'casedemic' hasn't already impacted activities, now I decided to buy a house. And as I've devoted my time to researching and following the science and data this blog has been temporaril...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2020/09/mc20-maserati.html

Was watching a brief clip about Paraguay the other day on the Internet and learned about the Itaipu dam. One of the largest hydro-electric powered dams in the world, it borders Brazil and Para...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2020/04/itaipu-dam-and-italian-engineering.html

I watched Ford v. Ferrari the other day and ranter enjoyed it. Two iconic automobile manufactures in one movie? Sign me up. Of course, the movie took some liberty with the facts but from what ...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2020/03/italys-role-in-sparking-ford-and-la-roja.html

And is already a big player.  Puts into perspective just how leaderless and foolish Canada is. Unacceptable what the Liberals and their coalition are doing. "...In 2018, the PSV obtained a...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2020/02/italy-enters-oil-and-gas-game.html

First post for 2020. I may have posted this article from MIT in the past but will do so again here in case. Italy has lagged its competitors in the field of technology (and historically while ...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2020/01/contradictory-narratives-define-italy.html

It's a little late for Merry Christmas so let's just go with a blanket merry happy holidays. And now for a non-sequitur piece of humour.

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/12/happy-holidays.html

Sports cars, motor cycles, bicycles, planes and even boats get a lot of luck here but trucks not so much despite its own long and rich history on the Italian engineering landscape. Not surpris...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/12/lost-in-shuffle-trucks.html

Giotto Bizzarrini designed this beaut. You can pick one up for about 538 000 EUROS  (or about  $800 000 CDN). Check out the Lancia's in the video. Such a severely under rated car: And crim...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-bizzarrini-masterpiece-5300-gt-strada.html

Genius went into building Venice and it will take genius to save it. Although, a good start would be to stop allowing Cruise ships into the Lagoon.

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/11/italian-civil-engineering-tested-by.html

Albert Einstein's closest friend and confidante was a compatriot and Swiss/Italian engineer named Michele Besso. Besso was the only person Einstein worked with when  made his famous discove...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/11/forgotten-people-michele-besso.html

Fiat Chrysler merges with Peugeot forming the 4th largest company in the world. But what does it mean for Italian brands under the Fiat banner - Maserati and Alfa Romeo - in North America? ...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/10/fiat-chrysler-and-peugeot-merge.html

Inside the Bottega of bicycle creativity.  It's been rumoured the Pinarello Miguel Indurain rode to five Tour de France titles was actually made by Pegoretti. Shorter Pegoretti: Am I art...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/10/dario-pegorettis-art-form.html

With Ford V. Ferrari out here's a story between the two rivals from the 1965 LeMans race.

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/10/ford-v-ferrari-lemans.html

Among the greatest and most prolific car designers in history, Michelotti is the mind behind the legendary Triumph Spitfire which he considered his favourite creation. And with good reason. Th...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/10/giovanni-michelotti-and-triumph-spitfire.html

Let's keep this car theme going. Nice collection of Italian cars held by an Italo-Canadian.

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/10/canadian-urban-museum-of-italian-cars.html

A pair of lovely Alfa Romeo cars. It's a shame a company with such a stunning legacy can't get their sales up in North America.

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-timeless-beauty-of-alfa-romeo.html

She's a beaut I tell ya. I always get a kick watching English mechanics and engineers work on Italian cars and openly speak about the thought process as they try and figure out the logic of it...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/10/part-2-of-lamborghini-engine-rebuild.html

That's some engine. Love the styling and design on that car.

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/09/removing-lamborghini-espada-v-12-engine.html

Found this website about all things Italy.  I was just looking around for themes on motors and engines and stumbled on an article discussing Grandi Motori Trieste building the biggest diesel en...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/08/great-italian-ship-engines.html

During my quest researching olive mills from Italy, I recently read a story about a Canadian couple producing the first olive oil from Canada. It's a pretty neat story and will be sure to seek ...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/08/olive-mills-help-produce-great-olive-oil.html

Just some random links. Another Giro has come and gone. While not one of the most exciting Giros of recent times, it was nonetheless a intriguing one for cycling fans. It's a shame no major ne...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/06/links-and-articles-of-interest.html

Let's continue celebrating Italian works of bicycle art. Tommasini is out of Grosseto. A town where we happen to have a friend. We may just have to visit one of these days.

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/05/giro-of-beautiful-bicycles.html

Look ma! First post of May! The Giro D'Italia is criminally under appreciated and reported in the largely Anglicized North American sports landscape. It's a shame because it's one of the most ...

http://e-talian.blogspot.com/2019/05/climbing-nivolet-with-legendary-bikes.html