Italy · founded 1904

Itala Model History

Turin's daring pioneer (1904–1934) — winner of the 1906 Targa Florio and the epic 1907 Peking-to-Paris race, and briefly Italy's second-largest carmaker after Fiat.

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18/24/50 HP Touring Cars
Itala's founding three-model range — an 18 hp, a 24 hp, and a 50 hp four-cylinder — launched the marque and established it as a legitimate challenger to Fiat.
Touring car · 1904–1907
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14.8-Litre Racing Car
A massive 14.8-litre five-cylinder racing machine that won the 1905 Coppa Florio and the 1906 Targa Florio — establishing Itala as Italy's foremost racing constructor.
Racing car · 1905–1906
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35/45 HP
The 7.4-litre four-cylinder that Prince Borghese drove from Peking to Paris in 1907 — one of the most famous competitive feats in automotive history.
Touring car · 1907–1908
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Tipo 50
Itala's main post-war production car — a 2.8-litre side-valve four designed by Alberto Orasi that kept the marque alive through the difficult early 1920s.
Touring car · 1919–1926
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Tipo 55
A 4.4-litre post-war tourer featuring Itala's experimental 'Avalve' rotary-valve engine — an advanced but commercially unsuccessful engineering exercise.
Touring car · 1920–1923
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Tipo 61
A 2-litre twin-cam six by engineer Giulio Cesare Cappa — Itala's most successful late model, with a class win at Le Mans 1928.
Sports car · 1925–1929
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Tipo 11 Racing Prototype
An audacious 1,050 cc supercharged V12 single-seater prototype by Cappa — arguably two decades ahead of its time, with front-wheel drive and all-independent suspension, but it never raced.
Racing car · 1925–1925
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Itala models

18/24/50 HP Touring Cars

14.8-Litre Racing Car

35/45 HP

Tipo 50

Tipo 55

Tipo 61

Tipo 11 Racing Prototype