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Designer Vittorio Jano - the good spirit of Alfa Romeo

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Created on April 1, 1991

Reading time 9min

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Griffith Borgeson / Rob de la Rive Box

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Vittorio Jano mit dem P2-Rennwagen, der Alfa Romeo zu Weltruhm verhelfen sollte - Alfa Romeo P2 1924

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Die Alfa-Romeo-Mannschaft beim Grand Prix von Italien 1924 - Alfa Romeo 1924

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Jano war der «Vater» des Lancia-Formel-1 -Projekts - Lancia D 50 1955

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Jano, mit Hut, diskutiert mit Alberto Ascari über den neuen Formel-1-Lancia - Lancia D 50 1955

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Der 6C-1750-SS- und GS-Motor im Schnitt - Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 SS 1928

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Die 8C-Serie begann mit dem 8C 2300 - Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 1936

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Der P2-Motor - Alfa Romeo P2 1924

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Eines der letzten Bilder, vielleicht sogar das letzte, das der Autor von Jano gemacht hat - 1964

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Summary

April 22, 1991 marked one hundred years since the birth of Vittorio Jano, one of Italy's greatest designers. It was he who turned the then little-known Alfa Romeo brand into a world-renowned name. Many experts regard Jano as the father of Italian Gran Turismo cars. Famous cars such as the P2 and the Lancia D50 were created under his aegis.

This article contains the following chapters

From Turin to Milan
A new department for Jano
Alfa Romeo was suddenly world-famous
From victory to victory
From Alfa Romeo to Lancia
Differing opinions on one point

Estimated reading time: 9min

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On April 22, 1991, it was one hundred years since Vittorio Jano, one of Italy's greatest designers, was born. It was he who turned the then little-known Alfa Romeo brand into a world-renowned name. Many experts regard Jano as the father of Italian Gran Turismo cars. In the twenties and thirties, Jano was celebrated as a national hero in Italy. And he remained so, playing a leading role first at Lancia and later at Ferrari, until his death on March 13, 1965. Jano was born in Turin on April 22, 1891. His technical talent was innate, as his father was the technical director of the Porta Nuova train factory in Turin. The young Jano attended the Istituto Professionale Operaio, a technical school, which he left in 1909 at the age of eighteen. He then worked for 14 months as a draughtsman for the small Rapid car factory before becoming one of Fiat's 1,200 employees in 1911.

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