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Officine Nardi was an Italian automobile and racing car maker, named for their creator. Enrico Nardi was a racing mechanic, engineer, and driver who got his start with Lancia. He test drove the first car built by Auto Avio Costruzione in Modena, where many ex-Lancia colleagues joined him.〔Setright, L. J. K., "Nardi: The Italian Miniaturist" in Ward, Ian, executive editor. ''The World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis Publishing, 1974), Volume 13, p.1491.〕 In 1932,〔 Nardi joined with Augusto Monaco to create the Nardi-Monaco ''Chichibio''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.museoauto.it/website/en/museo/scuola-di-restauro/122-monaco-nardi/186-monaco-nardi-mod-chichibio )〕 It used an air-cooled 998 cc 61 c JAP of , more than the 1750 cc (107 in3) Alfa Romeos of its competition,〔Setright, p.1491.〕 transversely mounted and coupled to a five-speed gearbox,〔 but unusually, driving the front wheels.〔 Weighing only ,〔 it proved capable of . This was enough to win several Italian hillclimbs,〔 including by Giulio Aymini in 1932. Beginning in 1948, Nardi joined with and Renato Danese and established a workshop in ''Via Vincenzo Lancia'', Torino, building racing cars, prototypes, and small-series special designs. ==The 750 Nardi-Danese== The ''750 Nardi-Danese'' (or 750ND) was a tiny machine, assembled on a Fiat 500 chassis, powered by a 746 cc BMW flat twin motorcycle engine in the extreme nose with its cylinder heads (sometimes) exposed and a single headlight in the extreme nose.〔Setright, p.1491 drawing & p.1492.〕 Despite the engine mounting, view over the nose was adequate, and unlike the ''Chicibio'', the rear wheels were driven.〔Setright, p.1492.〕 It used a multi-tube chassis and was available as a ''monoposto'' (one-seater, or GP type) or ''due posti'' (two-seater, sports racer, when fitted with cycle fenders).〔Setright, p.1492 caption.〕 Its competition, mostly superannuated MG Midgets〔 were no match for it,〔 though it faced more competition from Bandinis. The miniature marvel〔 dominated circuit, hillclimb, and open road events. Nardi himself raced the ''monoposto'' in the ''Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti'' 'climb, winning in both 1947 and 1948. There were also three entered in the 1952 Targa Florio; all failed to finish. The 750ND remained competitive well into 1953, against the growing power of Ferrari and Maserati; at the Susa-Moncenisio 'climb, a 750ND was eighth, only 2% slower than the Ferrari of André Simon.〔 It also made reputations for a couple of drivers, in particular later Lancia pilot Gino Valenzano.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nardi (carmaker)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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