June 26th, 2009 by admin

Car : Itala 35/45 HP
Year : 1907
Engine : 4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke :130×140 mm
Cylinder capacity : 7433 cc
Gears : 4 forward
Brake horse power : -
Maximum speed : -
Wheelbase :-
Suspension : front and rear : semi-elliptic leaf- springs

Car : Itala 61
Year : 1927
Engine : 6 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke :65×100 mm
Cylinder capacity : 1995 cc
Gears : 4 forward
Brake horse power : 60
Maximum speed : 70 mph
Wheelbase :9 ft 10 ins (2.99 m)
Suspension : front and rear : semi-elliptic leaf- springs
Another famous model was the 61 which was a tourer and the work of Giulio Cesare Cappa, one of the most productive minds in Italian engineering. The 61 had 6 cylinders with overhead valves and a camshaft in the crankcase, developing 60 bhp at 3,500 revs. Another of Cappa’s designs was for a front-wheel drive racing car with a wooden chassis and independent suspension, powered by a 1100 or 1500 cc 12-cylinder engine. Unfortunately this advanced car never ran under its own power. In 1929, in an attempt to save Itala, a merger was made with Officine Meccaniche & Metallurgiche di Tortona and the new company took on the title of Itala S.A. In 1931 it was altered to Itala-Saca (Società Anonima Costruzioni Automobilistiche). The survival of the new company depended upon the 75 (which was a modified Tipo 61) but in 1934 Itala-Saca was forced to close.