Lingotto - the car test track in the sky! 36 hrs in Turin Pt2

[@Cyberdyne-kg8ku]

Matteo is a cool guy

[@Matteo_Licata]

Thank you :)

[@Mr8erg]

Crikey those Italians are just effortlessly cool, what a charming city.

[@andrewmoorhouse687]

We visited Lingotto in September 2022 and loved it. You’ve done a wonderful job of capturing the magic of the place. Matteo Licata is a legend! We had the pleasure of meeting him after Lingotto at the National Motor Museum in Turin. Matteo kindly showed us round and wasn’t in a rush afterwards to get away and so we sat enjoying an espresso and chewing the cud over our respective design careers. He designed the dashboard for the Alfa Romeo Guilietta. His car knowledge, particularly of Italian marques, is second to none. A real gent and isn’t it great when people from different countries and careers can share their experiences and enjoy their shared love of cars? At the risk of getting political, isn’t the world a much more interesting and joyful place when we all just get along?

[@HubNut]

100%!

[@Matteo_Licata]

Thank you for your kind words, Andrew. I remember our museum visit very well. It's been a pleasure showing you around the collection and talking about cars with you. Cheers from Turin!

[@glynjones2540]

Just wonderful! Despite my ancestry I have to tell you that Turin has Aberystwyth or even Carmarthen utterly beaten into the ground.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

I think of Matteo every-time I get behind the wheel of my Giulietta!

[@andrewmoorhouse687]

@@Matteo_LicataThanks again Matteo for a very interesting and enjoyable day. It will remain long in our memories. I hope you’re keeping well and life is treating you good mio amico. Saluti dallo Yorkshire!

[@linoabreu5477]

Matteo's youtube channel its one of the best italian car histories ever

[@martinwright1358]

All of the videos from Turin have been great and charming. Some more in this style would be welcome

[@giuseppetaurino5002]

Thanks for this great video Ian, and for bringing @Matteo_Licata back on screen. Enjoyed every minute of your tour around Turin.

[@TenderNick]

Great to see and hear Matteo. I miss his RoadsterLife videos... Thank you Ian.❤❤❤

[@saxon-mt5by]

Great to 'meet' Matteo - I've been a subscriber to his channel for some time now.

[@mpersad]

What a wonderful look around the iconic Fiat factory and test track in Turin. Your host Matteo was terrific. Loved it.

[@andrewrenaut4815]

Fantastic video Ian. What a wonderful place. Matteo is such a gentleman. Do more of this style video if at all possible.

[@paulfisher5794]

I was fortunate to stay in the hotel underneath this iconic test track in 2015, when working for a Fiat dealer at the launch of the 500X. Got to walk the track, and I couldn't believe how steep the banks were. Pictures never show its true incline. You were allowed to walk on it back in 2015. Enjoyed the video, thank you.

[@daniellee9015]

Absolutely fantastic video ian❤👍what an amazing city and that track was just amazing brilliant

[@davidhinkson8856]

What an impressive facility and Matteo really has a wealth of knowledge about this place.

[@leejohnson3209]

That was a very enjoyable episode. That place looks amazing. Thank you for showing us around with Matteo Licata.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Great to see Matteo - Ciao! I’ve been a subscriber to Roadster Life for some time - I’m glad he is doing well - and I look forward to some new Italian car histories from him soon!

[@Carlo_Verhaar]

Great video. Matteo is a knowledgeable storyteller, I enjoy his channel as well. Great car-trip Ian!

[@bodybuildingandpaintingana8167]

Thank you! I really enjoyed the video. Super details and loved learning about the factory and test track. I am inspired to visit Turin.

[@frazzleface753]

Awesome that you had Matteo as your guide! I can't think of anyone better. I've been following his channel for a long time.

[@ivanvisanich]

Nice to see the face of roadster life. Miss his videos. Great video this one Ian.

[@derekbilton-heenan854]

Turin looks a great city to visit

[@thomasalbrecht5914]

It is. It’s elegant and grand in the centre, has beautiful scenic surroundings, many attractions, and excellent local food. Well worth doing a bit of research before you go, because it’s still a large city with a huge industrial heritage, which means you need to know where you set up quarters and want to explore. But definitely worth the effort.

[@2008tourer]

Mateo's jacket is soooo pretty, also his style is fantastic 😍

[@Matteo_Licata]

Thank you 😊

[@JS-1983]

Cool videos from Italy, and nice to see Matteo too, his Roadster life-channel is great👍

[@maxikozi77]

Great to see and hear Mateo!

[@thomasfrancis5747]

Wowzer. Thanks as well to Mattheo for the tour guidance.

[@danmccarthy4700]

This has to be one of your best videos so far. It was fascinating to see the master model for the 500, and you could not have had a better tour guide. Just awesome.

[@martinneumann7783]

Simpatico. Molto simpatico! 🚗💨🇮🇹

[@carsnstuff83]

Fantastic video. what great Automotive History Fiat have keeped

[@HubNut]

Sadly they no longer own Lingotto but it's great that it lives on in a new form.

[@carsnstuff83]

@HubNut Total Agree least they still have some sort of history at there old plant. unlike here and where I once worked Mitsubishi Tonsley park Australia not much if nothing at all left as a reminder of once what was made there at that site.

[@Stephenb033]

Great to see Hubnut back travelling.

[@robingray1302]

Congrats to you, Jim & Matteo, just got to get back there soon and make my re-acquaintance with the wooden 500 which I first met (along with the wacky Turbina gas turbiine car which was apparently tested on the roof at Lingotto) at Fiat's wonderful 90th anniversary exhibition at the Science Museum in London wa y back in 1989, anyone else remember it ???

[@HubNut]

Turbina will (briefly) be in a future video...

[@bombakdik]

I did some urbex in Belgium in Nessonvaux at the Imperia car production facility. There is still a part of the roof test track present there as well. It is really impressive. There is an Imperia/Superia museum in the neighbourhood which is worth a visit as well.

[@simonduckworth5941]

Wow. Just wow. Turin’s now on my bucket list! Matteo was brilliant 🙌

[@Matteo_Licata]

Thank you!!

[@thatcheapguy525]

"I feel very very scruffy" lol. keep working that mullet and goatee, it rocks!

[@tinniswood2577]

Marvellous two parter, could have watched a few hours more of it.

[@johnn17golf]

What a gent, indeed

[@domenicogaldo6065]

i hope you enjoyed Turin and thank´s for showing us around Lingotto.

[@davidsimms6609]

Excellent putting a face to roadsters life.

[@thomasalbrecht5914]

At 2:20, you are looking at Palazzo Carignano, which was the seat of the first Italian parliament when the modern nation state of Italy had just started forming. Turin was its first capital for five years, before the seat of the government was moved first to Florence, and then to Rome in 1871. The city centre is indeed beautiful and very walkable in all kinds of weather, thanks to the extension of the “portici” with the first floor of the buildings overarching the sidewalks for many kilometres - I believe only Bologna’s have a similar total length.

[@Invisibleman7]

Really enjoyed this Ian.Thanks to Jim for the camera work

[@davidbates247]

Very interesting and to hear from a real Italian on this is great 👍

[@niklaswejedal463]

I so need to go to Turin now! Awesome video!

[@georgekaritzis2374]

Super good video... The Italian job right here 👍

[@tristanpage6805]

Love the Leather jacket with shades! Great guide. Great video

[@Matteo_Licata]

Glad you liked the look, thank you! :)

[@craigmclean8260]

Thanks for the tour; never knew such a place as Lingotto existed...That helipad looks like a "mild challenge" for the likes of Mike Patey (builder of the plane which landed on the Dubai helipad). Thanks to Matteo and alsodriven for the tour as well!

[@philwebb6464]

What a great place to see. Thanks for showing us Ian I think there will be a few hubnutters looking at city breaks to Turin now.

[@johns14a]

Absolutely cracking video, thanks.

[@micheltebraake7915]

Thank you for this beautiful tour.

[@paulsyarduk2045]

Quality video Ian, fascinating place...another to add to the bucket list!

[@icascone]

Oh wow great episode!

[@bondbug73]

Super video Ian and Matteo. Found it all very interesting.

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

I know Roadster Life channel…. Very good content ! Love the fact that the wonderful Lancia Delta was the last car built at Lingotto !

[@benzinapaul7416]

Great review, been a long follower of Matteo, a good guy

[@PenryMMJ]

Only the Italians could build something like that. Anywhere else in the world car factories were big industrial sheds on the edge of town. I bet the planning meetings were fun.

[@robertdean3507]

This whole series has been brilliant, I've lived here in Italy for the past 20 years, never been to Turin, but it's now on the bucket list

[@MineshShah]

I have followed Matteo's 'Roadster Life' channel for some time: very interesting content on Italian cars! Definitely recommend it to anyone interested in the gestation of an Italian car and its production... Bene Lavoro Matteo!

[@Matteo_Licata]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy my videos, and I hope I'll be able to resume uploads soon

[@MineshShah]

@@Matteo_Licata Mi piaccano la tuo video molto! Io aspetto il nuovo video presto... Scusi! Io non parlo Italiano bene...

[@aclmotorsport4420]

Roadster Life, great channel!

[@Matteo_Licata]

Thank you!!!!

[@m3hnl]

awesome Ian. Of course used in the Italian job amazing engineering amazing video happy Easter hubs

[@stevem7868-y4l]

Great vid, and all i can think of is 3 Minis racing round that roof!

[@mattw8332]

Bellissimo! I'm also subbed to Matteo's excellent channel. His videos are the perfect length with the right amount of information and photography. Really must revisit some of the videos some time.

[@Matteo_Licata]

Thank you!!! I hope I'll manage to make a new video soon enough!

[@steveosshenanigans]

Wow …… style in abundance !😊

[@bentullett6068]

The only bit of the Italian Job Turin sights you can't visit are the sewage pipes which weren't filmed in Italy. Fantastic to visit this site Ian. I have always loved watching the Italian Job film. Always wanted to know which vehicles survived especially the Land Rover.

[@nickc4518]

The architecture, the Ferrari and the rooftop track. Absolutely magnificent!

[@redsidebiker]

Just needed a proper Mini!. Tidy job Ian. We love Italy.

[@allanmollison6971]

Thanks for sharing Ian ☺️👍

[@fhwolthuis]

Really nice, only travelled through Turin on Interrail back in the day but it seems very beautiful 😍 Matteo, I'm sure you'll read this, I miss your video's and your voice 😉🇮🇹🍀

[@Matteo_Licata]

Thank you. Life has gotten in the way of video making lately, but I hope I'll be able to do new ones soon

[@fhwolthuis]

@@Matteo_Licata thank you. Matteo! Wishing you all the best 🍀🇮🇹😀

[@groeacht8525]

I think a lot of people have missed the 1st part of this adventure based on the view figures, probably best to watch that 1st, the one with the blue egg car in the thumbnail.

[@groeacht8525]

Don't get it, why are these Turin videos getting half the usual views?

[@stevewilson8467]

Superb tour, many thanks to yourself, Matteo and Jim for the camera work and bonhomie! The complex very much reminds me of the albeit later Templehof airport in scale and ambition though the Lingotto factory has fared much better since its closure.

[@BramCollier]

Great video! What a fantastic place the Lingotto factory is. Might have to do a roadtrip with my Multipla to the roots of Fiat...

[@alansmith1770]

What an amazing place Ian. Thanks

[@PaddyWV]

Absolutely gorgeous video 👍👍👍♥️

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

A fantastic Video Ian, must have given you goose pimples to walk out onto the track to think of all the Fiat's driving on the test track. Nice of Sion to pick you up in the Escort, had a good look around the Popular at the NEC at the weekend.

[@richardsedding8444]

Super video, Turin is beautiful @HubNut, the Italian Job put the city and test track on the map. I like the Mole, which gives great views over the city.

[@stevenball8406]

Very interesting, thanks Ian

[@richfixescars]

Matteo is an excellent ambassador for his city. Smarten yourself up Ian!

[@jmdoutdoors5729]

Great video. I love the Fist 500.

[@tonysargent7787]

another great video has always Ian and Carly miss/mrs hubnut and hublets and hubmutt 👍

[@BigPaul62]

I would give my eye teeth to visit Lingotto. On my bucket list now. A superb video Ian, very informative.

[@PaulGodfrey]

Great video and really enjoyable. Will have to visit Turin when I get a chance.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

That wooden master buck is a thing of immense beauty - there used be one in MOMA in New York - is it still there?

[@AndrewArcher-i2e]

Fantastic video. Thank you.

[@ablestringer9063]

If I had a 500 I would get it wrapped to look like that wooden one so cool. Great video and a great feel of Italy coming through

[@nickyfield137]

Look for the exit we can't go round here all night !

[@scottishcontentcreators]

Hey it's Roadster Life, I thought I recognised the voice, another great automotive channel I subscribe to 👍. Enjoyed this video and I could have watched more, did you visit the national motor museum?

[@HubNut]

Yup. That video still to come.

[@scottishcontentcreators]

@@HubNut Brilliant, I look forward to seeing that 👍

[@cornishhh]

Interesting that they built a new mould for the front opening door version of the 500.

[@mike_ctid_taylor]

Such a shame that cars are no longer welcome, one of my best ever moments was driving my X1/9 around there in 1997. Great couple of vids Ian.

[@jamesbrett6518]

Always carry a 6 inch Bahco for sorting radiator valves

[@icascone]

4:34 The words in there are "Sali in cima, e scoprirai la magia" (ie go to the top and you'll discover the magic)

[@stuartkenny]

Blending in perfectly with the locals there. At times it was hard to tell who was the Italian until the mullet wafted into view.

[@giuliopedrali4794]

Also the belgian car maker Imperia had a roof / pista on the roof of the factory in Belgium 100 years later, but the Lingotto complex is famous and greater

[@thomasalbrecht5914]

And especially, the Lingotto is still complete… but Imperia is definitely a fascinating subject, with a bizarre variety of models built in their factory under licence, from the Adler Trumpf Junior, to the Alfa Romeo 1900, to the Standard Vanguard.

[@giuliopedrali4794]

@@thomasalbrecht5914 yes

[@sallyhobbit1956]

Wow , bob on!

[@BungleBare]

I’m channeling Charlie Croker here but …. …. Ian, it’s not a square. It’s a piazza. Pi- azz - a! And remember, they drive on the wrong side of the road.

[@Mark_T]

A blue sky. A BLUE SKY! You can tell I'm British, eh. Interesting video, thank you.

[@romac9516]

Italians are unnaturally stylish, it's not you Ian, it's them xD Love the 500 master model at the rooftop track, worth a bob or two! Thanks for the Turin Tour :)

[@darrenwilson8042]

I love Matteo's YT work. Don't take it the wrong way Ian its not meant to be an insult but Matteo dresses with Italian style doesn't he?

[@HubNut]

I felt very, very scruffy in his company!

[@darrenwilson8042]

It comes to Italians naturally Ian @@HubNut

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Good video🥰

[@SAM-zt2uy]

Wow legit did not know you could visit the roof, I must do this.

[@HubNut]

It isn't open every day of the week but is well worth a visit.

[@EdgyNumber1]

Mk5(a) Escort.... a spine smasher in the backseat. Mk5(b) versions were much better though.. Great video Ian. Such a fantastic look at the old factory on a gorgeous day. A shame the museum is being closed though. Hopefully the rooftop track gardens will remain open to the public. Thanks for sharing! 👍

[@GuyChapman]

HubNut goes Tim Traveller. Of course, as a long-time Mini fan I have watched The Italian Job at least 30 times. I was half expecting there to be a Mini on the roof, or at least a statue of Rémy Julienne.

[@angusbuchan.]

Been up there several times, driving the classic Mini on The Italian Job charity tour and staying in the Lingotto hotel managing to avoid shopping in the very expensive Galleria. Pity they won't allow the cars up there anymore ☹ You haven't lived until you have had a police escort at speed through Turin with the Carbonari stopping traffic, pulling interlopers aside to get read the riot act and waving us through red lights etc... 😎

[@caw25sha]

11:44 Steph from I Drive a Classic got told off for climbing up the bank at Brooklands a while ago 😂

[@2tone209]

AY UP MR HUBNUT