High-powered Italian automotive exotica has always had an attraction for a select number of prominent people of means. Today it’s the nouveau riche, the highly paid athletes, rock stars and entertainers who can be seen in the latest Lamborghini, Ferrari or Maserati, but in the immediate post-war years athletes weren’t rich, movie personalities seemed to prefer British, German or American machinery, and there were no rock stars. Instead, the rich and famous who were drawn to rare and rapid Italian…
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