Tazio’s New Home

Mantua, Italy, has a new Tazio Nuvolari Museum. After being evicted from its previous location by the town council in 2008—the museum’s contents were stored in vaults for years and then moved briefly to a temporary display area—the museum that pays homage to one of the greatest racing drivers of all time now has a permanent home once more.

Its contents are testimony to the scintillating career of the diminutive champion, who was born in the Italian village of Castel d’Ario in 1892 and died in Mantua in 1953. He competed in at least 350 races between 1920 and 1950, wining no fewer than 161 of them—91 outright, 70 class wins—as well as two European Championships and five Italian titles, while also setting five international land speed records.