Some say you can’t be a petrolhead until you’ve driven an Alfa Romeo. Trawl the company’s history and it’s easy to see why: Ascari, Nuvolari, Mezzario and Fangio have all steered them to victory; Zagato, Bertone, Giugiaro, and Scaglietti have all styled them.

The cars have won more Targa Florios  - considered by many to be the greatest of all road races – than any other manufacturer and a man called Enzo Ferrari managed its Formula One team before moving to Maranello to dabble in car manufacturing himself.