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    Lingotto

    Anybody ever see this before? This is Fiat's test track built on top of their headquarters back in the 1920's. It's still there today but not used.
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    wow...

    A top-floor office towards the middle of the straight, perhaps? ("what honey? can't hear a damn thing...yes, they're testing again...")

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    Apparently it still is used, at least occasionally. The current SCM with the feature on the 100th anniversary of Lancia mentions the tour members being able to do laps on it as part of the celebrations.
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    Today it seems that all surrounding factory buildings are gone...
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    Curt,

    The facility was recently used in one of the episodes of the wonderful BBC documentary series "The Automobile" .... I had no idea it existed before I saw the series, and it blew me away...

    Very cool post and pics bud...
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    DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... I forgot all about that

    GREAT video Andrew !!!!!!!!!

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    Italian Job

    Great pics and vid. I am a hugh fan of the real Mini and the original Italian Job movie, but completely did not know what that banking was in the movie. Now I know, yea! Thanks guys.
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    Believe it or not, I've never seen the Italian Job! Guess I'm going to have to do that ....

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    Quote Originally Posted by GreenT
    Apparently it still is used, at least occasionally. The current SCM with the feature on the 100th anniversary of Lancia mentions the tour members being able to do laps on it as part of the celebrations.

    Parts of it is today a 5-star Hotel:
    http://www.lemeridien-lingotto.it/
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