47 years of parking in one place: Lancia Fulvia, which has become a monument in Italy

The classic car Lancia Fulvia has become a worldwide celebrity due to the fact that it sat on the sidewalk in the Italian city of Conegliano for almost half a century. Today, the authorities moved it, but treat it like a relic. Its owner is a 94-year-old man who wants to be appreciated only "as he deserves."

If a car in New York City spent half a century parked in the same place, where one could easily spend sixty minutes looking for a parking space, we would think that its owner was a man who is determined to never give up the privilege of a precious place. for his car in an almost rebellious act. In the case we're about to talk about, it was just something of a "gaffe" that spread almost unintentionally and turned into almost 50 years of immobility. In 1974, Angelo Fregolent, a resident of Conegliano in northern Italy, decided to park his gray Lancia Fulvia in front of a former newsstand and never move it again. And there he was left without more after leaving the business.

The fact is that the parked car has become a celebrity in the automotive world: it has become a tourist attraction of the city, and even.

It is now owned by a 94-year-old man who finds the attention his car attracts amusing. The fact is that such dedication is also caused by the fear that the local authorities had to remove the car from its precious place, as this would block the passage of vehicles and pedestrians through the territory, the intensity of which has increased markedly in almost half a century. . Later, with the permission of the municipality, it was restored and placed in the garden of the Oenological School of Cerletti, which is located opposite the house of its owner, Angelo Fregolenta.

The fact is that this elderly car fanatic only hopes that he will be treated “respectfully”. .

The Fulvia was one of the finest creations of the Lancia brand, one of the most prominent rally car manufacturers in the world: “. This is the model that managed to win the Italian Rally Championship every year from 1965 to 1973 and the International Manufacturers Championship in 1972.

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