After a year’s break, the Viva Italia event on the Assen TT circuit was held again this Easter. As usual a lot of Italian machinery gathered at the Dutch MotoGP track. Although the Ferrari Club Nederland does not officially participate in the event, normally a relatively large number of Ferraris attend. This year was no exception and lots of modern Maranello cars found their way there.

The most impressive car there was one of only 25 512BBLM racers. A rarity was an upgraded 348 TB which tried to convince people it was a 355. The sole F430 present attracted crowds when the engine lid was opened. Among the other Ferraris there was a large share of 308s and other eight cylinders; together with several Testarossas and Boxers, they represented the marque.

Other Italian car clubs do have this event on their calendar and therefore rare Italian cars could be sighted as well. Less known makes as De Tomaso and Iso presented some interesting cars with several Panteras, Deauvilles and Grifos respectively. As always, the Lamborghini Club had a large display with many cars from the history of the marque. Although reportedly only twenty six Lancia Hyenas were ever made, no less than two could be found in the paddock.

Other interesting cars included a Alfa Romeo Monza and Maserati 3500 GT. With owners being able to drive their cars on the track a great turn-out is always guaranteed despite the bad weather forecast. This year the rain started to fall in the afternoon and several participants and visitors returned home sooner than planned; but for those who were there it had been a nice day nevertheless.

Impressive 512BBLM	Wannabe 355	F430 attracts a lot of attention	Ferrari was represented mostly by 308s
Iso Grifo	Rare Lancia Hyena...	...and another	Nice Maserat 3500 GT

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