FB-Mondial [1] was a motorcycle manufacturer from Milan, Italy between 1948 and 1979, known for its Grand Prix motorcycle racing successes during the 1950s. Prior to World War II, it manufactured delivery tricycles. The firm produced some of the most advanced and successful Grand Prix road racers of the time, winning 5 World Championships. The "F.B." in the name stood for "Fratelli Boselli", after the owners, the Counts Boselli, a noble family from the Milan area. During a time when MV Agusta and Ducati produced economy lightweight 2-stroke motorcycles, mopeds and scooters, Mondial produced high-quality sporting motorcycles. The Mondial factory in Milan was much smaller than the large Moto Guzzi, Gilera or Benelli concerns, and was more of a "boutique" manufacturer, specializing in high-performance, small-displacement motorcycles. Much of the production of each motorcycle was done by hand, which kept output low, with production numbers typically ranging between 1,000 and 2,000 units per year. In 1949, when MV Agusta decided to produce a 4-stroke motorcycle, they purchased a Mondial 4-stroke motorcycle to use as an example. After the 1957 Grand Prix season, the major Italian motorcycle manufacturers including Gilera, Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta and Mondial announced that they would pull out of Grand Prix competition citing increasing costs and diminishing sales (MV Agusta later reconsidered and continued racing). [1] Mondial had prepared a bike with desmodromic valve actuation (before Ducati) but did not produce it. The last all-Mondial motorcycle left the factory in 1960. After this, Mondial purchased engines from proprietary makers. In this hybrid form, motorcycles with Mondial frames and ancillary parts, but non-Mondial engines, were produced by the factory for the next 19 years.

Lancia Thema 16v Turbo (1993) Engine 1995cc S4 Turbo The Thema was an executive car, and one of the four cars to share the Type Four chassis alongside the Fiat Croma, Saab 9000 and the Alfa Romeo 164. Available as a Saloon and Estate it was designed by Pininfarina and went a long way to re-establishing Lancia as a quality manufacturer. The galvanized steel chassis countered Lancia poor reputation for rust, but this was not reflected in plummeting second hand values. In 1994 Lancia withdrew from all RHD markets. The 1995cc Turbo engine was initially marketed between 1985-88 as a 165bhp 8 valve, but between 1988-89 the output had fallen to 150bhp. The 16 valve engine came in with the series II cars in 1989. Between 1989-92 output had climbed to 180bhp. This 1993 car is one of the final 1992-95 cars with an output of 202bhp. Shot at The National Motor Museum, Beaulieu 15.05.2010. Ref 58-518