1970s
The 1970s motorcycle as a crossroads: CB 750 Four, GT 750 and Z1 900
A cautious comparison of three Japanese references cited as landmarks of 1970s motorcycling, set alongside the period’s growing attention to safety and braking solutions.
Motoring and the culture of getting around on wheels
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Before 1950
MAUTO: When the Automobile Enters the Museum as Material Culture
Turin’s National Automobile Museum presents vehicles, engines and chassis as evidence of innovation, fashion, science and social change. This profile examines what the available information supports about its origins, historic collection and conservation approach.
1950s
One Sidecar and Six Museums: What Collections Do—and Do Not—Tell Us About Motoring History
Collections in Turin, Berlin, Madrid and Argentina show that a historic vehicle is not merely a design object: it can be a technical document, a working tool, a public memory and a starting point for making spare parts. The available evidence supports comparing these approaches, but not turning them into a complete history of motoring.
1970s
1970-1975: Five Years That Changed the Conversation Around Cars and Motorcycles
A critical timeline of documented milestones between 1970 and 1975: new large-capacity motorcycles, the launch of the Toyota Celica and Carina, growing attention to safety, and the arrival of the first Honda Gold Wing. Rather than a total history of motoring, it is a cautious reading of technical and cultural changes visible in the available sources.
Before 1950
Reading an Automobile Museum Through MAUTO and Conservation in Context
A guide to looking at a historic automobile collection beyond the shine of its bodywork. Turin’s MAUTO provides a case study for provenance, authenticity, exhibition design and preventive conservation, while Spanish museums place that work within cultural and technological heritage.
