Giovanni “Johnny” Lurani Cernuschi, VIII Count of Calvenzano was an Italian automobile engineer, racing car driver and journalist.
Lurani with "Nibbio 1" in 1935
Moto Guzzi Nibbio 2 in the Museo Nazionale Dell'Automobile, Turin
Franco Cortese was an Italian racing driver. He entered 156 races between 1927 and 1958, of which one was a Formula 1 Grand Prix and three were Formula 2 Grands Prix. Cortese holds the record of most finishes in a Mille Miglia race: fourteen.
Cortese celebrates a victory in Varese on 29 June 1947
Cortese with Maserati 4CL at Targa Florio on 23 May 1940