Italy's new Mignatta Rina is a hand-built V8 manual roadster

Take a big cc American V8 and wrap it in an eye-catching body - that's what Italian Automobili Mignatta is all about.

Italy's new Mignatta Rina is a hand-built V8 manual roadster

A carbon-fibre-bodied V8-powered stick-shift 1960s-inspired roadster with no touchscreens in sight? All we can say is "Sign us up!" It’s the Rina, the first-ever offering from Italian firm Automobili Mignatta, based in Piedmont. The car is entirely hand-built, and only 30 will be made each year. The automaker calls it an “instant icon, born to be driven, not admired from afar.” Well, okay—we know we’ll be admiring it from afar, since even though…

The AM Rina Is A ’60s Throwback With A V8 Heart And A Gated Manual

The AM Rina is a ’60s-inspired, V8-powered, carbon-bodied speedster from Italian startup, Automobili Mignatta, which plans to build just 30 a year.

AM Rina revealed as 5.0-litre V8, manual tribute to the 1960s

Italian company's new carbonfibre-bodied speedster harks back to nation's classic racers Italian company Automobili Mignatta (AM) has unveiled the Rina, a V8-powered tribute to the nation's sports cars from the 1960s. It is a speedster based around a carbonfibre monocoque, with curved haunches and a long bonnet headlining a design that echoes contemporary race cars from the likes of Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati. Its cockpit is devoid of any …