SUMMER 1995

At the beginning of the summer of 1995, a new customer requested that STOLA S.p.a. create two hard See-Through models to be presented at the next Geneva Motor Show in 1996.
Rover, recently acquired by BMW, aimed to imagine a completely innovative and "made in England" style for a future Mini.
For business strategies, BMW decided to postpone the scheduled geneva unveiling.
At the end of 1996,the two models returned to Rivoli in order to make small changes and to be re-painted.

September 1995. Letter of congratulations from David Saddungton, head of the Rover Group Style Center. At that time it was thought that the two models would be exhibited in Geneva 1996, in reality this happened the following year.

In March 1997 at the Geneva Motor Show, the Spiritual and Spiritual Too concepts were presented in a mini-branded booth, the first a four-door and the second, two.
A very important work experience thanks to the meeting with Rover style managers Messrs Saddinngton, Upex and Woolley, all involved with the two Minis.
A few years later, when the Ford group absorbed Land Rover, for STOLA s.p.a. new customers such as Ford America, Lincoln, Mercury and Land Rover were unexpectedly opened up.
These new clients introduced noteable designers and managers amongst whome were J Mays, Gerry McGovern, Marek Reichman, Adriana Monk and Ford Detriot model manager Joe Bonacchi.
For them, Stola would go on to deliver five beautiful show cars between 1998 and 2003.

February 1997. The official photos of the two Mini Spiritual and Spiritual Too.

Geneva 1997. The Mini stand with the two Spirituals.