DECEMBER 1998

Marc DeschampsIn December 1998, at Stola S.p.A. a technical-commercial meeting takes place between Scania Technical Director Staffan Sjostrom and Messrs. Stola together with collaborators Lucio Giarolo and Vittorio Della Rocca.
Sjostrom is the same person who in 1988 had already entrusted Stola S.p.A. the construction of the Master Models in various versions of the previous Series 4 cabins, designed by Bertone, under the stylistic direction of Marc Deschamps.
The Swedish manager informs us that we will have to create some stylish models of the new 5 R series, whose style will once again be entrusted to Marc Deschamps, long-time Style Director at the French company Heuliez.
The activities will begin in January 1999, and for the sake of history, it must be said that the style model and the Master Model of the exterior of this Scania cab had already been created by Bertone the year before, but evidently it had not fully satisfied the Swedish company .

So we will work intensely right away with Team Heuliez-Scania who already has all the new designs ready.

Many former Bertone designers are already known for the previous Scania 4 series, so in addition to Deschamps there are Orazio Daldosso, Paolo Fassone, Pier Silvio Bugnone and Eduardo Botero. the latter in Heuliez since 1998.
For Scania in the Team Anna Bodestig, Torkel Varg and Staffan Sjostrom.
A stylish model, again with the Heuliez style with the long front, will be built directly by the Tesco company for Scania, as will all the mathematics of the other two models.
The presentation of the three style models will take place at Stola S.p.A. in a large space in via Ivrea 91 adjacent to the main factory specifically rented for these purposes.

The interior model will then be confirmed as the one designed and created by Bertone in 1998.
The activities of Stola S.p.A. which to summarize were the construction of two style models which will be finished on March 31, 2000
This Scania truck from the 5 R series will go into production in 2004 and the following year will receive the prestigious “Truck of the Year” award.

JANUARY 1999

In January 1999, the Mitsubishi European Design Centre, directed by Akinori Nakanishi, asked STOLA S.p.a. to create two exterior model proposals plus one interior in Hard Material for the future Colt series.
This first project for the important Japanese carmaker was the result of several previous meetings at their headquarters in Trebur ,Germany.
Meetings took place to explain the technical advantages of the hard models, in particular in see-through format. Our contacts were Akinori Nakanishi and Gert Hildebrand.
Over the following years many other models and show cars would be buit for Mitsubishi.
On these occasions we will meet Osamu Tsuchiya, Hans J Storck, Satoru Tsujimoto, Abe Hiroyuki, Abe Taketoshi, Morel Thomas, Richard Plavetch, Yamada Shuji, Omer Halihodzic and we will meet again Peter Arcadipane and Olivier Boulay.

 
Rivoli January 1999: In Stola s.p.a. two style models of the Mitsubishi Colt in 3 and 5-door versions are made. Work done directly for the Japanese style center whose global director is Olivier Boulay.

Rivoli January 1999: In Stola s.p.a. the style model of the interior of the Mitsubishi Colt is realized. Work done directly for the Japanese style center whose global director is Olivier Boulay.

GENNAIO 1999

Turin January 1999 Marcello Gandini's style proposals for a new Case tractor.

Marcello GandiniAlso in January 1999, the Engineer Claude Nahum, close to the Turkish Koc family, was in negotiations for the acquisition of the American manufacturere,Case.
Stola was asked for a complete project with a styling models for a new tractor.
The style was commissioned by Marcello Gandini, at the same time the macro engineering feasibility began.
Negotiations were intense, but in May of the same year it emerged that it would New Holland that would buy Case and the project was stopped.
The tractor was memorable in STOLA s.p.a. in particular for the longest conference call made between Turin and Geneva by Tiziano Novo and Claude Nahum started at 10 in the morning and ending at 4 am the next day.

FEBRUARY 1999

In February 1999 Roberto Stola shared with his management team the convenience of having a small and independent engineering company to support the technical offices of Stola s.p.a.
The need was largely due to the high design workload for Brazil, and also with a view to future commitments for complete projects, by then almost secured, with Maserati and Alfa Romeo.
Roberto Stola knew Matteo Colasanto well, he was the owner of Tecnocars in Corso Unione Sovietica, Turin, which had a workforce of around 15 designers.
Together they reached an agreement allowing Stola s.p.a. to become the owner of Tecnocars with Colasanto continuing with it’s management.
Tecnocars proved to be an excellent idea, and thanks to the integration of the Technical Director of Stola, Gottardo Bustreo and all his Project Managers, would go on to prove to be very profitable in terms of efficiency given the small and slender structure of the company.
Some Stola designers would also go on to work as Team Leaders within Tecnocars, as in the 2002 BMPV Idea Brazil project, with Stefano Marchisio and Carlo Carena.
Gianfranco Morlacchi was tasked with integrating the Tecnocars systems into the infrastructure of the Stola network, allowing connections to the relevant customers as well as to align and train staff with the design and quality methodologies used in Stola.
Tecnocars went on to be part of the sale to Global Industriale on July 26, 2004 being 100% owned by Stola s.p.a.

MARCH 1999

In March 1999, STOLA S.p.a. representative for Japan, Mitsushi Yabe, produced a hard see-through style model for the second series of the Subaru Forester.
For the occasion, with a view to 100% understanding the needs of a new customer, the head of the style model department Stefano Ardagna met with the designers at their Style Centre in Ota City, Japan.
Among the people met in Rivoli and Ota City, Hiroyuki Baba and Rhor Emmanuel are remembered.

Rivoli 1999. La Stola s.p.a. realizes a see trough style model in hard material of the
Subaru Forester second series.