OCTOBER 2000

In October 2000, Nissan's Europe design centre commissioned STOLA s.p.a. to build a prototype off-road vehicle. An ambitious project designed to communicate a new trend in the design of its vehicles off road production vehicles.
Under the direction of Shiro Nakamura, designer Christopher Reitz was resident in Rivoli for the duration and was the point of reference for the Stola modelers.

Summer of 2000. Here are the first styling drawings of the exterior of the Nissan Crossbow.Summer of 2000. Here are the first style drawings of the interior of the Nissan Crossbow.

Typically, almost all of the prototypes built by the rivoli modellers were running vehicles, the Crossbow however, whose chassis was derived from the Patrol, also had to perform on rough terrain.
The exterior finishes and especially the interior ones were more challenging than usual given the great use of milled and hand polished aluminum.

Rivoli April 2001. The body of the Crossbow under construction. On the left you can recognize Massano and Scursatone.

Rivoli April 2001. G. Comollo and L. Giarolo.Rivoli April 2001. M. Di Maria and C. Raiz.

May 2001, the prototype is pushed to
the paint shop.In the painting department we recognize Davide, Marcello, Peppino Maurizio and Andrea.

Rivoli June 2001 G. Sutherland and C. Raiz.Rivoli June 2001. G. Comollo struggling with the engine.

Rivoli, a moment of relaxation at the coffee machine.

Jo Cavagucia employee of Stola s.p.a. of Japanese nationality to support Asian customers.

Rivoli July 2001. Final stages of the editing
of the Crossbow.
Rivoli July 2001. Final stages of the editing
of the Crossbow.

Rivoli 2001. Sergio Prodan and Lucio Giarolo.Rivoli 2001. Alfredo Stola and Felice Chiara.

August 2001. The prototype is almost finished. We recognize Alfredo Stola.

August 2001. The exhausted team rests, The prototype is finally completed. From left C. Mantovani, B. Gammicchia, M. Di Maria, B. Comollo, Spitaleri and Benedetto.

An unforgettable photo shoot in the mountains above Ceresole Reale at valico del colle Nivolet (at 2641 m altitude) in the Gran Paradiso National Park was organised by STOLA s.p.a.

August 2001 The model is leaving for the photo shoot, in front of the elevator you can recognize .....August 2001 The model is leaving for the photo shoot, in front of the elevator you can recognize .....

It is Dalessio who transported the Nissan Crossbow prototype to the Nivolet.The Nissan Crossbow at the Nivolet.

Pass of the Nivolet. C. Raiz and A. Stola.Pass of the Nivolet. B. Comollo and A. Stola.

Pass of the Nivolet. One of the first official photos taken in a natural environment.

Valico del Nivolet August 2001. Official photos of the Nissan Crossbow prototype.

The presentation objective was the Frankfurt Motor Show which would open its doors in the first days of September 2001.

Frankfurt 11 September 2001. The Crossbow prototype on the Nissan stand.Frankfurt 11 September 2001. The Crossbow prototype on the Nissan stand.

DECEMBER 2000

Stephane SchwarzIn December 2000, Nissan requested Stola s.p.a. the construction of another concept, the Kino, for the next Tokyo show.
A very innovative prototype with electric drive and a very complex seat and dashboard adjustment system.
The rear doors, with electric pantograph opening mechanisms were no less complex, in fact the Nissan Style Center specifically requested that there would be no classic external horizontal slide guide.
The use of natural materials in the cabin were innovotive for the time compared to the competition; the dash made from Sardinian cork in particular.
Shiro Nakamura together with the designers Schwarz and Takano direct the works that are once again carried out at the Secoli Family F&S, with a mixed team of modelers of the two companies always coordinated by Vittorio Della Rocca and Lucio Giarolo della Stola.
The painting will be done in the Stola prototype department, and the final assembly in F&S.

December 2000 The first style drawing of the Nissan Kino.

Rivoli March 2001 Alfredo Stola, Takano, Carlo Alecci and Roberto Stola.

Rivoli 2001 Takano and Stephan SchwarzRivoli 2001 Vittorio Della Rocca and Flavio Secoli

Rivoli April 2001 Vittorio Della Rocca
and Carlo CavagliàRivoli 2001 From the left we can recognize Luca Pasqual, Marco Vai, Francesco Gentile.

Rivoli September 2001 We recognize Mario Stocco, Vittorio Della Rocca, Roberto Ricci, Sokol, Vincenzo, Ricci, Nardiello, Paolo Corace and Stephan Schwarz.

Rivoli September 2001 Flavio Secoli and Renato Malandrin.Rivoli September 2001 Vittorio Della Rocca

Rivoli 2001 Michele Peralta and Claudio Nardiello.Rivoli 2001 Alfredo Stola and Gioachino Grande.

Rivoli October 2001 We recognize Stephan Schwarz, Orlano, Piero Durante, Mario Stocco, Doglioli, Flavio Secoli, Piero Corace, Francesco Vacca and Paolo Corace.

Rivoli October 2001 Alfredo Stola

Rivoli October 2001 We recognize Fr Salamanca, Fr Corace, M. Caldarola, C. Nazzario, G. Grande, Fr Corace, G. Lorenzoetto and F. Vacca.Rivoli October 2001 x and Sergio Merlo in the background
Ricci, Lorenzonetto
and Vacca.

Official photos of the Nissan Kino

Tokyo 26 October 2001 The Kino at the Nissan stand.

JANUARY 2001

Michael Mauer director of the Saab Style Center.In mid-2000, the new Director of the Saab Style Center was Michael Mauer, his assistant in Advance Design was Anthony Lo.
Both were well known, being ex-Mercedes.
To them, Stola's working method was understood and appreciated.
In January 2001, a hard see-through model was requested to be built for the X9 show car.
Antony Lo directed the construction of the style models and we can remember at least a couple of visits by Director Mauer.
The style model was much appreciated, but for reasons of workload from previously acquired projects, STOLA s.p.a. unfortunately could not continue with the running prototype, that instead, would be built in Carrozzeria Bertone.
The X9 show car, built in Caprie, will be presented the early days of 2002 at the Detroit auto show.

The only see-through model in hard material style of the Saab X9 concept made in Stola in the very first months of 2001.

2001 Anthony Lo, director of Advanced Design Saab, and his welcome letter of congratulation for the quality of the work done on the see trough model in Rivoli.

MARCH 2001

In March 2001, Mitsubishi, through European director Nakanishi and new Global Style Director of Japan Olivier Boulay, asked STOLA s.p.a. to create a show car to be presented at the next Tokyo show scheduled for October 2001.
The name of the project is CZ2 and was essentially their vision for a new Colt , which was due to market the following year.

G. Leone, F. Sansalone, A. Mulargia and Massano.

B. Comollo, A. Spitaleri and A. Bonetto. Giuseppe Leone.

Akinori Nakanishi and Giochino Grande

Maurizio Di Maria Antonello Mulargia

The Stola team at work can be recognized by Massano, Longo, Sansalone, W. Cobra, Trosa, and Cogerino.

A. Mulargia, G. Longo, X and Cogerino. Walter Cobra

L. Locantore and L. Giarolo.

JUNE 2001

In June 2001 the Fiat Style Center through its Director Umberto Rodriguez asked STOLA s.p.a. to build an exterior and interior master for mathematical verification of the Fiat Idea.
Together with this activity for the interiors it is required to develop class A mathematics starting from their C's.
The surface project is coordinated by Carlo Mantovani who, together with his team, works with Fiat designers for the interiors Marc Van Soolingen and Maurizio Tocco and Italdesign technicians for the exteriors Giacomino Borge and Marco Chiesa.
The realization of the two masters is coordinated by the Head of Workshop Vittorio Della Rocca together with his Deputy Giorgio Braghin.

Summer 2001 the surfaces department of the Stola begins to realize the mathematical surfaces.

At the beginning of autumn 2001 the surfaces department of the Stola finishes the mathematical surfaces of class A.

Rivoli late autumn 2001. The master checks mathematics before painting.

Rivoli at the beginning of winter 2001 the painted mathematical verification Master.

Autumn 2001 the surfaces department of the Stola finishes the mathematical surfaces of the interiors.

Rivoli winter 2001 the Master in mathematical verification of the interiors of the Fiat Idea.

2003. FIAT presents their new Idea type to the public; the style is of Italdesign.

2003. FIAT presents their new Idea type to the public; the style is of Italdesign.