16 JUNE 2005
November 2004, Torino. Aldo Brovarone sketching numerous proposals fot the STUDIOTORINO spider.On 16 June 2005, after 6 months of work, the first two STUDIOTORINO specials were presented at the Turin motor museum, Biscaretti di Ruffia.
They were the RUF RK Spyder and the RUF R Spyder designed by Aldo Brovarone and both built on Porsche 987s, the project was developed together with Alois Ruf from Ruf Automobile.
The two prototypes were purposely hand built using the most traditional techniques of the Turin school of modeling and bodywork.
February 2005, Rivoli. C.Bordone, A. Stola, S. Sellan and V. Della Rocca.Upon completion of STUDIOTORINO's spyder, Alfredo gave a preview of the result to three men who were fundamental in the history of his family's firm.
Carlo Bordone, Sellan Sante and Vittorio Della Rocca were the workshop managers who worked at various times between 1945 and 2002 in the model shops in Via Issiglio 38 and Via La Thuile 69/71 in Turin and in Via Ferrero 9 in Rivoli.
15th June 2005, Villarbasse. Alfredo and Maria Paola Stola posing with the RUF RK Spyder
on the day of the first official presentation.
17th June 2005, Torino.
The day after the presentation, on the Lingotto test track with the second orange RUF R Spyder prototype.
Between 2006 and 2007 two more examples were built of the Spyder version for the American market with the 3600 cc kompressor engine that developed 440 bhp.
16th June 2005, MAUTO di Torino. A from the STUDIOTORINO premiere.Centre, the RUF RK Spyder. Currently this example is in Turin, still with the red interior, but now with white body work.
16th June 2005, Alois Ruf at the Premiere
with one of his engines.16th June 2005, Alex Lordi and Maria Paola Stola with
the RUF R Spyder, this example is now in California (USA).
June 2006, Rivoli. The third RUF RK Spyder
leaving for Kansas (USA).May 2007, Torino. The fourthe RUF RK Spyder leaving
for New Hampshire (USA).