Lifelong family relationships and friendships born out of pure shared passion continue more than ever. Men and women of the automobile, collectors, and particular personalities, are an example and source of inspiration for us at Studiotorino.

Turin  2005: Aldo Brovarone ( PININFARINA Designer for 35 years, retired in 1995 ) shows the drawings of the RUF Rk Coupé at A.Stola.

Turin 2005: Marcello Gandini and A.Stola.

Frankfurt 2005: Shiro Nakamura ( NISSAN - INFINITY Style Director ) and A.Stola.

Vence, September 2005. Alfredo Stola with Paul Frère absolute winner in the Le Mans 24h race in the 1960 with his Ferrari Testa Rossa 250 and test driver for Porsche 901/911 and Mercedes C111.( Paul Frére was the first to test the Ruf RK Spyder for the magazine “Road & Track” ).

Milan 2006: Bruno Sacco ( MERCEDES - MAYBACH -SMART Style Director retired in 1999 ) and A.Stola.Bahrain 2006: A.Stola and Alois Ruf ( RUF AUTOMOBILE President ).

Detroit 2006: Walter De Silva ( VW GRUOUP Style
Director ), A.Stola, and Chris Bangle ( BMW GROUP Style Director ).Detroit 2007: Gerry  McGovern ( LAND ROVER Style Director ) and A. Stola.

Moncalieri May 2007: Mr Ciardelli Ruf RK Spyder before delivery to USA. Maria Paola e Alfredo Stola,
Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro ( ITALDESIGN ) and Marco Goffi.

Geneva 2007: A.Stola and Wolfgang Egger ( ALFA ROMEO Style Director ).

Geneva 2008: Peter Pfeiffer ( MERCEDES-SMART-MAYBACH Style Director ), A.Stola and GordenWagener
( MERCEDES Designer ).

Geneva  2008: Harm Lagay ( PORSCHE Style Director ), A. Stola and Roland Heiler ( “PORSCHE DESIGN” Style Director ).Geneva 2009: John Elkann ( EXOR -FIAT GROUP ), Pierfranco Gavina (SALT ), HRH Price Khaled bin  al Waleed and A.Stola.

Detroit 2010: Freeman Thomas ( FORD CALIFORNIA Style Director ) and A.Stola.Kirchen - Sieg 2011: A.Stola and Peter Arcadipane
( MITSUBISHI Head Style Exterior ).

Detroit 2011: Daniele Gaglione ( ALFA ROMEO Head Style Exterior ).Geneva 2012: Giorgetto Giugiaro ( ITALDESIGN Founder ) and Maria Paola Stola.

Geneva 2012: Flavio Manzoni ( FERRARI Style Director ) and A.Stola.Paris 2012: Michael Mauer ( PORSCHE Style Director ), and A.Stola.

Dubai 2013: Marek Reichman ( ASTOM MARTIN Style Director ) and A.Stola.Weissach March 3 2014: Maria Paola Stola, Wolfgang Hatz
( Head PORSCHE R&D and Motorsport) and A.Stola.

Turin  2015: Frank Stephenson ( MECLAREN  Style Director ) and A.Stola.

Turin  2015: Parco Valentino, Salone & Gran Premio. Ercole Spada, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Alfredo Stola, Marcello Gandini and Leonardo Fioravanti.

Geneva 2016: Tiziano Novo ( MAGNA STEYR ITALY General Manager ), Harald Wester ( FCA Tecnical Director ) and Alfredo Stola.Geneva 2016: Maria Paola Stola, Robin Page ( VOLVO Style Director ) and A.Stola.

Geneva 2016: Maria Paola Stola, Klaus Busse ( FCA EUROPE Style Director ) and A. Stola.Cernobbio Villa D’Este 2016: A.Stola and Paolo Spada
( SPADACONCEPT Founder ).

Geneva 2016: Gorden Wagener ( MERCEDES- SMART-MAYBACH Style Director ), A.Stola
and Steffen Kohl ( MERCEDES-SMART- MAYBACH Advance Style Director ).

Geneva 2018: A.Stola e Marc Lichte ( AUDI Style
Director ).Geneva 2018: Horacio Pagani ( PAGANI AUTOMOBILI ) with Alfredo and Maria Paola Stola.

Carmel, The Quail Lodge 2018: Achim Anscheidt
( BUGATTI Style Director ) and A.Stola.

Carmel, Pebble Beach 2018: Maria Paola Stola and
Gorden Wagener ( MERCEDES-SMART-MAYBACH
Style Director ).

Dubai, Bulgari Club 2019 Ralph Debbas ( W MOTORS President. ), Tiziano Novo ( MAGNA STEYR ITALY General Manager ) and A.Stola.

Cernobbio, Villa D’Este 2019: A.Stola and Adrian van Hooydonk ( BMW- MINI Style Director ).Carmel, Pebble Beach 2019: Calum Murray ( FORD Style Director ) and A.Stola.

Principato di Monaco June 2019: Maria Paola Stola and Phillip Sarofim (CEO MAYERS MANX Inc)

Milano 2021 : Maria Paola Stola and Ercole Spada
( SPADACONCEPT  President ).Poltu Quatu 2021: Mariella Mengozzi ( MAUTO Director ) and Maria Paola Stola.

Torino 2023: Maria Paola Stola and Alessandro Dambrosio
( MITSUBISHI Style Director ).Milano 2023: M.Silva, F.Acuto, A.Nivola ( FERRARI Style Team with A.Stola ).

Turin 2023: Jean Pierre Plouè ( STELLANTIS EUROPE Style Director ), A.Stola and Maria Paola Stola.Carmel, The Quali Lodge 2023: A.Stola and Ralph Gilles
( STELLANTIS USA Style Director ).

Carmel, Pebble Beach 2023: A.Stola and Anthony Lo
( FORD Style Director ).Como 2024: Aloisa Ruf, Maria Paola Stola
and Estonia Ruf.

2024 Castelnuovo Rangone (Mo): A.Stola “Da Pasticcino”, his favorite restaurant with Luigi Montanini.
F1 chef, chosen by Enzo Ferrari at the end of the 70s for one of his ideas: MECHANICS AND DRIVERS TO DO WELL ON THE TRACKS MUST EAT WELL. Montanini cooked for Drake's last birthday in Maranello on 18 February 1988 with all his employees.

Turin 2024: Mitja Borkert (Director of Lamborghini Style Center) and A.Stola



2024 Villarbasse: Érik Comas driving the Ruf RK Spyder
(F1 driver 1991 - 1994 Team Ligier Larusse. 8 Le Mans between 1995 and 2006, 2 overall 2005 Team Pescarolo)
and A. Stola

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).

25 APRIL 2006

Massimo Stola 1960 - 2006On the 25th April 2006, at the age of just 46, Massimo Stola passed away after a long illness which he fought with courage and dignity.
He was a good person, and a tireless worker of great intelligence.
The company owed so much to him in the areas of surface mathematics and CNC milling of models.
Between 1979 and 1981, Massimo was a pioneer in Italy for the development of dedicated software in these areas.

18 AUGUST 2006

December 2005 Turin. Aldo Brovarone showing Alfredo the definitive sketches of the RUF RK Coupé.

On 18 August 2006, as a natural evolution of the RK project, again using a Porsche 987, Ruf Automobile together with STUDIOTORINO presented the RK Coupé at "The Quail Lodge" in Carmel, California.
This Coupé, again designed by Aldo Brovarone, was also produced in two models for the European market with a 3600 cc kompressor engine developing 470 bhp. 30 bhp of power increase compared to the first two RUF RK Spyder as a result of the development work followed first hand by Alois Ruf.

6th August 2006. On the roof of the Lingotto, Turin prior to leaving for Quail Lodge,
Carmel (USA) for the official presentation on the 18th.

18th August 2006, Carmel. Official presentation of the RK Coupé in the area dedicated
to Ruf Automobile at The Quail Lodge.

18th August 2006,Prior to arriving at Quail Lodge two classic photos, in Carmel in front of the famous Gilmore
dealership and at Pebble Beach on the 1 of the famous 17 miles road.

September 2007, Turin. The second RUF RK Coupé delivered to Germany.

8 FEBRUARY 2008

On 8 February 2008 in Rome, at the exhibition "Scrigno Tesori d'Italia", STUDIOTORINO on behalf of "Studio M" displayed a scale model of the Maserati "Cinqueporte".
On the same occasion, again for "Studio M" they launched the colour and trim for both exterior and interior for the Fiat 500 "Pepita".
The Technical Partner for these two projects were Salt Gavina ADM and Daniele Gaglione.

January 2008. A. Stola finishing the Maserati
Cinqueporte model, prior to sending it to Rome.5th February 2008, Villarbasse. Maria Paola Stola
on Pepita before the presentation in Rome.

February 2008, The scale model of the Maserati Cinqueporte in the photo studio.

5th February 2008, Villarbasse, The 500 Pepita before delivery to Rome. Painted with 24 Carat gold in the mix,
even the gold on the tyres is painted with the precious metal . The Interior is upholstered in crocodile
skin and the dash finished on mother of pearl.

Première on 12 December at the Turin Gallery, COUPETORINO is presented at the exhibition "FORMS OUT OF THE SERIES" with a scale model, imagined for a single model derived from the historic icon of the spider, the Mercedes SL (R 230).