If you can’t afford the real thing, getting a scale model or a slot car is much cheaper. It seems this also rings true when it comes to car factories, as somebody recently paid $225,000 for a miniature but incredibly accurate replica of Fiat’s Lingotto factory.
Lingotto is a special place, but it could never be used in today’s health and safety obsessed world. In short, it has a race track on the roof, and you can still visit it today. Though you’ll be disappointed to see the inside has been turned into a mall and a hotel. The track is still there, however. It’s worth seeing if you’re ever in Turin, and the Turin Motor Museum is just down the road.
But before we get back to the replica at hand, you’re probably wondering why a factory has a track on the roof. Well, Lingotto was built on the outskirts of Turin, so it wasn’t a lack of space. It was probably just the Italians being different and hella stylish. Not to mention, they could test in secret and no one could see the cars.
