Riva - Riva, La Legende - 2002

The Riva brand is as well known in the nautical world as Rolls-Royce is in the automotive field. It is synonymous with prestige, elegance, and speed on the water. Yet nothing predisposed a small family workshop to become a universally recognized symbol. But in the early 1950s, a young prodigy from the Bergamo region simply decided to build the best boats in the world. A tireless worker and bold entrepreneur, he created mahogany varnished motorboat models with superb lines and breathtaking performance. Like Enzo Ferrari or Ettore Bugatti, Carlo Riva belongs to that breed of Italian engineers and artists who marked the twentieth century by the beauty of their creations. Riva, the legend says, tells the extraordinary adventure of Carlo Riva, illustrated by numerous documents drawn from his personal archives and color photographs of the finest models today preserved by passionate collectors. A book that will please Riva enthusiasts and motorboat lovers, but also fans of good stories. Magnificently illustrated with black-and-white and color images, many of which are unpublished, printed on beautiful pages and elegantly bound.