Meet the Rare Italian Family With a Passion for Porsches

A closer look at the Porsche 356.

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Rosita Corato drives a 1959 Porsche 356, a car that’s been passed down in her family. Being Italian and having an affinity for Porsches is an anomaly in itself, as many Italian families likely choose between homegrown automotive legends such as Ferrari or Lamborghini. Corato comes from a family that has long aided with the German Porsche, with her father fostering her preference through his work, ironically, of repairing Ferraris. Despite that, he longed for a German car and picked up the Porsche, restoring it to all its glory. Check out Corato’s story above, courtesy of Petrolicious.

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