My buddy and I are flyinig off to Venice on Wednesday. We have already scheduled a tour of the L factory. I am trying to contact pagani; however, the phone number I found on the internet is disconnected. I was wonderring if anybody here has visited and knows the best way to contact the factory.

thanks
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Yes, I visited Pagani last July.

I just called them up and got directions from where I was staying
in Bologna.

When I told them that I had been to the Lamborghini Factory, they
were particularly interested in having me visit the Pagani Factory.
I even got a ride in a Zonda S, and got to sit in many of the Zonda F's
they had. Got to look at a Zonda F in assembly very closely. See a
fresh CF tub for a Zonda Roadster very up close too. They have three
assembly positions in their factory.

My tour guide was Hannes Zanon, I still have his business card.
Tel: 0039-059-952811
I think I may still have the directions to Pagani too, let me look.
I'll PM you if I do.

By the way, driving to the Lamborghini Factory from Bologna is very
easy. It's about 20 minutes in the little Renault diesel I had. Pagani is
also very easy. Ducati seems to be just outside of or on the edge of
Bologna. Ferrari is further away in Maranello.

Although all Italians seem to know that Ferrari is in Maranello, very few
of them actually seem to know where Lamborghii is, although they
know what Lamborghini is. So ask for directions to Sant Agata.
They usually can help you then.

My favorite time was the Lamborghini Factory !! I spent 3 days
there! But Ducati, Ferrari, and Pagani were also very nice.

Have a great time!

Larry

You actually went to the Lamborghini factory three days in a row? For how long each day?

I'm going this summer, but only plan to stay two days looking at Car factories. Many nicer (body) parts of Italy I want to see.

thanks for your help. I really appreciate it!

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Sounds great! I wish I was going back this summer. You must tell
us what you see them building. When I toured the factory last summer,
they were just starting to build the Gallardo SE. You'll probably get to
see LP640s. I'd love to see that and also the build of Concept S.

Make sure you contact Christina at the Lamborghini Museum before you
go and arrange a factory tour. She is awesome !!!! Very nice lady !!

Yes, three days in a row !
Why not ?
First day to the museum. Second a factory tour. Third, just hang around and
shoot cars coming and going, buy a bunch of stuff from the Lambo store,
etc. They are always testing stuff, and they usually drive the test cars right
up to the main entrance and get out and run into the reception area, for
some reason. They usually leave the engine running and the doors open
and let the fans mob the cars, take pix, take their pix with the car, etc.
Then they come out after about 10 min., get back in and drive into the
factory or the prototype building. The cars are the stars, as they should be.
Also the Italian Polize came in with their Gallardo. They did the same,
fans mobbed the car. I also saw them out patrolling in the Gallardo in
Bologna. They are quite popular and the local Italians are always waving
to them it seems. The Italian polize also have Ducati Monster motorcycles.
It's good to be in the land of Italian horsepower!

I'm still looking for directions to Pagani.

Larry

EVO magazine did a great 12 page article - "Modena: An evo guide" some time ago - this was reprinted in the excellent "Driving Italy's Greatest Supercars" special that came out just before Xmas. I don't know if other countries outsid ethe UK got it, but it is worth picking up. It gives you info on visting all the factories, museums, even where to stay and eat.
It says the Pagani factory is in Catelfranco, 4 miles out of Modena on the Via Amilia in the direction of Bolgona. Look for the Mercedes showroom, turn right in front of it, then head into a small industrial site on your right.
Phone: + 39 (0)59 952811.
www.paganiautomobili.it
Hope this helps.
Alan.

Are the factories far from each other?

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Not really no.

While in Bologna for 3 days, I drove to Lamborghini, Pagani and Ducati.
I'm sure, being a tourist, I didn't know the quickest way, but I had no
trouble getting to each of them. I'd say they are around 10-15 miles
apart. Not a stones throw as you sometimes read.

For Ferrari, my tour was scheduled for the following week after we
had moved on to Milan from Bologna, and I had given up my rental car.

So I never attempted to drive to Maranello from Bologna. Instead, I took
a train back to Modena from Milan, and then I picked up a taxi at the
Modena train station to Maranello. It was lucky I did, as the freeways near
Ferrari in Maranello were blocked for some reason, and my native taxi
driver knew how to negotiate the detours to get us to the Ferrari gate in
time for my scheduled tour. If I had hit the same detours driving myself, I
never would have gotten to the Ferrari gate in time. Both Lamborghini
and Ferrari are quite impressive when you lay eyes on them for the first
time ! Ferrari however is literally a small city ! I could have blown 3 days
there too. There are literally little shops all over the place selling
Ferrari stuff, and I didn't have the time to check them out. I just had time
for the major stuff (factory, restaurant, museum, listening to them test
F-1 cars in the Fiorano complex somewhere, watching the entrance to
the Ferrari Factory).

Interesting, while waiting for a taxi in Modena at the train station, I ran
into a lost Lamborghini salesman from a midwest US Lambo dealership !
He had asked the bus ticket person how to get to Lamborghini, and she
didn't know. And he didn't know the name of the city that Lamborghini was
in. So we put him straight and got him on the right track to Sant Agata.
Then on the way back, we ran into a family at the Modena train station
trying to figure out if they could make the time to get to Ferrari before
continuing their train journey. They had seen the Ferrari bag that I was
holding. So we helped them out too. You could probably have a business
there, just taking tourists around to the various car places and answering
questions.

Just put up a Ferrari or Lamborghini Info sign and wait a few minutes !

Larry

Last July, the Mercedes showroom you mentioned was closed with a new
business in it. But the outside of the building still said Mercedes, so
Pagani was still using it as a landmark in the directions they gave out.
I would call and get directions before I drove there.

Larry

I just wanted to thank everyone for their help! Here's the list:

1) 21st Ferrari factory tour
2) 22 lambo
3) 23 pagani factory tour and meet and greet with Horatio Pagani

I'll be sure to post pics of my trip!

Thanks again

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