We've dedicated this write-up to the De Tomaso Vallelunga due to it being the lightest-ever series-production sports car made in Italy. It also derives its power from a Ford engine.

Automobili Mignatta, a new Italian automaker, has debuted the Rina—a sports car with no windshield and a sleek carbon-fiber body. Under the hood lies a naturally aspirated V-8 that feeds the ...