THE JET AGE
hen Oscar Scarpa decided to move with his wife and children from Venice to Milan in 1954, he made an innovative first choice that would guide the rest of his career. Indeed, the construction of his yard near the artificial lake of Idroscalo allowed him to get closer to potential customers among the wealthy of Milan. In the economic capital of the country, Oscar Scarpa quickly became the boating equivalent of a fashion designer or a fashionable coachbuilder, offering refined models from his racing experience or made in small series like Gran Turismo cars, equipped with Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Fiat or even Abarth engines…
