Bologna Motor Show 2014: in pictures

The Bologna Motor Show has been held since 1976 but interest from major car manufacturers has waned in recent years with the 2013 event cancelled due to lack of interest. The 2014 show opened its doors on December 6^th with a

Allard is a British sportscar brand that’s come back to life in 2014 with the J2X mkII being built and sold by Allard Motor Works as a modern approximation of the original J2X pictured here. Only 83 examples of car were built from 1951

Pagani is pedalling the Huayra hypercar these days but the firm’s Zonda hypercar can still draw a crowd. This is the final version of the Zonda, the Revolucion.

The Revolucion version tips the scales at just 1,070kg and uses the same Mercedes AMG V12 as the other Zondas.

With a 50bhp power boost taking the Zonda Revoloution’s total output to 789bhp, performance is nothing if not brisk.

The rear view with those iconic quad exhaust pipes could only be a Zonda. The price for the Zonda Revolucion? That’ll be £2.3m to you sir…

You’d expect to see some classic Italian metal at the Bologna Motor Show and this Ferrari Dino ticks all the boxes. Designed as a more affordable alternative to the 12-cylinder Ferraris the mid-engined Dino was built from 1968 to 1976.

<span style="font-size: 0.8125em;">This is a 1955 example of the Bandini Gran Turismo Veloce, a Zagato designed road car that was the first to carry the Bandini badge. A road car built on a race-bred chassis, the tiny coupe measures ju

A 1950 single-seater race car from the Formula Junior series. The lightweight cars were powered by 1,100cc Fiat engines.&nbsp;

The subtle curves and distinctive metal-stripped front end of the 1943 Stanguellini Barchetta Ala d’Oro. The beautiful 45bhp machine would win the Italian sports car championship in 1946 and 1947.

No Italian motor show would be complete without a contribution from Lamborghini and Bologna 2014 didn’t disappoint.

The new Huracan replaced the Gallardo with a development on the familiar Audi 5.2-litre V10 providing the power. The Huracan can hit 62mph in 3.2s and pass 200mph.

The stunning Lamborghini Miura is a blast from the past on the Lamborghini stand, the car often credited with giving birth to the modern supercar era.

The mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive Miura was built between 1966 and 1973 with just over 760 leaving the factory.

<h3>The 6.2-litre V12 the powered the Lamborghini Murciélago. The 572bhp unit &nbsp;could get the car to 62mph in 3.8s.</h3>

<h3>The mighty Lamborghini Aventador in matt grey paint. The 690bhp Aventador replaced the Murcielago at the top of the Lamborghini range in 2011.</h3>

<h3>The rear of the Aventador looking suitably menacing in Bologna.&nbsp;</h3>

Ferrari pulled out all the stops with a range of its most exotic models on display the the Bologna show

The latest model on display is the new 597bhp Ferrari 458 Speciale A

The four-wheel drive Jaguar F-Type was shown in R Convertible spec at Bologna

Jaguar also displayed the new XE saloon in 3.0 supercharged V6 spec at the Bologna show

The £100,000, 335bhp Range Rover petrol-electric hybrid also appeared at the Bologna show

Maserati also showed a mixture of its new and classic models at the Bologna show

Among Maserati's classic cars at the Bologna show is the&nbsp;Maserati 420/M/58 Eldorado that was raced by Stirling Moss back in 1958

Land Rover also brought its latest model to the Bologna show, the seven-seat Freelander replacement named the Discovery Sport

Nissan showed a hot GTR Nismo edition car at the Bologna show

Smart brought along its new ForTwo city car to the Bologna show, unveiling it in a giant splitting egg-timer&nbsp;

Smart brought along its new ForTwo city car to the Bologna show, unveiling it in a giant splitting egg-timer&nbsp;

Italian firm Vygor displayed its 'distinctive' Opera luxury SUV, with a pricetag of almost $200k

Italian firm Vygor displayed its 'distinctive' Opera luxury SUV, with a pricetag of almost $200k

Volkswagen debuted its Polo world rally car, set to compete in international rally championships for the 2015 season