Heritage
Two families, one obsession
The Dallara EXP is the meeting point of two automotive bloodlines — one that engineers the cars the world races, and one that has spent eight decades bringing the extraordinary to the people who drive them.
Dallara
Varano de’ Melegari, since 1972.
Giampaolo Dallara learned his craft at Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini — where, in his twenties, he engineered the chassis of the Miura — before setting out on his own in 1972. In the half-century since, Dallara has become the quiet authority behind the world’s fastest cars: the sole chassis constructor for IndyCar, the structure beneath countless single-seater champions, and an engineering partner to the great marques on road and track. In 2017 the company built the first car to wear its own name — and from it came the EXP, a Dallara made purely for the circuit.
- Founded
- 1972 · Varano de’ Melegari, Italy
- Founder
- Eng. Giampaolo Dallara
- Motorsport
- Sole chassis supplier to IndyCar
- Disciplines
- Racing · Automotive · Aerospace · Wind tunnels
Qvale
Bruce Qvale — Palm Beach, Florida.
Bruce Qvale carries forward one of the most storied names in American motoring. In 2000 he built the family’s own car — the Qvale Mangusta, designed and assembled in Modena, in the heart of Italy’s motor valley: the same world of artisan engineering that Dallara calls home. That instinct — for the genuinely special car, and the people who appreciate it — runs in the family. His father, Kjell Qvale, began importing British sports cars to San Francisco in 1947 and grew it into one of the largest independent automotive groups in the western United States, introducing generations of enthusiasts to Jaguar, Maserati and Lamborghini. Today Bruce brings the Dallara EXP — and the experience of owning one — to American drivers who want the real thing.
- Principal
- Bruce Qvale
- Base
- Palm Beach, Florida
- Own marque
- Qvale Mangusta — built in Modena, 2000
- Legacy
- Founded by Kjell Qvale · San Francisco · 1947
Eight decades of bringing the extraordinary to American drivers — from Kjell’s San Francisco showrooms to the Dallara EXP today.
A light, mechanically pure vehicle. It has everything it needs — and only what it needs. The Dallara philosophy