The story of H6 is the story of Amedeo Grimaldi. It all begins in Turin, Italy circa 1927. Marco Grimaldi, heir to the 500 year old Grimaldi agriculture fortune, makes the decision to walk away from the successful family business to pursue his newly found passion of cinema and motion pictures. In May of 1927 Marco, along with his wife and children made the journey to the States...to Hollywood, California.

Amedeo, who was only two years old at the time of the move, soon became accustomed to the role of a "new world " Grimaldi. With the success of his fathers' cinematography came a lifestyle filled with culture, creativity and modern luxuries. As years pass, Amedeo began to make a name for himself as well...as Hollywoods' newest Party Boy. Amedeo's high profile relationships with female cinema stars, his exhorbitant spending sprees as well as his eccentricities made him a favorite of Hollywood gossip columnists.

In 1952, the gossip hit an all-time high when Amedeo claimed he was going to pursue his dream of entering the Indianaplis 500. The Hollywood playboy wanted to become a race car driver. Many thought this to be a publicity stunt for the Grimaldi, whose auto racing experience had been limited to racing from nightclub to nightclub in a limousine. Amadeo however, did indeed enter the race, only to crash in the 26th lap and proving to the world that it was just another ill-fated publicity stunt...or was it?

That experience sparked a passion within Amedeo Grimaldi which eventually would make him a World Champion...only 4 years later. During those 4 long years Amedeo spent much of his time back in Italy, honing his racing skills and winning auto races. In 1956 Amedeo captured the World Championship in an Alfieri 8CV. The following 3 years were also succesful for Grimaldi, finishing 2nd in '57 and 59' as well as capturing the number one spot again in 1958. After his 2nd place points finish in 1959, Amadeo made a bid to purchase the Automobili Sportive Alfieri SpA. Based in Modena, the fledgling auto manufacturer gave him the opportunity to succeed at auto racing; Grimaldi in turn wanted to share his good fortune. In 1964, at age 39, Grimaldi officially retired from motorsport as a driver to devote his time cultivating Automobili Sportive Alfieri.

Through the years Amadeo Grimaldi learned that running an automotive company presented many challenges: high production costs and the limited market for his automobiles landed Alfieri in serious financial troubles during the late 1970's. The turning point came in 1981 when, under the pressure of his two sons, Alessandro and Dante, Amadeo decided to re-direct Alfieri's marketing efforts towards the States.

Grimaldi also made an unprecedented decision to give the company a new name, H6. These drastic changes confirmed to skeptics that Amedeo was still the eccentric he was in his youth. Once again he proved them wrong. Grimaldi positioned H6 as the ultimate affordable Italian sportscar. This market strategy, as well as H6's commitment to motorsport, made a perfect combination. H6 increased their sales by over 400% over the next 8 years while still maintaining the orginal Alfieri quality standards.

In 1999 Amedeo realized that in order for H6 to meet the challenges of the new millennium the company needed to form an alliance with a partner who could effectively carry on the H6 name and maintain it's dedication to quality and workmanship. rF Motors purchased 51% of the Grimaldi H6 stock in November of 1999. Alessandro and Dante Grimaldi continue to play an integral role in the success of H6 to this day.

Here the original letter written by Amedeo (who returned to live in Italy), to his sons and grandchildren ( from the H6 archive ):

Cari figli e nipoti, il progresso incalza ed è giunto il tempo di fondere la nostra impresa con compagnie in grado di vincere le sfide che il futuro riserverà,  ma non dimenticate mai le radici da cui  provenite. Siate sempre orgogliosi dei tanti successi sportivi che, io e gli altri piloti della squadra,  abbiamo ottenuto con le Howston spingendole ogni volta al limite . Conservate integro il carattere delle nostre auto , la cui origine è nel grande cuore della  tradizione  motoristica Italiana. Ora che sono vecchio e stanco, e ora che voi rappresentate il futuro, promettetemi di mantenere alto il prestigio sportivo del nostro marchio.

Con affetto,
Amedeo Grimaldi

The fusion again proved to be a winning idea. In tribute to the great Amedeo Grimaldi, H6 presents the 2006 Howston GP, a car destined to lenghten the long wake of Grimaldi family successes.