A.T.L. Autotecnica del Lario was an Italian vehicle manufacturer based in Mandello, founded in 1969 by Ercole Zuccoli. The company began by producing beach buggies derived from the American EMPI design, catering to the growing popularity of lightweight recreational vehicles built on Volkswagen mechanicals.
In 1971 Zuccoli broadened the company's offerings, expanding the buggy lineup while also introducing a pair of roadsters based on the Volkswagen Beetle platform. Among these was a replica inspired by the 1936 Riley MPH, featuring a glassfibre body mounted on a Volkswagen Beetle chassis, reflecting the era's trend of blending vintage styling with accessible, air-cooled underpinnings.
A.T.L. remained a small-scale manufacturer, producing niche vehicles that combined kit-car construction methods with classic design references, a common practice among Italian specialist builders of the period.
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