Writer and journalist, Ivan Scelsa was the editor-in-chief for the periodicals La nostra pianura and Tribuna Magazine for which he also edited the web format T-Motori. He has collaborated with the newspapers Il Giornale and l'Eco di Bergamo, as well as Tutto Porsche, Auto Digest & Classic, Just Men Motors & Lifestyle and Il Quadrifoglio.
He is president of the CinemAlfa Association where he tracks and categorizes the selection of historic cars for films and movies. He was also a driver and actor, assuming the role of executive producer in the short film Pizza Marconi (2017) presented at the Cannes Film Festival, the Globe in Rome and the Locarno Film Festival.
He has written "Alfa Romeo 156" (2021), "Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider" (2022), "Fiat Coupé e Barchetta" (2023) and "Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1977-1985" (2025) and he is the author of the Supercars series title "Alfa Romeo 8C. Competizione - Spider" (2023). He is also the author of the best-seller "Nero Alfa. Storie di cronaca e delitti al volante di un'Alfa Romeo" (ALFA NOIR. News, stories and crimes at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo, 2024.).