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Giovanni Michelotti
Giovanni Michelotti (6 October 1921 – 23 January 1980) was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century. His notable contributions were for Ferrari, Lancia, Maserati and Triumph Motor Company, Triumph marques. He was also associated with truck designs for Leyland Motors, and with designs for British Leyland (including the Leyland National bus) after the merger of Leyland and British Motor Corporation, BMC. Born in Turin, Italy, Michelotti worked for coachbuilders, including Stabilimenti Farina, Vignale, Carrozzeria Allemano, Allemano, Gruppo Bertone, Bertone, Ghia, Ghia-Aigle, Scioneri, Monterosa, Carrozzeria Viotti, Viotti, Carrozzeria Fissore, Fissore and Officine Stampaggi Industriali, OSI, before opening his own design studio in 1959. He also cooperated with manufacturers producing their own cars based on Fiat or other mechanicals, like Siata, Moretti Motor Company, Moretti, Francis Lombardi and Nardi (carmaker), Nardi. From 1962, Michelotti conclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Michelotti Nardi-Plymouth Silver Ray 06
Year 196 (Roman numerals, CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Ancient Rome, Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus (title), Augustus by his Roman army, army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britannia, Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gruppo Bertone
Gruppo Bertone, commonly known as Bertone, was an Italian industrial design company which specialized in Automotive design, car styling, coachbuilder, coachbuilding and Contract manufacturer, manufacturing. It was also a Automotive industry in Italy, car manufacturing company. The company was based in Grugliasco, northern Italy. Gruppo Bertone was founded as Carrozzeria Bertone in 1912 by Giovanni Bertone. Designer Nuccio Bertone took charge of the company after World War II and the company was divided into two units: ''Carrozzeria'' for manufacturing and ''Stile Bertone'' for styling. Until its bankruptcy in 2014, the company was headed by the widow of Nuccio Bertone, Lilli Bertone. At the time of bankruptcy, it had around 100 direct employees. In 2014, most employees lost their jobs and were not absorbed by following acquisitions. Cars from the company museum went to other museums, like :it:Automotoclub Storico Italiano, Automotoclub Storico Italiano and Volandia. After its b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfa Romeo 6C
The Alfa Romeo 6C name was used on road, race, and sports cars produced between 1927 and 1954 by Alfa Romeo; the "6C" name refers to the six cylinders of the car's straight-six engine. Bodies for these cars were made by coachbuilders such as James Young, Zagato, Touring Superleggera, Castagna, and Pinin Farina. Beginning in 1933 there was also a 6C version with an Alfa factory body, built in Portello. In the early 1920s Vittorio Jano received a commission to create a lightweight, high performance vehicle to replace the Giuseppe Merosi designed RL and RM models. The car was introduced in April 1925 at the Salone dell' Automobile di Milano as the 6C 1500. It was based on Alfa's P2 Grand Prix car, using a single overhead cam 1,487 cc in-line six-cylinder engine, producing 44 horsepower. In 1928 the 1500 Sport was presented, which was the first Alfa Romeo road car with double overhead camshafts. 6C 1500 (1927–1929) In the mid-1920s, Alfa's RL was considered too large an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quattroruote
''Quattroruote'' (English: ''Four Wheels'') is an Italian automobile magazine established by Marchigian entrepreneur Gianni Mazzocchi in February 1956. Over the years it has increased its reach by joint ventures with several other international publishers in countries such as Russia, China, Romania and England in 2007, where it launched a partnership with Top Gear (magazine). Among its regular features are montly updated tables of used car prices. History and profile ''Quattroruote'' was established by Gianni Mazzocchi in 1956. The publisher of the magazine is Editoriale Domus. Its head office is in Rozzano ( MI), where the historical museum of the magazine is located. The magazine is published monthly and it offers news on road and track tests, price lists for new cars as well as quotations for used vehicles. The magazine is also published in various countries, including China and Russia which was launched in 2006. Circulation ''Quattroruote'' had a circulation of 596,742 co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nardi (carmaker)
Officine Nardi was an Italian automobile and racing car maker, named for their creator. Enrico Nardi was a racing mechanic, racing engineer, engineer, and racing driver, driver who got his start with Lancia. He test drove the first car built by Scuderia Ferrari, Auto Avio Costruzione in Modena, Italy, Modena, where many ex-Lancia colleagues joined him.Setright, L. J. K., "Nardi: The Italian Miniaturist" in Ward, Ian, executive editor. ''The World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis Publishing, 1974), Volume 13, p.1491. In 1932, Nardi joined with Augusto Monaco to create the Nardi-Monaco ''Chichibio''. It used an aircooling, air-cooled 998 cc 61 c JA Prestwich Industries Ltd, JAP of , more than the 1750 cc (107 in3) Alfa Romeos of its competition,Setright, p.1491. transversely mounted and coupled to a five-speed gearbox, but unusually, driving the front wheels. Weighing only , it proved capable of . This was enough to win several Italian Hillclimbing, hillclimbs, including by Giulio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Lombardi
The Carrozzeria Francis Lombardi was founded in 1947 in Vercelli, Italy, by noted pilot Carlo Francis Lombardi, Carlo "Francis" Lombardi. They originally engaged in some aeronautical design, but this soon ended. Their most famous car was the Lombardi Grand Prix, which was also marketed under a variety of other names such as O.T.A.S. and Abarth. The company was closed in 1973. History Founded in 1947, they focussed exclusively on automobiles after 1950. Their first efforts were coupés on Fiat 1100 and Fiat 1400, 1400 basis; these were soon followed by station wagons with wood-panelled bodywork on 1100-basis. Francis Lombardi also made six-seater limousines from Fiat sedans of the period such as the Fiat 1400, 1400 and Fiat 1800, 1800. Intended for ministerial or representational use, they had stretched wheelbases and luxuriously fitted interiors.''#QR1, Le Fuoriserie: 1956-1957'', p. 12 Famously, they built a Vatican-commissioned Fiat 2300-based limousine with a glass roof for Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moretti Motor Company
Moretti S.p.A. is a former Italy, Italian automobile manufacturer. It was founded in 1925 and ceased automobile production in December 1989. Today, many of its sports car models can still be found at various European auto show, auto shows. Moretti Motors produced a variety of models at various times including motorcycles, microcars, and several commercial vehicles. History Own constructions Moretti Motor Company was founded in 1925 by Giovanni Moretti in order to design and build motorcycles, both of his own design and with agreements with other companies. Using the same motorcycle engines, Giovanni Moretti also dabbled in microcars in the late 1920s and early 1930s. During World War II, Moretti found success constructing various commercial vehicles, most notably a range of electric powered small trucks and a 5- or 7-seat electric car. In 1946, with the war over and thus demand for their commercial vehicles wavering, Moretti began production of conventional cars. The first c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siata
Siata (''Società Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori'' in English ''Italian Car Transformation Accessories Company'') was an Italian car tuning shop and manufacturer founded in 1926 by amateur race car driver Giorgio Ambrosini. Siata initially sold performance parts to modify and tune cars manufactured by Fiat. After World War II, the company began making its own sports cars under the Siata brand until its eventual bankruptcy following the 1973 Oil Crisis, first Arab oil embargo in the mid-1970s. History First production models: 1948-1952 Production of the Siata's first wholly original design the Siata Amica began in 1948 and continued through 1952. The Amica was powered by a Fiat 500 cc engine capable of producing 22 horsepower with an optional 750 cc unit producing 25 horsepower. The Amica was available in both two-seater convertible/spider and coupé configurations. A specially modified Amica known as the ''Fiat Siata 500 Pescara'' won the 1948 ''Italian Road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiat
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., commonly known as simply Fiat ( , ; ), is an Italian automobile manufacturer. It became a part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2014 and, in 2021, became a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division, Stellantis Europe. Fiat Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when Fiat S.p.A. reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899, when the first Fiat automobile, the Fiat 4 HP, was produced. Fiat Automobiles is the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy. During its more than century-long history, it remained the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe and the third in the world after General Motors and Ford Motor Company, Ford for over 20 years, until the car industry crisis in the late 1980s. In 2013, Fiat S.p.A. was the second-largest European automaker by volumes produced and the Automotive industry, seventh in the world, while FCA was the world's eighth-largest automaker. In 1970, Fiat Automobiles employed more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Officine Stampaggi Industriali
OSI, acronym for ''Officine Stampaggi Industriali'' (literally "Industrial Stampings Workshops") was a coachbuilding company founded in 1960 in Turin by former Carrozzeria Ghia, Ghia president Luigi Segre (1919–63) and Arrigo Olivetti (1889–1977) from the Fergat company, a manufacturer of automotive components. OSI was intended to be an independent design branch of Ghia's, focussing on niche efforts. The short lived company made some custom built cars based on Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Ford Motor Company, Ford models. One of their first contracts was to build the bodyshells of the 1961 Innocenti Spider, Innocenti 950 Spider, designed by a young Tom Tjaarda at Ghia's behest.#HesR, Heseltine, p. 98 Probably its best known model outside Italy was the Ford 20M TS Coupé based on the German Ford Taunus#Third generation 17M (P5) (1964–1967), 20M (P5) (1964–1967), Ford Taunus 20M. The car was designed by Sergio Sartorelli, better known as the designer of the Volkswagen Type 3, Type 3 bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrozzeria Fissore
Carrozzeria Fissore was an Italian coachbuilder located in Savigliano, near Turin (Piedmont). History The firm was founded in by the brothers Antonio, Bernardo, Giovanni, and Costanzo Fissore. Originally they built horsecarts and only later expanded into repairing automobiles and trucks. In 1936 Bernardo took the reins and began constructing special bodies for automobiles, funeral vehicles, mail cars, and small buses. During World War II, Fissore built military vehicles. After the war, private vehicles once again became the focus. In 1947 a Fiat 1100 (1937), Fiat 1100-based estate appeared, called the "Giardinetta". In 1953 Fissore presented the Fiat 1100 TV, a uniquely designed coupé designed by Mario Revelli. Further Fiat-based cars appeared, helping to grow the company to the point where about 200 people were employed by the mid-sixties. At this time, Fissore also began designing bodies for other companies and also building small series or single cars. DKW, TVR, and De Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
