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Medardo Fantuzzi (1906–1986) was an Italian automotive engineer, known for his Carrozzeria Fantuzzi body workshop.
Fantuzzi was born in
Cavalino Classic XII
from ferrariownersclub.co.uk is still involved with the factory. Fantuzzi died in
Ferrari 250 GT Fantuzzi NART Spyder.jpg, 1965 model Ferrari 250 GTE Fantuzzi Spyder s/n 2235GT
Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi.jpg, 1959 model Ferrari Testa Rossa 59/60 Fantuzzi Spyder s/n 0774TR
Maserati 300S.jpg, 1955 model Maserati 300S with a body by Fantuzzi s/n 3058
Maserati 150 GT - Museo Enzo Ferrari - fvr.jpg,
Medardo Fantuzzi (1906–1986) was an Italian automotive engineer, known for his Carrozzeria Fantuzzi body workshop.
Fantuzzi was born in Bologna
Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...
in 1906. In 1939 he and his brother, Gino Fantuzzi, established Carrozzeria Fantuzzi. They started an affiliation with Maserati
Maserati S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer. Established on 1 December 1914 in Bologna, Italy, the company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. The company has been owned by Stellantis since 2021. Ma ...
when they got involved in building the Maserati A6
Maserati A6 were a series of grand tourers, racing sports cars and single seaters made by Maserati of Italy between 1947 and 1956. They were named for Alfieri Maserati (one of the Maserati brothers, founders of Maserati) and for their straight-s ...
GCS (44 built 1953–55), Maserati 350S and Maserati 200S
The Maserati 200S (Tipo 52) is a racing car made by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati as a successor to the Maserati A6GCS. 28 cars were made in total. The development of the 200S, codenamed Tipo 52 started in 1952, led by Vittorio Bellen ...
. Later, Medardo worked for Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello. Founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988), the company built Auto Avio Costruzioni 815, its first car in 1940, adopted its current name in 1945, and be ...
until 1966. He built the Pininfarina
Pininfarina S.p.A. (; ; short for Pininfarina Società per Azioni) is an Italian automotive design, car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 ...
-penned Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, or 250 TR, is a sports racing car built by Ferrari from 1957 to 1961. It was introduced at the end of the 1957 racing season in response to rule changes that enforced a maximum engine displacement of 3 litres for t ...
Spyder ''Fantuzzi'' (1961) and one-off Ferrari 250 GTE and a Ferrari 330
The Ferrari 330 was a series of V12 powered automobiles produced by Ferrari in 2+2 GT Coupé, two-seat Berlinetta, spyder, and race car versions between 1963 and 1968. The name "330" refers to the approximate Engine displacement, displacement of e ...
.
Medardo's Carrozzeria Fantuzzi designed the spyder bodywork for the gold and black colored one-off 1964 model Ferrari 330 LM s/n 4381SA that Terence Stamp
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drove in Federico Fellini's " Spirits of the Dead" motion picture from 1968. The workshop refitted the original 330 LM body in 1978.
Fantuzzi also built, in the early 1960s, an OSCA Barchetta 1500cc 372FS for one of their mechanics.
He also worked for De Tomaso
De Tomaso Automobili Ltd. (previously known as De Tomaso Modena SpA) is an Italian car-manufacturing company. It was founded in 1959 by Alejandro de Tomaso in Modena. It originally produced various sports prototypes and auto racing vehicles, incl ...
, Scuderia Serenissima
Scuderia Serenissima or Scuderia SSS Republica di Venezia was an auto racing team funded by Giovanni Volpi and active in the early 1960s. The name "Serenissima" ("Most Serene") refers to one of the many definitions the city of Venice is known f ...
, AMS AMS or Ams may refer to:
Organizations Companies
* Alenia Marconi Systems
* American Management Systems
* AMS (Advanced Music Systems)
* ams AG, semiconductor manufacturer
* AMS Pictures
* Auxiliary Medical Services
Educational institutions
...
and Tecno. His son, Fiorenzo Fantuzzi,Marcel MassiniCavalino Classic XII
from ferrariownersclub.co.uk is still involved with the factory. Fantuzzi died in
Modena
Modena (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It has 184,739 inhabitants as of 2025.
A town, and seat of an archbis ...
in 1986.
Gallery
Maserati 150 GT
The Maserati 150 GT was a prototype sports car produced by Maserati in 1957. Derived from the four-cylinder Maserati 150S race car, it was a singular road-going example, and was given spyder bodywork.
Development
The 150 GT was created from a nee ...
designed and bodied by Fantuzzi
References
Italian automobile designers Engineers from Bologna 1906 births 1986 deaths Ferrari people Maserati people Coachbuilders of Italy {{automobile-bio-stub