Morelli was an Italian coachbuilder based in

Ferrara Ferrara (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main ...

. Founded by brothers Gino and Nino Morelli, the company was active in the 1950s and the 1960s, building primarily Aluminum bodies for OSCA. Of the 200 cars produced by OSCA, about 80 were MT4 models. Of the MT4 models, 40 Spiders were built by Morelli. All five OSCA FS 372 Spiders (an updated version of the MT4) were also bodied by Morelli. 1955 Ermini 357 Sport 1500 front

Following the Maserati's brothers retirement, the company ceased its coachbuilding activity. It was then taken over by the Morelli's cousin Rolando, and today manufactures joints, bolts and other mechanical components for the car industry.

Cars

*1948 Turolla Fiat 500 A testa

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 initial ...

Coupé A coupe or coupé (, ) is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and typically with two doors. The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the Fr ...

Morelli *1949 CI-MA Fiat 500 Siluro carrozzato chiuso Morelli *1950 Turolla Fiat 750

Berlinetta A berlinetta (from ; ) is a sports coupé, typically with two seats but also including 2+2 cars. The original meaning for ''berlinetta'' in Italian is “little saloon”, derived from the Berlin carriage. Introduced in the 1930s, the term was ...

Morelli *1953 Nardi-Danese Marco Spider Morelli *1953

Ferrari 250 MM The Ferrari 250 MM was a sports racing car produced by Ferrari from 1952 to 1954. After the initial racing successes of the 3.0-litre ''Colombo'' V12 engine, introduced in the 250 S one-off, Ferrari produced a serial racing model. It is best rec ...

Spider Morelli - (s/n 0276MM) *1953–1955 OSCA MT4 2AD 1500 Spider Morelli *1953–1954 Ermini 357 Sport *1957 OSCA MT4 TN 1500 S Spider Morelli *1957 OSCA S 750 Spider Morelli *1957-1958 OSCA FS 372 Spider Morelli *1960 OSCA 2000 Desmodromico

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References

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