Carrossiers - Italie : livres - histoire et modèles (2/2)

Carrozzeria Scioneri

Carrozzeria Scioneri is a great example of the best Italian automotive art. Established during wartime, making the little jobs available by then, specialized later in the "elaborata" cars with fashion visual-tuning, that were a huge commercial success, giving to almost everybody the opportunity of buying a special car, even if often just based on a cheap Fiat model.

Scioneri also made commercial vehicles and sports cars, but thanks to the "elaboratas" the company went ahead until the 90s.
This book, the result of a long and deep research, tells all the history of Carrozzeria Scioneri, illustrating it with a very big picture directory that cover all its production.

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Moretti - Motocicletti, automobili, carrozzerie

Moretti was a big name in Italian motoring history, his activities ranging over several fields for more than sixty years. Moretti built motorcycles and three-wheelers, then worked on electric vehicles during wartime before becoming an important car-manufacturer, the fourth biggest in Italy.

Finally, he was a major coachbuilder and originator of many famous models from the Grand Turismos to the small Midimaxi off-roaders.
This book, the result of a long and deep research, tells all the history of Moretti, illustrating it with a very big picture directory that cover all its production.

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Touring : Masterpieces of Style

De 1930 au milieu des années 1960, Touring a produit certaines des carrosseries les plus élégantes et influentes de l'histoire automobile. Sous la direction de Felice Bianchi Anderloni, l'atelier milanais a créé des modèles devenus emblématiques, comme le Flying Star sur le châssis Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS et l'Isotta Fraschini 8, ainsi que de nombreux autres Alfa ouvertes ou fermées avant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Touring s'est fait connaître pour son design Superleggera, alliant construction légère et aérodynamique soignée, donnant naissance à des voitures d'une beauté et d'une performance exceptionnelles. Après 1947, la clientèle s'est élargie à Ferrari avec la 166 Barchetta, Maserati avec la 3500 GT, ainsi qu'Aston Martin, Lancia et Lamborghini.

Cette période de créativité s'est terminée en 1966 avec la fermeture de Touring, avant un retour 40 ans plus tard avec Touring Superleggera, qui a donné naissance à une nouvelle génération de voitures sur mesure.

Richement illustré, ce livre retrace l'histoire de Touring, montrant ses designs uniques, son savoir-faire et son élégance - un ouvrage indispensable pour les passionnés et collectionneurs.

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Carrozzeria Motto

Rocco Motto was the coachbuilder of several famous cars, often working behind the scenes and due to that was never as famous as he deserved.
Specializing in aluminium work, both before and after WWII he coachbuilt countless sports cars which were raced successfully across Europe and America.
In the 1950s he also built some wonderful granturismos before finally moving to the emerging touring caravan and motorhome industry.
This book tells the full history of Carrozzeria Motto, illustrating it with a wide selection of pictures, often never published before.

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Carrozzeria Viotti

Carrozzeria Viotti has been one of the major representatives of the Italian art of making special car bodies. Founded in 1921, it always combined quality and excellence of craftsmanship with industrial working methods becoming, for a certain period, the largest Italian body-builder.

After the beginning as a luxury manufaturer of special bodies on Fiat, Lancia, Itala and Alfa Romeo chassis, it built standard serier and wonderful sport versions for the two bog Turinn-based firms; in the post-war years, invented the multi-purpose "Giardinetta" concept, helping the restart of Italian special bodies industry. Later it worked as a supplier for Lancia and built granturismos on Fiat chassis.

This book, the result of a long and deep research, tells all the history of Carrozzeria Viotti, illustrating it with a very big picture directory that cover all its production.

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Vignale - Ferrari and all the others

Alfredo Vignale was one of the most illustrious names in the Italian art of the carrozzeria. In twenty years he built countless models, from the early Ferraris to series production of Lancia, Fiat and Maserati cars. Coachbuilder, industrialist, collaborator with brands like Cunningham, Opel, Daihatsu, Jensen, Tatra, he covered the whole arc of the Italian coachbuilding industry, from the post-war boom to the crisis years of the 1960s.
This books recounts his whole personal and professional history.

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Vignale : Masterpieces of Style

Ce livre de la série Masterpieces of Style est consacré à Vignale, l'atelier turinois fondé en 1946 par Alfredo Vignale.

Il présente la production complète de cette marque renommée, avec un accent sur les années 1950 et 1960. Pendant cette période, le designer exceptionnel Giovanni Michelotti a créé de nombreuses carrosseries pour les châssis Ferrari, notamment les 166 et 212 Inter, 250 et 340 MM.

Le livre couvre également des modèles spéciaux de Fiat, comme les 500 et 600, ainsi que des voitures célèbres de Lancia, dont l'Appia et la Flavia Convertible, et la collaboration productive avec Triumph.

Richement illustré, cet ouvrage montre la créativité, le savoir-faire et l'élégance de Vignale, constituant une référence essentielle pour les passionnés et collectionneurs de voitures carrossées italiennes.

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