Finally, I hope to be able to print in 2016 (not on January the 1st, of course) my long-term work: The Encyclopaedia of Italian Coachbuilders.
After some years of very deep research (actually I'm putting together material since ever ;)), the counter is now at 873 companies. Much more than what I had in mind when I started this project.
Of course, there would be still more to discover and more to write. And so, I think is time to ask some help to my fellow Autopuzzles friends.
Some of you have already widely contributed (thanks to all once again!) but I'll post here some open question, mainly related to non-Italian cars styled or coachbuilt in Italy, hoping somebody can provide further information.
And, of course, I'll keep you updated about the progress. Now I'm re-reading all the Italian version (the book will be published in two editions - Italian and English) before beginning the translation process. And of course I'm trying to solve some mistery and correct some potential mistake.
The Bitter SC. The car was styled by Michelotti (that probably built also a few prototypes or pre-series units) but then the serial production was run by a Turin-based company called OCRA. After 79 (somebody says 100) units, due to the poor quality, the job was passed to Maggiora.
This is written in several sources, but... what was OCRA? It seems that there is no record of this company here in Turin. Does somebody know more?
Quote from: als15 on December 31, 2015, 11:59:57 AM
Finally, I hope to be able to print in 2016 (not on January the 1st, of course) my long-term work: The Encyclopaedia of Italian Coachbuilders.
Great news ! I already own some of your Fiat fuoriserie books and this encyclopaedia will definitely be a most valuable addition to my book collection.
Quote from: oko94 on December 31, 2015, 12:15:41 PM
Quote from: als15 on December 31, 2015, 11:59:57 AM
Finally, I hope to be able to print in 2016 (not on January the 1st, of course) my long-term work: The Encyclopaedia of Italian Coachbuilders.
Great news ! I already own some of your Fiat fuoriserie books and this encyclopaedia will definitely be a most valuable addition to my book collection.
Thanks! I hope it will be a good contribution to this part of automotive history that is proving to be much more complex and not so well known than it's supposed to be. I'm really discovering hundreds minor workshops that made just a few obscure cars and other hundreds that are not known just because they made famous cars on behalf of somebody else.
And there will be thousands pictures inside.
I bought almost all your Fiat Fuoriserie books, they're great! This encyclopaedia will fill an existing hole in automobile books. Congrats!!! :thumbsup:
Another little question: I remember a strange Alfa Romeo, a copy of the "Disco Volante" but made by the small Turin-based Carrozzeria Monticone.
It was on display in a temporary exhibition at the Turin Automobile Museum around 2000. And it was not the Corasco copy: I perfectly remember the badge with the "M" of monticone on the side (I was surprised, as I only knew him as a commercial vehicles maker).
Does anybody have further information and perhaps a picture?
I only knew the Fiat 1100 from your book and the Maserati barchetta.
Quote from: als15 on December 31, 2015, 12:08:14 PM
The Bitter SC. The car was styled by Michelotti (that probably built also a few prototypes or pre-series units) but then the serial production was run by a Turin-based company called OCRA. After 79 (somebody says 100) units, due to the poor quality, the job was passed to Maggiora.
This is written in several sources, but... what was OCRA? It seems that there is no record of this company here in Turin. Does somebody know more?
Sorry, even the Bitter book doesn't give any details.
Two obscure names more, that made some commercial vehicles on Alfa Romeo base and perhaps some cars. Any additional information is welcome.
Carrozzeria Nardo. Totally unknown. Just a picture of a Romeo on "Curiosalfa" book but not even the author has nothing more than the photo with the stamp on the back.
Carrozzeria San Giorgio. Based in Brescia. In an advertising about Alfa light trucks in the 60s they write also "special cars". Anything known?
This time I need the support of a Bugatti specialist.
I bumped into records of two Italian coachbuilt Bugattis that looks impossible to find anywhere:
- Carrozzeria Pattaro & Pesce entered a Bugatti at the 1950 Lido di Venezia concourse d'elegance. Any picture of it?
- Carrozzeria Vertua is supposed to have coachbuilt a Bugatti Torpedo in 1926 (the car is still around). Any info on this company?
San Giorgio: probably they refer to these ambulances.
:thumbsup:
The Stutz Blackhawk. It was made in Italy, initially by Carrozzerie Padane and later by Saturn. Does anybody know if also the other Stutz cars were made in Italy?
I know the special limousines were made by Coggiola, but what about the SUVs?
I know who knows a lot about those cars ;)
hehe, you are right... but I'd like to know more...
The very first Stutz prototype was built by Ghia, Padane was next, building the Stutzes in 1971 & 1972. Carrozzeria Saturn took over, and built the Stutzes, till the production ended in 1989.
There was ONE modified Cadillac, built by Coggiola (I'd like to know where the car is today, and why they built it...), the Diplomaticas and Royales were also built by Saturn, and there was one 1972 Blackhawk "built" by ASC (American Sunroof Company), the car looks like a modified standard 1972 model.
The SUVs, based on the Chevrolet Suburban were also built by Saturn.
Many thanks!
The Italian text is lamost ready. So, I'll post here the list of names, hoping that if anybody knows any missing one, he will warn me in advance ;).
The book will be printed in the second half of the year, if all goes in the right direction.
Here are the coachbulilders, design studios, workshops with letter "A":
A System (Milano – 1983-1987)
Abrate (Bra - 1987-active)
Accamo & Moneta (Torino – 1950-active)
Accossato (Torino, poi Casale Monferrato (AL) – 1948-active)
Actis & Pianta (Torino – 1926-1928)
Adriano (Vercelli – anni 70)
Adriatica (Albignasego (PD) – 1993-active)
Aeronavali (Venezia – 1947-1990)
Ala d'Oro (Reggio Emilia – 1947-1949)
Albanesi (Brescia – 1919-~1970)
Albenghi (Reggio Emilia – anni 40-1965)
Albini (Novara – anni 20)
Alea (Moncalieri (TO) – 1986-active)
Alessandrina (Alessandria – anni 50)
Alessi & Becagli (Campi Bisenzio (FI) – 1973-active)
Alessio (Torino, 1905-~1915 anche Roma, Napoli e Padova – 1895-1931)
Allegretti e Gentilini (Modena – 1958-1963)
Allemano (Torino – 1929-1965)
Allemano e Tricò (Torino – 1927-1929)
ALMA (Busto Arsizio (VA) – 1907-1909)
ALPA (Fiesco (CR), 1962> Offanengo (CR) – 1956-1979)
Alpi (Nichelino (TO) – 1958-1969)
Alpina (Trento – anni 20)
Alta Brianza (Erba (CO) – anni 70-80)
Alta Italia (Varese – anni 20)
Amadei (? – anni 50)
Amandonico (Moncalieri (TO) – 1956-1992)
Ambrogio (Torino – anni 40)
Ambrosiana (Milano – anni 20)
Ambrosini (Varese – 1948-1954)
Ambrosini e Botta (Bizzozero (1927> Varese) – 1911-1915, 1919-1948)
AMIL (Torino – anni 40-1954)
Amolari (Varese – anni 20)
Andreani (Sondrio (VA) – 1981-active)
Andreoli (Codigoro (FE) – 1919-~1923)
Anelli (Torino – ~1920-1925)
Anelli & Bosio (Torino – 1925-1931)
Anelli & Volpiano (Torino – 1910-1914)
Angiolini (Milano – anni 20-30)
Anoè (Torino – 2004-active)
Anonima Automobilisti Italiani (Milano – 1919-anni 30)
Anonima Carrozzeria Automobili (Treviso – anni 20-1932)
Ansaloni (Modena – 1949-1956)
Antinori (Roma – anni 40)
Aprile (Savona – anni 30-active)
Aprile e Cavallo (Savona – 1926-anni 30)
Aquila (Torino – 1923-anni 30)
AR (Messina – 1932-1950)
ARCA (Pomezia (RM), 2014> Poggibonsi (SI) – 1958-active)
Aricar (Cavriago (RE) – 1972-active)
Arnaboldi (Milano – anni 20)
Art & Tech (Torino – 1990-1993)
ARVAT (Torino – 1952-1954)
ASA (Milano – anni 80)
ATL (Mandello del Lario (CO) – 1969-1976)
ATR (Colonnella (TE) – 1982-active)
Autino (Torino – 1912-1920)
Autino & Biei (Torino – 1920)
Auto (Milano – anni 30)
Auto Martelleria Artigiana (Moncalieri (TO) – 1953-anni 70)
Auto Mirage (Bologna, 1974> Rastignano (BO) – 1972-1987)
Autocar (Torino - 1948-1953)
Autocorse (Modena – 1963-1967)
Autodromo (Modena – 1949-2003)
Automarine (Triuggio Brianza (MI), 1976> Carate Brianza (MI) – 1970-active)
Autoroma (Torino e Milano – anni 40-50)
Autosport (Bastiglia (MO) – 1976-active)
Autostudi (Torino – 1983-active)
Autozodiaco (Bologna, 1973> Pianoro (BO) – 1969-1981)
Avalle e Moschino (Torino – 1922-1931)
Aznom (Monza (MI) – 2007-active)
Azzaroni (Bologna – ~1900-anni 20)
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=31758.0
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Good advise, thanks. And thanks to Wendax as well.
About Albanesi, beside the Coppa d'Oro replica and the Aprilia barchetta I found 3 'giardinetta' on Lancia Ardea and Fiat 500c chassis.
I was supposing to have almost completed the book but new companies show up every day.
At the Automotoretrò show, last weekend, it was on display a Fiat 500 cabriolet (the new one) made by a very obscure small car repairer. A nice job, however, that has to be mentioned in the book.
But it will be a hard job, because the "Murphy's law" never fails. I think I could invent the "Corollary of the Murphy's Law applied to publishing": "If you have almost completed the layout of a book and a new information (e.g. a new entry in an encyclpaedia) has to be added, it will be proportionally close to the beginning of the book the more the work is completed."
In my case, being this company called Carrozzeria Abrate, it is in second position in a list of 900. :'(
When I used to get World Cars many years ago (I don't know if it's even still published), which came out annually, they always printed a supplement in the form of a stapled booklet which they inserted loosely in the book, to include all the cars which had appeared since the book went off for printing.
Otherwise it will never be finished, as a project as large as this will always have new additions to be included on a weekly or even a daily basis!
And these are the coachbuilders with "B":
Bacchelli and Bertolini (Modena – anni '30-'40)
Baehr (Milano – anni '20)
Bagnara (Genova – 1895-1952)
Balbo (Torino – 1914-1954)
Baldi (Sanremo (IM) – anni '70)
Balzaretti Modigliani (Livorno >1972, 1946>1972 anche Besana in Brianza (MI), 1960> anche Vidalengo di Caravaggio (BG) e altri – 1850-2000)
Barbi (Concordia (MO), 1927> Mirandola (MO) – 1905-active)
Baroffio (Malnate (CO) – 1925-anni '30)
Barolo (Abano Terme (PD) – anni '60)
Barsi (Latina – anni '50)
Barsuglia e Corgin Gargini (Lucca – anni '20)
Bartoletti (Carpinello di Romagna (FO), 1936> Forlì – 1873-active)
Bava (Torino – 1935-anni '40)
BBM (Modena – anni '60)
Beccaria & Bazuro (Genova – inizio '900)
Beccaria & Cané (Genova – anni '20-'30)
Beccaris (Grugliasco (TO), 1945> Torino – 1938-1940 – 1945-1955)
Beccaris & Teraschi (Torino – 1959-1962)
Bee Studio (Torino – 1990-active)
Belco Avia (San Pietro Mosezzo (NO) – 1983-active)
Bell's Car – (Seregno (MI) –1987-active)
Bellasi (Novara – 1966-active)
Belli (Varese – 1845-1922)
Bellis (Torino – anni '20-'30)
Belloni (1) (Milano, 1811-1910)
Belloni (2) (Milano, 1883-1906)
Bellotto (Torino – anni '30)
Benedetti (Livorno – 1925-1927)
Bentivoglio (Macerata – 1836-active)
Bercella (Varano de' Melegari (PR) – 1996-active)
Beri (Grottammare (AP) – anni '60-2000)
Berman (San Benedetto Po (MN) – 1972-active)
Berti (1) (Jesi (AN) – anni '20-'30)
Berti (2) (Torino – anni '30)
Bertoldo (? – inizio '900)
Bertolini (Parma – 1929-1962)
Bertona and Creola (Borgomanero – 1949-active)
Bertone (Torino, 1961>2008 Grugliasco (TO), 1972>2014 anche Caprie (TO), 2014> Milano – 1912-active)
Bertoni (Varese – 1929-1931)
Berzano (Torino – anni '30)
BGT (Padova – anni '60-1980)
Bianchetti (Torino – anni '30-'60)
Bianchi (1) (Como – 1870-active)
Bianchi (2) (Milano – ~1920-1926)
Bianchini & Valle (Moncalieri (TO) – 1955-1959)
Bianco and Zacchini (Torino – 1954-1960)
Biemme (Ospedaletto Euganeo (PD) – 1991-active)
Biraschi (Monza (MI) – anni '20)
Boano (1) (Torino – ~1940-1959)
Boano (2) (Roma – 1919-anni '60)
Boglietti (Ivrea (TO) – anni '20-1957)
Bollani (Milano – 1912-~1925)
Bollanti (Borgo San Michele (LT)– 1985-active)
Bonacina (Milano – anni '20)
Bonaveri (Torino – 1933-1935)
Bonansea (Torino, 1999> anche Cisterna di Latina (LT) – 1979-active)
Bonca (Verona – anni '30)
Boneschi (1) (Milano, 1968> Cambiago (MI), 2006> Atessa (CH) – 1919-active)
Boneschi (2) (Milano – anni '20-1931)
Bonetto (Milano, poi Assago (MI) – 1958-active)
Bonfanti (Milano, 1961> Cologno Monzese (MI) - ~1919-active)
Bonfiglioli (Torino – anni '40-'50)
Boniolo (Padova – 1975-active)
Bonora (Torino - ?-1922)
Borbotta (Borgomanero (NO) – 2000-active)
Borghi (Bologna – anni '30)
Borri (Torino – 1962-?)
Borri & Raniero (Torino – 1957-1962)
Borsani (Milano, 1958> Cornaredo (MI) – 1933-1986)
Bosco (Torino – anni '50-1958)
Bossano e Borelli (Torino – anni '20-1925)
Botta (Milano – anni '20)
Bottazzi (Napoli – ~1850-1926)
Bottini (San Giorgio su Legnano (MI) – 1946-active)
Bracci (Pisa – 1925-1926)
Bracco (1) (Torino, 1961> Grugliasco (TO) – anni '30-anni '60)
Bracco (2) (Torino – anni '50)
Bracco and Montersino (Torino – 1924-1928)
Brawand (Torino – 1964-1965)
Bresciana (Brescia – 1921-1931)
Breuer (Rivalta di Torino (TO) – 1985-2008)
Brianza (Milano – 1932-1938)
British Motors (Villafranca di Verona (VE) – anni '80-active)
Brossa (Torino – ?1928-anni '30)
Bruna (Genova – anni '40-'50)
Bulletti (Pistoia – anni '20)
Bulli (Milano – 1852-1933)
Burgert (Dobbiaco (BZ) – 1971)
Bustese (Busto Arsizio (VA) – anni '20)
Butti e Repetto (Milano – anni '20)
And here is letter "C":
CAB (Ponte San Pietro (BG) – 1927-1954)
Cadamuro (Musile di Piave (VE) – 1975-in attività)
Cadore (? - anni '10)
Caldana (Tortona (AL) – anni '40-'50)
Calevo (Torino – anni '10)
Calmani, Goletti e Barra (Torino – anni '20)
Calore (Padova – 1909-1925)
CAM (Moncalieri (TO) – 1956-1969)
Camal (Torino – 2008-in attività)
Camattini (Collecchio (PR) – 1962-in attività)
Campana (Modena – 1947-in attività)
Campari & Sorniotti (Milano – 1927-anni '40)
Canta (Torino – 1949-1963)
Cantinelli (1) (Ferentino (FR) – 1960-in attività)
Cantinelli (2) (Ferentino (FR) – 1969-in attività)
CAP (Riva del Garda (TN), 1969> Arco (TN) – anni '50-1973)
Capacci (Torino – 1918-anni '20)
Capelli (Brescia – anni '10-1921)
Capozzi (Torino – ~1926-1928)
Capozzi & Peraldo (Torino – 1924-~1926)
Cappelletti (Firenze – anni '20)
Caprera (Torino, 1968> Rivoli (TO) – 1952-1972)
CAR (1) (Roma – 1928-~1938)
CAR (2) (Torino – 1932-1934)
CAR (3) (Torino – anni '40)
CAR (4) (Milano – 1947-1957)
Car Fiberglass (Ravenna – 1974-in attività)
Carbondio (Torino – 1964-1969)
Carcerano (Torino, 2005> anche Pianezza (TO) – 1980-in attività)
Cardone (Carrù (CN) – anni '40-'60)
Carel (Torino, 1961> Nichelino (TO) – 1955-1964)
Carrauto Modenese (Modena – 1967-~1970)
Carrozzerie Trasformabili (Vicenza – 1935-1937)
Cars International (Mondovì (CN) – anni '90)
CART (Torino – anni '40-1952)
Casale (1) (Bassano del Grappa (VI) – ~1922-1930)
Casale (2) (Bassano del Grappa (VI) – 1937-1999)
Casale & Meneghetti (Bassano del Grappa (VI) – 1920-~1922)
Casaro (Torino, 1943> Carmagnola (TO) – 1921-1958)
Castagna (1) (Milano, 1942> Venegono Superiore (VA) – 1901-1954)
Castagna (2) (Milano – 1940-1960)
Castagna (3) (Milano – 1994-in attività)
Castagnero (Torino – ?-1922)
Castiglioni (Torino – ?-1930)
CAT (Torino – 1947-1949)
Catarsi (San Pietro in Palazzi, Cecina (LI) – 1961-1999)
Cattelan (Pordenone, 1938> Udine – 1928-1970)
CBC (Milano – anni '50)
CEA (Bologna – 1961-in attività)
Cecomp (La Loggia (TO) – 1978-in attività)
Ceirano (Torino – 1924-1930)
Cellino (Torino, poi Grugliasco (TO) – 1950-in attività)
Cenisia (Torino – 1921)
Centrale (Thiene (VI) – anni '40-'60)
Cerale (Torino – anni '40-1963)
Cervi e Corna (Brescia – anni '40-'50)
Cervinia (Torino – 1955-anni '60)
CHD (Val della Torre (TO) – 1999-in attività)
Chiabra & Bertolino (Torino – 1935-1965)
Chiesa (Torino – 1922-~1930)
Chiesa, Autino & Biei (Torino – 1922)
Chiotti (Rossana (CN) – 1969-in attività)
Christillin (Torino – 1905-1907)
CI-MA (Milano – 1934-anni '30)
Ciavatti (Torino – anni '30)
Cigala & Bertinetti (Torino, poi Leinì (TO), 1977> anche San Benigno Canavese (TO) – 1935-1993)
Ciocca (Torino – ~1890-anni '30)
Cisalpina (Torino – 1923-1928)
Cisitalia (Torino, 1951> anche Racconigi (CN) – 1945-1965)
Cita (Roma – 1973-in attività)
Citterio (Milano – ~1914-1925)
Civardi (Moncalieri (TO) – 1957-1963)
CMG (Settecmaini (RM) – 1961-1974)
Codutti (Udine – 1896-in attività)
Coggiola (Beinasco (TO) – 1966-in attività)
Coletta, Falchero e Weber (Roma – 1930-1934)
Collalti (Ferentino (FR) – anni '60-2011)
Colli (Milano – 1932-1972)
Colombo (Milano – 1906-anni '20)
Colombo & Pattaglioli (Milano – anni '20)
Cometal (Torino – 1959-1962)
Conrotto (Torino – 1906-1916)
Conta (Torino – 1927-1957)
Conta e Berzano (Torino – 1923-1927)
Conte (Torino – 1904-1905)
Conte e Adda (Torino – ?-1905)
Conte e Gossetti (Torino – 1905-1907)
Contedini (Roma – anni '70-'80)
Converso (Torino – 1951-anni '70)
Cooperativa Autocarrozzeria e Industria del Legno (Pisa – 1926-?)
Cooperativa Carrozzai Modenesi (Modena – 1949)
Corbellini (Milano – anni '10-'20)
Corbetta (Milano – anni '50-'60)
Coriasco (Torino, 1970> Pianezza (TO) – 1920-2000)
Corna (Torino – anni '40-'60)
Coronel (Milano – anni '20)
Corte (Torino – anni '30-'50)
Cottino (Torino – 1914-1922)
CRAT (Torino – anni '20)
Cravero (Torino – anni '30)
Crespi (Milano - 1910-1913)
Crippa (Milano – anni '20)
Cristiglio (Torino – 1939 - 1968)
Crociera (Nichelino (TO) – 1973-in attività)
Cusani (Carate Brianza (MI) – anni '20)
And here is letter "D" as well (this is short):
Dalla Via (Schio (VI) – 1905-2007)
Danesi (Roma – early XIX Century--~1910)
Danisi (Nichelino (TO) – 1995-active)
De Marco (Turin, 1981> Rivoli (TO) – 1971-active)
De Marziani (Milan – 20s)
De Pietri (Turin, later Collegno (TO) – 40s-1964)
Del Bel Belluz (Turin – 1958-60s)
Design System (Moncalieri (TO) – 1985-~1990)
Di & Ci (Caronno Pertusella (VA) – 2010-2014)
Diatto, Garavini & C. (Turin – 1911-1914)
Didone (Milan –10s-30s)
Disteco (Como – 1978-active)
Doria, Nosenzo e Boccaccio (Turin – 1923-1925)
Dovo (Turin – 10s-~1920)
Duyvis (Turin – 1916-?1917)
Dux (Milan – 1928-1932)
Anybody interested in letter "E"? This is short too.
ED (Carpi (MO), 2004> also Grugliasco (TO) – 1998-active)
Edera (Milan – 20s)
Elba (Turin – 40s-1955)
Eligio Re Fraschini (Legnano (MI) – 1946-active)
Ellebi (Turin, 1958> Collegno (TO), 1962> Grugliasco (TO) – 1954-1986)
Ellegi (Turin – 1955-1985)
Ellena (1) (Turin – 20s-1966)
Ellena (2) (Saluzzo (CN) – 1996-active)
Embo (Caramagna Piemonte (CN) – 1970-active)
Emilia (Modena – 1920-1922)
Epic (Rivoli (TO) – 1989-1996)
ESA (Turin – 1949-1957)
Esperia (Brescia – 1930-1957)
Esse Design (Turin – 1984-1988)
Eta (Ancarano (TE) – 1987-active)
Euro Design Engineering (Saluzzo (CN) – 1986-?1987)
Europea (Oste, Montemurlo (FI) – 1968-active)
Eurostyle (Turin – 1968-1973)
Evel (Milan – s30-60s)
Evotek (Castelnuovo Rangone (MO) – 2007-active)
Excelsior (Milan – 1923-40s)
This is letter "F". Some big name and a lot of obscure ones...
F&F (Turin – 1995-active)
Fabbri (Bologna – 50s)
Fabbro (Lancenigo (TV) – 1896-1928)
Fagioli (Varese – 1949-active)
Faina (Rome – 40s-50s)
Falco (Musocco (1923> Milan) – 1920-1926)
Falsaperia (Catania – 20s-30s)
Fantoni (? – 40s)
Fantuzzi (Modena – 1939-1993)
Faralli & Mazzanti (Gello di Pontedera (PI) – 2002-2010)
Farina (Turin – 1906 -1953)
Farretti (Rome – 10s)
Farris (Alghero (OR) – 50s)
Fassina (Milan – 20s-1943; 1947-1967)
Fast Design (Bologna – 2010-active)
FB Tuning (San Miniato Basso (PI) – 2010-active)
Fedeli (Turin – 1929-1930)
Fedeli e Pianta (Turin – 1928-1929)
Femto (San Casciano Val di Pesa (FI) – 1995-active)
Fenice Milano (Milan – 2008-active)
Fenini (Como – 20s)
Ferranti (Rome – 40-50)
Ferrari & Orsaniga (Milan – ~1870-1906)
Ferrero e Bracco (Turin – ?-1924)
Ferrero & Morandi (Turin – 20s-1938)
Ferretti (Rome – 10s)
FERT (Cuneo, 1909> Turin – 1907-1914)
F&S Prototipi (Rivoli (TO) – 1983-active)
Fiandri & Malagoli (Modena – 1950-active)
Fiat (Turin – 1910-1925)
Fiberjet (Finale Emilia (MO) – 1974-~1977)
Figini (Milan – 30s)
Filacchione (Rome – 1956-2011)
Fioravanti (Moncalieri (TO) – 1987-active)
Fiore (Turin and 1975>1976 also Naples and Ercolano (NA) – 1964-1980)
Fiori (Perignano (PI) – 1944-active)
Fiorini (Bologna – 1899-1908)
FIQT (Turin - ?-?1947)
Fissore (Savigliano (CN) – 1920-1984)
Fly Studio (Modena – 1975-1980)
Focaccia (Cervia (RA) – 1954-active)
Fona (Brescia – 1929-1985)
Fontana (1) (Padova – 1858-?)
Fontana (2) (Bassano del Grappa (VI) – 1871-1929)
Fontana (3) (Calolziocorte (BG) – 1956-active)
Fontana e Pietroboni (Bassano del Grappa (VI) – 1929-1939)
Fontauto (Borgo San Dalmazzo (CN), 1993> Boves (CN) – 1962-active)
Forlano (Pagani (SA) – 1980-active)
Form (Turin – 1980-active)
Forma T (Turin, 2007> Rivoli (TO) – 2001-2015)
Formini (Turin – 10s-20s)
Forneris (Turin – 1971-1978)
Forno (Turin – 1912-?)
Forum (Turin – 1989-active)
Foschini (Teramo – 40s-50s)
Fraire (Revello (CN) – 1968-active)
Franceschini (Correggio (RE) – 30s-40s)
Francis Lombardi (Vercelli – 1947-1976)
Franco (Turin – 20s-1974)
Fraticelli e Colombo (Milan – ?-1932)
Frua (Turin, 1965> Moncalieri (TO) – 1940-1983)
FT (Ferentino (FR) – 2001-active)
Fugazza & Tinelli (Milan – 20s)
Fumia (Collegno (TO), 2009> Bra (CN) – 2002-active)
Fusé (Milan – 20s)
FZ Cars (Cibrone, Nibionno (CO) – 2011-active)
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Is there any coachbuilder from Rimini? I am still looking for the builder of that Ducati-powered 3-wheeler citycar...
No, nobody from Rimini in my list.
Here we have letter "G":
G. Studio (Caselette (TO), 1994> Buttigliera Alta (TO) – 1980-active)
Gaist & Manetti (Florence – 50s)
Galanti e Gerosa (Milan – 1928-1929)
Galbiati (Bareggio (MI) – 1968-active)
Galeotti (Turin – 1956-1959)
Galliano (Turin – ?-1912)
Gallino e Giordano (Turin – 10s-1922)
Gallizio (Turin – 2000-2001)
GAM (? – 30s)
Gandin (San Vendemiano (TV) – 1948-1988)
Gandini (Buttigliera Alta (TO) – 1980-active)
Garavini (Turin – 1914-1957)
Garella (Turin – 30s-~1948)
Gargini (Lucca – 40s-50s)
Garnero (Saluzzo (CN) – 1983-active)
GAS (Turin – 1955-1956)
Gaspo (Genoa – 40s)
Gavello (Vinovo (TO) – 1980-active)
Genovese (Genoa – 1906-?)
Gerbino & Durando (Moncalieri (TO) – 1955-1960)
GGG (Catania – 1962-active)
Ghezzi e Bolla (Milan – 1914-10s)
Ghia (Turin – 1926-2001)
Ghia & Actis (Turin – 1924-1926)
Ghia & Gariglio (Turin – 1915-1924)
Ghia-Serie Speciali (Turin – 1953-1958)
Ghiglione (Turin – 10s-1922)
Ghirardotto e Bonaveri (Turin – 1935-?)
Giannini (Rome – 1920-active)
Gilardi (Milan – 20s)
Giordano (1) (Turin – 1922-?)
Giordano (2) (Reggio Calabria – 40s-70s)
Giordano Bottazzi (Naples – 1925-?)
Giorgetti (Borgo a Buggiano (PT), ~1930> Montecatini (PT), 1974> Massa e Cozzile (PT) – 1890-active)
Giuliano & Bazzano (Turin – 1921-1922)
Giunsella (Genova – 1962-active)
GLS (Albignasego (PD) – 1981-active)
GMG (Solero (AL), 1993> Castelletto Monferrato (AL) – 1986 –active)
Golden Car (Caramagna Piemonte (CN) – 1986-active)
Gotteland e Mossotti (Turin – 1923-1927)
GR Design (Beinasco (TO) – 1996-active)
Granara (Recco (GE) – 20s)
Gransport (Modena – 1957-1966)
Granstudio (Turin – 2011-active)
Granturismo Milano (Terrazzano di Rho (MI) – 1997-2011)
Grasso (Randazzo (CT) – 1979-active)
Grazia (Bologna, 1938-1997)
Graziotti & Cornini (Milan – 20s)
Grecav (Gonzaga (MN) – 1964-active)
Greco (Siracusa – 40s)
Greppi (Colico (CO) – 1973-active)
Grespan (Suzzara (MN) – 1954-1964)
Grioni (Milan – 20s)
Grosso e Vece (Turin – 1961-1967)
Gruppo Artigiani (Cavriago (RE) – 1951-1972)
Guardiani (Cremona – 20s-1936)
Guglielmo (Arrone (TR), 2013> Avezzano di Sessa Aurunca (CS) – 1998-active)
And the few with "H":
Helvetia (Rozzano (MI), later Morbello (AL) – 1969-active)
Heuliez (Almese (TO) – 1992-2001)
Hot Car (Milan – 1972-70s)
HP Composites (Ascoli Piceno – 2010-active)
Here we have letter "I". However, there will not be any "J"...
Icardi (Turin – 50s-70s)
ICAS (Rivalta di Torino (TO) – 1998-active)
IDEA (Moncalieri (TO) – 1978-active)
Ideale (Milan – 1926-anni '40)
ILCA (Chivasso (TO) – 1947-1948)
ILCAS (Sparone (TO) – 1973-2005)
ILLAT (Turin – 1955-1960)
ILSA (Turin – 1925-1928)
Imperia (Milan – 1924-'30)
IMR (Carate Brianza (MI) – 2010-active)
In.Car.Auto. (Turin – 1953-1960)
Indestor (Turin – 1971-1975)
Industria Carrozzeria Automobili (Cuneo – ?-1924)
Industria Carrozzerie (Reggio Emilia – 20s-30s)
Industriale (1) (Turin – 1905-1906)
Industriale (2) (Genova – 10s-20s)
Industriale (3) (Naples – 20s)
Industriale (4) (Turin – 40s-50s)
Industriale Italiana (Turin – 1913-1923)
Industriali (Turin – early 900s)
Innova (Latina – 1999-active)
Inovo Design (Turin – 1995-active)
Intercar (Soliera (MO) – 1993-active)
Intermeccanica (Turin, 1970> Trofarello (TO) – 1960-1974)
Introzzi (1) (Como – 1890- 60s)
Introzzi (2) (Lipomo (CO) – 1960-1995)
IRCA (Turin – 1929-1935)
Ital Styling (Turin – 1967-1968)
Italdesign (Turin, later Moncalieri (TO) – 1968-active)
Italia (Turin – 1923-1928)
Italia Customs (Milan – 2015-active)
Italiana (1) (Milan – 1905)
Italiana (2) (Turin – 1920-1950)
Italiana (3) (Cremona – 1926-1930)
Italiana Artigiana (Milan – 1923-1957)
Italiana Cooperativa (Turin – 1912-1916)
Italo-Argentina (Milan – 1911-1923)
ITCA (Grugliasco (TO), later also Druento (TO), Bruino (TO) and Cassino (FR) – 1959-active)
So, let's now move directly to the very short letter "K":
Kei Design (Tolfa (RM) – 2003-active)
KVP (Busalla (GE) – 1986-active)
Here we have the companies with "L":
L'Italica (Genoa – 20s)
La Florida (Turin – 1924-1925)
La Mestrina (Mestre (VE) – 30s)
La Milano (Milan – 10s)
La Nazionale (Turin – 1906-?)
Labronica (Livorno – 40s-active)
Labroplastic (Livorno – 60s-2009)
LALCA (Turin – 1947-1949)
Lamera (Induno Olona (VA) – 1948-active)
Lampo (Fiume – 30s)
Lanfranchi (Milan – 20s-1931)
Lanza (Turin – 1903-1905)
Larini (Viareggio (LU) – 60s)
LASAMEA (Viareggio (LU), 1971> Massarosa (LU) – 60s-2011)
Lattaroli (Milan – 20s)
Lavari & Panzeri (Milan – 30s)
Lavezzari (Gorla (1923> Milan) – 1907-1970)
LD'A (Turin – 2000-active)
Leonelli (Genoa – 20s)
Levis (Turin – 1921-1924)
Limaplas (Milan – 1963-1968)
LITLA (Turin, later Moncalieri (TO) – 1952-active)
Linea GAM (Rivoli (TO), 2009> Collegno (TO) – 1996-active)
Littoria (Milan – 1933-1935)
Locati (Turin – 1919-20s)
Locati e Torretta (Turin – 1884-1912)
Locati & Viarengo (Turin – 1910-1919)
Lombarda (Milan – 1913-1930)
Lombardi (1) (Lucca – 10s)
Lombardi (2) (Padua – 50s)
Lombardi e Bresso (Turin – 1920-1921)
Lombardo (Caraffa di Catanzaro (CZ) – 1990-active)
Longatti e Albonico (Como – 20s)
Lorenzi (Capezzano Pianore, Camaiore (LU) – 50s)
Lorenzoni (Turin – 40s)
Lotti (San Pietro a Ponti (FI), later Peretola (FI), ~1920> Firenze – ~1890-50s)
Lucchetti (Bergamo – 20s-30s)
Lucento (Turin – 50s)
Luterma (Lissone (MI) – 1907-50s)
Lux (Turin – 30s-active)
"M" is another good letter:
Macchi (Carnago (VA), 1905> Varese – 1848-2001)
Maestri (Piacenza – 1945-80s)
MAF (Pistoia – 1975-active)
MAFIG (Moncalieri (TO), 1959> Turin – 1959-1960)
Maggiora (1) (Turin – 1923-~1928)
Maggiora (2) (Turin, 1951> Moncalieri (TO), 1991> Chivasso (TO), 2006> Carmagnola (TO) – 1946-active)
Magistretti (Milan – 20s)
Magliano (Turin – 1913-1918)
Magnetti (Turin – 20s)
Scoccheria Magnetti
Magnino & Pianta (Turin – 1925-1926)
Mairano (Turin – 1909-active)
Maj (Piacenza – 20s)
Mako Shark (Dolzago (CO) – 1985-active)
Malvisi (Milan – 20s-30s)
Manato (Padua – 50s)
Manerbiese (Manerbio (BS) – 50s)
Manfredini (Cremona – 1914-1915 – 1919-1989)
Maniero (Padua – 50s-60s)
Mantelli (Turin, 1962> Dusino San Michele (AT) – 1950-1965)
Maraga (Roma – 1939- active)
Maragliano (Genoa – 60s)
Marazzi (Caronno Pertusella (VA) – 1950-active)
Marcenaro (Genoa – 20s)
Marchesi & Sala (Modena – 1960-active)
Marchetti (Milan – 20s)
Marchiando (Turin – ?-1913)
Mariani (Pistoia – 1938-active)
Marinelli (Rome – 20s)
Marini (1) (Milan – 1909-1912)
Marini (2) (Rome – 60s)
Marini e Viganotti (Milan – 1912-1915)
Mariver (Villanova di Castenaso (BO), later Osteria Grande (BO) – 1962-1988)
Marmini (Ferrara, later Cassana (FE) – ~1850-active)
Marocco (Turin – 30s)
Martignoni (Varese – 1878-active)
Martin (Gassino Torinese (TO) – 1976-active)
Martinengo (Turin – 1953-1954)
Marziani (Milan – 20s)
Master Design International (Turin – 1998-2002)
Mastri & Mondini (Bologna – 60s-90s)
Mauri (Desio (MI) – 1921-active)
Mazzeo (Casoria (NA) – 90s)
Mazzetti (Milan – 1919-?)
Mazzucchelli (Borgomanero (NO) – 10s)
MBB (Chivasso (TO) – 2000-2005)
Meade (Modena, later Milan – 1960-~1975)
Meazza (Milan – 20s)
MECAT (Turin – 1947-70s)
Melchionda (Bologna – 60s-90s)
Menarini (Bologna – 1919-1989)
Mencaroni (Rome – 50s)
Merega (Genoa – 20s)
Merlo (Turin – 10s-20s)
Messina (Milan – 20s-60s)
Metalbat (San Felice sul Panaro (MO) – 70s)
Metalli (Rome – 40s)
Metéor (Varese – 1945-1949)
Michelotti (Turin, later Orbassano (TO), later Turin – 1951-active)
MID (Milan – 2004-active)
Milano (1) (Milan – 1926-1930)
Milano (2) (Milano – 20s)
Miletto (Turin, later Pianezza (TO) – 1921-'60s)
Millesi (Milan – 50s)
Mina (Cremona – early-900s)
Minardi (Pino Torinese (TO) – 80s-90s)
Minerva (Sanremo (IM) – 40s)
Minonzio (Varese, 1970> Lozza (VA) – 1898-2007)
Miroglio (Turin – 1947-1954)
Mirri & Zighetti (Cremona – ?-1927)
Misar Eurodesign (Moncalieri (TO) – 1964-1988)
Mobil-Car (Turin – 1946-1948)
Modarte (Cascine Vica (TO) – 2001-active)
Model Master (Moncalieri (TO) – 1977- active)
Modena Design (San Cesario sul Panaro (MO) – 1991-1999)
Modenese (1) (Modena – s20-1937)
Modenese (2) (Saliceto Panaro (MO) – 1961-active)
Moderna (1) (Turin – 00s-10s)
Moderna (2) (Turin – 1921-1930)
Moderna (3) (Milan – 20s)
Moderna (4) (Casale Monferrato (AL) – 1986-active)
Modicar (Fornaci di Beinasco (TO) – 70s-1998)
Modoni (? – early-900s)
Mojetti (Turin – 20s)
Mombelli (Mantova – 50s)
Momo (Milan – 1966-active)
Monregalese (Turin – 20s-30s)
Montecatini (Montecatini Val di Cecina (PI), 1908> Milan – 1888-1966)
Monterosa (Turin, 1950>Moncalieri (TO) – 1946-1961)
Montescani (Turin – 1927-1943)
Monti (Milan – 20s)
Monticone (Turin – 40s-1972)
Monviso (Turin – 1946-1955)
Morandi (Padova – 80s)
Moreggia (Turin – 1928-1961)
Morelli (Ferrara – 1946-1965)
Moretti (Turin – 1925-1989)
Mosca (Turin – ~1919-1921, 1921-1922, 1924-1925, Cuneo – ~1930-1932)
Mosca e Levis (Turin – 1921)
Mosca e Scapino (Turin – 1922-1924)
Motorauto (Turin – 1945-1966)
Motto (Turin – 1932-1990)
Mozzo (San Giovanni Lupatoto (VR) – 1962-active)
Muzzio (Milan – 30s)
Muzzio e Roussinelli (Milan – 10s)
Here we have the few ones with "N":
Nagliati (Florence – 1904-1908)
Nazionale (1) (Milan – 1905-?)
Nazionale (2) (Turin – ~1915- 20s)
Nazionale (3) (Milan – 20s)
Navetta 2000 (Venaria Reale (TO) – 1999-2008)
NCT (Chivasso (TO) – 2003-active)
NEA (Grugliasco (TO) – 2004-active)
Nenci (Florence – late-800s-1910)
Nessi (Monza (MI) – 20s)
Nicolotti (Turin – 1956-1960)
NOM (Casier (TV) – active)
Nord-Italia (Milan – 1923-1928)
Nord-Ovest (Revello (CN) – 2004-2014)
Nosenzo (Turin – 1921-1923, 1926-30s)
Nosenzo & Casaro (Turin – 1920-1921)
Nowa (Lissone (MI) – 1949-active)
And this is "O":
Occhialini (Fumone (FR) – 1997-active)
OCRA (Bruino (TO) – 1977-1990)
Odone (Minturno (LT) – 1968-active)
Officine di Murello (Murello (CN) – 1965-'70s)
OLCA (Turin – 1923-1928)
Oliva (1) (Milan – 1905-1910)
Oliva (2) (Pisa, 1920> also Lucca – ~1919-1920)
Oliva e Fassina (Milan – 1911-1914)
OLLAR (Turin – 50s)
OMNIA (Turin – 1946-1948)
Opac (Rivalta di Torino (TO) and Bruino (TO) – 1986-active)
Open Design (Turin – 1977-1998)
OPT (Turin – 1947-1951)
Ora (Turin – 1920-1923)
Orciari (Mornico al Serio (BG), later Bagnatica (BG) – 1982-2014)
Orlandi (1) (Crespellano (MO), later Bazzano (MO), 1880>Modena – 1859-1921)
Orlandi (2) (Brescia – 1911-???)
Orlandi (3) (Modena – 1921-1999)
Orlandi (4) (Modena – 1921-1943)
Orlandi (5) (Brescia – 1922-active)
ORSA (Macchiareddu (CA) – 1971-1976)
Ortolani (Pesaro – 50s)
OSI (Turin, 1965> also Borgaro Torinese (TO) – 1960-1968)
Ostuni (Monopoli (BA) – 1947-1950)
OTAS (Turin – 1970-1971)
OTOCAR (Turin, 1961> Grugliasco (TO) – 1956-active)
Here we have letter "P". The work is goin on.
Padana (Turin - 1951-1952)
Padane (Modena – 1943-1992)
Padovana (Padova – ~1920-30s)
Padovani (Bologna – 1961-1965)
Paganucci (Lucca – 70s)
Pagnoni & Gasparini (Milan – 20s)
Palber (Milan - 1981-1988)
Palombo (Ferentino (FR) – 1985-2009)
Panzani (Florence – 2009-active)
Parri (Turin – 1927-1957)
Pasino (1) (Valle San Bartolomeo (AL) – 1911-~1940)
Pasino (2) (Alessandria, 1966> Solero (AL) – 1947-1985)
Pastore (Borgomanero (NO) – 1952-active)
Pattarello (Santa Maria di Sala (VE) – 1971-active)
Pattaro & Pesce (Mirano (VA) – 20s – 1975)
Pavesi (Milan, 1941>1945 Cassano d' Adda (MI) – 1929-active)
Pavesi & Crespi (Milan – 1868-1928)
PC Plast (Crocetta di S. Polo, Podenzano (PC) – 1985-active)
Pellizzoni (Milan – 20s)
Per-Car (Moncalieri (TO) – 1983-1985)
Pesce (Lissone (MI) – 40s)
Petrai (Florence – 70s)
Petromilli (Turin – 1919-1924)
Piantanida (Milan – 20s)
Piatti & Cerale (Turin – 1946-'60s)
Piemonte (Turin – 1907-1911)
Piemontese (1) (Turin – early-900s-10s)
Piemontese (2) (Rome – 1922-1930)
Piemontese (3) (Turin – 1925-1926)
Pieri (Firenze – 1864-30s)
Pietroboni (Bassano del Grappa (VI) – 1919-1929 – 1939-1968)
Pilato (Ponte della Priula (TV) – 1963-active)
Pilonetto (Turin – 40s-1956)
Pininfarina (Turin, 1958>2009 Grugliasco (TO), 1980> also Cambiano (TO), 1985>2009 also San Giorgio Canavese (TO), 1997>2009 also Bairo Canavese (TO), 2006>2011 also Uddevalla (Sweden) – 1930-active)
Pisano (Anacapri (NA) – 50s-60s)
Pitton (Pordenone – 1945-1978)
Plastifer (Turin – 1953-?)
Poli Model (Moncalieri (TO) – 1981-active)
Poligamma (Massazza (BI) – 1974-active)
Porta (Verona – ?-1924)
Portesi (Virle, Rezzato (BS) – 1939-1992)
Pozzi (Milan – 30s'40s)
Pozzolo (Turin – 1922-?)
Pravettoni (Milan – 30s)
Professione (Vicenza – early-900s)
Pucci (Turin – 1939-80s)
Pugni (Turin – 1944-60s)
Puma (Settecamini (RM) – 1968-1993)
A few with "Q":
Quaglia (Turin – 1924-?1927)
Quality Cars (Mellaredo di Pianiga (VE), 2003> Barbariga di Vigonza (PD) – 1996-active)
Quartostile (Turin – 2004-active)
Coachbuilders with "R":
R Due (Borgo a Buggiano (PT), 2015> Pescia (PT) - 1981-active)
RACA (Turin - 1947-1948)
Race Cars (Codroipo (UD) – 2004-2010)
Raniero (Orbassano (TO) – 1962-active)
Rapid (Milano – ?-1929)
Rayton-Fissore (Saviglano (CN), later Cherasco (CN), 1976-1992)
Razini (Milano – 1935-1989)
Recciputi (Forli – 60s)
Reggiani (Sant'Ilario d'Enza (RE) – ~1955-anni'60)
Regis (Turin – 1920-1921)
Repetti (Casale Monferrato (AL) – 1995-active)
Repetti & Montiglio (Casale Monferrato (AL) – 1960-1995)
Repetto (Turin – 20s)
Restelli e Minori (Turin – 10s-1914)
Restelli e Parri (Turin – 1919-1927)
Revel (Turin – 20s)
Revelli (Turin, later Grugliasco (TO) – ~1925-1985)
RICA (Turin – 50s)
Ricci (Turin – 1921-30s)
Ricordi (Milan – 1898-1902)
Ricotti (Turin – 10s)
Rietti (Turin – 1920-1925)
Rimondi (Bologna – 50s)
Risaliti (Florence – late-800s-80s)
Riva (Carzaniga Merate (CO) – 1859-1978)
Robinson (Turin – 1981-1983)
Roffi & Bertero (Turin – 1922-?)
Rognini e Balbo (Milan – 20s)
Rojetti & Quaglia (Turin – 1922-1924)
Rolfo (Bra (CN) – 1885-active)
Romanazzi (1) (Putignano (BA), 1912> Bari – 1907-1957)
Romanazzi (2) (Bari, 1946> also Roma – 1927-1992)
Rosenga (Turin – 20s-1932)
Rossi (Turin – 40s)
Rossi e Bussolotti (Turin – 1905-1906)
Rosso (Turin – ~1860-1915)
Rossovivo (Villanova Monferrato (AL) – 2009-2012)
Rothschild (Turin – 1906-1910)
Ruffino (Naples – 1959-1962)
Ruggeri (Brescia – 1957-1980)
Rusca (Milan – 1920-?)
Rusca e Gavotti (Milan – 1920)
Now we have "S" as well:
SACAM (Trento – 20s-30s)
SAFIU (Cavaria (VA) – 20s-1931)
Sagliano (Salerno – 50s-60s)
SAILL (Turin – 1935-1952)
SAITRA (Rome – 40s-50s)
Sala (1) (Milan – 1903-1932)
Sala (2) (Milano – 1919-1922)
SALCA (1) (Biella (TO) – ?-1934)
SALCA (2) (Lucca – ?-1934)
Salice (Turin – 1962-?)
SALLIG (Nichelino (TO) – 1960-2011)
SAMAS (Ricca, Diano d'Alba (CN) – 1970-active)
San Giorgio (Sestri Ponente (GE), 1906> also La Spezia and Pistoia – 1905-1969)
San Marco (Venezia – 20s-1931)
Sangone (Moncalieri (TO) – 1951-1955)
Sansoni (Milan – 10s)
Santa Rita (Turin – 1954-1956)
Santori (Grottammare (AP) – 40s-1972)
Saracino e Lingua (Turin – 1957-1961)
Sargiotto (Nichelino (TO) – 1962-~1965)
Saturn (Cavallermaggiore (CN) – 1971-1991)
Savio (Turin, 1959> Moncalieri (TO) – 1919-active)
Savoia (Treviso – 1928-1935)
Savonuzzi (Turin – 1951-1954)
SCA (Turin, 1973> Collegno (TO) – 1966-1986)
Scaglietti (Modena – 1948-active)
Scaglione (Bologna, 1951> Turin – 1949-1981)
SCALL (Turin – 1944-60s)
SCAM (Milan – 20s)
Scandisud (Casoria (NA) – 90s-active)
Scattolini (Peschiera del Garda (VR) – 1939-active)
Schenone (Turin – 1906-1910)
Schettini (Busca (CN) – 2002-active)
Schiaretti (Parma – 40s-50s)
Schieppati (1) (Milan – 1898-1951)
Schieppati (2) (Milan – 30s-50s)
Scioneri (Savigliano (CN) – 1943-2005)
Scorta (Milan – early-900s)
SD (Livorno, 1970> Turin, 1973> Nichelino (TO) – 1968-active)
Segno Milano (Milan – 2001-2009)
Sempione (Milan – 20s)
Seregni (Milan – 1907-1936)
Sessano Associates (Turin – 1968-1983)
SFC (Rivoli (TO) – 2008-active)
SIAMIC (San Feliciano (PG) – 1913-1983)
Siata (Turin – 1926-1970)
Siata-Abarth (Turin – 1959-1961)
SIB (Fossalta di Piave (VE) – 1989-active)
Sibona & Basano (Turin – 1957-1966)
SICCA (Vittorio Veneto (TV) – 1949-1991)
SICRA (Rome – 70s)
Sidea (Turin – 1914-1916)
Sieni (Florence – 30s)
Sigma (Turin – 1975-1988)
SILAM (Turin – 1960-1962)
SILCA (Chivasso (TO) – 1947-1950)
SILLA (Moncalieri (TO) – 1956-1961)
SILLG (Turin – 1969-1974)
Silver Car (Caramagna Piemonte (TO) – 1964-active)
SIMAT (Turin – 1951-1952)
SIMCA P (Turin – 1952-1955)
Simonetti (Padova – early-900s-50s)
Sirio (1) (Novara – 1947-1960)
Sirio (2) (Biella – 1952-1956)
Solaro (Turin – 1906-1930)
SOLCAT (Grugliasco (TO) – 1961-1964)
Soleil (Milano – 2011-active)
Sonnino (Legnano (MI), later Busto Arsizio (MI), later Bienate di Magnago (MI) – 1960-active)
Spadaconcept (Moncalieri (TO) – 2008-active)
Spagnolo (Beinasco (TO) – 1988-active)
Special Wagon (Frosinone – 2002-active)
Splendor (Milano – 1914-?)
Sport (1) (Turin – ?-1922)
Sport (2) (Milan – 1929-1931)
Sports Cars (Modena – 1960-1971)
Stefano (Cremona – 40s)
Stella Alpina (Bolzano – 40s)
Stelvio (Milan – 20s)
Stile Italia (1) (Turin – 1966-~1970)
Stile Italia (2) (Salzano (VE), 2012> Preganziol (TV) – 2000-active)
STIV (Beinasco (TO) – 1962-1968)
Stola (Turin, ~1980> Cascine Vica, Rivoli (TO) – 1919-active)
STRA (Carcina (BS) – 1946-?)
Strafurini (Milan – 1925-1955)
Studiotorino (Turin – 2005-active)
Subalpina (1) (Turin – ~1910-1911)
Subalpina (2) (Racconigi (CN), 1961>Murello (CN) – 50s-1965)
Superga (Turin - ~1947-1968)
Synthesis Design (Fornaci di Beinasco (TO) – 1988- active)
We are close to the end. Here is letter "T":
Tafani (Florence – 40s)
Tagliarol (Treviso – 20s)
Taglioli (Milano and Cinisello Balsamo (MI) – 1957-1968)
Taglioli & Granata (Milan – 1945-1949)
Taglioli & Silvestri (Milan – 1949-1957)
Taramella (Milan – 1891-1902)
Tarchini & Briata (Brescia – ?1919-1929)
Tattini e Maraga (Rome – 1918-1939)
Taurinia (Turin – 20s-1933)
Taurus (Turin – 1905-1918)
Tecnicar (Caronno Pertusella (VA) – 2015-active)
Tecnocad (Turin – 1986-active)
Tenconi (1) (Milan – 1934-1953)
Tenconi (2) (Milano – 1945-60s)
Termignoni (Genoa – 20s)
Terni (Terni – 1922-30s)
Tesco (Turin, 2011> Moncalieri (TO) – 1968-active)
Ticinum (Milan – 40s-50s)
TIR (Reggio Emilia – 70s)
Tjaarda Design (Turin – 1984-active)
Todeschini (Milan – late-800s)
Tolfo & Sartirana (Turin – 1931-1934)
Tondini (Turin – 1907-10s)
Torinese (1) (Turin – 1906-1925)
Torinese (2) (Rome – 20s)
Torinese (3) (Milan – 1925-1930)
Torinese (4) (Terni – 20s-1930)
Torinese (5) (Rome – 1934-active)
Torinese-Romana (Turin, Rome – 1923-1925)
Torino Crea (Rivoli (TO), 2013> Turin, 2015> also Nichelino (TO) – 2006-active.)
Torino Design (Moncalieri (TO) – 2006-active)
Torretta (Turin and Milan – 1911-1913)
Torricelli (Modena – 1937-50s)
Torricelli & Scaglietti (Modena – 1935-50s)
Touring (1) (Milan, 1962> Nova Milanese (MI) – 1926-1967)
Touring (2) (Milan – 2006-active)
Travaglini, Montescani & Boerio (Turin – 1920-1923)
Trayter (Milan – 1913-1916)
Trevigiana (Treviso – 1935-1940)
Trevisana (Treviso – 40s)
Tria Design (Verderio Inferiore (MI) – 1985-1999)
Troubetzkoy (Milan – 1907-1932)
The very few ones with "U":
UCIF Modelli (Turin, 1979> Orbassano (TO), 1984> Beinasco (TO), 1993> Vinovo (TO) – 1977-active)
Ulzi (Silvano d'Orba (AL) – 40s-active)
UP Design (Turin, 2013> Moncalieri (TO), 2014> also Rivoli (TO) – 2010-active)
Urciuoli (Avellino – 1940-active)
UTIV (Turin, 1963-1968)
I need a little help for this car. Cecomp writes on their website that it is an armoured version of MB 600, but it definitely doesn't look like a 600. On which model could it be based?
It is not based on the well known Mercedes-Benz 600 from the 1960s (Series W100), but on the top-of-the-line twelve-cylinder model 600 SE resp. S 600 of the S-Class (Series W140) from the 1990s.
So easy... Many thanks!
And here we have letter "V":
Valvassori (Milan – ?1903-1907)
Varesina (Varese, 1961> Castronno (VA) – 1922-1980)
Varvello (Turin – 30s)
Vendrame (Mareno di Piave (TV) – 1946-60s)
Veneta (Bolzano – 40s)
Veneziana (Mestre (VE) – 30s-50s)
Veneziani (Florence – late-800s-early-900s)
Ventura (Milan – 1914-1915, 1919-1937)
Vercarmodel (Orbassano (TO) – 1992-active)
Vercellese (Vercelli – 40s-50s)
Vernagallo (Givoletto (TO) – 2008-active)
Vernazzano (Genoa – 1948-active)
Vertua (Milan – 20s-30s)
VF Car (Ferentino (FR) – 1991-active)
Viarengo e Filipponi (Turin – 1907-1924)
Viberti (Turin, 1964> Nichelino (TO), 2010> Tocco da Casauria (PE)– 1929-active)
Vico (Ventimiglia – 1963-2014)
Vignale (Turin, 1961> Grugliasco (TO) – 1946-1969)
Villata (Turin – 20s-1991)
Viola (Pisa – 1920-1949)
Viotti (1) (Turin – 1930-1964)
Viotti (2) (Carmagnola (TO) – 2011-active)
Viotti & Tolfo (Turin – 1921-1930)
Vitali (Milan – 1930-1974)
Vittoria (1) (Milan – 10s)
Vittoria (2) (Turin – 1922-1929)
Vittoria (3) (Turin – 1922-1923)
Vivaldi (Pontedera (PI) – 1880-1951)
Vola (Turin – early-900s)
Volpe (Viareggio (LU) – 30s-60s)
Volta (Milan – ?-1922)
Only 2 with "W":
Wind Cars (Castelnuovo Rangone (MO) – 2012-active)
WSD (Grugliasco (TO) – 1988-active)
No one with "Y", so we almost close the list with "Z":
Zabora (Pavia – 40s)
Zagato (Greco Milanese (1923> Milan), 1943> Saronno (MI), 1946>Milan, 1962> Terrazzano di Rho (MI) – 1919-1932, 1932-1933, 1935-active)
Zaghetti (Turin – 10s-1920)
Zambelli (Bologna – 10s)
Zanardo (Mareno di Piave (TV) – 1947-active)
Zanco (Susegana (TV) – 1988-2004)
Zanella (Parma – 1955-1970)
Zanetti (Bologna – 20s-1945)
Zanoni (Milan – 20s)
Zerbini (Sant'Ambrogio di Torino (TO) – 1984-active
Zuffelato (? – 30s)
and there is as well an additional one beginning with a number:
3Search (Turin – 1998-2005)
All in all they are 940 companies. Anyone missing?
maybe:
- Bertoja
- Bruseghini
- Car Gem Carnevalli
- CBM
- Calabrese
- Carrozzeria Nettuno
- De Marchi
- Faccioli
- Fasana
- Ghiraldo
- Graziani
- LSR
- Officine Esperia
- Officine Levante
- Pelissero
- Pini
- Raor
- Sup
- Semplici
- Snichelotto
- Turolla
- Zanussi
:hyper:
Wow! More than 900 and still so many to add!
Some I know, some not, and of course any help is more than welcome.
- Bertoja - only trucks and trailers. No real coachworks, AFAIK. Do you have anything to suggest?
- Bruseghini - not a coachbuiler, rather a carmaker (the chassis was made by himself in steel pipes).
- Car Gem Carnevalli - an engine tuner, AFAIK. I don't believe he made the bodies.
- CBM - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- Calabrese - Right. I added it as I found a brochure of a nice Fiat 1100 I pickup.
- Carrozzeria Nettuno- unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- De Marchi - only an accessory maker, AFAIK.
- Faccioli - an engine tuner, AFAIK. I'm pretty sure he didn't made the bodies.
- Fasana - I only list professionals, not self-made cars.
- Ghiraldo - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- Graziani - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- LSR - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- Officine Esperia - I've it under "Esperia"
- Officine Levante - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- Pelissero - I've it under "OPT"
- Pini - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- Raor - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- Sup - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- Semplici - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- Snichelotto - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
- Turolla- an engine tuner, AFAIK. I'M PRETTY SURE he DIDN'T made the bodies.
- Zanussi - unknown to me. Any help is welcome
I know we've had Fiat etceterini puzzles here of Pini, RAOR, Semplici and Zanussi, but I know nothing at all about them apart from that they made the cars puzzled!
The Semplici puzzle:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2015-44/solved-pj682-fiat-topolino-500-c-barchetta-by-otto-semplici-1957/msg379899/#msg379899
The Pini puzzle:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2015-44/solved-neh-4270-fiat-750-pini-barchetta-siluro-1948/msg381061/#msg381061
CBM 1100 L Ambulance:
Fiat 1100 I Cassone - Calabrese
Bertoja: Fiat 615 refuse truck
I have more and more names of etceterini (like Pini, RAOR, Semplici & co) but I understood they are out of your list, aren't they?
LSR: it was bodied by Touring ;) .
Yes, etceterini are out of the list, as usually their makers are not actual coachbuilders (they either have them bodied by somebody else or anyway the bodywork is not their main business). The most relevant examples are Abarth ad OSCA: they indeed made "fuoriserie" but they are not coachbuilders.
LSR. Yes, it is in the book, under "Montecatini". I just forgot about it.
Giuliano Giuliani's Formula 850 03T, presented in 1977, had an aluminum body by "Gigi Benetti from Capogalliano". I don't know if he was just a panel beater or a coachbuilder...
I have some names:
AG Fiat 500A
- Baldelli
- Drogo
- Nembo
- Neri & Bonacini
Automobile Sportive Romane
Brovarone Cisitalia
- Patriarca
- Aguzzoli
- Laverda (motorhome)
- Savigliano
- Poccardi
- Biondetti
- Belmondo
Moto Torino Volkswagen
Snichelotto Fiat 500B
Cabi-Cattaneo Gilco 6C 2500
Ollearo Fiat 500
- Cedemar
- De Pietri
- Ever Young
- Monza 400 (Lamborghini based)
Carlo Mauri Alfa Romeo 1750
Sorry, Carlo Mauri already listed as Mauri
Thank you! Some are already listed under other names, some are not actually coachbuilders (e.g. CABI-Cattaneo was a tubualr chassis specialist), but some very interesting clues are among your list.
Can you, please, tell me something more about Automobile Sportive Romane, Moto Torino and the Monza 400?
Thanks again!
Automobili Romane Sportie (ARS) made the U1 Coupè, an Alfa Romeo engined car.
According to my info, the body was done by Filacchione and the car was built by Patriarca.
(http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2010-38/solved-45-of-all-ars-u1-by-bruno-patriarca/msg33516/#msg33516)
Monza 400 was the name given to Neri & Bonacini's Lamborghini
Moto Torino coachbuilt a VW Bettle and this:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2015-44/hubert-brundages-nardi-formula-junior-1958-vw-formel-v-prototype/msg361263/#msg361263
"Ever Young" and "Moto Torino" are very hard to be googled (thousand non-automotive references) and I don't know nothing at all abut them.
Can anybody tell me something more? Or better address my search?
Quote from: Paul Jaray on May 09, 2016, 06:04:38 AM
Moto Torino coachbuilt a VW Bettle and this:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2015-44/hubert-brundages-nardi-formula-junior-1958-vw-formel-v-prototype/msg361263/#msg361263
I'd guess that the Formula V is bodied by "Motto" Torino. Rocco Motto was an aluminum specialist and a usual supplier of Nardi.
But I don't think the Beetle spider is by Motto. This "Moto Torino" still is unknown to me.
Moto Torino I´ve found at "Verschillende Vw-types" site
EverYoung I´d found in a Trump Card. I have to find my Trump Card collection at mom´s house, but attached a Picture from internet, sorry for the very bad resolution.
Moto Torino
Quote from: jotage21 on May 09, 2016, 11:26:39 AM
EverYoung I´d found in a Trump Card. I have to find my Trump Card collection at mom´s house, but attached a Picture from internet, sorry for the very bad resolution.
:) That's the Fiat 127 Every by Michelotti.
Reliablity of the sources is always a hard point when writing a book. You can't imagine how many misspells I found in double-cheking the names in the book. And I'm afraid of how many I've not found...
OK. And I think that Trump Cards are the source with less reliablity :)
There was a coachbuilder from Mogliano Veneto who bodied this Fiat 500 A sport with some aluminum taken from an american airplane (and reinforced with steel taken from some chairs stolen from a bar!)
Unfortunately my source doesn't report its name...The car was (or still is) owned by Piero Mossenta.
Great finding today!
Crossing some sources, I identified the name of the first Italian coachbuilder. He is a craftsman from Padua - Domenico Calore - which built in 1894 the body for Professor Enrico Bernardi's tricycle. Being it built a few months before Karl Benz's one, Domenico Calore is also the first man in the automotive history to build a body for a self-moving, combustion-engine-propelled vehicle.
Rather unbelivable that his name is almost completely forgotten today!
Quote from: als15 on May 14, 2016, 05:51:03 PM
Being it built a few months before Karl Benz's one, Domenico Calore is also the first man in the automotive history to build a body for a self-moving, combustion-engine-propelled vehicle.
1894 is nine years after Carl Benz' first test drives, and eight years after Gottlieb Daimler ordered the coach at Wagenbaufabrik Wilhelm Wimpff & Sohn for his first Motorkutsche. ???
Quote from: Wendax on May 15, 2016, 02:44:13 AM
Quote from: als15 on May 14, 2016, 05:51:03 PM
Being it built a few months before Karl Benz's one, Domenico Calore is also the first man in the automotive history to build a body for a self-moving, combustion-engine-propelled vehicle.
1894 is nine years after Carl Benz' first test drives, and eight years after Gottlieb Daimler ordered the coach at Wagenbaufabrik Wilhelm Wimpff & Sohn for his first Motorkutsche. ???
You are right. I made I mistake.
Prof. Bernardi indeed built his first tricycle in 18
84, a few months before Benz.
But going deeper into the coachbuilding side of the story, it would be hard to believe that any coachbuilder actually contributed, as this first vehicle is very basic, without a real body: just a board with wheels and engine.
So, when Calore is said to "have coachbuilt all Prof. Bernardi's vehicles" I would rather guess we could consider only the serial production, that indeed begun in 18
94, after some further experiments.
Therefore, Domenico Calore is for sure the first one to have coachbuilt a car completely made in Italy.
The first car sold in Italy was a Peugeot Type 3. It was assembled in late 1892 by Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno, but I believe that the body was coming from France, as all the other parts.
Giuseppe Ricordi begun importing the Benz Velo in 1894 and having them bodied (before establishing his own coach-building workshop, in 1898) by Belloni.
Who was the first? I'd say anyway Calore, as he started cooperating with Bernardi years before Ricordi displayed in Milan the first Benz, but I'll dig more to be sure.
What about Dino Cognolato's Carrozzeria Nova Rinascente in Vigonza?
All replicas or restorations. He never made original cars, AFAIK.
Quote from: als15 on January 05, 2016, 04:48:57 AM
This time I need the support of a Bugatti specialist.
I bumped into records of two Italian coachbuilt Bugattis that looks impossible to find anywhere:
- Carrozzeria Pattaro & Pesce entered a Bugatti at the 1950 Lido di Venezia concourse d'elegance. Any picture of it?
- Carrozzeria Vertua is supposed to have coachbuilt a Bugatti Torpedo in 1926 (the car is still around). Any info on this company?
Carrozzeria Vértua, Via Muratori 5 in Milan, coachbuilt a Bugatti Type 30. There is a nice article in a magazine I'm reading right now ;)
Can you tell me which car is it?
The answer is probably very easy, but it looks I'm tired and I can't recognize it... :scratch: It's driving me crazy...
An Audi Q7 turned into a funeral car.
Q7! Yes. I spent hours around smaller cars, but it is indeed a Q7! Many thanks.
:)
About Bonora,
QuoteBonora (Torino - ?-1922)
is it possible that is Giuseppe Bonora from Bologna, Via Maggiore 185, the same Bonora that held the patent for the inlets used for fast refuelling during races, known as the Maserati Type? The same Bonora that coachbuilt this:
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/solved-autopuzzles/solved-pj693-mm-racing-car-bodied-by-bonora-around-1939/msg390852/#msg390852
No idea...the MM car was 15 years later and in Bologna.
The guy from Turin was Menotti Bonora (not Giuseppe) and run at leat 3 companies: Carrozzeria Bonora (until 1922), Carrozzeria Vittoria (1922-1923, same name of Viberti's first company, but no connection with him) and Carrozzeria Aquila (1923-?).
I believe he is not the same.
But I've also no info about the one based in Bologna and making the MM (and I'm not very sure about the only source that mentions him).
They are not the same, then.
The MM (and Giuseppe Bonora) is also featured in the book "Moto Bolognesi degli anni 1930-1945" ( Campigotto Antonio - Grandi Maura - Ruffini Enrico ) with a couple of pictures.
Do you have this book or do you know what extactly says about Bonora? Was he a coachbuilder?
Almost done! The book is at the printer. They are working and it will be available by the end of January.
Meanwhile, I'm also making something more. A special edition and some artwork about Italian coachbuilding.
This is the first, a limited edition of 25 copies of an aluminum panel, 70x32 cm, showing the evolution of Italian car shapes.
Let me know if somebody will pre-order one (the price is 100 € plus shipping).
Congratulations, that's a big job! Is the price of the Limited Edition 100 Euros, or is that the cost of the 'regular' edition please?
The regular edition (2 volumes 23x32 cm, 644 pages, with hardbound in metallic paper and slipcase in cardboard) will cost 150 €.
The limited edition, with fine canvas bound, wooden slipcase and some more feature still in definition, will cost 450 € (100 numbered and signed copies only, 50 in Italian and 50 in English).
100 € is the price for the "Italian style evolution" artwork: a 70x32 aluminum panel like this picture. 25 copies available.
Great, thank you for the clarification.