Andreas, Author at www.carrozzieri-italiani.com

A closer look 8 March 2024

The Chevrolet Corvette Moray: the American-Italian Dream

The Chevrolet Corvetto Moray, a collaboration between Italdesign Giugiaro and the Corvette, is an extreme yet elegant sports car. Its pure profile, inspired by flowing waves and highlighted by long, tapering headlights, defines its sleek appearance. The gull-wing door window half dome, functioning as both side window and roof, opens dramatically, enhancing access to the passenger compartment. This fusion of design and practicality embodies the seamless blend of artistry and engineering in the Corvetto Moray.

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News 16 December 2021

Ares Design latest One-Off: The Porsche 992 Targa

Three years after the 2018 991 GT3 Targa, the luxury Italian coachbuilder ARES Modena had the chance to work again on Porsche’s droptop and the result of its creative effort is the Porsche 992 Targa by ARES.

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A closer look 7 March 2024

The Fiat 8V

In March 1952, Fiat surprised the world at the Geneva Motor Show with the Fiat 8V. A two-seater sports car that was also designed as a racing car. What was surprising was that Fiat had not shown any interest in re-entering the racing scene up to this point.

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Interviews 29 October 2021

Interview with Mikael Lindberg: Koenigsegg designer and artist

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Events 21 January 2022

Classic Gala Schwetzingen 2021 best of

The 17th Int. Concours d’Elegance Automobile 2021 in Schwetzingen ended in triumph! Among the protagonists were numerous cars bodied and designed by Italian coachbuilders.…

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The story behind 31 January 2023

The Partnership between Ferrari & Vignale

Like Vignale, Enzo Ferrari had founded his small factory based in Maranello in 1946 and had come into contact with the Turin coachbuilder through Franco Cornacchia, well-known owner of Scuderia Guastalla and trustee of the Cavallino brand in Milan. The two manufacturers were united by some peculiar personal characteristics, which saw them both excel in the exasperated dedication to their work.

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Gallery 24 January 2023

Ranking The 20 Greatest Concept Cars by Bertone

Bertone was probably the most innovative and certainly the most courageous coachbuilder in the automotive history. We’ve tried to rank them, here are the 20 greatest concept cars made by Bertone. We are aware that you will not always agree with us, so let us know what are your favourite one’s in the comment section.

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News 16 December 2021

Pininfarina Presents Teorema, Its First Ever 100% Virtually Developed Concept Car

Turin, July 14, 2021 – Pininfarina paves the way to the future through a futuristic and daring Virtual Concept Car, TEOREMA, completely developed by…

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The story behind 22 February 2024

The Partnership between Ghia & Chrysler

There are in the history of companies, just as in the history of nations, certain fateful episodes, which have an influence on the course of events well in excess of their actual importance. Chrysler’s request to Ghia to build for them, to their design, a special body on a Plymouth chassis, is one of these episodes.

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Designers 16 April 2023

Sergio Sartorelli: Designer of Dreams

Designer Sergio Sartorelli was born in Alessandria in 1928; he took the degree in Mechanical Engineering at the “Politecnico” of Turin and soon became interested in cars.

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The story behind 16 December 2021

This is how Ghia stole the De Tomaso Vallelunga from Fissore

The De Tomaso Vallelunga was presented as a concept car at the Turin Motor Show in 1964. De Tomaso initially intended to sell the Vallelunga project to some other car group, primarily Ford. However, no car manufacturer was interested in the purchase, so De Tomaso decided to build the car at its own expense. Production of the model was then assigned to Ghia. The design was instead the work of the Fissore bodywork.

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Events 16 December 2021

Automobiles with Ghia-Design wanted

The international Concours d’Elegance ASC-Classic-Gala Schwetzingen from 3 to 5 September 2021 is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of this creative Italian coachbuilding company and invites owners of rare Ghia automobiles to enter the Concours d’Elegance 2021, for which a separate trophy “Centennario Ghia 2021” has been created. Entries have already been received, promising a special Ghia show.

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