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The De Tomaso City Car was a theme that has always interested coachbuilders: this proposal by Vignale has 2 + 2 seats with an opening tailgate and a folding rear seat to form a loading surface.
The De Tomaso City Car was compact and harmonious, it had to respond to the needs of the city: with good transport possibilities, agility in traffic and small for the best parking. Designed by Vignale, it was presented at the ’70 Turin Auto Show without mechanics. It was thought of engines from 400 to 700 cc.
The story of Carrozzeria Vignale represents one of the many somewhat forgotten success stories born against the backdrop of an Italy that was torn apart by the Second World War and which, starting from the end of the 1950s, was able to recover enough to know a real miracle. economical just a few years later.
Read part 1 The revolution by Savonuzzi The succession of prototypes made on behalf of Chrysler undoubtedly influenced the 1951 project by Piero Dusio,…
