Carrozzeria Castagna
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| Company type | Società a responsabilità limitata |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | Milan, Italy (1849) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Carlo Castagna (Founder) |
| Services | custom-built vehicles |
| Website | castagnamilano.com |
Carrozzeria Castagna is an Italian coachbuilding company based in Milan, Italy
History
The company history began in 1849 when Carlo Castagna bought the Ferrari coachbuilding business. Carrozzeria Castagna built the first coach automobile with a combustion engine (Benz quadricycle).
Later the company worked with larger car manufacturers, including: Isotta Fraschini, Duesenberg, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, and Mercedes-Benz.[1]
The original company ceased in 1954[2]
The famous company name was revived twice in the 1990s.[3]
The latest works of the company include the Mini (BMW).[1]
References
- ^ a b "12.03.2006 Carrozzeria Castagna". italiaspeed.com. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- ^ "Carrozzeria Castagna & C." coachbuild.com. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ^ "Carrozzeria Castagna S.r.l." globalautoindex.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castagna vehicles.
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