User:Yubille/Alfredo Vignale
Alfredo Vignale | |
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| Born | June 15, 1913 |
| Died | November 16, 1969 (56) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Scuola Elementare Ludovico Antonio Muratori Pininfarina |
| Occupation | Designer |
| Employer | Pininfarina (1924-1948) |
| Known for | Automobile Designer. Founder of Carrozzeria Vignale |
Alfredo Vignale (June 15, 1913, Grugliasco, Province of Turin – November 16, 1969, Turin, Homonymous Province) was an Italian car designer and coachbuilder.
He was the founder of the automobile design house Carrozzeria Vignale specializing on design projects for car manufacturers, such as Fiat, Cisitalia, Lancia, Ferrari, Maserati, as well as Aston Martin, Cadillac, Chevrolet, or Tatra.[1]
Biography
[edit]Alfredo Vignale was born on June 15, 1913 in Grugliasco, Italy.[2] In 1924, he left school and started working as an apprentice panel-beater.
In 1930, he joined Stabilimenti Farina.[3]
In 1935, Vignale started his military service and was assigned to the medical corps of a military hospital in Rome.
He worked for Battista Farina until 1948 when he founded his design house Carrozzeria Vignale.[4]
He passed away in Turin on November 16, 1969, due to a traffic accident. At the time of his death, he had received an offer from the Italo-Argentine industrialist Alejandro De Tomaso to acquire his company, which was finalized a few weeks after his death. Finally, his firm was transferred in 1973 to the Ford Motor Company, who decided to end its operations in 1974.
Notable models
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Cisitalia 202 CMM Vignale -
Cisitalia 202 Cabriolet -
Cisitalia 202 Vignale 1949 -
Packard Eight
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Ferrari 195 Coupé -
Ferrari 212 MM Vignale -
Ferrari 340 America -
Ferrari 212 Export Barchetta
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Ferrari 212 Inter Convertible -
Lancia Aurelia B52 -
Cunningham C3 Cabriolet -
Cunningham C3 Coupé
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Ferrari 212 Inter Berlinetta -
Ferrari 225 Coupé -
Ferrari 225 S Vignale -
OSCA MT4 Coupé Vignale
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Fiat 8V Vignale -
Fiat 850 Special -
Fiat 125 Samantha -
Fiat 1500 Coupé Argentina
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Source: [5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ QUO, Redacción (2015-10-26). "Alfredo Vignale, constructor de sueños". Quo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ QUO, Redacción (2015-10-26). "Alfredo Vignale, constructor de sueños". Quo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Woodhams, Ulric (2019-05-04). "Alfredo Vignale | Life & Times". The Jensen Museum. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Andreas (2021-12-27). "The story of Carrozzeria Vignale". www.carrozzieri-italiani.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Photo Gallery