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frenchcurious · 3 months
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Ferrari 166 MM Spider Series II by Vignale 1953. - source Cars & Motorbikes Stars of the Golden era.
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humanoidhistory · 4 months
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1966 AMC Vignale concept car.
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What a difference 65 years makes juxtaposition of Maserati 3500 GT Spyder, 1959 & Maserati GranCabrio, 2024. Vignale made 242 GT Spyders, which, like the new GranCabrio, were based on a hardtop coupé, the AM101 series 3500 GT. The new generation GranCabrio is based on the M189 GranTurismo
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mensfactory · 9 months
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1963 Maserati 3500 Vignale Spider
Courtesy: HYMAN LTD.
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diabolus1exmachina · 10 months
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Siata 208 CS ( 1 of 6). 
Societá Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori (SIATA) created a marvelous assortment of machinery in its 45-year history under the guidance of the Ambrosini family. Founded by Giorgio Ambrosini in 1926, Siata specialized in performance modifications for Fiats, creating the overhead-valve conversions, multi-speed gearboxes, superchargers, and multi-carb intakes that competitive Italians wanted for their diminutive cars. The Italian auto giant conspicuously ignored—with few exceptions—the high-performance market as the Agnellis concentrated their empire around sensible, reliable, and mass-produced cars of small proportions.Siata received substantial financial assistance from Fiat following the Second World War, and by 1949 they were producing small automobiles which wore custom, house-labeled coachwork. Firmly grafted to Fiat and its engineering, Siata took a giant leap forward with the arrival of Rudolf Hruska in 1950. Hruska had worked in Porsche’s design office before the war and later collaborated with Carlo Abarth on Piero Dusio’s Cisitalia Grand Prix project. Fiat itself plotted its re-entry to the top ranks of Italian performance automobiles in 1950 with the introduction of their two-liter V-8 (dubbed "Otto Vu"), whose development was entrusted to Siata and executed in total secrecy by Hruska’s team.
The unusual oversquare, 70-degree V-8 engine featured all-aluminum castings with wedge-shaped combustion chambers. Induction was through a pair of dual-throat, downdraft Weber carburetors. With its high-revving short-stroke design and 8.5:1 compression ratio, prodigious power was channeled through a four-speed manual gearbox. Hruska planted the engine into a tubular chassis, and this became the basis of Fiat’s 8V.
Debuting at the 1952 Geneva Salon, the 8V caused an absolute sensation perhaps best equated to a meltdown of Italy’s motoring press. For many, the Siata-developed, Fiat-badged supercar defied belief. In particular, the advanced chassis featured a fully independent suspension with coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers at all four corners and was a marvelously sophisticated platform for its time, with supple and predictable handling that amazed drivers accustomed to the rigidly sprung, “flex-framed,” live-axle sports cars of the time.
Approximately 200 Tipo 104 engines were made to supply the 114 8V examples which Fiat ultimately produced. Eighty-five or so surplus engines were thusly returned to Siata, which seized the opportunity to supply them with additional house-made upgrades and implant them into the very chassis from which the earth-shattering Otto Vu had been developed.
The resulting Siata 208 CS was available as an attractive barchetta-like Spider or streamlined berlinetta, which Siata commissioned from a small pool of local coachbuilders including Bertone, Vignale, and Stabilimenti Farina. It is said that Siata openly encouraged the carryover of major styling details which these same companies were providing to Ferrari during the same period.
Perhaps the shapeliest design ever rendered upon the 208 CS, however, was executed by Balbo of Turin. Just nine berlinettas were made, of which only six examples are known to remain extant.
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utwo · 2 years
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Ferrari Vignale Cabriolet
© N. Kalikow
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italiancarssince1946 · 6 months
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1958 Vignale Alfa Romeo 2000 Coupé
My tumblr-blogs: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/germancarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/frenchcarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/englishcarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/italiancarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/japanesecarssince1947
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retromania4ever · 5 months
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This is the tiny, glorious 1953 Ferrari 625 TF 🇮🇹. Only 3 exemples were built, 2 spiders, and thus beautiful Coupe, with coachwork by Vignale.
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nicholask-la · 2 months
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From August, 2022
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classicvirus · 4 months
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Endless summer: 1963 Fiat 500 Elegance by Savio
Felice Mario Boano, one of the most famous Italian coachbuilders of his time, was the first – while working at Ghia – to propose the ‘Spiaggina’ version based on Fiat utility vehicles. These special versions, without a roof and hood, were intended to be used as tenders for the wealthiest individuals of the time who needed a practical vehicle to use once they descended from their yachts. Of…
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Vignale bodied Studebaker by Michelotti - Bill Frick Special https://silodrome.com/bill-frick-special-gt/
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frenchcurious · 1 month
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Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Cabriolet 1951. - source Victor Dos Santos.
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teilix · 1 year
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1955 FIAT 1100 Turismo Veloce Series 1 Coupé, coachwork by Carrozzeria Vignale, in a private collection in Bremen. A one-off, designed by Giovanni Michelotti. #fiat1100tv #fiat1100tvvignale #fiat1100 #Fiat1100103 #GiovanniMichelotti #teilixfiat #teilixvignale #CarrozzeriaVignale #Vignale #rarecar #instafiat #classicfiat #fiatclassic #vintagefiat #italiancar #italiancars #classiccar #oldtimer #classiccaroftheday #CarPhotography #carworld #automotivephotography #FiatFriday #collectorscar #coachbuilt #carcollection #fiatcollection #asundaycarpic #fiatraritätenclub (hier: Bremen, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck5rR-_IReS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Triumph TR3 Italia Prototype, 1958, by Vignale. The Italia was the first Triumph designed by Michelotti (that’s his sketch). The prototype was built by Vignale based on the TR3 chassis and mechanical components. The "slope-nosed prototype" was shown at the Turin Motor Show of 1958 but the nose and rear roofline were altered for the second prototype which was the car that went into limited production as the Italia.
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mensfactory · 1 year
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1953 Ferrari 250 MM Spider,
Model bodied by Vignale,
Mathieu Heurtault, courtesy of Gooding & Company.
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diabolus1exmachina · 1 year
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Fiat 1300S Coupe (by Vignale). 
This 1965 Fiat 1300S coupe was part of a small production run by the Italian coachbuilder Vignale that was based on the contemporary Fiat 1300 Berlina sedan. Power is from a 1,295cc inline-four paired with a four-speed manual transmission, and the body is finished in metallic green over a red interior with a Nardi steering wheel, power-operated front windows, and a push-button radio. The two-door coupe was styled by Giovanni Michelotti. The cabin features red vinyl seat upholstery, black carpets, and a wood-trimmed dash. Amenities include power front windows, front and rear vent windows, and a radio with station preset buttons. The front backrests fold at an angle to ease entry to the rear seats. The 1,295cc inline-four used in the 1300s featured modifications by Giannini to its cylinder head, camshaft, carburetor, air filter, and exhaust system. Output was reportedly 66 horsepower when new.
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