Aguzzoli
Aguzzoli was a short-lived Italy, Italian manufacturer of racecar, racing and sports cars during the early 1960s. History Sergio Aguzzoli (12 May 1929 – 31 August 2008) was born in a family of Meat industry, meat entrepreneurs. However, he was more interested in car racing, and in the mid-1950s he participated in various local and national competitions in Italy, including four editions of the Mille Miglia. In 1955 he had become a partner of the Alfa Romeo dealership in Parma. Around this time he started preparing go-karts, after which he decided to move on to the creation of a full-scale, handmade race car. In 1962 he and his business partner, former Ferrari technician and test driver Luigi Bertocco, founded in Parma "Aguzzoli & Co." and started designing the first sports car; Aguzzoli christened it ''Condor'' which was his nickname since his childhood. The intention of the two partners was to use Aguzzoli's funds and Bertocco's know-how to create a few Alfa Romeo-powered race ...
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Carrozzeria Sports Cars
Carrozzeria Sports Cars was a small ''carrozzeria'' in Modena, Italy which produced sports and racing car bodies from 1960 until 1971. The company was founded by one-time Formula One driver, Piero Drogo along with coachbuilders Lino Marchesini and Celso Cavalieri. As the public face of the company, Drogo's name became synonymous with the cars produced by C.S.C., which are often referred to as "Drogo" bodies or designs. The workshop constructed bodies for many companies, racing teams and individuals including Scuderia Ferrari, Scuderia Serenissima, Iso (automobile), Iso and Giotto Bizzarrini. Financial difficulties led to the closure of Carrozzeria Sports Cars in 1971. History Carrozzeria Sports Cars began in 1960, when Piero Drogo entered into a partnership in Lino Marchesini and Celso Cavalieri's preexisting company, "Marchesini & Cavalieri S.d.f". Shortly thereafter, the business' name was changed to "Sports Cars Carrozzeria di Marchesini, Cavalieri e Drogo S.d.f." This busine ...
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