Carlo Felice Bianchi "Cici" Anderloni (7 April 1916 – 7 August 2003) was an Italian automobile designer, known for several designs for the

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company. After studying at the

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he joined his father Felice Bianchi Anderloni (1882–1949) at his company

(1944) and subsequently led the design and production activities, after his father's death (1949). He was first involved in the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS coupe (1949) and the

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(in

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body). The company was discontinued (1966) and Anderloni joined

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as advisor and later, as designer. Later he was involved in the Associazione Italiana per la Storia dell'Automobile, was a frequently used judge at the

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exhibitions, and led the Touring registry (1995-).

Literature

* Giacomo Tavoletti, ''Il signor Touring: Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni'' (

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, 2004)Biography book
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Italian automobile designers 1916 births 2003 deaths Polytechnic University of Milan alumni {{Automobile-bio-stub