Carrozzeria Allemano (established 1928, discontinued 1965) was an

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, owned by Serafino Allemano. Allemano made various cars based on their own designs. They also built externally designed vehicles, such as those by

Giovanni Michelotti Giovanni Michelotti (6 October 1921 – 23 January 1980) was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century. His notable contributions were for Ferrari, Lancia, Maserati and Triumph marques. He was also associated with ...

Automobiles created

Some of the earlier cars Carrozzeria Allemano created were the

Ferrari 166 S :''See also the 166 Inter GT car'' :''See also the 166 MM Berlinetta Le Mans'' :''See also the Ferrari-Abarth 166 MM/53'' The Ferrari 166 S was a sports racing car built by Ferrari between 1948 and 1953, an evolution of its ''Colombo'' V12-powe ...

(which won the 1948

Mille Miglia The Mille Miglia (, ''Thousand Miles'') was an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927 by the young Counts Francesco Mazzotti and Aymo Maggi, which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen before World ...

with

Clemente Biondetti Clemente Biondetti (18 October 1898 – 24 February 1955) was an Italian auto racing driver. Born into a working-class family, Biondetti raced motorcycles before turning to automobiles where he had greater success. Biography Born in Buddusò, Sa ...

behind the wheel), Alfa Romeo 2500 (1950) and

Lancia Aurelia The Lancia Aurelia is a car produced by Italian manufacturer Lancia from 1950 to the summer of 1958. It is noted for using one of the first series-production V6 engines. Several body styles were offered: 4-door saloon, 2-door GT coupé (B20), ...

(1952). The

Cisitalia 202 Cisitalia was an Italian sports and racing car brand. The name "Cisitalia" derives from "Compagnia Industriale Sportiva Italia", a business conglomerate founded in Turin in 1946 and controlled by the wealthy industrialist and sportsman Piero Dusio ...

Berlinetta (#105, 1951) was designed by

Carrozzeria Scaglietti Carrozzeria Scaglietti () was an Italian automobile design and coachbuilding company active in the 1950s. It was founded by Sergio Scaglietti in 1951 as an automobile repair concern, but was located across the road from Ferrari in Maranello outsid ...

and built by Allemano. For

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, Allemano created three

Fiat 1100 The Fiat 1100 is a small family car produced from 1953 until 1969 by the Italian manufacturer Fiat. It was an all-new unibody replacement for the Fiat 1100 E, which descended from the pre-war, body-on-frame Fiat 508 C Balilla 1100. The 1100 was ...

TV (by

, 1954), the

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(1955-1958), a few

Abarth Abarth & C. S.p.A. () is an Italian racing and road car maker and performance division founded by Italo-Austrian Carlo Abarth in 1949. Abarth & C. S.p.A. is owned by Stellantis through its Italian subsidiary. Its logo is a shield with a styliz ...

750,

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and Fiat 2200. Some of the Fiat 600 designs were also used by Abarth and

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. For

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, it made 21 Maserati A6G/54 coupés; four coupés, including the 1957 prototype of

Maserati 3500 GT The Maserati 3500 GT (''Tipo 101'') and the Maserati 3500 GT Spyder (''Tipo 101/C'') are 2-door coupé and convertible grand tourers made by Italian car manufacturer Maserati between 1957 and 1964. It was a seminal vehicle for Maserati as the comp ...

and 22

Maserati 5000 GT The Maserati 5000 GT is a 2-door coupé car, made by Italian automobile manufacturer Maserati from 1959–1966. A total of thirty-four were produced with bodies made by eight different Italian coach builders. The first car in the ''Tipo 103'' ser ...

coupés (1959-1965). All of them designed by Michelotti. For

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, it built the

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(1963) designed by

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. There was also a

Jaguar XK140 The Jaguar XK140 is a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1954 and 1957 as the successor to the XK120. Upgrades included more interior space, improved brakes, rack and pinion steering, increased suspension travel, and telescopic shock a ...

; an

Aston Martin DB2/4 The Aston Martin DB2/4 is a grand tourer produced by Aston Martin from 1953 until 1957. It was available as a 2+2 hatchback saloon, drophead coupé (DHC) and 2-seat fixed-head coupé. A small number of Bertone bodied spiders were commissioned ...

(1953); a

Panhard Panhard was a French motor vehicle manufacturer that began as one of the first makers of automobiles. It was a manufacturer of light tactical and military vehicles. Its final incarnation, now owned by Renault Trucks Defense, was formed ...

Dyna; as well as

Renault Dauphine The Renault Dauphine () is a rear-engine design, rear-engined economy car manufactured by Renault in a single body style – a Three-box styling, three-box, 4-door sedan (car), sedan – as the successor to the Renault 4CV; more than two ...

specials. 1948-04-24 Mille Miglia Ferrari 166 sn003S winner Biondetti Navone.jpg, An Allemano bodied

winning the 1948

in Italy 1956 Maserati A6G 2000 Allemano Coupe - fvl1.jpg, Maserati A6G 2000 Coupé 1958 Abarth 750 Allemano.jpg, Abarth 750 1959 Maserati 5000 GT Allemano at 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed (14324394500).jpg, Maserati 5000 GT 1962 Abarth 1000 Scorpione Coupé Allemano.jpg, Abarth 1000 Scorpione Coupé Panhard Dyna X86.jpg, Panhard Dyna ATS 2500-GT Front-view.JPG, ATS 2500 GT

Notable designers

Giovanni Savonuzzi Giovanni Savonuzzi (Ferrara 28 January 1911 – Ferrara 18 February 1988) was an Italian automobile designer. Savonuzzi received a degree in mechanical engineering from Politecnico di Torino in 1939 and worked for Fiat Aviazione and taught in a ...

References

External links

Coachbuild.com Encyclopedia: Allemano
{{Coachbuilders of Italy Allemano Turin motor companies Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of Italy Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1928 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1965 Italian companies established in 1928 1965 disestablishments in Italy