Carrozzeria Castagna is an Italian

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company based in

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History

The company history began in 1849 when Carlo Castagna bought the Ferrari coachbuilding business. Carrozzeria Castagna built the first coach automobile with a combustion engine (Benz quadricycle). Later the company worked with larger car manufacturers, including:

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, and

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. The original company ceased in 1954. File:Lancia Astura front.jpg File:Lancia Astura rear.jpg Alfa 40-60 HP Aerodinamica.jpg, 1913 ALFA 40/60 HP Aerodinamica 1939 Alfa Pomeo 6C Castagna Berlinetta - fvr.jpg, 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C Castagna Berlinetta Isotta-Fraschini_Tipo_8A_Castagna_Landaulet.jpg, 1928 Castagna Imperial Landaulet (Isotta Fraschini chassis)

Revival

The company name was revived twice in the 1990s. In 1994, the Carrozzeria Castagna name was bought by a businessman Uberto Petra and Gioacchino Acampora, the latter an Italian automotive designer who created all of the recent projects of Castagna Milano, starting from the re-body of an

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as an Alfa Romeo Vittoria Castagna. The latest works of the company include a series of customised runabout and wood-panelled cars based on

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and

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List of cars designed by Gioacchino Acampora at Castagna Milano: * 1995 Alfa Romeo Vittoria, based on

* 1995 Maserati Auge concept car, based on

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and revised in 2002 * 2003 Castagna G.C., also called "Ginevra" * 2003 Castagna Rossellini, based on

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* 2004 Mini SUWagon * 2004 Mini Woody * 2005 Castagna Aria, based on Ferrari 575M * 2005

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* 2005 Mini CrossUP * 2005 Mini Tender * 2006 Castagna Imperial Landaulet * 2007 Fiat 500 Woody Wagon * 2007 Castagna Aznom, based on

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* 2008 Fiat Tender Two EV, based on

* 2015

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Ischia * 2016

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Tiberio Taxi

References

External links

Castagnamilano.com: Castagna Milano websiteCoachbuild.com Encyclopedia: Castagna
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