Michele Ansaldi was an Italian automobile engineer, designer, and industrialist. He is known for creating the
Ansaldi
Ansaldi was an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in Milan in 1904 by Michele Ansaldi an engineer, designer, and industrialist. The only car they produced was sold as the F.I.A.T. Brevetti after the company was taken over in 1905.
In 1904 t ...
automobile in Milan in 1904 which became the
F.I.A.T. Brevetti, and for co-founding the
S.P.A. (Società Piemontese Automobili) in Turin in 1906 which manufactured cars, commercial vehicles, aero engines and military vehicles.
Ansaldi
In 1904 he founded the
Ansaldi
Ansaldi was an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in Milan in 1904 by Michele Ansaldi an engineer, designer, and industrialist. The only car they produced was sold as the F.I.A.T. Brevetti after the company was taken over in 1905.
In 1904 t ...
automobile company in Milan which manufactured a small car with a
Fiat 10/12 HP engine. It featured the world's first 'pre-formed' chassis, plus a
drive shaft and
differential unit with bevelled gears and
universal joint
A universal joint (also called a universal coupling or U-joint) is a joint or coupling connecting rigid shafts whose axes are inclined to each other. It is commonly used in shafts that transmit rotary motion. It consists of a pair of hinges ...
s.
In 1905 Fiat bought Ansaldi and launched the car as the Fiat-Ansaldi 10-12 HP. In 1906 it was renamed the Fiat Brevetti, and production continued until 1912 with the Fiat Brevetti 2.
Anamera, Profile of 1907 Fiat Brevetti Landualet
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S.P.A. (Società Piemontese Automobili)
On 12 June 1906 Matteo Ceirano
Matteo Ceirano (1870 in Cuneo – 19 March 1941 in Torino) was an Italian businessman in the early automobile industry who co-founded the manufacturers Ceirano; Itala Fabbrica Automobili in 1904 and Società Piemontese Automobili (S.P.A. ...
and Michele Ansaldi founded the S.P.A. (Società Piemontese Automobili) in Turin. It had significant success manufacturing a range of automobiles, military vehicles and aero-engines. Ansaldi left in 1912 (or 1916). It was bought by FIAT in 1926 although it continued manufacturing military and commercial vehicles until 1947 when it was fully merged in FIAT.
See also
* Ceirano GB & C
* Itala
Itala was a car manufacturer based in Turin, Italy, from 1904 to 1934, started by Matteo Ceirano and five partners in 1903.
Ceirano family background
The Ceirano brothers, Giovanni Battista Ceirano, Giovanni Battista, Giovanni Ceirano, Giovanni ...
, car manufacturer based in Turin from 1904-1934, started in 1903 by Matteo Ceirano and five partners
References
*This article contains some information translated from the French Wikipedia.
External links
Image of 1907 Fiat Brevetti Landualet
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Italian automotive pioneers
Fiat