Viberti is an Italian manufacturer of

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and former producer of

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and

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History

The company was founded in 1922 to build civilian and military transport vehicles and was a supplier to the Italian armed forces during

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. One of its products was the ''

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'' armored car, but Viberti was better known by its integral ''Monotral'' chassisless self-supporting coaches and buses. Viberti also made the ''Vi-Vi''

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from 1955 until 1957 in alliance with the

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producer

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. In 2011 the trademark Viberti was sold to the Italian manufacturer Acerbi. Since 2016 Viberti is part of the

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manufacturing group Wielton.

References

External links

Viberti webpage
Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Turin Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1922 Italian companies established in 1922 Italian brands {{Motorcycle-stub

History

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