Industry Automotive Website castagnamilano.com | Services custom-built vehicles | |
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Key people Carlo Castagna (Founder) Type of business Società a responsabilità limitata | ||
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Carrozzeria Castagna is an Italian coachbuilding company based in Milan, Italy
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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: Isotta Fraschini, Duesenberg, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, and Mercedes-Benz.
The original company ceased in 1954
The famous company name was revived twice in the 1990s.
The latest works of the company include the Mini (BMW).
References
Carrozzeria Castagna Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA