Industry Automotive Website castagnamilano.com Founded 1849, Milan, Italy | Services custom-built vehicles Headquarters Milan, Italy | |
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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
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