#Cisitalia

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Cisitalia-Ford 808 XF Coupé, 1952, by Ghia. Designed by Aldo Brovarone, an early example of an attempt to use American engineering wrapped in Italian bodywork. The engine was Ford's 215ci OHV straight-6 modified by Cisitalia. Carrozzeria Ghia made 2 coupés and Vignale made a cabriolet but plans for series production of cars that would be sold by Ford in the US and Cisitalia is Europe were never realised.

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Cisitalia 202 SMM Nuvolari Spyder 1955. - source Car & Classic.

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1947 Cisitalia 202 Aerodynamica Berlinetta

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Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Ghia ( 1 of 10). 

The Alfa Romeo 1900 was Alfa Romeo's first production model after the Second World War. Smaller and more compact than the pre-war 6C 2500, it featured a 1,975 cc DOHC in-line four-cylinder engine with Weber carburettors, five-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with double A-arms, coil springs and hydraulic dampers, live axle rear suspension with trailing links, and four-wheel drum brakes. It was introduced as a saloon in 1950, and a year later the sportier 1900C Sprint Coupé was introduced with a shorter wheelbase. Alfa Romeo continued to squeeze more power out of the two-litre engine, with the Super Sprint version eventually producing 115 bhp. Ghia designed around 10 different body styles on the 1900C chassis.

Our Alfa Romeo 1900C "Super Sprint" is a very rare and unusual "concept car", built during the golden era of Carrozerria Ghia. Only 10 of these stunning examples were built, each one different from the last. By modifying the headlights, bumpers, rear lights and interior, Ghia managed to make each car unique. The particularly futuristic design was the work of Giovanni Savonuzzi, who was respected for his work at Cisitalia, where he was a designer, but soon proved his worth at Ghia and became chief designer. This example is undoubtedly one of the rarest 1900s built. For chassis number 01838, Savonuzzi designed the so-called "floating headlights", which seem to float in the air intake opening. On the other hand, the panoramic windscreen and the modest tail fins give it a slightly American touch. The engine is a cast-iron 1308 block of 1975 cc and 115 bhp, with an aluminium cylinder head, twin overhead camshafts and twin Webers. The underlying chassis and drivetrain is a much sought-after 1900SS from Alfa Romeo, the steering wheel and extremely smooth 5-speed gearbox are courtesy of Nardi, and the wheels are the original Borrani 400MMs that were sometimes used by early competition Ferrari’s.

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Cisitalia 202B Abarth by Allemano

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Cisitalia Type 202 SMM 🇮🇹

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History repeating: 1951 Cisitalia 303 DF

When Piero Dusio, the founder of Cisitalia, realized that profits were very slim, if not nonexistent, with the 202, he tried to leverage the Fiat platform to bring cost savings to production. However, even this did not work. In the post-war car market, the demand for luxury cars was very limited and already covered by many prestigious brands. Entering such a niche was an extremely challenging…

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1952 Ford Cisitalia 808XF: The Forgotten Beauty That Will Captivate Your...

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1961 Cisitalia DF85 Coupé

My tumblr-blogs: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/germancarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/frenchcarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/englishcarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/italiancarssince1946 & https://www.tumblr.com/blog/japanesecarssince1947

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Cisitalia 1100 Sport

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Cisitalia 202 Spider

1947

photo: Michel Zumbrunn

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Cisitalia 202 Cabriolet 1947 by Pinin Farina. - source Amazing Classic Cars.

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Cisitalia 202 CMM – 1948

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1948 Cisitalia 202S MM Nuvolari Spider at the Copperstate 1000 sendoff.

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One Day in the Shop: June 17, 2009

Today’s image, a Cisitalia D46 in front of an Alfa TZ2, with tons of talent all around. This image features a large chunk of the top talent that was in place on Paradise Drive in 2009, and strikes me as appropriate timing, because I’m currently finishing up some work on an Abarth… a car from the company that acquired Cisitalia’s assets when it went bankrupt. From left to right, Tom Smith (RIP),…