Carrozzeria Castagna

Carrozzeria Castagna is an Italian coachbuilding company based in Milan, Italy.

Carrozzeria Castagna S.r.l.
TypeSocietà a responsabilità limitata
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedMilan, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (1849)
FounderCarlo Castagna
Headquarters
Milan
,
Italy
Key people
Uberto Petra (co-owner) Gioacchino Acampora (chief designer & co-owner)[1]
Servicescustom-built vehicles
Websitecastagnamilano.com

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.[2] The original company ceased in 1954.[3]

  • A 1933 Lancia Astura Series II with a Castagna body


  • 1913 ALFA 40/60 HP Aerodinamica
    1913 ALFA 40/60 HP Aerodinamica
  • 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C Castagna Berlinetta
    1939 Alfa Romeo 6C Castagna Berlinetta
  • 1928 Castagna Imperial Landaulet (Isotta Fraschini chassis)
    1928 Castagna Imperial Landaulet (Isotta Fraschini chassis)

Revival

The company name was revived twice in the 1990s.[4] In 1994, the Carrozzeria Castagna name was bought by a businessman Uberto Petra and Gioacchino Acampora, the latter an Italian automotive designer who created all of the recent projects of Castagna Milano, starting from the re-body of an Alfa Romeo 75 3.0 V6 as an Alfa Romeo Vittoria Castagna.[1][5] The latest works of the company include a series of customised runabout and wood-panelled cars based on Fiat 500 and Mini.[2][6]

2003 Castagna Rossellini
2006 Castagna Imperial Landaulet

List of cars designed by Gioacchino Acampora at Castagna Milano:[1][7]

References
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  11. "Castagna Milano unveils a true Fiat 500 convertible". motor1.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  12. "Castagna Tiberio is a mad Fiat 500L-based open top taxi". autoexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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