229:
headlights were set far down in the front mask. The cooling air opening was oval in shape and had a grille. Pasquale Ermini started with the car in the 1948 Mille Miglia. He did not finish; the car was badly damaged in an accident. Ermini sold the accident-damaged car to
Camillo Rossi, who commissioned Carrozzeria Mariani to repair the body. Mariani designed a new front end with a square cooling air intake and a bulge above the rear wheels that interrupted the otherwise horizontal belt line. Rossi took part in the first edition of the Coppa della Toscana in 1949 with this car. The car exists today and still has the Mariani body.
217:
130:
470:
189:
body on a factory order. The body was designed as a hatchback coupé with smooth sides. The wide, fully covered B-pillar continued seamlessly into the rear fenders. The A-pillar was exceptionally steep; the windshield was divided in two by a central bar. The doors were small, as were the side windows.
120:
In addition to the (re)construction of commercial vehicles, Franco
Bertani's company also built sports car bodies, although this only made up a small part of the production volume. Typical of the Ala d'Oro bodies were smooth car sides in the pontoon style and a sloping profile at the front and rear,
94:
Ala d'Oro was only active for three years. At the end of the decade, the parent company
Reggiane switched to building railway carriages. This area completely replaced aircraft production and was increasingly successful. In order to meet the personnel requirements, Reggiane gradually brought back the
228:
for the
Florentine racing car manufacturer Ermini, which was based on a Fiat 1100 chassis and had a Fiat engine reworked by Ermini. The car, with the chassis number 214184, had a flat pontoon-style body with a horizontal beltline and rounded front and rear sections. As was usual with Ala d'Oro, the
79:
before and during World War II. After Italy's defeat in 1943, Reggiane was banned from operating in the aviation sector by the victorious powers. In order to retain the expertise and skilled personnel from aircraft construction, Reggiane founded a company for the production of automobile bodies in
62:
was a short-lived
Italian manufacturer of automobile bodies, which became known after the end of the Second World War primarily for bodies for sports cars. The company was closely linked to the aircraft manufacturer
111:
One of Ala d'Oro's main activities was the dismantling and conversion of military vehicles into civilian or commercial vehicles. This was a widespread business model in Italy in the immediate post-war period.
80:
1947 on the initiative of the pilot and racing driver Franco
Bertani, which was called Ala d'Oro (English: golden wing). The name was intended to allude to the company's origins in aircraft construction.
141:, for whose factory team he had competed in numerous races in the pre-war period. In 1947, Stanguellini launched the 1100 Sport, whose drivetrain and chassis technology was derived from the contemporary
458:
241:
and a tuned engine from the Fiat 1100. However, it was not a sporting success. Ala d'Oro then sold the body design to other small racing car manufacturers such as
725:
75:
Carrozzeria Ala d'Oro was founded in 1947. It had its origins in the aircraft manufacturer
Reggiane, founded in 1901, which had built successful
451:
165:
body with smooth flanks, vertical and horizontal chrome struts on the front section and a third headlight located in the middle of the car.
436:
98:
The name
Carrozzeria Ala d'Oro has been used by a repair shop in Turin since 1973. There are no connections to Franco Bertani's company.
208:
After this race, the chassis received a new, open body, commissioned by a private customer. The Ala d'Oro body was destroyed in 1949.
216:
730:
444:
628:
381:
598:
259:
237:
Ala d'Oro also built a racing car that was to be used by the factory under its own name. The car had a chassis from the
64:
305:
397:
653:
343:
663:
588:
543:
413:
648:
137:
Immediately after the start of operations, Franco
Bertani made contact with the racing car manufacturer
84:
673:
563:
508:
503:
488:
428:
129:
668:
608:
593:
578:
553:
548:
242:
683:
633:
498:
281:
87:. Bertani acted as owner. Numerous employees were taken on by Reggiane, among them the engineer
623:
618:
613:
523:
202:
154:
121:
reminiscent of an airplane wing. Ala d'Oro's bodies were considered aerodynamically advanced.
583:
568:
538:
369:
88:
205:(starting number 222). The not yet fully developed car retired before the end of the race.
518:
198:
76:
414:
Der
Maserati A6GCS Chassis 2003 mit der Ala d'Oro-Karosserie auf carrozzieri-italiani.com
329:
493:
146:
719:
51:
95:
craftsmen from Ala d'Oro, so that Ala d'Oro had to stop building coachwork in 1949.
704:
658:
357:
194:
138:
643:
638:
558:
533:
245:, who partly prepared their cars with these bodies for use in the 750 cc class.
182:
150:
317:
145:. In the following years, the 1100 Sport models received bodies primarily from
573:
25:
603:
142:
91:
and craftsmen who had special skills in the processing of aluminum sheets.
528:
238:
678:
331:
Lamborghini-Style: Die Faszination einer lebenden Legende – Geschichte.
688:
513:
172:
has the same bodywork, but a fixed roof with a four-part rear window.
469:
215:
128:
83:
The Carrozzeria Ala d'Oro was housed in Reggiane's workshops in
440:
358:
Der Ermini 1100 Ala d'Oro auf automotivemasterpieces.com
157:, but at least two cars were also bodied by Ala d'Oro:
181:
In 1947, Ala d'Oro fitted one of the first chassis of
697:
47:
39:
31:
21:
429:Die Mille Miglia 1947 auf www.racingsportscars.com
318:Internetauftritt der Turiner Carrozzeria Ala d'Oro
282:Biografie zu Franco Bertani auf historicracing.com
452:
190:The headlights were set into the front mask.
8:
16:
348:SDF Archivio Storico, retrieved 4 May 2023.
334:Lamborghini Trattori, retrieved 4 May 2023.
185:series (chassis number 2003) with a closed
459:
445:
437:
277:
275:
197:in May 1947 with this car and the drivers
15:
193:Maserati's factory team took part in the
296:
294:
292:
290:
133:Stanguellini 1100 Sport Barchetta (1947)
271:
370:Der 1100 Sport auf www.stanguellini.it
302:Enciclopedia dei carrozzieri italiani.
256:Enciclopedia dei carrozzieri italiani.
726:Italian companies established in 1947
424:
422:
7:
304:SocietĂ Editrice Il Cammello, 2017,
258:SocietĂ Editrice Il Cammello, 2017,
220:Ermini Fiat 1100 bodied by Ala d'Oro
14:
468:
102:Vehicles with Ala d'Oro bodies
1:
705:List of Italian coachbuilders
402:auf carrozzieri-italiani.com
386:auf carrozzieri-italiani.com
65:Officine Meccaniche Reggiane
224:In 1948, Ala d'Oro built a
747:
479:
398:Stanguellini 1100 Sport
382:Stanguellini 1100 Sport
101:
431:(retrieved 9 May 2023).
416:(retrieved 9 May 2023).
388:(retrieved 9 May 2023).
372:(retrieved 4 May 2023).
360:(retrieved 11 May 2023)
320:(retrieved 1 May 2023).
284:(retrieved 2 May 2023).
731:Coachbuilders of Italy
474:Coachbuilders of Italy
404:(retrieved 9 May 2023)
306:ISBN 978-88-96796-41-2
260:ISBN 978-88-96796-41-2
221:
134:
345:Lamborghini Trattori.
219:
161:A chassis received a
132:
60:Carrozzeria Ala d'Oro
17:Carrozzeria Ala d'Oro
579:Italdesign Giugiaro
549:Stabilimenti Farina
300:Alessandro Sannia:
254:Alessandro Sannia:
107:Commercial vehicles
18:
222:
135:
85:Reggio nell'Emilia
713:
712:
624:Carrozzeria Motto
619:Neri and Bonacini
203:Guerino Bertocchi
57:
56:
738:
584:Francis Lombardi
473:
472:
461:
454:
447:
438:
432:
426:
417:
411:
405:
395:
389:
379:
373:
367:
361:
355:
349:
341:
335:
327:
321:
315:
309:
298:
285:
279:
183:Maserati's A6GCS
89:Aurelio Lampredi
19:
746:
745:
741:
740:
739:
737:
736:
735:
716:
715:
714:
709:
693:
475:
467:
465:
435:
427:
420:
412:
408:
396:
392:
380:
376:
368:
364:
356:
352:
342:
338:
328:
324:
316:
312:
299:
288:
280:
273:
269:
251:
235:
214:
199:Luigi Villoresi
179:
168:The 1100 Sport
127:
118:
109:
104:
77:combat aircraft
73:
12:
11:
5:
744:
742:
734:
733:
728:
718:
717:
711:
710:
708:
707:
701:
699:
698:Related topics
695:
694:
692:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
480:
477:
476:
466:
464:
463:
456:
449:
441:
434:
433:
418:
406:
390:
374:
362:
350:
336:
322:
310:
286:
270:
268:
265:
264:
263:
250:
247:
234:
231:
213:
210:
178:
175:
174:
173:
166:
126:
123:
117:
114:
108:
105:
103:
100:
72:
69:
55:
54:
49:
45:
44:
41:
37:
36:
33:
29:
28:
23:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
743:
732:
729:
727:
724:
723:
721:
706:
703:
702:
700:
696:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
535:
532:
530:
527:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
502:
500:
497:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
481:
478:
471:
462:
457:
455:
450:
448:
443:
442:
439:
430:
425:
423:
419:
415:
410:
407:
403:
401:
394:
391:
387:
385:
378:
375:
371:
366:
363:
359:
354:
351:
347:
346:
340:
337:
333:
332:
326:
323:
319:
314:
311:
307:
303:
297:
295:
293:
291:
287:
283:
278:
276:
272:
266:
261:
257:
253:
252:
248:
246:
244:
240:
232:
230:
227:
218:
211:
209:
206:
204:
200:
196:
191:
188:
184:
176:
171:
167:
164:
160:
159:
158:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
131:
124:
122:
115:
113:
106:
99:
96:
92:
90:
86:
81:
78:
70:
68:
66:
61:
53:
52:coachbuilding
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
27:
24:
20:
659:Studiotorino
483:
409:
399:
393:
383:
377:
365:
353:
344:
339:
330:
325:
313:
301:
255:
236:
225:
223:
207:
195:Mille Miglia
192:
186:
180:
169:
162:
139:Stanguellini
136:
125:Stanguellini
119:
110:
97:
93:
82:
74:
59:
58:
664:Sports Cars
639:Pininfarina
151:Pininfarina
116:Sports cars
720:Categories
649:Scaglietti
609:Michelotti
574:Ghia-Aigle
544:Fioravanti
400:Berlinetta
267:References
249:Literature
187:Berlinetta
170:Berlinetta
26:Automotive
604:Tom Meade
484:Ala d'Oro
384:Barchetta
226:Barchetta
163:Barchetta
143:Fiat 1100
674:Varesina
589:Maggiora
564:Garavini
539:Fantuzzi
529:De Simon
519:Coggiola
509:Castagna
504:Boneschi
489:Allemano
308:, S. 97.
243:Giannini
239:Fiat 500
177:Maserati
48:Services
22:Industry
679:Vignale
669:Touring
614:Morelli
594:Marazzi
554:Fissore
494:Bertone
147:Bertone
71:History
67:(OMR).
40:Defunct
32:Founded
689:Zagato
684:Viotti
634:Pavesi
514:Cecomp
212:Ermini
654:Stola
524:Colli
499:Boano
155:Motto
644:Sala
569:Ghia
559:Frua
534:Embo
233:Fiat
201:and
153:and
43:1949
35:1947
629:OSI
599:MAT
722::
421:^
289:^
274:^
149:,
460:e
453:t
446:v
262:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
