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{{Short description|Italian coachbuilding company}}
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'''Carrozzeria Motto''' was an Italian (Turin) coachbuilding company established in 1932 by Rocco Motto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gilena.it/libro/carrozzeria-motto#contenitore_dettagli|title=Motto|website=www.gilena.it|accessdate=6 November 2022}}</ref> The company produced bodies from Cadillacs to [[Delahaye]]s.<ref name="velocetoday.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.velocetoday.com/archives/532|title=Mille Miglia 2008: Post-War Italians|accessdate=2008-07-30|work=velocetoday.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20110930145130/http://www.velocetoday.com/archives/532|archivedate=2011-09-30}}</ref> In 1946 Motto commenced building aluminium bodies for [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Fiat]], [[Cisitalia]], [[Bandini_Automobili|Bandini]] and Ermini. During 1963, Motto made a body for a [[Franco Scaglione]]-designed Porsche-Abarth 356 Carrera GTL berlinetta. He also bodied a handful of Ferraris.


'''Rocco Motto''' was an Italian (Turin) coachbuilding company established in 1932.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=50&g2_itemId=37542|title=Motto|website=coachbuild.com|accessdate=2 July 2019}}</ref> The company produced bodies from Cadillacs to [[Delahaye]]s.<ref name="velocetoday.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.velocetoday.com/archives/532|title=Mille Miglia 2008: Post-War Italians|accessdate=2008-07-30|work=velocetoday.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20110930145130/http://www.velocetoday.com/archives/532|archivedate=2011-09-30}}</ref> In 1946 Motto commenced building aluminium bodies for [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Fiat]], [[Cisitalia]], [[Bandini_Automobili|Bandini]] and Ermini. During 1963, Motto made a body for a [[Franco Scaglione]]-designed Porsche-Abarth 356 Carrera GTL berlinetta. He also bodied a handful of Ferraris.


<gallery mode="packed" caption="A sample of the cars made by Carrozzeria Motto">

File:1947 Cisitalia 202 MM Berlinetta (19932032014) (cropped).jpg|1947 [[Cisitalia]] 202 MM "Cassone" Berlinetta with bodywork by Rocco Motto

File:Fiat 1100 Motto (cropped).jpg|1948 Fiat 1100 with a barchetta style body by Rocco Motto
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180" caption="A sample of the cars made by Carrozzeria Motto">
File:Paris - Retromobile 2012 - Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport - 1950 - 001 (cropped).jpg|1950 [[Talbot Lago T26 GS|Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport]] Barchetta designed and built by Carrozzeria Motto
File:Fiat 1100 Motto.jpg|Fiat 1100 with a barchetta style body by Rocco Motto
File:Cadillac - Carrozzeria Motto.jpg|1955 Cadillac with a custom body by Carrozzeria Motto
File:Cadillac - Carrozzeria Motto.jpg|1955 Cadillac with a custom body by Carrozzeria Motto
File:1947 Cisitalia 202 MM Berlinetta (19932032014).jpg|alt=|1947 [[Cisitalia]] 202 MM "Cassone" Berlinetta with bodywork by Rocco Motto
File:Rétromobile 2017 - Lancia Flaminia Loraymo - 1960 - 001 (cropped).jpg|1960 [[Lancia Flaminia]] Loraymo, designed by [[Raymond Loewy]] and built by Rocco Motto
</gallery>
</gallery>



==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.coachbuild.com/2/index.php/encyclopedia/coachbuilders-models/category/motto Coachbuild.com Encyclopedia: Motto]
* [https://www.coachbuild.com/index.php/encyclopedia/coachbuilders-models/category/motto Coachbuild.com Encyclopedia: Motto]


[[Category:Coachbuilders of Italy]]
[[Category:Coachbuilders of Italy]]

Latest revision as of 23:59, 18 January 2024

Carrozzeria Motto was an Italian (Turin) coachbuilding company established in 1932 by Rocco Motto.[1] The company produced bodies from Cadillacs to Delahayes.[2] In 1946 Motto commenced building aluminium bodies for Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Cisitalia, Bandini and Ermini. During 1963, Motto made a body for a Franco Scaglione-designed Porsche-Abarth 356 Carrera GTL berlinetta. He also bodied a handful of Ferraris.


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Motto". www.gilena.it. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Mille Miglia 2008: Post-War Italians". velocetoday.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2008-07-30.

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