Ditta Luigi Figini & Compagnia

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Ditta Luigi Figini & Compagnia
legal form
founding 1898
resolution 1919
Seat Milan , Italy
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Ditta Luigi Figini & Compagnia was an Italian manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles .

Company history

The Milan-based company began producing bicycles with auxiliary engines and motorcycles in 1898 . In 1900 the production of automobiles was added. Motorcycle production ended in 1910 and series automobile production in 1913. In 1919, the last automobile produced was exhibited as a prototype at the Milan Motor Show.

Automobiles

The first model had a tubular steel frame, a single-cylinder engine with 4 hp and offered space for four people. This was followed by the Spider and Tonneau with two-cylinder engines and either 6 HP or 8 HP. Later there were models with four-cylinder engines that developed between 12 and 50 hp.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • George Nick Georgano : The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 (English)
  • Collective of authors: Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Brands · Models · Technology. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg, 1989

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