La Saetta

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La Saetta was an American car brand.

Brand history

The manufacturer was Testaguzza Bros. & Co. Inc. in Oxford , Michigan . Likewise Testaguzza Brothers Body Co. called. Other sources Testaguzza Body Co. in Ogden in Michigan. The owners were the brothers Gino and Cesare Testaguzza. They started producing automobiles and kit cars in 1952 . The brand name was La Saetta . Production ended in 1955 or 1956. A total of 15 complete vehicles and several bodies were built.

One of the buyers was Gene Casaroll from Dual Motors , who then produced the Dual Ghia in collaboration with Carrozzeria Ghia .

vehicles

The only production model was a two-seater convertible . The basis was a chassis from Chevrolet or Ford , in one case from Dodge . The open body was made of fiberglass .

At the end of 1955, a prototype of the La Saetta Electronic hybrid electric vehicle was created in collaboration with the Electronic Motor Car Corporation . The tricycle should go into series production as a sedan , station wagon , panel van and sports car .

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter La Saetta.
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 875. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter La Saetta.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 875. (English)
  3. ↑ Advertisement by the company (accessed on March 18, 2017)
  4. ↑ a b c Allcarindex (English, accessed on March 18, 2017)
  5. ^ D'Auto (Dutch, accessed March 18, 2017)