Luigi Segre

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Luigi "Gigi" Segre (born November 8, 1919 in Naples , † February 28, 1963 in Turin ) was an Italian vehicle designer and engineer.

Life

While working for Ford and Siata , Segre studied vehicle design under the guidance of Giorgio Ambrosini. As a racing driver, he won the Mille Miglia with his partner Gino Valenzano in a Fiat 1100 B in 1949 and 1959 . He became an employee at Carrozzeria Ghia . The VW Karmann Ghia Type 14 was designed by him in 1953. At the request of Pierre Lefaucheux , Chairman of Renault , Carrozzeria Ghia was asked to let Segre help develop the Renault Dauphine in order to implement the air intake on the rear doors. When Mario Boano left the company in 1954, Segre took over management.

In 1960 Segre founded the body construction company Officine Stampaggi Industriali (OSI) together with Arrigo Olivetti . He died in 1963 after an operation. His wife Luisa de Berto, whom he married in 1955, sold large parts of Ghia to Ramfis Trujillo in 1965.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Classifiche 1927–1961 ( Memento of the original dated May 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , results from the Mille Miglia races. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.1000miglia.eu
  2. ^ Renault Dauphine , The Independent, March 3, 2008. March 3, 2008. 
personal data
SURNAME Segre, Luigi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Segre, Gigi (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian vehicle designer and engineer
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Naples
DATE OF DEATH February 28, 1963
Place of death Turin