Italian Coachbuilders (Carrozziere Italiano)
Car manufacturers started to chase 'style' from the late 1920s and the design of cars became more important, particularly as it was becoming harder to achieve difference by unseen technical innovation within the car. Coachbuilders sprang up to give alternative bodies to otherwise identical cars. From the 1930s mass production cars turned to standard steel bodies, but the heyday of the coachbuilder came as those with money could pay for extraordinary bodies. After WWII life for the coachbuilder became much tougher, but Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati didn't have 'standard' bodies and provided opportunities for coachbuilders such as Bertone, Frua, Ghia, Pininfarina and Vignale.
Carrozzeria Bertone
Carrozzeria Bertone
Carrozzeria Fantuzzi
Carrozzeria Fantuzzi
Carozzeria Ghia
Carozzeria Ghia
Carozzeria Pininfarina
Carozzeria Pininfarina
Carrozzeria Touring
Carrozzeria Touring
Carrozzeria Vignale
Carrozzeria Vignale
Carrozzeria Zagato
Carrozzeria Zagato
Car Designers
Italian Designers