Carrozzeria Vignale was established in 1948 by Alfredo Vignale after he and his brother rebodied a Fiat 1100 and this attracted attention. Fiat 1100 and Cisitalia 202 designs were then produced to order. In the 1950s Giovanni Michelotti came to Vignale and worked on many designs, whilst still working on his own, notably with Standard and Triumph. In 1969 Vignale was taken over by De Tomaso and ceased to exist in 1974.
Italia 2000 GT - Vignale badge on grille
Maserati Indy - badge behind front wheel arch. Carrozzeria Vignale designed and built the Maserati Indy.
Maserati Mexico - wing badge. Vignale built the bodies, Michelotti designed them.
Ferrari 212 1952 Export Cabriolet. Export models of the 212 were built on short wheelbase, Carrozzeria Vignale built some of the 90 212s
Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Coupe. Powered by the 2,562cc Colombo V12 engine with coachwork by Carrozzeria Vignale.
Ferrari 212 Inter 1953 Geneva Coupe. Designed by Giovanni Michelotti and built by Carrozzeria Vignale, 6 such coupes were made. The 212 Inter had the longer chassis than the Export model.
Ferrari 225 1952 Sport Spyder. Derived from the Ferrari 212 Export but given a larger 2,715cc V12 engine jointly developed by Colombo and Lampredi. Ferrari tool the top three places at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1952 with the Ferrari 212
Italia 2000 GT. Triumph TR3A and TR3B chassis lay under Giovanni Michelotti's beautiful Italia 2000 GT.
Maserati Indy. Launched with a 4136cc version of the Maserati V8, this was upgraded to 4719cc in 1970 and to 4931cc in 1973
Maserati Mexico. After Vignale exhibited a special GT Coupe on a Maserati 5000 GT chassis at Salon di Torino in 1965, Maserati sanctioned a production version was launched at Paris in 1966. Most cars had a 4.7litre V8 engine, although a few cars were supplied with 4.2litre engines.
Maserati Sebring. Exhibited at the 1962 Geneva Motor Show, the Maserati Sebring was a development of the 3500 GT; officially it was the 'Tipo 101/10, the 3500GTIS'. Body design was by Alfredo Vignale, and it sat on the same short 3500 chassis used for Vignale's Spider.
Standard Vanguard Vignale. In 1958 Giovanni Michelotti revised the Vanguard Phase III with bigger screens and altered lights. The engine and mechanics were largely unchanged from the 1947 Phase I. Named 'Vanguard Vignale' instead of 'Phase IV', it was the start of a long relationship with Giovanni Michelotti.
Ferrari Type 166 1953. 1992cc V12. Alloy Barchetta body by Carrozzeria Vignale
Jensen Interceptor MkII. The elegance of this Frua-designed Vignale body is clear in this view. The Rostyle wheels were changed on MkIII Interceptors for full cast alloys
Tatra T613-3. The T613-3 was modernised by changed headlamps, revised centre section, integral indicators and platic bumpers for 1986
Ferrari Type 166 Mille Miglia 1953 - portholes on front wing