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Vignale 1967-1971 - Famous name

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Created in 2013

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Roger Gloor

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Bruno von Rotz

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Fiat 125 Special Coupé 'Samantha' Vignale (1967) - Factory photo of the elegant coupé

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Vignale Samantha (1969)

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Fiat 125 Special Coupé 'Samantha' Vignale (1967) - at the Geneva Motor Show 1967

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Ferrari 212 Vignale (1953) - exhibited at the 1953 Geneva Motor Show

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Fiat 1100 Vignale (1953) - exhibited at the 1953 Turin Motor Show

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Daihatsu Sport Vignale (1964) - elegant little coupé - Geneva Motor Show 1964

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Ferrari 212 Inter Vignale (1952) - elegantly bodied Ferrari from Vignale

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Lancia Flavia Convertible Vignale (1962) - produced in series by Vignale

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Ferrari 212 Vignale (1953) - (vintage estimated) beautiful lines (Rétromobile 2013)

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Alfa Romeo 2000 Vignale (1958) - shown at the 1958 Turin Motor Show

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Fiat 1500 Vignale (1964) - small, luxurious coupé on the platform of the Fiat 1500 - Geneva Motor Show 1964

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Lancia Flavia Convertibile (1963) - Exhibition presentation of the Vignale convertible in close proximity to the competition

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Fiat 1500 Coupé 'Glenn' Vignale (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show - peculiar coupé from Vignale with removable roof halves

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Maserati 3500 GIS Sebring (1962) - bodied by Vignale

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Fiat 600/750 Sport Coupé Vignale (1956) - imposing rear view

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Fiat Spider Vignale "Gamine" (1968) - offered for Euro 26'000 - Auto e Moto d'Epoca 2014

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Fiat 124 Vignale (1969) - 'Eveline' with 1200 cm3 - for sale in Padua - Auto e Moto d'Epoca 2014

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Fiat 600 Vignale (1964) - Motorboat on wheels QM - Geneva Motor Show 1964

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Fiat Vignale Spyder 500 Gamine (1969) - ADAC Trentino Classic 2013 - classic car challenge for the Autozug trophy

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Fiat Vignale Spyder 500 Gamine (1969) - ADAC Trentino Classic 2013 - Classic car challenge for the Sonax trophy

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Summary

There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. Vignale can also be counted among these vanished brands. Alfredo Vignale created magnificent special bodies, built cars in small series and produced a large number of unique collector's items.

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After earning his spurs at Stabilimenti Farina, Alfredo Vignale founded his own body shop in Turin in 1948. He created magnificent special bodies for Ferrari and Lancia, built the convertible version of the Maserati 3500 GT and the Maserati Sebring, Mexico and Indy models in small series. Vignale thus established itself alongside the other famous body names Pinin Farina, Ghia, Bertone, Touring and Zagato. Vignale also produced "Fuoriserie" models of the Fiat 500 to 750 rear-engined small cars, and a large number of one-offs were created for enthusiasts based on the larger Fiat and Alfa Romeo models as well as prototypes for foreign manufacturers. Giovanni Michelotti was one of the external design collaborators.

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