Carrozzeria Motto

{{Short description|Italian coachbuilding company}} {{Verification|date=June 2022}} '''Carrozzeria Motto''' was an Italian (Turin) coachbuilding company established in 1932 by Rocco Motto in Rivarossa before a move to Turin shortly after WW2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gilena.it/libro/carrozzeria-motto#contenitore_dettagli|title=Motto|website=www.gilena.it|accessdate=6 November 2022}}</ref> The company produced bodies from Cadillacs to Delahayes.<ref name="velocetoday.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.velocetoday.com/archives/532|title=Mille Miglia 2008: Post-War Italians|accessdate=2008-07-30|work=velocetoday.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20110930145130/http://www.velocetoday.com/archives/532|archivedate=2011-09-30}}</ref> In 1946, Motto commenced building aluminium bodies for Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Cisitalia, Bandini and Ermini. During 1963, Motto made a body for a Franco Scaglione-designed Porsche-Abarth 356 Carrera GTL berlinetta. He also bodied a handful of Ferraris.

<gallery mode="packed" caption="A sample of the cars made by Carrozzeria Motto"> File:1947 Cisitalia 202 MM Berlinetta (19932032014) (cropped).jpg|1947 Cisitalia 202 MM "Cassone" Berlinetta with bodywork by Rocco Motto File:Fiat 1100 Motto (cropped).jpg|1948 FIAT 1100 with a barchetta style body by Rocco Motto File:Paris - Retromobile 2012 - Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport - 1950 - 001 (cropped).jpg|1950 Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport Barchetta designed and built by Carrozzeria Motto File:1952 Siata 300BC Barchetta Sport Spider front.jpg|1952 SIATA 300 BC Barchetta Motto File:Cadillac - Carrozzeria Motto.jpg|1955 Cadillac with a custom body by Carrozzeria Motto File:Rétromobile 2017 - Lancia Flaminia Loraymo - 1960 - 001 (cropped).jpg|1960 Lancia Flaminia Loraymo, designed by Raymond Loewy and built by Rocco Motto </gallery>

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==External links== * [https://www.coachbuild.com/index.php/encyclopedia/coachbuilders-models/category/motto Coachbuild.com Encyclopedia: Motto]

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