| Isotta-Fraschini | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Founded | Milan, Italy (1900) |
| Founder | Cesare Isotta Vincenzo Fraschini Oreste Fraschini Antonio Fraschini |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
| Products | Automobiles,aircraft engines, marine engines and other goods |
| ceased automobile production 1949 | |
Isotta-Fraschini is an Italian manufacturing company which produces marine engines and other goods. In the early 20th century it was famous worldwide as a luxury car manufacturer, while later it turned to the production of marine and aircraft engines as well as other goods.
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History
The firm was named for its founders, Cesare Isotta and Oreste Fraschini, as Società Milanese Automobili Isotta, Fraschini & C. , on January 27, 1900. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The motto was, "Import, sell, repair cars". Prior to establishing their own company in 1904, Isotta and Fraschini assembled Renaults. This is about the company for other uses see Renault (disambiguation.
The first automobile bearing this marque featured a four-cylinder engine with an output of 24 hp. The car, driven by Vincenzo Fraschini, appeared in several races. In 1905, Isotta-Fraschini gained notoriety in the Coppa Florio, where they entered aTipo D with an enormous 17. Coppa Florio was an Italian car race started in 1900 and renamed in 1905 when Vincenzo Florio offered the initial 50 000 Lira and a cup designed 2 liter 100 horsepower (75 kW) engine. For a short time in 1907, Isotta-Fraschini merged with Lorraine-Dietrich. Lorraine-Dietrich was a French Automobile and Aircraft engine manufacturer from 1896 until 1935 created when railway locomotive manufacturer The firm started out making race cars using this same 100 horsepower (75 kW) engine, establishing the company's reputation and gave its name considerable cachet. It was also one of the first cars with four-wheel brakes, following their invention by the Arrol-Johnson Company of Scotland in 1909. [1] They were also among the early pioneers of OHC, with an engine designed by Giustino Cattaneo. Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the [2] In 1924, the Type D was one of the first European cars with an eight-cylinder engine (following the first production straight eight by Rolls-Royce in 1905). The term straight-8 is a colloquialism for an inline eight cylinder engine For the present day company see Rolls-Royce plc. For other uses see Rolls-Royce (disambiguation.
With the growth of the wealthy middle class in North America in the 1920s, Isotta Fraschini marketed deluxe limousines to the new American aristocracy. Early film stars Clara Bow and Rodolfo Valentino drove Isotta Fraschinis. Clara Gordon Bow ( July 29, 1905 &ndash September 27 1965) was an American Actress and Sex symbol, who rose to fame Rodolfo Valentino is a Filipino politician and was the former mayor of Marikina City from 1988 to June 30 1992 A 1929 Tipo 8A Castagna Transformable is featured in the famous 1950's film Sunset Boulevard and another appears in the 1934 film, "Death Takes a Holiday" with Fredric March. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American Film noir classic Directed and co-written by Billy Wilder, it was named Death Takes a Holiday ( 1934) is a romantic Fantasy film produced by Paramount Pictures. Fredric March ( August 31, 1897 – April 14, 1975) was an American two-time Academy Award and Tony Award -winning
Seriously affected by the economic crisis of the 1930s and by the disruptions of World War II, Isotta-Fraschini stopped making cars after the war (1949). Only five of the last model, the Monterosa, were produced. The plants were converted to produce marine engines.
The company was still left on company register and in 1955 it was merged with engine manufacturer Breda Motori and named as F. A. Isotta Fraschini e Motori Breda. The company started to built trolleybuses again and in 1960s was built new diesel engine factory to Bari. In the 1980s the company was renamed as Isotta Fraschini Motori SpA and it came part of Fincantieri group, it has administrative headquarter in the old factory in Bari. Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA is a Shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy.
Vehicles
passenger cars
Racing car
- Tipo D 1905 - 1907
Trucks
- D65
- D80
Trolleybuses
- TS 40F1
- F1
Today
Today Isotta Fraschini is a group of several companies. The Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8 is an automobile introduced in 1919 by Isotta Fraschini The Isotta Fraschini 8A was successor to the Tipo 8 model now with new a 7
- Isotta-Fraschini Motori S. p. A. : An engineering firm specializing in diesel products, particularly marine engines, industrial engines, and rail traction engines, but also providing a wide range of civil and military engineering products and services. The company is part of Fincantieri group. Fincantieri - Cantieri Navali Italiani SpA is a Shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy.
- Fabbrica Automobili Isotta-Fraschini S. p. A. : A car production firm. For a while the name and trademark were in the hands of the Italian government. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
- Isotta Fraschini Milano, s. r. l. : A firm producing luxury goods in the spirit of the supreme luxury represented by Belle Epoque.
Popular Culture
The fictional film star Norma Desmond is driven in an antique Isotta-Fraschini by her chauffeur Max in the film Sunset Boulevard. Norma Desmond is a main character in Billy Wilder 's film Sunset Boulevard.
References
- ^ Georgano, G. N. Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930. (London: Grange-Universal, 1985)
- ^ Georgano. They would be joined by Austro-Daimler's Prinz Heinrich, designed by Ferdinand Porsche, W. O. Bentley (in 1919), and Sunbeam (between 1921 and 1923). Austro-Daimler was an Austrian Automaker company from 1899 until 1934 Prof Dr Ing hc Ferdinand Porsche ( Walter Owen Bentley ( 16 September 1888 – 2 August 1971) often known as W Sunbeam was a Marque registered by John Marston Co Ltd of Wolverhampton, England, in 1888
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