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Pietro Frua began his career with Stabilimenti Farina, and there met Giovanni Michelotti. Frua's own business started with a bombed out factory in 1944 for designing and building cars. In 1957 he sold out to Carrozzeria Ghia and was retained as head of design. However Pietro Frua disagreed with the head of Ghia and left to set up his own business. For 2 years Frua worked with the Swiss subsidiary of Ghia, and until 1964 with Carrozzeria Viotti in Turin. At the same time Frua was working with Italsuisse, and Stabilimento Giuseppe Savio, before setting up Studio Technico Pietro Frua until his death in 1983.

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Charlesworth built bodies on many makes of cars, at a factory used from 1903-7 by the Standard Motor Company in Much Park Street, Coventry. Alvis being one of the common users of their coachwork and they were neighbours with Alvis. Charlesworth had been formed by three partners and they had a licence for the Weymann body, but the company failed and was bought from bankruptcy to become Charlesworth Bodies (1931). Charlesworth spent the Second World War building aircraft components, and restarted coachbuilding in a small way in 1946 before closing in 1950.

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Cream white Mercedes 280se

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Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 1970 automatic

#mercedes-benz #mercedes-benz 280 se #w108

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Heaven.

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Lamborghini Miura at the Bullring in Rondo, Spain to commemorate the 50th Anniversary

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1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Sunliner

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Ford Galaxie 1959 Skyliner - with fully retractable hardtop. At this time the 'Galaxie' was a higher trim version of the Fairlane.

#ford galaxie #ford skyliner #ford fairlane #ford 1959

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1961 Chrysler 300G Convertible

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Chrysler 300 4-door hardtop 1963. The Chrysler 300 had been given a new grille in 1961 (wider at the top instead of the bottom). Quad lamps slanted to the sides of the new grille were also given, but for 1963 the 300 gained horizontal lamps.

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1: Ford Galaxie 1963 500 XL racer 63 2: Ford Galaxie 500 1964 390 Convertible (sky blue) 3: Ford Galaxie 500 1963 Sports Hardtop 427 race 4: Ford Galaxie 1963 500 390 convertible (gold) 5: Ford Galaxie 1963 500 XL racer 83 (red) 6: + 7: Ford Galaxie 1959 Skyliner (red + white)

#ford galaxie #galaxie 500 #galaxie 500 xl #ford skyliner

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1955 Mercury Monterey Woodie Wagon

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Ford Mainline 1954 Ranch Wagon

#ford mainline #ford 1954 #ranch wagon #station wagon

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1953 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon

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1: Buick Super Riviera Sedan 1950 2: Buick Super Riviera Sedan 1951 3: Buick Special 1950 Jetback 2-door 4: Buick Special 1950 Jetback 2-door

#buick special #buick super #buick riviera #buick 1950 #buick 1951 #Buick Jetback

1: Redele Speciale 1954. (Blue)The first Alpine car was commissioned by Jean Redele on a Renault 4CV chassis with coachwork designed by Giovanni Michelotti and built by Allemano. 2: Interlagos A108 1962 Coupe Sport (silver) 3: Alpine A106 1958 Cabriolet (white) 4: Alpine A106 1958 Works (white) 5: Alpine A106 1958 Coupe (blue) 6: Alpine A110 1600S 1970 FASA (blue) 7: Alpine A108 TDF Berlinette (gold) 8: Alpine A110 1300 Berlinetta 1972 (blue) 9: Interlagos A108 1962 Berlinette

#Redele Speciale #interlagos a108 #alpine a106 #alpine a110 1600s #Alpine A108 TDF #alpine a108 #tour de france #alpine renault

1: Renault 8 Gordini 1972 (orange) 2: Renault 8 Gordini 1967 (blue) 3: Renault Dauphine 1958 (pale blue) 4: Renault Dauphine 1960 (peacock) 5: Renault Fregate 1956 Grand Pavois 6: Renault 8 1970 (red) 7: Renault 4CV 1954 with trailer 8: Renault Floride 1962 convertible (gold) 9: Renault 8 1965 (grey) 10: Renault 8 Gordini 1969 (blue) 11: Alpine A106 1958 Cabriolet (white - below) 12: Renault 8 1965 (grey - below)

#renault 8 gordini #renault fregate #grand pavois #renault 8 #Renault 4CV #renault floride #alpine a106

1: AC 428 2: Pietro Frua badge on AC 428 3: Maserati Kyalami 4: Maserati Mistral Spyder 5: Maserati Mistral GT (red) 6: Maserati Quattroporte MkI 7: Maserati Mistral 4000 8: Renault Floride convertible 1962

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1: Ferrari 225 1952 Sport Spyder 2: Ferrari 212 Inter 1953 Geneva Coupe 3: Carrozzeria Vignale badge 4: Ferrari 212 Inter 1953 Geneva Coupe 5: Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Coupe 6: Ferrari 212 1952 Export Cabriolet 7: Ferrari Tipo 166 Mille Miglia 1953

#Vignale #carrozzeria vignale #ferrari 225 #Ferrari 212 Inter #Ferrari 212 Export #Ferrari 166

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1957 Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR 1955. Known as the 'Uhlenhaut Coupe' this closed car was one of 2 developed from the 1955 Mille Miglia open 300 SLR cars and intended to be raced in 1956. Mercedes-Benz pulled out of racing in 1955, and director Uhlenhaut used one as a road car. Power came from an 8-cylinder 2,982cc 310bhp engine. Swing axle rear suspension and front wishbones, and brakes were supplied by drums all around plus the unique air brakes.

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