Castagna

Cars with bodies by Castagna

The car itself is credited to its chassis manufacturer. Open a car to see its individual chassis.

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  Alfa Romeo · 1931–1934

  8C 2300 Castagna Cabriolet

  8 Built

  Ultra RareCoachbuilt

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  Lancia · 1935

  Astura Aerodinamica Coupé by Castagna

  4 Built

  Ultra RareCoachbuilt

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  MINI

  Cooper Wagon / Woody / SUWagon by Castagna (2004-2007)

  Production not yet verified

  Rare colour

Key facts

Founded

1849 (sources differ on the origin)¹ Independently researched

Founder

Carlo Castagna¹ Independently researched

Headquarters

Milan, Italy¹ Independently researched

Status

1954¹ Independently researched

History

Castagna traces its origins to 1849 and to Carlo Castagna, who took over a carriage-building business and moved it into automobile bodies; other accounts give different details of this lineage. As orders grew it moved to a larger factory in Milan and became known for luxury coachwork on Isotta Fraschini, Lancia, Hispano-Suiza and Alfa Romeo chassis. Postwar company closures and the decline of bodies on a separate chassis led to the original company closing in 1954.

Milestones

1. 1954
   The original Castagna company closed.¹

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Castagna (Shop Talk) Level C Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum

   • closed its doors in 1954
   • founded in 1849
   • Carlo Castagna bought the Ferrari Coachbuilding Co. and wanted to make coachbuilt car bodies
   • moved to a larger factory in Milan, Italy
   • 1849 founding, Carlo Castagna, marques, closure 1954

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