Ellena

Cars with bodies by Ellena

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  Fiat · 1962

  1500 Sport Coupé (Ellena)

  20 Built

  Ultra RareCoachbuilt

Key facts

Founded

1954¹ Independently researched

Founder

Luciano Pollo and Ezio Ellena¹ Independently researched

Headquarters

Via A. da Brescia, Turin (from 1958 Via Palma di Cesnola, Turin)¹ Independently researched

Status

Mid-1960s¹ Independently researched

History

Carrozzeria Ellena was founded in Turin in 1954 by Luciano Pollo and Ezio Ellena and began on Fiat 1900 and Alfa Romeo 1900 saloons. It moved to a new factory on Via Palma di Cesnola in 1958. Around 1957 Ferrari commissioned Ellena-bodied berlinettas on the 250 GT chassis, its best-known work. Other bodies were built on Fiat 1500, Fiat 2300, Lancia Appia, Abarth and Fiat 850 chassis, with Gian Paolo Boano and Giovanni Michelotti among its designers. The firm ceased activity in the mid-1960s.

Milestones

1. 1954
   Carrozzeria Ellena founded in Turin.¹
2. 1958
   Moved to a new factory on Via Palma di Cesnola.¹

Sources

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   Carrozzeria Ellena Level D Carrozzieri Italiani

   • Founded in Turin in 1954
   • 1958 moved to Via Palma di Cesnola
   • Founders: Luciano Pollo and Ezio Ellena
   • first headquarters Via A. da Brescia; 1958 moved to Via Palma di Cesnola
   • In the mid-1960s the company ceased activities and closed
   • Founding, premises, Ferrari 250 GT work, closure

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