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Carrozzeria Scaglietti

Carrozzeria Scaglietti is an Italian coachbuilder founded by Sergio Scaglietti, located across the road from Ferrari near Modena. It built the bodies of many of Ferrari's best-known 1950s and 1960s competition and road cars and is today owned by Ferrari.3,4,1,2

Ferrari 250 GT SWB SEFAC Hot Rod (Scaglietti)
Ferrari 250 GT SWB SEFAC Hot Rod (Scaglietti)
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1951Founded

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Key facts

Founded
19513 Independently researched
Founder
Sergio Scaglietti3,4 Independently researched
Headquarters
Maranello (near Modena), Italy4,1 Independently researched
Status
Sold to Fiat (together with Enzo Ferrari's company) in the late 1960s; the Scaglietti brand is now wholly owned by Ferrari. Exact acquisition year not confirmed in fetched sources.2,4 Independently researched

History

Sergio Scaglietti started his business as an automobile repair concern, dated by one source to 1951, across the street from Ferrari in Maranello outside Modena. In the mid-1950s Scaglietti became the carrozzeria of choice for Ferrari's racing efforts, and Enzo Ferrari cosigned a loan to help him expand. The firm built bodies to its own designs, such as the 250 Testa Rossa with its pontoon fenders, and to Pinin Farina designs, including the 250 California Spyder, 250 GTO and 250 Tour de France. In the late 1960s the firm was sold to Fiat along with Ferrari, and the Scaglietti name is now wholly owned by Ferrari, which has used it on models such as the 612 Scaglietti.

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Milestones

  1. 1957
    Scaglietti built the Ferrari 250 California Spider to a third-party design.1,2
  2. 1958
    The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, known for its pontoon fenders, was a Scaglietti design.1,3
  3. 1962
    Scaglietti built the bodies of the Ferrari 250 GTO.1,2
  4. 2004
    Ferrari named its 612 Scaglietti 2+2 GT (2004–2010) in the coachbuilder's honour.3

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

  1. 1
    Sergio Scaglietti (1920-2011) Level C Sports Car Digest
    • 1957 Ferrari 250 California Spider listed among cars bodied
    • 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, pontoon fenders
    • 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO listed
    • "the coachbuilder from Modena"
    • "Scaglietti became the Carrozzeria of choice for Ferrari's racing efforts"
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  2. 2
    The Designer's Story: Sergio Scaglietti Level C Petrolicious
    • 1957 California Spyder
    • 1962 250 GTO
    • late 1960s sale to Fiat; "Today, the Scaglietti brand is wholly owned by Ferrari."
    • late-1960s sale to Fiat; brand wholly owned by Ferrari
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  3. 3
    Scaglietti Level C Carrozzieri Italiani
    • 1958 250 Testa Rossa, F1-inspired pontoon fenders
    • 2004–2010 612 Scaglietti
    • "founded by Sergio Scaglietti in 1951 as an automobile repair concern" (page header says Est. 1948)
    • "founded by Sergio Scaglietti in 1951"
    • 1951 repair concern; Pinin Farina-designed cars built by Scaglietti; 612 Scaglietti
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  4. 4
    Sergio Scaglietti Level B Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
    • started his company as an auto repair shop
    • "across the street from Ferrari in Maranelo, Italy outside Modena"
    • "Today, Scaglietti is owned by Ferrari"
    • location across from Ferrari; Enzo cosigned a loan
    Accessed 2026-11-11

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