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Carlo Chiti (19 December 1924 – 7 July 1994) was an Italian racing car and engine designer best known for his long association with Alfa Romeo's racing department. He also worked for Ferrari and was involved in the design of the Ferrari 156 Sharknose car, with which Phil Hill won the 1961 championship .
Jul 20, 2021 · Enzo Ferrari thought him vainglorious, but Carlo Chiti had much to be truly proud of. Paul Fearnley portrays a design and engineering genius whose reputation took years to recover from one misstep. Modena, May 1960: designer Carlo Chiti in conversation with test driver Martino Severi; Enzo is listening. Getty Images.
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Dec 31, 2013 · Carlo Chiti: An Appreciation in English and Italian. By Pete Vack. All images courtesy and copyright Alfa Romeo Automobilismo Storico, Centro Documentazione (Arese, Milano) Carlo Chiti was many things: an engineer for Alfa Romeo from 1952 to 1957, Ferrari’s revolutionary chief engineer from 1958-1961, then the ATS chief engineer from 1962-1963.
Carlo Chiti (19 December 1924 – 7 July 1994) was an Italian racing car and engine designer best known for his long association with Alfa Romeo 's racing department. He also worked for Ferrari and was involved in the design of the Ferrari 156 Sharknose car, with which Phil Hill won the 1961 championship.
Chiti was seen as Luraghi’s invention and only the loud sound of victorious Alfa racing cars gave him permission to continue. Although nobody suspected or appreciated his enormous talent and curriculum at Ferrari and ATS, he was often accused of exploiting the ideas and solutions of others.
Carlo Chiti was an Italian racing car and engine designer. Born in 1924, Chiti is best known for his long association with Alfa Romeo 's racing department. He graduated with a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Pisa in Italy in 1953.
Jun 13, 2020 · 23 June 2020. 2 min read. 6 images. As we celebrate Alfa Romeo’s 110th anniversary, Carlo Chiti, the exuberant Tuscan engineer who managed to return Alfa Romeo to racing glory after they retired from Formula 1 in 1951, cannot be forgotten. Chiti was born at Alfa in 1953, in the Reparto Esperienze Speciali (ndr.
