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Mar 13, 2014 · I first learned about Carlo Chiti when I read my second Classic & Sportscar magazine – again an article by Mick Walsh. This time Mr. Walsh was in Connecticut driving the Tipo 33 Stradale originally purchased by Henry Wessells from the factory in 1968, and the story told that Wessells had met Chiti on an airplane – and was so lucky to be able to speak italian … because Carlo Chiti spoke ...
During 1988 Chiti designed a new flat 12 engine for the new 3.5-litre normally-aspirated F1 regulations. This was sold to Subaru but the program was a disaster and Chiti disappeared from the F1 scene. He died in July 1994. Get the latest Formula 1 news, features, photos, results, history on drivers and teams in our encyclopedia - all on ...
Jul 7, 1994 · Carlo Chiti could be called the father of modern racing. Among his many accomplishments Chiti developed the periscope air intake, the mid-engined race car and the rear spoiler which evolved into today's rear wing. He was directly responsible for development of the Alfa Romeo factory racing program and all race cars built between 1965 and 1983.
Jun 13, 2020 · 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.
Apr 27, 2021 · Alfa Romeo technical director Carlo Chiti, who was also the designer of the Ferrari 156 ‘Sharknose’ which we celebrate in this issue, sits thoughtfully in the Alfa pits during qualifying at the ’82 Monaco GP. Team driver Bruno Giacomelli earned third on the grid. A scene from the pits during Monaco qualifying shows Carlo Chiti sitting ...
Jul 8, 2023 · July 7, 1924 – Alfa Romeo & Ferrari designer Carlo Chiti is born. July 7, 2023. Brian Corey. Italian car designer Carlo Chiti, who shares a birthday with the inventor of sliced bread, was born on this day in 1924 in Tuscany. On his fourth birthday, in the far away land of Missouri, USA, the first loaf of presliced bread would be sold.
Jul 28, 2021 · Carlo Chiti went on to form Autodelta which became part of Alfa Romeo while Giotto Bizzarrini founded Società Autostar an engineering company that was commissioned to create Lamborghini’s epic ...
