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Felice Mario Boano, son Gian Paolo and Luciano Pollo established their coachbuilding company 'Carrozzeria Boano' in Grugliasco in 1954 after Mario had left Carrozzeria Ghia in 1953. He passed the work to a key employee and son-in-law, Ezio Ellena, and his former partner Luciano Pollo.
Nov 1, 2006 · This 1955 Lincoln Indianapolis by Boano sold for $1,375,000 at the Gooding Pebble Beach auction on Sunday, August 20, 2006. Restoring a car is an expensive, arduous, and frustrating undertaking. What starts out being just redoing chrome, paint, and interior quickly evolves into parts hunting and fabrication, panel reconstruction, and all the ...
The all-steel body was designed by Felice Mario Boano and built in his workshop. Only an open-bodied, streamlined two-seater with a fin behind the driver's headrest was available. The design was asymmetric; disregarding from the fin the entire body was taller on the driver's (left) side.
Jun 17, 2024 · Chrysler chose Felice Mario Boano, who founded a coachbuilding company bearing his name after leaving Carozzeria Ghia. Boano went with a British-style look, which required reducing the Chrysler ...
Mar 30, 2024 · The Boano coachworks boasts several celebrities among its customers. Pictured here is Raymond Loewy's Jaguar XK140. After three years, Mario Felice Boano bought out Alberti's shares and became the sole owner of Ghia. The first Turin Motor Show was scheduled to take place the following year and a revival was needed to attract customers.
Mar 14, 2022 · Exner formed bonds with designer Gigi Segre, in particular, Ghia manager Felice Mario Boano, and Detroit technical consultant and Italian-English translator Paul Farago, which only solidified the companies’ working relationship.
Nov 2, 2020 · The 850 Sport Coupe was designed by Felice Mario Boano who was also credited with the design for the Lancia Aurelia GT Coupe. Boano founded his own design house in 1954, Carrozzeria Boano, but three years later closed the doors and moved to Fiat to work with Dante Giacosa.
