Felice Mario Boano. The badge of Carrozzeria Boano on the roof of a 1956 Ferrari Superamerica. Felice Mario Boano ( Turin 1903 –– Turin 8 May 1989) was an Italian automobile designer and coachbuilder . He worked for Stabilimenti Farina in Turin before joining Pinin Farina in 1930. In 1944 (with Giorgio Alberti), Boano bought the Carrozzeria ...
Mario Felice Boano. Felice Mario Boano is one of history's unappreciated and unknown coachbuilders. His work is mostly remembered for the Ferrari's that bore his name, but many of his other contributions are forgotten. During the 1930s, Boano created many of the great designs of Viotti, Bertone, Ghia, Farina and Castagna.
In 1954 Felice Mario founded Carrozzeria Boano in Grugliasco which remained in production until 1957. He and his son, Gian Paolo Boano, were responsible for some of the gorgeous bodies that were given to the Ferrari 250 GT Series. Other memorable work of the Carrozzeria Boano Company was for Carlo Abarth and the Fiat-Abarth 207 series.
In 1954 Felice Mario founded Carrozzeria Boano in Grugliasco which remained in production until 1957. He and his son, Gian Paolo Boano, were responsible for some of the gorgeous bodies that were given to the Ferrari 250 GT Series. Other memorable work of the Carrozzeria Boano Company was for Carlo Abarth and the Fiat-Abarth 207 series.
Jul 19, 2019 · During the first half of the 1950s, Ghia had a very fruitful relationship with Chrysler. Central to that success was Felice Mario Boano, who ran Ghia before setting off on his own to set up Carrozzeria Boano with his son Gian Paolo in 1954. It was only natural, then, to want to chase more American dollars and entice one of the Big Three again.
1956 Chrysler 300B Special. Felice Mario Boano was an Italian coachbuilder who designed for Ferrari, Viotti, Bertone, Ghia, Farina, and Castagna. With his son Gian Paolo, he formed Carrozzerria Boano in 1954. Fiat Chairman Gianni Agnelli decided that he wanted a powerful two-seat custom coupe and started with a 1955 Chrysler 300B drivetrain ...
Luigi Segre, who had joined Ghia five years before and was about to take over the company when Felice Mario Boano left, came up with a design which bore no relation to any other Cadillac. Two similar, but not identical, examples were built. The one shown here was sold at an RM Sotheby’s auction in 2016 for $1.4m.