Superleggera
Superleggera (Italian for Superlight) is a custom tube and alloy panel
Touring licensed
The superleggera system was primarily based on the use of 'Duralumin',[citation needed] a material that originated in the Zeppelin industry prior to World War I. The company was located just north of Milan, near Alfa Romeo, Italian Citroën, and the former Isotta Fraschini plant. The first superleggera bodyworks were made for these companies. In England after World War II, the alloy Birmabright was used, as it was stiffer in thin sheets and more widely available.
The superleggera system is no longer used in specialty automobile production for a number of reasons. Primarily, a superleggera body cannot meet modern impact resistance standards, and the cost of manufacture and
Superleggera is a trademark owned by
Notable automobiles
Carrozzeria Touring licensed the superleggera construction system to Aston Martin, which designed and manufactured superleggera bodywork for the DB4 and DB5.[5][6] Several other manufacturers created automobiles using Carrozzeria Touring's superleggera construction technology. Notable examples include:
- Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Mille Miglia
- Alfa Romeo 1900 Super Sprint
- Alfa Romeo 2600
- Aston Martin DB4, DB5 and Lagonda Rapide
- BMW 328 Touring Roadster
- Bristol Cars
- Ferraris 166, 195, 212 and 340 models
- Lamborghini 350 GT
- Lancia Flaminia GT, GTL and Convertibile
- Maserati 3500 GT
- Pegaso Z-102
See also
- Backbone chassis
- Body-on-frame
- Monocoque
- Spaceframe
References
- ^ "Touring Superleggera". lifeinitaly.com. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ a b Laurence Pomeroy; Rodney Walkerley, eds. (1949). Cars of the Year: Bristol. Temple Press.
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- ^ "1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series IV Vantage: $352,000". theastonmartinreview.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
- ^ "1970 Aston Martin DB6 Mark 2 Vantage". classic-auctions.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-09-05.