Sergio scaglietti biography

Italian automobile design and coachbuilding company

Carrozzeria Scaglietti (Italian pronunciation:[karrottseˈriːaskaʎˈʎetti]) was an Italian automobile design and coachbuilding company active in the 1950s.

Sergio scaglietti biography

It was founded by Sergio Scaglietti in 1951 as an automobile repair concern, but was located across the road from Ferrari in Maranello outside Modena, Italy.

Scaglietti gained Enzo Ferrari's trust and respect both through his bodywork and design skills and for providing a retreat for young Dino Ferrari.

Their professional relationship began when Ferrari asked Scaglietti to repair and modify race car bodywork in the late 1940s, which was soon followed by orders for full car bodies in the early 1950s.^[1] Scaglietti and Dino Ferrari designed a 166 MM, s/n 0050M, the first Ferrari to have a "headrest" bump.

This feature was subsequently used on most racing Ferraris of the 1950s and 1960s. The idea was initially despised by Enzo but ch