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The end of the war saw the [[Beretta]] arms concern in Brescia with a large number of emplyoees and facilities non being well utilised. One idea was to switch these to producing motor cars, and so [[Giuseppe Beretta]], with a friend, [[Luigi Castelbarco]], and [[Giuseppe Benelli]], the motorbike designer, put a plan into action in 1948. Castelbarco co-ordinated the project, Benelli designed the air-cooled 750cc V-twin and Beretta produced both the engine and the square-tube frame chassis. The body was built by [[Rosso]], a [[coachbuilder]] in Turin. | The end of the war saw the [[Beretta]] arms concern in Brescia with a large number of emplyoees and facilities non being well utilised. One idea was to switch these to producing motor cars, and so [[Giuseppe Beretta]], with a friend, [[Luigi Castelbarco]], and [[Giuseppe Benelli]], the motorbike designer, put a plan into action in 1948. Castelbarco co-ordinated the project, Benelli designed the air-cooled 750cc V-twin and Beretta produced both the engine and the square-tube frame chassis. The body was built by [[Rosso]], a [[coachbuilder]] in Turin. | ||
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| + | After the war, Beretta was associated with the Beretta-Benelli-Castelbarco automobile. For some years the company also owned MI-VAL, a motorcycle manufacturer. | ||
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| + | In the early 1950s, Beretta registered the distinctive three-arrow device that appears on its guns. In much the same way that Enzo Ferrari had adopted the prancing horse of the Italian aviator Baracca for his cars, the Berettas used the personal trademark of the flamboyant Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio as their corporate trademark. | ||
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Three of the front-engined, front-wheel-drive, four-seat, two-door cars were built, predating the styling of the [[Fiat 1400]], albeit on a much smaller scale. Due to other factors, Beretta decided not to proceed with the project, and no more examples were ever produced. | Three of the front-engined, front-wheel-drive, four-seat, two-door cars were built, predating the styling of the [[Fiat 1400]], albeit on a much smaller scale. Due to other factors, Beretta decided not to proceed with the project, and no more examples were ever produced. | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 30 November 2008
The end of the war saw the Beretta arms concern in Brescia with a large number of emplyoees and facilities non being well utilised. One idea was to switch these to producing motor cars, and so Giuseppe Beretta, with a friend, Luigi Castelbarco, and Giuseppe Benelli, the motorbike designer, put a plan into action in 1948. Castelbarco co-ordinated the project, Benelli designed the air-cooled 750cc V-twin and Beretta produced both the engine and the square-tube frame chassis. The body was built by Rosso, a coachbuilder in Turin.
After the war, Beretta was associated with the Beretta-Benelli-Castelbarco automobile. For some years the company also owned MI-VAL, a motorcycle manufacturer.
In the early 1950s, Beretta registered the distinctive three-arrow device that appears on its guns. In much the same way that Enzo Ferrari had adopted the prancing horse of the Italian aviator Baracca for his cars, the Berettas used the personal trademark of the flamboyant Italian poet Gabriele d'Annunzio as their corporate trademark.
Three of the front-engined, front-wheel-drive, four-seat, two-door cars were built, predating the styling of the Fiat 1400, albeit on a much smaller scale. Due to other factors, Beretta decided not to proceed with the project, and no more examples were ever produced.
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