Castagna

Carrozzeria Castagna was founded by Carlo Castagna in 1849 in Milan, Italy. By the turn of the century Carlo had specialized in modern motoring bodies and had soon built some striking cars. By 1915 the company was taken over by Castagna's son, Ercole. He focused even more on top-of-the-range chassis and soon managed to make Castagna Italy's largest carrozzeria, selling cars to movie stars, royalty and even the pope. After WWII Castagna struggled to survive as demand for special coachbuilding diminished. By 1954 the company closed.

In 1994, the great name of Carrozzeria Castagna (1849-1954) was revived by Gioacchino Acampora and Umberto Pietra. The old and the new company share no history other than the name and therefore there are two galleries: The REAL Castagna & the NEW Castagna.