Medardo Fantuzzi

Medardo Fantuzzi (1906–1986) was an Italian automotive engineer, known for his Carrozzeria Fantuzzi body workshop.[1]

Medardo fixing a Maserati Tipo 61.

Life

Fantuzzi was born in Bologna in 1906 and died in Modena in 1986.

Automotive engineer

He and his brother, Gino Fantuzzi were famous for their affiliation with Maserati, where they got involved in building the Maserati A6GCS (44 built 1953–55),[2][3] Maserati 350S and Maserati 200S.[4] Later, Medardo worked for Ferrari (until 1966), known for building the Pininfarina-penned Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Spyder Fantuzzi (1961);[5] the workshop also did one-off Ferrari 250 GTE and a Ferrari 330.[6] Fantuzzi also built, in the early 1960s, an OSCA Barchetta 1500cc 372FS for one of their mechanics.

Medardo's Carrozzeria Fantuzzi designed the bodywork for the one-off Ferrari that Terence Stamp drove in Federico Fellini's "Spirits of the Dead" motion picture.

He also worked for De Tomaso, Scuderia Serenissima, AMS and Tecno. His son is Fiorenzo Fantuzzi of Modena.[7] The body workshop is still in existence.

  • Ferrari 250 GTE Fantuzzi Spyder
    Ferrari 250 GTE Fantuzzi Spyder
  • Ferrari Testa Rossa 59/60 Fantuzzi Spyder
    Ferrari Testa Rossa 59/60 Fantuzzi Spyder
  • 1956 Maserati 300S with a body by Fantuzzi
    1956 Maserati 300S with a body by Fantuzzi
  • Maserati 150 GT designed and bodied by Fantuzzi
    Maserati 150 GT designed and bodied by Fantuzzi

References
  1. Nunzia Manicardo, Medardo Fantuzzi Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine from motorvalley.it
  2. The Maserati A6 Part II from maserati-alfieri.co.uk
  3. 53 Barchetta Archived 2007-04-30 at the Wayback Machine from 53barchetta.com
  4. Maserati Tipo 200SI from maserati-alfieri.co.uk
  5. Ferrari Racing Archived 2006-08-11 at the Wayback Machine from extractando.com
  6. Ferrari 330 GT Fantuzzi from classicdriver.de
  7. Marcel Massimi, Cavalino Classic XII Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine from ferrariownersclub.co.uk


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