Ferdinando Innocenti
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Ferdinando Innocenti born in Pescia
, Italy
, was the founder of the Innocenti company
and was the creator of the Lambretta
motorscooter.
Innocenti started working as an assistant to a blacksmith in 1907. By 1966 BMC
models - primarily at that date versions of the Mini
and the Austin/Morris 1100
, assembled to a high standard at Innocenti's Milan plant - accounted for 3% of the Italian passenger car market.
On his death his son, Luigi, who had been vice-chairman since 1958, succeeded him in the top job at the company he had founded.
Pescia
Pescia is an Italian city in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy.It is located in a central zone between the cities Lucca and Florence, on the banks of the homonymous river.-History:...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, was the founder of the Innocenti company
Innocenti
Innocenti was an Italian machinery works originally established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1920.After World War II, the company was famous for many years for Lambretta scooters models such as LI125, LI150, TV175, TV200, SX125, SX150, SX200, GP125, GP150 and GP200.From 1961 to 1976 Innocenti built...
and was the creator of the Lambretta
Lambretta
Lambretta can refer to:* Lambretta, a petrol-powered scooter made by Innocenti* Lambretta , a clothing brand* Lambretta , a Swedish rock band* The Lambrettas, a British mod revival band...
motorscooter.
Innocenti started working as an assistant to a blacksmith in 1907. By 1966 BMC
British Motor Corporation
The British Motor Corporation, or commonly known as BMC was a vehicle manufacturer from United Kingdom, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation in 1952...
models - primarily at that date versions of the Mini
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
and the Austin/Morris 1100
BMC ADO16
ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation and, later, British Leyland...
, assembled to a high standard at Innocenti's Milan plant - accounted for 3% of the Italian passenger car market.
On his death his son, Luigi, who had been vice-chairman since 1958, succeeded him in the top job at the company he had founded.
External links
- Biography Lambretta website