Automobili Nazzaro

Automobili Nazzaro was an Italian manufacturer of automobiles from 1911 to 1916, and 1919–1923.

Founded by racing driver Felice Nazzaro it produced circa 490 vehicles in total and won both the 1913 and 1920 Targa Florios in Sicily.

[1] The company, Nazzaro & C. Fabbrica Automobili, was founded in Turin on July 1, 1911, by racing driver Felice Nazzaro, his brother-in-law Pilade Masoero; Maurizio Fabry and Arnold Zoller(de: Arnold Zoller) to produce automobiles with the brand name Nazzaro.

In 1916 the company was liquidated and bought by Franco Tosi Meccanica who founded a new company, Automobili Nazzaro, in Florence after World War 1.

The Tipo 5 had a 3.500 litres (213.6 cu in) four-cylinder engine, with overhead camshaft and V-shaped radiator and won the 1920 Targa Florio.

Nazzaro Tipo 3 1913, at the Coupe Florio in 2012
Nazzaro Tipo 3 1913, at the Coupe Florio in 2012
Felice Nazzaro at the 1914 French Grand Prix
1913 Nazzaro Tipo 3
Certificate of Participation of the Fabbrica Automobili Nazzaro since 1919
Felice Nazzaro in his Nazzaro at the 1913 Targa Florio
Felice Nazzaro in his Nazzaro at the 1913 Targa Florio