Neri and Bonacini

Founded and run by Giorgio Neri and Luciano Bonacini, the shop worked on and produced bodies for Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati road and race cars, both in an official capacity for those manufacturers and for private owners.

[5] Neri and Bonacini assisted in the production of the 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Breadvan, designed by Giotto Bizzarrini for Count Giovanni Volpi's Scuderia Serenissima.

Neri and Bonacini performed the mechanical modifications of the donor 250 GT, while the new body was created by Piero Drogo's Carrozzeria Sports Cars.

It used an American V8 engine in a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, a lightweight aluminum body, independent front suspension and rear de Dion axle.

After Bizzarrini left Iso in 1965, Neri and Bonacini were contracted to complete the unfinished design and build prototype bodies.

[10] An Iso Strale Daytona 6000GT prototype sold at RM Sotheby's 2010 Monterey auction for $522,500, including buyer's fee.

Designed by Bizzarrini and finished by Neri and Bonacini, it was nearly identical to an Iso Grifo but used a 7-liter Holman Moody-prepared Ford V8 engine.

[20] In the early 1990s, a customer commissioned Giorgio Neri to rebody a 330 GT 2+2 (chassis number 5805GT) in the style of the earlier 250 Nembo spyders.

[5] Once Lamborghini began series production of the 350 GT, Neri and Bonacini continued to supply chassis, which were then bodied by Carrozzeria Touring.

Possibly built for an unknown American client to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the car was completed in August 1966[5] and named the 400 GT Monza.

[4] The final result shows visual similarities to other Italian sports cars such as the Bizzarrini 5300 GT and the Lamborghini Miura, with a long hood and Kamm tail.

The result was the Studio GT Due Litre, a rear mid-engine rear-wheel-drive two-seater coupe sports car with an aluminum body of their own design.

[1][25] The Studio GT chassis was produced in-house and incorporated a central sheet metal tub, steel tube subframes at the front and rear and an original suspension design.

The body was a compact and sleek fastback, with pop-up headlights on the final version and rear bodywork visually similar to that of the Lamborghini Miura.

During this period their partnership ended and Giorgio Neri independently searched for an investor interested in purchasing the second prototype and all tooling and designs for production purposes.

Neri and Bonacini workshop in September 1963. An ASA 1000 GTC is visible on the lift at center of image
Neri and Bonacini workshop in September 1963. An ASA 1000 GTC is visible on the lift at center of image.
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Breadvan
Ferrari 330GT Nembo, rebodied by Giorgio Neri in a style similar to the early 205 Nembo spiders
Ferrari 330GT Nembo, rebodied by Giorgio Neri in a style similar to the early 250 Nembo spyders
1966 Lamborghini 400 GT Monza