Officine Stampaggi Industriali
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The Officine Stampaggi Industriali (OSI) was a coachbuilding company founded in 1960 in Turin by former president of Ghia Luigi Segre and Arrigo Olivetti (from Fergat company).
The short lived company made some custom built cars based on Alfa Romeo
, Fiat
and Ford models. Probably its best known model outside Italy was the Ford 20M TS Coupé
based on the German Ford Taunus 20M. The car was designed by Sergio Sartorelli, better known as the designer of the Type 3
based Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 34. Approximately 2,200 of the Ford 20M based coupés were produced, of which approximately 200 were thought to have survived through till 2010.
The company also built the Ford Anglia
Torino designed by Giovanni Michelotti
: 10,007 examples of this model were sold in Italy.
OSI car production ended at the end of 1968, but the company remained active as a producer of steel pressings
and industrial equipment.
The short lived company made some custom built cars based on Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...
, Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
and Ford models. Probably its best known model outside Italy was the Ford 20M TS Coupé
Coupé
A coupé or coupe is a closed car body style , the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time...
based on the German Ford Taunus 20M. The car was designed by Sergio Sartorelli, better known as the designer of the Type 3
Volkswagen Type 3
The Volkswagen Type 3 was a range of small cars from German manufacturer Volkswagen , introduced at the 1961 Frankfurt Motor Show, Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung ....
based Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 34. Approximately 2,200 of the Ford 20M based coupés were produced, of which approximately 200 were thought to have survived through till 2010.
The company also built the Ford Anglia
Ford Anglia
The 1949 model, code E494A, was a makeover of the previous model with a rather more 1940s style front-end, including the sloped, twin-lobed radiator grille. Again it was a very spartan vehicle and in 1948 was Britain's lowest priced four wheel car....
Torino designed by Giovanni Michelotti
Giovanni Michelotti
Giovanni Michelotti was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century. His notable contributions were for Triumph and BMW marques...
: 10,007 examples of this model were sold in Italy.
OSI car production ended at the end of 1968, but the company remained active as a producer of steel pressings
Stamping (metalworking)
Stamping includes a variety of sheet-metal forming manufacturing processes, such as punching using a machine press or stamping press, blanking, embossing, bending, flanging, and coining. This could be a single stage operation where every stroke of the press produce the desired form on the sheet...
and industrial equipment.