ISOTTA FRASCHINI REMAINS IN ITALY AS ITALIAN BUSINESSMAN AQUIRES TRADEMARK AND PLANS REVIVAL
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12 May 2003: The Isotta Fraschini brand, founded almost 100 years ago is to remain in Italian hands after an judicial auction was held. Business man Gianfranco Castiglioni from Varese has aquired the rights to the name and has ambitious plans to relaunch the marque.
The marque, long since defunct, was last revived in 1996 by Piedmontese businessman Giuliano Malvino, who created the Audi A8-based Isotta Fraschini T8. Launched at the Geneva Motor Show of that year, the aluminium bodied T8 was offered in Coupe and Cabriolet form, but ambitious production plans floundered and the project never got the green light.
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