After a quiet period Acampora has bounced back in Geneva with three concepts, one new one which is on display here. Castagna have re-worked the dashboard controls of the 1995 Auge concept, a four-seater custom body on Maserati 3200GT chassis. The G.C. is a two-door, two-seater custom-body based on Alfa Romeo chassis with rear wheel drive. Lastly the Rosselini, which is here only in drawing form, is a barchetta custom-body built on one of last year's Ferrari GT sportscar racers.

The company claims that the G.C. and the as yet to be seen Rosselini prototype will be completed by late April and will take part at the Villa d'Este Concours d'Elegance. 

This custom built car will be offered as a “première” during the “Concorso di Villa d’Este” that will be held in Cernobbio, Como, Italy from April 25th-28th.

It is dedicated to the great Italian director Roberto Rossellini, a real Ferrari enthusiast. Infact, he personally ordered a number of coachbuilt Ferraris. Among them was the famous 375 Mille Miglia, often seen with Ingrid Bergmann at the wheel.

The coachwork will cover a sporting Ferrari chassis, raced during last year's GT championship. The form is a “barchetta”, elegant but, in the meantime, able to give prominence to the 720 CV twelve cylinders engine.

Auge

During Villa d’Este 2002 Concours d’Elegance, the revised Maserati Auge was exhibited for the first time. The prototype car was upgraded with an original unitary on board control. It was created and produced by our Techical Department. Any device including the ignition can be operated by a simple touch of the central rotating knob located on the tunnel. A large public appreciation was matched with the historical Alfa Romeo 1750 Cabriolet Royal by Carrozzeria Castagna, awarded “Best of Show” during the event.

G.C.

The code name “Ginevra” is jettisoned. The car has now a real name: G.C. from the owner’s initials. As the in 1930's they will be engraved on the car doors, just after the Geneva exhibition.

The car is a sporting two door coupé on a rear wheel drive Alfa Romeo chassis. It will be fitted with Alfa's 3.2-litre V6, offering 260bhp @ 6,600rpm, and Selespeed gearbox. The G.C. is 4168mm long, 1728mm wide, 1280mm high and with a wheelbase of 2513mm.

Following the Carrozzeria Castagna tradition, the lines are sharp and they underline the volume treatment. The prow frontal: a typical Castagna emblem of the 1930's. Among the line cuts of the body, the new LED main-beams allow the coachbuilder to offer new lines. It sits on 245/40 tyres at the front with 275/35 tyres at the rear.

Nowadays Castagna offer to the owner a direct relationship with his car. Through a wrist watch, the car recognises the owner and opens its door. The leather trim colour is related to the exterior. This car too will attend the 2003 Villa d’este Concours d’Elegance.