12.05.2003  ISOTTA FRASCHINI REMAINS IN ITALY AS ITALIAN BUSINESSMAN AQUIRES TRADEMARK AND PLANS REVIVAL

In Italian judicial auction has been the Isotta Fraschini brand, founded almost 100 years ago, remain in Italian hands. 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.
the last attempt to revive the Isotta Fraschini name was this Audi A8 based prototype, called the T8, it was shown at the 1996 Geneva Motor Show
the last attempt to revive the Isotta Fraschini name was this Audi A8 based prototype, called the T8, it was shown at the 1996 Geneva Motor Show
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