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Roselli Testa

Tony Pompeo, Cisitalia, and the Colli Roselli Fiat

May 28, 2014 By pete


Dino Brunori is the author of “Nardi, a Fast Life“, and has often contributed articles to VeloceToday. He is one of the leading experts in Italian sports cars and owns one of the two remaining Roselli Colli Sport road versions. After he read last week’s article on the Roselli Colli, he added his considerable knowledge of how the car came to be, and why so many think it is a Cisitalia. Here is his report. [Ed.]

By Dino Brunori

Hi Pete, the article is very good. The funny thing is that both of you and the readers were right for opposite reasons. Plus, the real story is even more tantalizing.

The car is a Fiat Roselli with body built by Carrozzeria Colli.

Let me do a short recap of the story of Colli and the other actors named in the article for your readers because there are some mistakes. [Read more…] about Tony Pompeo, Cisitalia, and the Colli Roselli Fiat

Tagged With: Carrozzeria Colli, Colli, Colli Roselli, Etceterini, Nardi, Roselli Fiat, Roselli heads, Roselli Testa, Volpini

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