Memorabilia: Fragments of a legend

During the recovery of the historical memory of Cisitalia, not only has valuable information in the form of literature emerged, but also other small treasures where Cisitalia takes center stage. We invite you to explore these unique pieces—they are an essential part of the Cisitalia magic and legend that we are proud to share with you here.
1943

Atto Costitutivo Originale del 1943

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1946

Atto Costitutivo Originale del 1946

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1943

Carta intestata 1943

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1945

Carta intestata 1945

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1946

Carta intestata 1946

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1947

Carta intestata 1947 V1

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1947

Carta intestata 1947 V2

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DOCUMENT

D46

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202

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202 France

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202 Torino

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1947

202 Mille Miglia 1947

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1947

202 Mille Miglia 1947

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Publication Date Country Lenguage Action
Catalogue 0151.1 1947 Italy IT
Catalogue 0151.Blu 1947 Italy IT
Catalogue 0151.2 1947 Italy IT
Brochure (Sporting) 1947 Italy IT/ES/FR/EN
Brochure 0152 1947 Italy IT
Brochure 0152B 1947 Italy FR
Brochure 0153 1947 Italy FR
Brochure 0153B 1947 Italy FR
Brochure USA 1948 USA EN
Catalogue 202D 1952 Italy IT/EN/FR/DE/ES

Dall’ Automobile all’ Arte

The CISITALIA 202, designed by Pinin Farina, was the first car to become part of the Museum of Modern Art of New York (MoMA), the most prestigious modern art museum in the world.

Nell’autunno del 1951 il museo allestì una mostra sul design e l’estetica dell’automobile intitolata ‘Eight Automobiles’. Fu proprio in quell’occasione che nacque la celebre espressione ‘Rolling Sculpture’, coniata da Arthur Drexler, l’influente curatore del Dipartimento di Architettura del MoMA. Sia ‘Rolling Sculpture’ sia ‘Monolithic Sculptural’ sarebbero rimasti gli slogan non ufficiali della Cisitalia 202 per il resto dei suoi giorni.

Al termine della mostra, il MoMA decise di trattenere la CISITALIA 202 come parte della sua collezione permanente.
Just like other great icons, the Cisitalia 202 appears in the world of philately, on the stamps of various countries.
The name Cisitalia amassed a huge amount of fame in those years. It was even on national lottery tickets.
Like all grand legends, Cisitalia entered the world of cinema. The most notable films the company’s cars featured in are:

1950 “Cronaca di un amore” [Chronicle of a Love] – Michelangelo Antonioni. Starring Lucia Bosé and Massimo Girotti.
1962 “Il sorpasso” [The Easy Life] – Dino Risi. Starring Vittorio Gassman, Catherine Spaak and Jean Louis Trintignant.
1987 “The Sicilian” – Michael Cimino. Starring Christopher Lambert, John Turturro and Richard Bauer.

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