Ferdinando Innocenti
Ferdinando Innocenti (Italian pronunciation: [ferdiˈnando innoˈtʃɛnti]; 1 September 1891, in Pescia, Italy – 21 June 1966, in Varese) was an Italian businessman who founded the machinery-works company Innocenti and was the creator of the Lambretta motorscooter.
Innocenti machinery, photo by Paolo Monti, 1960
Ferdinando Innocenti | |
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| Pronunciation | ferdiˈnando innoˈtʃɛnti |
| Born | 1 September 1891 Pescia, Italy |
| Died | 21 June 1966 Varese |
Innocenti started working as an assistant to a blacksmith in 1907.[1] By 1966, BMC models – primarily at that date versions of the Mini and the Austin/Morris 1100, assembled to a high standard at Innocenti's Milan plant – accounted for three percent of the Italian passenger car market.[1]
On his death his son, Luigi, who had been vice-chairman since 1958, succeeded him in the top job at the company he had founded.[1]
External links
- Biography Lambretta website
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