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When F.I.A.T. acquired "Ceirano GB & C." Giovanni
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37:(1 October 1860 – 1912) was an Italian entrepreneur and car pioneer. The first motorcar he designed and built was the Well-Eyes, but he sold the rights to Giovanni Agnelli of F.I.A.T. who manufactured it in volume as their first motorcar.
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1193:Ritmo/Strada
926:Grande Punto
769:Scudo/Ulysse
700:Grande Panda
541:Fiat Concord
378:23 September
376:. Retrieved
372:
363:
352:
344:the original
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263:F.I.A.T. 4hp
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207:1901 Ceirano
198:F.I.A.T. 4hp
175:
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33:
1773:1912 deaths
1768:1860 births
1527:Racing cars
1284:508 Balilla
971:Grand Siena
946:Bravo/Brava
906:Cinquecento
886:Duna/PrĂŞmio
579:Autobianchi
559:(1880–2000)
482:(2014–2021)
455:(1899–2014)
452:Fiat S.p.A.
445:Predecessor
1752:Categories
1681:Luigi Rapi
1554:S76 Record
1483:Centoventi
1289:518 Ardita
1047:Campagnola
846:124 Spider
431:Stellantis
321:References
283:Bordighera
172:Early life
1328:1899–1919
1202:1920–1949
1035:1950–1979
936:Barchetta
839:1980–2019
707:Tipo/Egea
622:(1934–58)
614:(1980–99)
606:(1929–32)
598:(1990–96)
595:Innocenti
582:(1955–95)
567:(2010–13)
544:(1954–80)
536:(1908–69)
130:Fiat 4 HP
126:F.I.A.T.s
1724:Category
1539:28-40 HP
1508:TrepiĂąno
1493:Fastback
1488:Downtown
1375:Brevetti
1365:24-32 HP
1360:16-20 HP
1062:1100/103
1006:Croma II
1001:Panda II
981:Seicento
976:Multipla
856:Panorama
851:Fullback
733:Fastback
289:See also
259:F.I.A.T.
244:Welleyes
221:Welleyes
176:Born in
118:Welleyes
110:Welleyes
47:Giovanni
1734:Commons
1513:Turbina
1458:Marengo
1453:Fiorino
1016:Talento
891:Viaggio
861:Argenta
587:Ceirano
500:Current
474:(2021–)
213:Ernesto
59:Ceirano
51:Ernesto
1619:People
1605:M14/41
1600:M13/40
1595:M11/39
1534:130 HP
1503:Phylla
1423:1100 T
1011:Sedici
931:Ulysse
901:Tempra
876:Regata
805:Abarth
790:Titano
785:Strada
759:Ducato
685:Cronos
630:(1926)
590:(1899)
526:Former
507:Abarth
464:Parent
236:Lancia
217:Matteo
188:Career
128:- the
101:) and
55:Matteo
1610:Oltre
1585:L3/35
1580:L6/40
1518:X1/23
1463:Penny
1448:Daily
1370:60 HP
1355:12 HP
1350:10 HP
1309:508 C
991:Albea
986:Stilo
966:Siena
961:Scudo
956:Palio
951:Marea
941:Bravo
921:Linea
916:Punto
911:Coupé
881:Croma
754:Doblò
738:Pulse
695:Panda
619:Simca
572:Iveco
301:Notes
277:Death
196:1899
182:Turin
178:Cuneo
160:(aka
146:Itala
97:(aka
83:Itala
1763:Fiat
1590:3000
1575:2000
1443:900T
1415:LCVs
1385:Zero
1345:8 HP
1340:6 HP
1335:4 HP
1319:1100
1314:2800
1299:1500
1173:X1/9
1138:Dino
1107:2300
1102:1500
1097:1300
1092:2100
1087:1800
1072:1200
1057:1900
1042:1400
1021:500L
996:Idea
871:Oggi
830:List
795:Toro
747:Vans
723:500X
690:Mobi
680:Argo
675:500e
663:Cars
603:SCAT
549:IAVA
380:2017
215:and
154:SCAT
85:and
79:SCAT
53:and
1549:S74
1438:242
1433:241
1428:238
1405:505
1400:501
1294:527
1279:524
1274:522
1269:515
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1259:525
1254:521
1249:520
1244:512
1239:507
1234:503
1229:509
1224:519
1219:502
1209:510
1188:147
1183:133
1178:131
1168:132
1163:126
1158:127
1153:130
1148:128
1143:125
1117:124
1112:850
1077:500
1067:600
866:Uno
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