#GiuseppeLuraghi

Giuseppe Luraghi (12 June 1905 - 11 December 1991) was an Italian lyricist and engineer, working for Alfa Romeo where he also was president.
Luraghi studied economics and trade at Bocconi University He worked 1930-50 for the milanese Pirelli tyre manufacturer (established 1875). Before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 he also led the Barcelona office of Pirelli. In 1950 he was hired by Enrico Marchesano (1894-1967), president of the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction (IRI), to become the director of a hydroelectric powerplant in Piedmont. In 1951 he became director of Finmeccanica, the technical branch of IRI, a position he held til 1956.
He continued as vice president of Alfa Romeo, while also being the director of the Lanerossi company 1956-60. From 1960 to 1973 he works for the federal Finmeccanica, in particular as the executive director (CEO) of the Alfa Romeo car manufacturer of Milano.
Luraghi was also a poet and a novelist. He started writing in the 1940s. From 1977 to 1983 he was nominated president of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, a milanese publishing house that had published his literary works in the 1960s.

 

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CARS (28)

1952 Alfa Romeo 1900 Corto Gara

  • Coachbuilder: Carrozzeria Touring
  • Chassis n°: AR1900C*01047*
  • Engine n°: AR1308*00069*

Private collection

1952 Alfa Romeo 1900 L Cabriolet Victoria

  • Coachbuilder: Stabilimenti Farina
  • Chassis n°: AR190020075
  • Engine n°: AR1306-02680

Private collection

1953 Alfa Romeo 1900 C Sprint

  • Coachbuilder: Carrozzeria Touring
  • Chassis n°: AR1900C*01247*
  • Engine n°: AR1308*00279*

Private collection

1953 Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 5

  • Coachbuilder: Bertone
  • Chassis n°: 01396
  • Engine n°: no number

Private collection

1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS La Fléche

  • Coachbuilder: Carrozzeria Alfredo Vignale & C.
  • Chassis n°: AR1900C*01942
  • Engine n°: AR1308*01097

Corrado Lopresto (IT)

1954 Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 7

  • Coachbuilder: Bertone
  • Chassis n°: 01485
  • Engine n°: no number

Private collection

1954 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva

  • Coachbuilder: Bertone
  • Chassis n°: AR1900S-00003
  • Engine n°: 13160003

MUSEO ALFA ROMEO (IT)

1955 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint

  • Coachbuilder: Bertone
  • Chassis n°: AR1493*00094*
  • Engine n°: AR131500186

Private collection

1955 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider

  • Coachbuilder: Pinin Farina
  • Chassis n°: 149500007
  • Engine n°: AR131540009

Corrado Lopresto (IT)

1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 C Super Sprint

  • Coachbuilder: Zagato
  • Chassis n°: AR1900C*01931
  • Engine n°: AR130800942

Private collection

1955 Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 9d

  • Coachbuilder: Bertone
  • Chassis n°: 01600
  • Engine n°: no number

Private collection

1955 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider

  • Coachbuilder: Bertone
  • Chassis n°: AR1495*0004
  • Engine n°: 131540182

Corrado Lopresto (IT)

1955 Alfa Romeo 1900 C Super Sprint

  • Coachbuilder: Zagato
  • Chassis n°: AR1900C*02060
  • Engine n°: 130810398

Private collection

1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 Primavera

  • Coachbuilder: Boano
  • Chassis n°: AR190015806
  • Engine n°: AR130616941

Private collection

1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale

  • Coachbuilder: Bertone
  • Chassis n°: AR1012000001
  • Engine n°: AR0012000003

Corrado Lopresto (IT)

1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce

  • Coachbuilder: Bertone
  • Chassis n°: AR1493E*04349
  • Engine n°: 1315/30497

Private collection

1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale

  • Coachbuilder: Bertone
  • Chassis n°: AR1012000109
  • Engine n°: 0012921626

ALFA BLUE TEAM (IT)

1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint Praho

  • Coachbuilder: Carrozzeria Touring
  • Chassis n°: AR10205*00001
  • Engine n°: AR00204-01345

Corrado Lopresto (IT)

1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider

  • Coachbuilder: Bertone
  • Chassis n°: 10503*00002
  • Engine n°: TBD

Corrado Lopresto (IT)

1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ

  • Coachbuilder: Zagato
  • Chassis n°: AR10511750018
  • Engine n°: AR00511000002

Private collection