Rivolta, Renzo (1908 - 1966)

Founder

Renzo Rivolta was an Italian Engineer.Rivolta is the founder of the car manufacturer Iso Rivolta. In the 1950s he developed the Isettamicrocar and sold the car in Italy. The car became famous through the licensed production atBMW. In the 1960s Rivolta produced the Iso Grifo and other sportscars. Iso Rivolta was an automobile and motorbike manufacturer in Italy, predominantly active from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. They are known for the iconic Isetta 'bubble car' of the 1950s, and for a number of powerful performance cars in the 60s and early 70s. Iso Rivolta was initially named Isothermos and manufactured refrigeration units before World War II. The company was originally founded in Genoa in1939, but was transferred to Bresso in 1942 by Renzo Rivolta, an engineer and the heir of industrialists. The business was refounded as Iso Autoveicoli S.p.A. in 1953 to reflect the production of motorized transport.
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Curriculum vitae

* 05.09.1908	Desio	born
1939		he founds Iso Rivolta
1953		starts Isetta production
† 20.08.1966	Milano	died
1974		end of producton

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Rivolta, Renzo (1908 - 1966)