Carrozzeria Nova Rinascente (Dino Cognolato)
Coachbuilding house
Aluminium coachwork and complete restoration of high-value historic cars under Dino Cognolato, referred to in the Italian trade simply as a maestro restauratore, with a department dedicated to competition cars including current Ferrari GT machinery. The distinguishing capability is reverse engineering: an existing car is three-dimensionally scanned and a clean CAD surface reconstructed from it — deliberately correcting the asymmetries and ripples of the real car — from which jigs are made and the sheet metal formed. For a car whose original drawings are lost, that is the only route to a correct body. The reference work is a 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Coupé, returned to concours condition over two years and Best in Show at the 2018 Zoute Concours d'Elegance.
Aluminium coachwork and complete restoration of high-value historic cars under Dino Cognolato, referred to in the Italian trade simply as a maestro restauratore, with a department dedicated to competition cars including current Ferrari GT machinery. The distinguishing capability is reverse engineering: an existing car is three-dimensionally scanned and a clean CAD surface reconstructed from it — deliberately correcting the asymmetries and ripples of the real car — from which jigs are made and the sheet metal formed. For a car whose original drawings are lost, that is the only route to a correct body. The reference work is a 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Coupé, returned to concours condition over two years and Best in Show at the 2018 Zoute Concours d'Elegance.