Cisitalia was an Italian car manufacturer based in Turin, founded in 1939 by Piero Dusio, a former soccer player, under the name Consorzio Industriale Sportiva Italia. The company was originally established to produce and sell a range of sports equipment. During the Second World War, Dusio's business manufactured military uniforms, through which he built up considerable wealth. After the war, in 1946, Cisitalia introduced a single-seater racing car powered by…
