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Orazio Satta Puliga
Orazio Satta Puliga (October 6, 1910 – March 22, 1974) was an Italian automobile designer of Sardinian ancestry known for several Alfa Romeo designs.
He was born in Torino. He studied mechanical engineering (1933) and aeronautical engineering (1935) at the Politecnico di Torino and joined the design department of Alfa Romeo (March 2, 1938), working under the direction of Wifredo Ricart. Satta followed Ricart as head of design (1946), overseeing the 158 and 159, Alfa Romeo 1900, Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Alfa Romeo Montreal and Alfa Romeo Alfetta. He later became central director (1951) and finally general vice president (1969–1973), before retiring due to brain cancer. He died in Milan in 1974.
He graduated in Mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin in 1933 and again in aeronautical engineering in 1935. He joined Alfa Romeo after completing his military service in 1938.
In 1946, he was appointed director of design and testing, in 1951 he became central director, and in 1969 he became deputy director general.
The design of the 1900, Giulietta, Giulia, 1750, Alfetta, and their derivatives is attributed to him and other engineers under his direction: Giuseppe Busso,Rudolf Hruska, Filippo Surace, and Domenico Chirico, to name a few.
Alfisti owe their passion for Alfa Romeo Car to these engineers, who designed and built them with technical excellence in mind.
Struck by an incurable illness, he died in 1974. In 2007, the town of Ozieri, where his family came from, named a street after him, thanks in part to the local Ferrari Club, which promoted the initiative. In 2010, on the occasion of Alfa Romeo's centenary, the Sardinian Vintage Car Association brought around thirty historic Alfa cars to Ozieri to commemorate his work.
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Orazio Satta Puliga
Orazio Satta Puliga (October 6, 1910 – March 22, 1974) was an Italian automobile designer of Sardinian ancestry known for several Alfa Romeo designs.
He was born in Torino. He studied mechanical engineering (1933) and aeronautical engineering (1935) at the Politecnico di Torino and joined the design department of Alfa Romeo (March 2, 1938), working under the direction of Wifredo Ricart. Satta followed Ricart as head of design (1946), overseeing the 158 and 159, Alfa Romeo 1900, Alfa Romeo Giulietta, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Alfa Romeo Montreal and Alfa Romeo Alfetta. He later became central director (1951) and finally general vice president (1969–1973), before retiring due to brain cancer. He died in Milan in 1974.
He graduated in Mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin in 1933 and again in aeronautical engineering in 1935. He joined Alfa Romeo after completing his military service in 1938.
In 1946, he was appointed director of design and testing, in 1951 he became central director, and in 1969 he became deputy director general.
The design of the 1900, Giulietta, Giulia, 1750, Alfetta, and their derivatives is attributed to him and other engineers under his direction: Giuseppe Busso,Rudolf Hruska, Filippo Surace, and Domenico Chirico, to name a few.
Alfisti owe their passion for Alfa Romeo Car to these engineers, who designed and built them with technical excellence in mind.
Struck by an incurable illness, he died in 1974. In 2007, the town of Ozieri, where his family came from, named a street after him, thanks in part to the local Ferrari Club, which promoted the initiative. In 2010, on the occasion of Alfa Romeo's centenary, the Sardinian Vintage Car Association brought around thirty historic Alfa cars to Ozieri to commemorate his work.
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