Aquila Italiana
Aquila Italiana (founded as the Società Anonima Aquila and quickly renamed the Società Anonima Italiana Aquila) was an Italian automobile manufacturer from 1906 to 1917. The company was renamed again in 1909 to Aquila Anonima Italiana di L. Marsaglia after it was bought by a state – the Marsaglia part came from the name of the bank owner's son (Vincenzo Marsaglia, a talented automobile driver). Designed by Giulio Cesare Cappa, the cars were big four- and six-cylinder models with ioe engines of an advanced type.
Aquila Italiana

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- Name
- Aquila Italiana
- Founded
- Aquila Italiana was established or created on 1 January 1905.
- Headquarters
- Turin
- Dissolved
- Aquila Italiana was dissolved or ceased on 1 January 1915.
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Aquila Italiana (founded as the Società Anonima Aquila and quickly renamed the Società Anonima Italiana Aquila) was an Italian automobile manufacturer from 1906 to 1917. The company was renamed again in 1909 to Aquila Anonima Italiana di L. Marsaglia after it was bought by a state – the Marsaglia part came from the name of the bank owner's son (Vincenzo Marsaglia, a talented automobile driver). Designed by Giulio Cesare Cappa, the cars were big four- and six-cylinder models with ioe engines of an advanced type.
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There was an interruption in construction after 1908, but the company introduced new models in 1911; these featured 4192 cc six-cylinder engines and proved to be successful in many races. Among Aquila Italiana drivers were Meo Constantini (later to join Bugatti at Molsheim, where he became first a racing driver and later the Chef d'Equipe) and Carlo Masetti (Count Giulio Masetti's elder brother).
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Key facts
• Name — Aquila Italiana • Founded — 1906 • Defunct — 1917 • Fate — ceased production, taken over by the SPA • Hq Location — Turin, Italy • Industry — Automotive • Products — Automobiles • Illustration — Aquila Italiana 25/30 HP (1912)
Production
Production
In the year 1911, 55 vehicles were manufactured. The company Aquila Italiana produced approximately 1,500 cars (across all models). Technical specifications Cars produced by "Aquila Anonima Italiana di L. Marsaglia" • Type ||15/20 HP ||40/50 HP ||25/30 HP ||K-12/15 HP ||H4-20/30 HP ||H6-35/50 • Displacement — 2797 cc — 7432 cc — 3921 cc — 1847 cc — 2614 cc — 3921 cc • Cylinders — 4 — 4 — 6 — 4 — 4 — 6 • Bore mm — 90 — 130 — 80 — 70 — 80 — 80 • Stroke mm — 110 — 140 — 130 — 120 — 130 — 130 • rpm — 1500 — 1200 — 3600 — 2000 — 1800 — 1800 • Valves — Side — Side — Mixed — At the top — At the top — At the top • Ignition — magneto — magneto — magneto — magneto — magneto — magneto • Gears — 4+ RM — 4+ RM — 4+ RM — 4+ RM — 4+ RM — 4 + RM • Transmission — cardan — cardan — cardan — cardan — cardan — cardan • Wheelbase — 2500 mm — 2900 mm — 3055 mm — 2600 mm — 2850 mm — 3050 mm • Track — 1250 mm — 1400 mm — 1445 mm — 1300 mm — 1440 mm — 1440 mm • Production — 1909-11 — 1909-11 — 1909-12 — 1913-17 — 1912-17 — 1913-17
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1905
Aquila Italiana established.
1905
Aquila Italiana is recorded from 1905.
1915
Aquila Italiana ceased.
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