Officine Stampaggi Industriali

One of their first contracts was to build the bodyshells of the 1961 Innocenti 950 Spider, designed by a young Tom Tjaarda at Ghia's behest. Probably its best known model outside Italy was the elegant Gran Turismo 2+2 seater OSI 20M TS Coupé based on the German Ford Taunus 20M. The car was designed by Sergio Sartorelli, better known as the designer of the Type 3 based Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 34. Approximately 2,200 of the OSI 20M TS coupés were produced, of which approximately 200 were thought to have survived through till 2025 with 80 cars registered. The company also built the Ford Anglia Torino designed by Giovanni Michelotti: 10,007 examples of this model were sold in Italy, with an unknown additional number built for export to selected markets. Segre died after complications following appendicitis (variously reported as an infection during recovery after successful removal of kidney stones) in 1963, leaving the rising company without its personal link to Ghia and Ford. He was replaced by Giacomo Bianco of Fergat, but Bianco was unable to keep the company afloat as contracts began to dry up. In 1966 2,000 employees had to be laid off, and OSI car production ended in December 1967. Bianco was fired and Sartorelli was charged with winding down operations, incorporating the OSI design office with that of Fiat's in May 1968. The company remained active as a producer of steel pressings and industrial equipment. • Illustration — Alfa Romeo 2600 Berlina de Luxe 1965 by OSI • Illustration — Alfa Romeo Scarabeo 1966 by OSI • Illustration — Ford Anglia Torino by OSI • Illustration — OSI-Ford 20 M TS • Illustration — Innocenti C coupé