Chiribiri Tipo Milano
Car : Chiribiri Tipo Milano
Year : 1925
Engine :4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke :65?112 mm
Cylinder capacity : 1485cc
Gears : 4 forward
Brake horse power : 45
Maximum speed : 75 mph
Wheelbase : –
Suspension : front and rear: semi-elliptic leaf- springs
Antonio Chiribiri, the founder of this make, started in the aircraft industry (Fabbrica Torinese Velivoli Chiribiri & Compagnia). In 1910 the shortage of orders for aircraft forced him to transfer to the car industry. Chiribiri et up a small, efficient team , one of the administrative people being Vittorio Valletta who was later to became the leading figure in Fiat. The car which brought Chiribiri most fame was a 1600 which had the gearbox mounted in with the differential gear on the rear axle.
In 1922 a twin cam shaft model was put into production and this won numerous races with the famous Tazio Nuvolari as driver. The illustration here is of the standard version. The twin cam shaft engine developed 45 bhp at 3,500 revs (65 bhp at 5,000 revs in the racing version). The maximum speed of the former model was 75 mph and of the latter 94 mph. A Grand Prix racer called the Monza was also produced. Another version had a supercharger and the maximum power rose to 93 bhp at 5,700 revs. With a light body, this last car could reach over 110 mph. The economic crisis caused a large drop in sales and Chiribiri went out of existence in September 1928.Its factories were taken over by Lancia.
Chiribiri Tipo Milano