1955 Vitorino Patrono
With the know-how acquired with the part factory Marcello “developed” two engines based at the engines and parts he already manufactured, one was a 2.5L I6 and the second was a 3.5 V8, both OHV. To put this engines to work he created a ladder chassis based on another chassis he already worked with, and covered it with a fiberglass body, the suspension was the hardest part, to fit the chassis chosen and the comfort expected it was needed to develop a double wishbone suspension for both front and rear.
The inside was covered with a premium interior, had an AM radio and had one seat in front and another in the rear, making possible for 6 people to ride with comfort.
Since the production was relatively slow and almost hand-made it had some possible customization, usually it had four trim levels that the customer could choose, but more changes could be made by the right price. The four trims were: L, LX, LS and LXS.
L
The L trim was powered by a OHV 2.5L I6 developing 100hp, what was more than enough for the light body that weighted only 928kg.
Inside it had a premium interior with a standard AM radio. Outside it had a ‘6’ badge at the front grille, a ‘2500’ badge at the rear and the wheels where plain.
LX
The LX trim was basically the same as the L, but with a premium AM Radio and with a colored wheel cap the same color as the car.
LS
The LS was a less luxurious version of the LXS, the only differences between them was the standard AM Radio and the wheel color that was black, both at the LS version.
LXS
The LXS trim was powered by a OHV 3.5 V8 developing 130hp, weighted 1,025kg and had larger tyres than the 6 cylinder trims, so most of the power could be put at the ground, making the top tier model achieve 100km/h from stop in only 10.6s.
The grille badge was a ‘8’ and the rear badge was ‘3500’, the wheel color was the same as the car and it was equipped with a premium AM radio.