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Orphaned during the WWI, little Rocco began working the iron like many other boys of his village. He learned quickly and well the job and was employed by several manufacturers of coaches or car bodies. In 1925 he became chief-department at the Martelleria Maggiora of Turin. In 1932 he began working on his own by opening his workshop in Turin, in via Orta. Here, his main activity was to build crude shells on behalf of the main coachbuilders and the major car companies of the period, including Pininfarina, Ghia and Lancia. Rocco Motto took advantage of capable staff who designed and crafted the bodies, while he took care of the finishing touches. Soon Motto revealed to the world his own style, made of simple and essential lines, but also smooth and flowing. One of the best result achieved in that period was a boat body, created in 1938 using a Fiat 500 chassis. After the end of the WWII, Rocco Motto
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