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END 1985

The Trollhättan Style Center at the end of 1985 will ask for support from ALFREDO STOLA & FIGLI to detect completely under the large motorized "DEA" a very "Advanced" style concept modeled by hand in Sweden.
Their goal is to imagine at a "Concept" level the future Saab 900, transforming the relief into a mathematics of surfaces executed by Stola mathematicians.

 011985 Original design Concept 900.021985 Fabrizio Bonafede takes over the model.

031985 The Saab model in Clay under the DEA.041985 The Saab model in Clay under the DEA.

051985 Alfredo Stola, Pereric Haglund, Guido Toninelli and Sellan Sante.061985 Via la Thuile 69. Pereric Haglund of Saab, Alfredo Stola and Bill of IAD.

071985 Turin, Adriano restaurant, via Pollenzo From left: Alfredo Stola, Guido Toninelli, Tord Du Hane, Pereric Haglund and Bill.081985 still at the Adriano restaurant. From left Scomparin, Guido Toninelli, Alfredo Stola,
Pereric Haglund and Bill.

091986 Villarbasse at the home of Alfredo Stola a Swedish-style dinner cooked by the Swedes of the Saab based on shellfish and sauces specially arrived from Sweden. From left Carlo Bordone, x, Sellan Sante, Alfredo Stola, Sasso Alberto, Bill and Tord Du Hane.101986 Villarbasse at the home of Alfredo Stola a Swedish style dinner Guido Toninelli, Bill, Tord Du Hane and Alberto Sasso.


111986 Scan of the Fiat Type of the scale model.

121986 special Master for project verification carried out in plastic and plexiglass.

131986 Master Model Fiat Tipo141986 Master Model Fiat Tipo

 

1986

011/04/1986 letter of employment signed by Alberto Sasso.In 1986, given the considerable increase in work and in particular the complexity of the assembly masters, the management was re-inforced with the recruitment of the young Marco Goffi and a little later, Lucio Giarolo, both from coming Astraitalia.
The idea was to be able to follow more projects simultaneously with more innovative methodologies whilst maintaining direct and personal contact with customers.

021987 Marco Goffi in the office of Via La Thuile 71.

 

12 APRIL 1986

On 12 April 1986 Massimo Stola was married to Patrizia Flor in Turin, and from this marriage in 1992 and 1999 Carlo and Claudia were born.

0112 April 1986 Barolo Piemonte at the municipal castle Falletti di Barolo. Massimo and Patrizia Stola.

021994 Rivalta Torinese, Carlo Stola, son of Massimo and Patrizia.032000 Rivalta Torinese Claudia Stola daughter of Massimo and Patrizia.

 

1986

01Björn Envall director of Saab's style center.In 1986 the director of Saab's styling centre,Björn Envall, showed his great trust in  Alfredo Stola & sons SpA  by asking them for a styling model. Since 1919 the men of Stola had always modeled from complex technical drawings and trigonometric calculations.
In styling, the input is  much less technical, instructions are given personally by the  manufacturers designers.
Once again they took the opportunity to expand into activities in a sector bordering on their traditional one. The first project was the restyling of the "Aero" Saab 900 Coupe and Convertible.
The designer was Swede Eric Sorum.
The  modellers following his input were Stephen Ardagna and Saverio Broadsword, students of the training courses of the early eighties.
The parts concerned in the aerodynamic refinement were the bumpers,side fascias and the rear spoiler. In this case too, due to the nature of styling modeling, Sorum forbade the taking of photographs.

021986 Turin Via La Thuile 69. After a long evening of work, people eat inside the management office dedicated to Saab. From the center on the left you can recognize: Eric Sorum, Ferrero Roberto, Fabrizio Bonafede, Salvatore Sassu, Guido Toninelli, Tord Du Hane, Pereric Hoglund, X, Y.

031986 Trollhatan. Engineer Alberto Sasso and Roberto Stola at the home of Sven Solvang of Saab.

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041986 The modelers Stefano Ardagna and Saverio Spadone work the front and rear bumpers, spoiler and the side skirt under the direction of Eric Sorum, assistant to Bjorn Envall.

071987 Saab-Valmet,Uusikaupunki in Finland, from where the Saab 900 convertibles will then be assembled. From left Lasse Vaino, Alfredo Stola and Seppo Roine.081987 Trollhatan, Alfredo Stola in the purchasing office of Saab, in the background Ingemar Gustaffsoon and Gustav Leftinger.

09Spring 1987 Turin Caselle Airport. The urgencies in the deliberations of the pre-series of the 900 Areo Cabrio are so pressing that a Valmet technician will be on hand to collect 25 prototype spoilers just built in Alfredo Stola & Figli. In the photo together with the Finnish manager Guido Toninelli.

From this "very small" Saab job, over the following eighteen years Stola went on to realise projects  for some of the most important Style Centers around the world, around 220 proposals for both interior and exterior styling models as well as 57 Show Cars. 
The style for all these projects was always followed by the designers of the relevant manufacturer. 
At that time, Roberto and Alfredo Stola, together with the management, stipulated that the company would  never be responsible for providing the "style" to its customers. 
English courses for all the modellers were set  up in co-ordination with Shenker of Turin. This was to aid communication with the foreign designers.

101986 Ota City With Ogihara employees. Top left: Pereric Haglund and Alfredo Stola.111986 Ota City Alfredo Stola at Ogihara together with the quality manager.

121986 Ota City Mr. Karl Leftinger together with the Ogihara brothers.131986 Ota City showroom of the
Ogihara works.

141986 Ota City. The Ogihara brothers organize a welcome dinner for Saab managers together with Alfredo Stola.151986 Ota City. The Ogihara brothers organize a welcome dinner for Saab managers together with Alfredo Stola.

 

PRIMAVERA 1986

011986. Alfredo Stola & Figli realizes the 9000 CD Master Model directly for Saab

In the spring of 1986, Saab aske Alfredo Stola & Figli to build a master model of the 9000 CD.
It was practically the current production 9000 in three volume form, the new rear end was designed by Bjor Envall, director of the Trollhattan Style Center.
The models for making the moulds of the internal frames, the rear window, the finishes and the bumper were also made in Turin.
As for the other Saab 9000 and 900 projects destined for production, Tord Du Hane, Pereric Hoglund, Jurgen Kopsch were the Saab employees who liaised with Engineer Alberto Sasso, Engineer Guido Toninelli and Alfredo Stola.

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