teams and individuals. C.S.C. customers included Scuderia Ferrari, Giotto Bizzarrini, Iso, Scuderia Serenissma, ASA, NART, Ecurie Francorchamps and others. From the beginning of Carrozzeria Sports Cars, Piero Drogo's role was primarily in managing business operations. His duties included sales, public relations and administration. Although the name "Drogo" is often used as a synonym for the designs of C.S.C., Drogo did not practice the craft of coachbuilding nor was he an automobile designer. It is a common misconception that Drogo designed automobile bodies- in fact, the design work was carried out by C.S.C. workers during the fabrication process, often in collaboration with the customer. No single person was responsible for the automobile designs produced by C.S.C. In his role as the manager of C.S.C., Drogo became well known in Modena and used his contacts in the racing world to attract business. While multiple other partners joined and left C.S.C, Drogo's presence was a constant from 1960 until the company's bankruptcy in 1971. By 1971, Carrozzeria Sports Cars was facing financial difficulties. In June 1971, Drogo published an editorial in the magazine Autosprint titled "Modena S.O.S.", which appealed to private and/or public investment to assist C.S.C. and other small Modenese manufacturers facing similar economic troubles. Drogo's efforts to save the business were ultimately unsuccessful and C.S.C. declared bankruptcy on 31 December 1971. Later life In 1972, Piero Drogo opened a dealership under the name "Sports Cars S.a.s. di Drogo & Vassallo", selling Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Porsche and De Tomaso automobiles. This was located on the former premises of Carrozzeria Sports Cars and shared premises with "Carrozzeria ABS", which was founded by former C.S.C. employees. In this way, Drogo maintained some continuity of business operations despite the bankruptcy of C.S.C. Piero Drogo died on 28 April 1973, at the age of 46, in an automobile accident. Drogo's Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider (chassis 1501GT) collided with a truck while driving through a dark tunnel near Bologna. A lengthy obituary by journalist Mario Morselli was published in Autosprint. Drogo's widow, Anna Pia Fornaciari, would later marry Lamborghini test driver and development engineer Bob Wallace. See also Ferrari 250 GT SWB Breadvan References 1926 births 1973 deaths Italian racing drivers Italian Formula One drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers World Sportscar Championship drivers Road incident deaths in Italy People from Vignale Monferrato Sportspeople from the Province of Alessandria