Fial

{{Short description|Italian engine manufacturer}}

{{for|the village in Iran|Fial, Iran}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Legnano

| logo =

| foundation = 1906

| defunct = 1909

| fate = taken over by Rosa & Ferrario

| location = Legnano, Italy

| industry = Automotive

| key_people =

| products = Automobiles

| parent =

}}

File:Legnano.jpg

Fial (Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Legnano), direct translation Italian Automobile Factory Legnano, was a company that manufactured industrial and marine engines in Legnano. It was a part of Ghioldi Mechanical Workshops (Officine Meccaniche Ghioldi), which was founded by automotive pioneer Guglielmo Ghioldi in 1898 in Canegrate; the company moved to Legnano in 1902. In 1906 it entered the automobile business and manufactured one car, the Legnano Type A 6/8 HP. The car had a two-cylinder 1135 cc engine. Two years later, in 1908, the company was placed in liquidation after filing for bankruptcy. In 1909 the company was taken over by Rosa & Ferrario and car production ended. The 6/8 model was the only model they ever produced. The Legnano is at display on Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile in Turin.

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