| Carrozzeria Pavesi | |
| Industry: | Automotive |
| Founded: | 1929 |
| Defunct: | 2012 |
| Hq Location City: | Milan |
| Hq Location Country: | Italy |
Carrozzeria Ernesto Pavesi (short: Pavesi) was a coachbuilding company from Milan, Italy, that produced armored vehicles and also carried out further body conversions on customer request. Since the 1960s, Pavesi has produced a series of special bodies for the Maserati and De Tomaso brands belonging to Alejandro de Tomaso's group of companies.
The company was founded in Milan in 1929. Pavesi initially manufactured bodies for commercial vehicles and hearses. After Ernesto Pavesi's son Gianpaolo joined the company management, the business expanded its activities to include the manufacture of luxury bodies for passenger cars. Before the Second World War, Pavesi bodied chassis for Alfa Romeo, Isotta Fraschini and Lancia; it also produced some bodies for Bugatti chassis.
After the war, Pavesi refined Rolls-Royce and Ferrari vehicles for customers. In the 1960s, Pavesi developed conversions for production vehicles, which in turn were produced in small series. These include station wagon versions of the Alfa Romeo 1750. During this time, Pavesi became a specialist in targa roofs. Pavesi produced Targa versions of the Iso Grifo, the Fiat Dino and the De Tomaso Pantera.
Another field of activity was the manufacture of armored cars for the Italian police and other government agencies – some Italian presidents drove vehicles that Pavesi had armoured – but also wealthy private customers. Pavesi worked for De Tomaso on a factory contract basis in the 1970s and 1980s. At the start of the 21st century, bodywork construction declined significantly. The company was recently involved in the restoration of vintage cars. It ceased operations in 2012.