Full Deco: 1947 FIAT 1100B Cabriolet by Farina

This Fiat 1100 “Stabilimenti Farina” combines mass-production mechanicals with a coachbuilt body. It is based on a Fiat 1100 with the 108C engine, built in 1947 and first registered in 1948, left-hand drive. The seller states the body is entirely aluminum and that the car retains its first-series engine and chassis combination (matching numbers).

The exterior reads clean and coherent in the photos: a horizontal-bar grille, round headlamps, smooth flanks, and soft post-war volumes. The cabin is simple but distinctive, and the most striking feature is the Deco-style instrumentation, with chrome surrounds and period graphics that give the dashboard a very specific character. The interior is described as worn but original, which fits the overall presentation of a car that has been used and preserved rather than recently remade.

The “one-off” claim should be treated carefully, as coachbuilt cars can have close variations or extremely small runs, and uniqueness only really holds when supported by documentation and clear identifiers. The most practical point in the description is that the car is said to be fully roadworthy and running well, which matters on a car of this type and age. Everything else-matching numbers, and any uniqueness claim—should be confirmed through documents and chassis/engine inspection, but the car presents as a rare-by-construction Fiat with an intact, original atmosphere. Find it for sale here in Bergamo, Italy.

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