This is the second 1100TV by Fissore we have published here: honestly we didn’t believe to see another one for sale for years but here it is another one just one year later. Actually the seller says that this is the only car around but clearly he’s not a Classic Virus reader. Differently from the… Read More O.S.C.A. badged: 1955 Fiat 1100 TV by Fissore
It’s not usual to see a mid fifties tow truck based on a Fiat 1100 chassis but for sure once found, you can be sure that all the eyes along the street will be yours. Many of these tow trucks were made back then but of course they cannot tow a big weight so they… Read More Tow with style: 1955 Fiat 1100 Tow truck
The first impression we had of this car, once seen the (blurry) photo taken from the front end, was of a Borgward Isabella, then we found out that this is her cousin, built by the Borgward subsidiary, the Goliath-Werke Borgward & Co. This car appeared at the 1957 Geneva motor show and it was produced until 1958, when it… Read More Isabella’s cousin: 1958 Goliath Kombi 1100 Estate
That’s extremely rare to see a car like this in the U.S.A. but it happens that there are still barns which can amaze you. This looks like a former California car as the black plate says, and probably this car was originally painted in a very elegant pale green. Then, sometime in the past, it… Read More Missing rear glass: 1957 Fiat 1100 TV Coupé by Pininfarina
This coachbuilt Fiat 1100 with an aluminium body by Vignale has seen better days: indeed it is now waiting for someone who take care of it. It is a total restoration project which has been somehow begun but we must say that we don’t like that floors at all: the seems like two simple metal sheet… Read More Aluminium legacy: 1951 Fiat 1100 By Vignale
The seller of this little racer has posted a photo of a Zagato bodied lancia Formula Junior: in our opinion that photo has nothing to do with the car auctioned. However it could be really a Dagrada racecar: Angelo Dagrada began to built these cars using a Lancia Appia 1100 engine with an head completely… Read More Racecar trivia: 1959 Lancia Dagrada Formula Junior
We’d never imagine that a little economy car could have such stance if properly lowered like this MG 1100. And, that’s even more surprising as we’re talking about a one owner, exceptionally preserved car. The seller says that this car was sold new in San Francisco, CA. and that the owner has always kept this vehicle indoors… Read More Stancefully yours: 1966 MG 1100
This 1957 Giardinetta Viotti “Sleeping” is basically the italian, small equivalent of the american Chevy Nomad, as a two door station wagon. Back then, this car had quite a good selling success as it was the ideal car for the big families where the baby-boomers were growing. However, it was not a cheap car: it… Read More Italian nomad: 1957 Fiat Giardinetta “Sleeping” by Viotti
If you study the italian cars production between the 30’s and the ’60’s you’ll soon realize that the coachbuit cars production based on Fiat chassis is almost endless. This car is called 508 CS Berlinetta Mille Miglia and it looks like it has an aluminium body put on a Fiat 508 chassis. The seller says that… Read More Racing oddball: 1946 Fiat 508 CS Berlinetta Mille Miglia
In ancient roman latin language “Vires acquirit eundo” (Virgilio, Eneide, IV, 175) means something like “It gains strength by going”. This phrase was stamped on the metal plate put on the dashboard of this car (and often on Stanguellini cars), just in front of the driver. The same plate it’s still clearly visible on the dashboard… Read More Vires acquirit eundo: 1948 Stanguellini-Fiat 1100 by Bertone
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