More than three million Fiat 600s were produced in ten years, but very few were dressed by famous coachbuilders. And of those few made, very few have reached us, including this beautiful two-tone specimen which still has the scent of originality in many of its parts which, in fact, are not perfect. In fact, the… Read More Two tone era: 1958 Fiat 600 by Monterosa
When a special on a Fiat 1100 base appears on the market, we have to publish it, we can’t do without it. Even more so if it is one of the very few (don’t ask us how many, but here we are talking about two dozen at best) Cabriolets dressed by Allemano: this car in… Read More The white sibling: 1954 Fiat 1100-103 Convertibile by Allemano
To be cool, a car doesn’t have to be expensive: that was as true then as it is now. Even the coachbuilders knew it sixty years ago, indeed, they had made a great effort to give a touch of originality and style to cars destined for the mass market, precisely because it was in this… Read More Small car, big style: 1957 Fiat 600 “Smart” by Bertone
Any fan of classic Italian cars would recognize this model even from the photo of the side alone, characterized by the large windows that give this model its name. In fact, Zagato produced, in the early 1950s, various “Panoramica” type cars based on different models such as this Fiat, the 500C and also Ferrari. And… Read More Form & Function: 1950 Fiat 1400 Panoramica by Zagato
There could well exist an automobile museum whose sole purpose would be to exhibit special models built on the basis of the Fiat 1100-103, both in standard and TV versions. Actually, all Italian (and not only) coachbuilders have practiced at least once in building a special bodywork on the Fiat 1100-103 chassis, both as an… Read More Exercise in style: 1956 Fiat 1100-103 TV by Monterosa
This stunning coupé built on the chassis of a 1900 SS is said to be the car presented at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show, and is one of two examples built. We have probably also seen the second specimen which, from what we remember, should be painted in a light gold colour, but we couldn’t… Read More Swiss blue: 1957 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS by Ghia Aigle
Everyone stop: we know very well that there is no chance that this bodywork was built in 1935, and in fact the seller explains it in great detail. This example was first registered in Como, Italy on 5 January 1935. Subsequently sold to Imperia, Italy, in 1937 it was owned by Count Carlo Bruzzo, a… Read More Oddball: 1935 Lancia Augusta
Italy in 1939, except for some areas of the north-west, was a predominantly pre-industrial reality. Those who, at that time, could afford a fiat 1500 with a six-cylinder engine were few, let alone how many could afford a car like this. Indeed, we cannot know the price of the transformation from a standard 1500 to… Read More Affluent job: 1939 Fiat 1500B Cabriolet by Balbo
Stella Alpina literally means “Alpine Star”, but the name does not refer to an astronomical object but to a very rare flower that grows on alpine meadows. And this is the name that was used by the Monviso bodyshop (coincidentally, the name of a mountain in the Alpine chain) for this special car built on… Read More Brown flower: 1947 Fiat 1100B “Stella Alpina” by Monviso
We don’t remember exactly how many cars like this we’ve posted in ten years, but this should be the second or third, tops. This is because it is an extremely rare car like all the cars built to order by the Italian car ateliers of the 1950s: In this case it is the Monterosa bodywork,… Read More Extra rare: 1955 Fiat 600 Coupé by Monterosa
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