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
When a Fiat-Abarth is involved there is always that shiver down the spine when evaluating its originality, however the seller has published a photo of the title where it is clear that this is an original Abarth. What is not original is the quantity of badges on the nose, in particular on the front grille… Read More Engine stash: 1967 Abarth OT 1000
Marino Brandoli, one of the many Turinese personalities who dedicated their professional life to tuning on a Fiat base, was famous for his cylinder heads which improved the efficiency of Fiat engines. In fact, in the past we have seen other special cars based on Fiat with engines developed by his shop: generally they were… Read More Special head: 1939 Fiat 500B Barchetta by Marino
Unfortunately, we cannot ask everyone to be generous with words in describing the car being sold, but it would be appropriate to at least give the main information. On the other hand it is also true that if the car is very particular, fewer words are needed because the interest of the potential buyer has… Read More Synthetic description: 1956 Fiat 1900 Granluce Coupé
The seller of this beautiful 1600S OSCA says that this is one of 814 built: perhaps this is true if you also consider the convertible versions. In fact, we have different data (better, or worse depending on the point of view): in fact, we understand that just under 300 specimens were built as regards the… Read More Silver italian: 1963 Fiat 1600S Coupé by Pininfarina
This is one of the very first coachbuilt cars made on the 1100-103 TV platform, presented in 1953. Actually the coachbuilder Allemano had to have very clear ideas to think and build a custom-built coupe on a car, the 1100-103, completely different from its predecessor: many of you will have already recognized the characteristic nose,… Read More Early custom: 1953 Fiat 1100-103 TV Coupé by Allemano
We know well that, among the dozens of Piedmontese shops active until the 1960s, Fissore was the most specialized in the reworking of vans or vehicles for professional use. We were therefore not surprised, on the one hand, to find for sale this very special 600 Mutipla, nicknamed “Sabrina” by the Turin coachbuilder. On the… Read More Special van: 1960 Fiat 600 Multipla “Sabrina” by Fissore
When it comes to the rarity of a classic car, the mind immediately flies to important pieces such as Ferrari or Maserati, but rarely does one think of a Fiat. Instead, it is precisely among the latter that there are such rare models that, if you own one like this, you will probably be the… Read More Very rare bird: 1955 Fiat 1100 TV by Fissore
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