This car could be the italian equivalent to the ’50-’51 Ford Custom Convertible, also known as “shoebox”. This car was built by Fiat Carrozzerie Speciali, a Fiat division which was involved in building bodies for limited production cars like this one like, later, the 1100 TV Trasformabile. No many of these cars have been built… Read More Italian Shoebox: 1951 Fiat 1400 Convertibile
This car is one of the few survivor of the special coachbuilt series built by Vignale on the Fiat 600 chassis and engine, although often slightly tuned by Abarth. Back in the golden coachbuilders era, every new mass produced car, especially by Fiat, was a new opportunity to build something special for a restricted and… Read More Economy with style: 1957 Fiat 600 Rendez-Vous by Vignale
Although it’s called “Fiat”, this coupè was never marketed as a Fiat but sold by independent dealers, not related with Fiat. This because it was designed and built by Vignale in about 100 units in order to fill the market gap of a well priced luxury coupé. So it is actually based on the chassis… Read More Chestnut brown special: 1968 Fiat 125 “Samantha” by Vignale
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
It’s rare to find a Fiat 600 Multipla with Taxi specifications but sometimes it could happen that you find one in perfect conditions like this one, a real eye-catcher. The seller doesn’t say where this Taxi operated back then but as the black plate should be the original one this car probably ran across Catania… Read More Catch it: 1964 Fiat 600 Multipla “Taxi”
This Fiat Dino Spider shows its clean lines as the bumpers, both front and rear, have been removed. Now, we think that somehow the Dino Spider doesn’t look “complete” without them: better put them on. On the other hand, the car is equipped with its original and valuable hardtop. Apart from the lack of the… Read More Greek profile: 1967 Fiat Dino 2000 Spider
Update, november 4: The car has been relisted here with better photos and a price lowered to €20,000 (today $27,000). We are astonished by the fact that this beautiful special Fiat is still for sale. Update, february 24: The seller advertised this car also here, lowering the asking price to €22,000 (today $29,000). Thanks to dutch reader… Read More Ferrari look: 1964 Fiat 1500 GT by Ghia
In 1971, the building year of this car, Vignale coachworks was yet sold to Alejandro De Tomaso and Alfredo Vignale was yet passed away two years before because of a car crash. So, this car is one of the last representative of the glorious firm, which definitely closed its doors in 1973, when it was… Read More Late job: 1971 Fiat 124 S Coupé by Vignale
Probably there’s not a classic little car with more class and style than a “Topolino” Belvedere. This car was born to let common people have a little and cheap car but, at the same time, providing them with more space than a standard Fiat 500 for every family need. This particular car is very nicely… Read More Early wagon: 1952 Fiat 500C “Belvedere”
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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