According to the seller, this early barchetta was built by (or based on the design of) Armando Palanca, and built on the chassis, engine and suspensions of a 1940 Fiat 1500 6C. Armando Palanca, not known by most people, was an italian aeronautical engineer (perhaps the top-notch back then) who worked with the team which… Read More No rain, no gain: 1940 Fiat 1500 6C by Palanca
This ultra-rare Fiat 500b (aka “Topolino”) Giardiniera is not only one of the last survivor of its series, but it’s a rare coachbuilt car by Turin coachbuilder Accossato too. This particular car was featured in a 2012 article of italian classic cars magazine Quattroruote. The seller says that this car is the last survivor of… Read More Stylish Topolino: 1948 Fiat 500b Giardiniera by Accossato
August 2 – Update: mistery solved! See comments below. 1947 Stanguellini – Bertone 1100 August 2 The base car seems indeed a Fiat 1100S by Pininfarina, probably with a modified front grill, but the mistery remains partially unsolved: where that big Abarth badge and such air scoop come from? The two cars have a different… Read More Coachbuilt trivia: what car is it? – Solved!
Update, april 24: the new owner contacted us again regaling us more info on this car. Actually this car is based on a Fiat 1100 S chassis and engine, it’s a matching numbers car which was born as a coupé and then, probably after a crash, in 1954 was rebuilt as a cabriolet. Now it’s… Read More Early job: 1948 Fiat 1100 S Cabriolet by Vignale
We are used to see many million dollars cars racing the Mille Miglia: actually this car represents the cheapest entry point for such historic race. In fact, every year at least five 1st series Fiat 1100-103 TV are admitted to the race, and this car belongs to the same breed. We are pretty sure that… Read More Mille Miglia entry: 1955 Fiat 1100 TV
When you hear the word “coupé”, the brain immediately figures out a big, expensive car with a long nose holding inside a big V8 engine. This is not the case. This little coupé, built by Vignale coachworks in the mid sixties, was based on Fiat 1300 Berlina (sedan) chassis and engine. It was a cheap… Read More Think different: 1965 Fiat 1300S Coupé by Vignale
You don’t see very often a real 695 SS for sale. And even then, you must be sure, very sure, that it is a real one, as many replicas (better call them fakes) are going around the market. Watching this car, the first thing that jumps to eyes are the wide fenders, which souldn’t belong… Read More Race breed: 1966 Abarth 695 SS
Update, June 25: Again, who we think is the new owner asked us to remove the article. And again, we won’t remove anything. But, as we suppose that the “problem” is to not disclose the asking price, we’ll delete such price. This car is a witness of the great italian coachbuilders era. This special car… Read More A special one: 1957 Fiat 1100 TV Desireé by Vignale
We never saw a family car with such brutal aspect so far. The seller says that this car is an original 128 NP Giannini (sold directly by Giannini of Rome, not by Fiat) and that it has an important race history. This car features an angry Group 2 stance, including a rollbar and wide fenders… Read More Bad attitude: 1972 Fiat-Giannini 128 NP Gr. 2
“Gioiello” means jewel: this is the name of a specific design line made by Michelotti in collaboration with Felice Mario Boano who, back then, was the design director at Ghia coachworks. The seller says that this particular car, based on the Fiat 1100 E chassis and mechanicals, was purchased at the 1949 edition of Villa… Read More Another Michelotti job: 1949 Fiat 1100 E “Gioiello” by Ghia
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