Felice Mario Boano, one of the most famous Italian coachbuilders of his time, was the first – while working at Ghia – to propose the ‘Spiaggina’ version based on Fiat utility vehicles. These special versions, without a roof and hood, were intended to be used as tenders for the wealthiest individuals of the time who… Read More Endless summer: 1963 Fiat 500 Elegance by Savio
In last week’s article on the Fiat 500 Albarella we mentioned the connection between the concept of yacht and car which led to the creation of that particular line of cars generically called “Spiaggina” (beach car). In this case this connection is even closer. In fact, this car is called the “Shellette” from the name… Read More Longboard not included: 1970 Fiat 850 Shellette
We owe an apology to Federico, our reader who reported this splendid specimen to us ten days ago: unfortunately we missed his email and only noticed it yesterday. We still try to make up for lost time. The car in question is a fantastic and very rare Fiat 500F transformed into a “Spiaggina”, i.e. part… Read More Spring break: 1968 Fiat 500F Albarella by Savio
Ok let’s face it right away: we have very little material on which to consider as this vehicle basically has no description. Whoever posted the ad has in fact made it clear that he knows nothing about this car, and that he posted the announcement and the photos to do his “computer illiterate friend” a… Read More Computer illiterate: 1964 Fiat 600 Jolly by Ghia
We don’t know when this car was built, we don’t know by whom it was built: absolutely not bad as a premise. Unfortunately the seller, or at least the description of the car that he reported in the ad, is not very helpful in identifying the origin of this Fiat 600 with this body so… Read More Mysterious and open: 1956 Fiat 600
Once again we did not know the Baldi coachworks that transformed a normal Fiat 500L into a “Spiaggina” version. Let’s be honest: the car is very particular but, according to the “classic” aesthetic standards, the result certainly does not seem a masterpiece of style: but certainly the aspect is what can be called “unmistakable” as… Read More Beach Tank: 1974 Fiat 500L “Tilly” by Baldi
Nope, this car is not an original Ghia creation but an attempt to recreate these glorious days and the car which run across Italian seasides, often driven by the Jet Set people. It is based on a 1963 Autobianchi Bianchina (chassis #45668 and it is said to be a matching numbers car) which was transformed… Read More Beach cruiser: 1963 Autobianchi Bianchina “Jolly”
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