Equipment
RHD. 4 seat body, black centerlock wire wheels, single rear spare. One of three GP cars built by Itala for the GP de lACF, probably driven by Giovanni Piacenza, rebodied long ago with this 4 seat coachwork and with a long history in the UK with a series of enthusiastic owners; R. Wil de Gose, John Pole, Sam Clutton, Dr. Bob Ewen, Jack Williamson and George Daniels. Cataloged with a series of marvelous vignettes and quotes from its history and in good, solid, running and driving condition. George Daniels Collection.
Market commentary
Survivors from this age of heroes are nearly impossibly rare, having survived the scrap drives of two wars and the depredations of farmers to whom the whippy chassis were more valuable as hay carts than self powered transportation. Despite the odds this Itala has survived, and in impressively complete and functional condition. Its something of a miracle. The new owner becomes part of an important history, from Dieppe in 1908 through Brooklands and modern VSCC events. The price is what it took to own it, a chance of a lifetime.