Equipment
1204cc dual overhead cam 4-cylinder, Borrani wire wheels, side exhaust, woodrim steering wheel, FIVA passport.
Condition
Unique Michelotti coachwork. Very good paint and brightwork. Clean underneath. Very good interior. Shown at the Brussels Motor Show in 1957 then sold to a Belgian collector and entered into a rally the same year. Restoration started in the 1990s, then finished in the 2000s and the car was reunited with its original Moretti twin-cam engine. A gorgeous, special piece of etceterini restored to essentially perfect standards. Eligible for great events and shows, and youÆll never see yourself coming the other way.
Market commentary
Like the Frua-bodied Fiat 1100C sold a few lots before, this is an essentially unique car (there was another, with the steering wheel on the right) that is widely eligible for historic events and stands out among contemporaries by virtue of its prominent outside exhaust. The current radiator opening appears to be larger and a slightly different shape from the 1955 Brussels Motor Show photograph. It was offered by Artcurial at Retromobile in 2015 with a much lower estimate of $400-500,000, a range the Bonhams bidders seemed to be more comfortable with.