1953 Alfa Romeo 1900 Coupé Pinin Farina
- Engine
- 2.0L inline-four, Tipo 1308
- Colour
- 'Celeste Bettula' (light blue, exclusive Pinin Farina shade)
A Pinin Farina-bodied Alfa Romeo 1900 coupé, one of only 100 built between 1952 and 1953, manufactured in October 1953 and first registered in Lecce, Italy, in January 1954. Finished in the Pinin Farina-exclusive Celeste Bettula colour, the car passed through several Italian owners during the 1950s and 1960s before its history becomes unclear. It was comprehensively restored after 2008 and remains a rare survivor of this limited coachbuilt series.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €365,000 (≈ $402K)
- 1953-11-01 →Factory deliveryGesuino di Serafinifull documentation
First registered owner, based in Lecce, Italy. Vehicle registered under plate LE 12286 on 2 January 1954. Finished in a colour exclusive to Pinin Farina.
- → 1958Private saleGiuseppe Coriellipartial documentation
Purchased from Mannella almost immediately after Mannella had acquired it.
- 1958 → 1963Private saleDomenico Dalla Vecchiapartial documentation
Based in Schio, Italy.
- 1963 →Private saleGiovanna Uccellipartial documentation
Based in Rome; re-registered the vehicle as Roma 673197.
- 2008 →Acquisition unknownSwiss collectorpartial documentation
Commissioned a thorough restoration during ownership. History prior to this acquisition is largely undocumented.
- Date unknownPrivate saleErcole Mannellapartial documentation
Located in Vicenza; acquired the car approximately two years after initial delivery and re-registered it as VI 32825. Sold it on very shortly after.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Acquired from the Swiss collector approximately three years before the auction.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2008Restoration
A careful and thorough restoration was undertaken by or on behalf of the Swiss collector following their acquisition of the car.
Described as meticulous in scope; no further detail on individual components addressed is provided.
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