1954 Fiat 1100 TV Sports Saloon
- Engine
- 1.089L overhead-valve inline-four, 50 bhp
A 1954 Fiat 1100 TV Sports Saloon that participated in both the 1954 and 1955 Mille Miglia, crewed throughout by Ing. Guglielmo Franchi and Rafaello Zanasi. Registered new to Franchi in February 1954 with a Bologna plate, the car retired from the 1954 running but completed the 1955 edition in 115th place overall and 11th in class from 534 starters. Originally Italian, it later passed to the Netherlands and carries ASI and FIVA certification, guaranteeing future Mille Miglia acceptance.
Ownership
- 2018-10-05Auction saleSold €131,000 (≈ $144K)
- 1954-02-01 → 1958Factory deliveryGuglielmo Franchifull documentation
Registered new in Bologna with plates traceable in period Mille Miglia start-ramp photographs. Also crewed the car in both Mille Miglia entries alongside Rafaello Zanasi.
- 1958 →Private saleAldo Guccinipartial documentation
Acquisition details derived from the ASI identity document; vehicle believed to have remained in Italy throughout this and subsequent ownership.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownConsignor or recent European ownerpartial documentation
Car was restored and mechanically overhauled roughly ten years prior to cataloguing; Netherlands registration papers suggest time spent in that country. No restoration invoices on file.
Competition
- 1954Mille Miglia1954 Mille MigliaDriver: Guglielmo FranchiDNF
Car started under number 121; co-driven by Rafaello Zanasi but failed to reach the finish.
- 1955Mille Miglia1955 Mille MigliaDriver: Guglielmo Franchi115th overall, 11th in class
Co-driven by Rafaello Zanasi; completed the roughly 1,597 km course at just over 105 km/h average from a field of 534 starters. The overall winner, Moss and Jenkinson in a Mercedes 300 SLR, had finished more than five hours earlier.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Full restoration and mechanical overhaul carried out in Italy approximately ten years before the catalogue date; no invoices are available to document the work.
Work believed to have been performed in Italy; absence of paperwork is noted in the history file.
Are you the owner of this car?
This car's public record is built from its auction and competition history. Register your ownership and privately add your own records to make it a verified Legacy Metrics passport — provenance that backs your car's value at sale and gives your insurer evidence to price against. Roy reviews and verifies every registration personally.