1938 Fiat 1500 B Berlinetta by Touring
- Engine
- Correct-type 1500 B engine (replacement unit)
- Colour
- Green
The Fiat 1500 B Berlinetta, chassis 026981, is a rare and elegant coupé bodied by Carrozzeria Touring in the Superleggera idiom, closely related in form to the celebrated Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Berlinetta. Delivered new in October 1938 in Turin, the car passed through a documented chain of Italian owners spanning more than five decades, with its full registration history preserved. It has since been sympathetically restored in green with a brown leather interior.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €162,400 (≈ $179K)
- —Auction saleEstimate £160,000 – £200,000
- 1938-10-11 → 1943-04-26Factory deliveryAttilio Chiolerofull documentation
Original recipient of the car when new, based in Turin; vehicle registered under plate TO 52635.
- 1938-10-11 → 1943-04-26Factory deliveryAttilio Chiolerofull documentation
First registered owner, based in Turin; vehicle carried registration TO 52635 during his tenure.
- 1943-04-26 → 1945Private saleAngelo Ferrarifull documentation
Also Turin-based; registration updated to TO 63322 upon transfer to this owner.
- 1943-04-26 → 1945Private saleAngelo Ferrarifull documentation
Also a Turin resident; registration was changed to TO 63322 when ownership transferred to him.
- 1945 → 1946-06-12Private saleAngelo Grassofull documentation
Milan resident who held the car briefly in the immediate postwar period.
- 1945 → 1946-06-12Private saleAngelo Grassofull documentation
Milan-based owner who held the car briefly in the immediate postwar period.
- 1946-06-12 → 1949-02-12Private saleEraldo Rizzoliofull documentation
Milanese owner residing in Johannesburg at the time of purchase; car was kept at the Royal Automobile Club in Milan and re-registered as MI 87895.
- 1946-06-12 → 1949-02-12Private saleEraldo Rizzoliofull documentation
Milanese owner who was residing in Johannesburg at the time; the car was kept at the Royal Automobile Club of Milan. Re-registered as MI 87895 upon acquisition.
- 1949-02-12 → 1967-02-01Private saleLuigi Brusifull documentation
Ravenna-based owner who held the car for roughly eighteen years.
- 1949-02-12 → 1967-02-01Private saleLuigi Brusifull documentation
Ravenna-based owner who kept the car for roughly eighteen years.
- 1967-02-01 → 1992-05-13Private saleAngelo Gattifull documentation
Based in Faenza; retained the car for approximately twenty-five years before selling.
- 1967-02-01 → 1992-05-13Private saleAngelo Gattifull documentation
Based in Faenza; retained the car for approximately twenty-five years before selling it on.
- 1992-05-13 →Private saleEdoardo Magnonefull documentation
Dorzano-based owner who held the car until recently; restoration to green livery with brown interior carried out during the ownership chain at some point.
- 1992-05-13 →Private saleEdoardo Magnonefull documentation
Based in Dorzano; most recent owner prior to the auction, during whose tenure a restoration to green livery with brown interior was carried out and a replacement correct-type engine was fitted.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
The car was fully restored at an unspecified point, emerging in its current green exterior finish; the brown interior was also refurbished and the front bucket seats received additional upgrading work.
- —Modification
The original engine (number 027452) was replaced at some stage with a different but period-correct unit of the same 1500 B specification.
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