1950 Fiat 1100 Cabriolet (Stabilimenti Farina coachwork)

329030roadItaly

Engine: 1.089L inline-four, twin-choke Weber carburetor, four-speed manual

A 1950 Fiat 1100 Cabriolet with coachwork by Stabilimenti Farina of Turin, the carrozzeria founded by Giovanni Carlo Farina, elder brother of Battista 'Pinin' Farina. Delivered new to an Italian owner, it subsequently served as a promotional vehicle for the Italian cycling team US Salco. After spending much of its life in Italy, the car was discovered in tired but complete condition in the 1980s and subjected to a meticulous ground-up restoration over roughly two decades. One of only four known surviving examples of this Farina body design.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$112,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1950 →Factory delivery
Alessandro Alexandri
partial documentation
Took delivery of the car new in Italy during summer 1950; period photographs document him and his family with the vehicle.
Date unknownPrivate sale
Italian cycling team US Salco
partial documentation
Car was acquired and used as a promotional vehicle for this cycling organization shortly after leaving the first owner.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Italian restoration shop owner
partial documentation
Discovered the car in tired but complete condition during the 1980s; reportedly carried out a thorough ground-up restoration over roughly two decades, including hand-fabricating several absent components, completing the work in the early 2000s.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current private collectors
partial documentation
Owners maintain a varied and carefully assembled private collection; during their tenure the car has received mechanical attention aimed at making it a reliable and enjoyable road car.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

—Restoration
Italian restoration shop (unnamed)
Comprehensive ground-up restoration conducted by the owner of an Italian restoration shop over a period of nearly two decades; several absent components were fabricated from scratch by hand. Work was completed in the early 2000s.
Restoration commenced after the car was found in the 1980s in complete but worn condition; the finished result was described as having a mellowed, characterful appearance.
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Mechanical
Ongoing mechanical attention and improvement carried out under the current owners to enhance the car's reliability and driving qualities.
Work undertaken after acquisition by the present owners with the stated aim of making the car a pleasurable everyday driver.

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