1948 Fiat 1100S Mille Miglia Barchetta
- Engine
- 1.1L OHV inline-four, 51 bhp
A 1948 Fiat 1100S MM barchetta, completed on 18 November 1948 and originally delivered as a berlina to Fiat's Milan dealer. The car carries a chassis number documented as a period Mille Miglia entrant. Its special barchetta body, attributed to either Stanguellini or Carrozzeria Colli, was fitted at a later date, possibly in the 1950s. Discovered in a Frankfurt scrapyard during the 1960s, the car was subsequently restored to running condition and has since competed in the Mille Miglia Storica and appeared at concours events.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £137,200 (≈ $172K)
- 1948-11-18 →Factory deliveryFiat Milan dealershippartial documentation
Vehicle delivered new as a berlina to Fiat's authorized dealer in Milan, per records from the Fiat historical archive.
- → 1994Acquisition unknownFrankfurt car dealerpartial documentation
A dealer discovered the vehicle in a Frankfurt scrapyard during the 1960s and retained it in storage through 1994 without restoring or registering it.
- 1994 → 2007Private saleClaus-Jürgen Lorenzpartial documentation
Collector based in Mainz who acquired the car in Frankfurt; the vehicle was last officially registered there in 1961.
- 2007 →Private saleFendt Collectionpartial documentation
During this ownership the car was in disassembled barn-find condition and underwent a full restoration involving specialist firms in Germany and Italy, including bodywork by Kupka Karosseriebau and engine work by Delio Galassi.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownFrankfurt scrap yardnone documentation
Car was found abandoned in a Frankfurt scrapyard at some point before its last Frankfurt registration in 1961.
Competition
- 1947Mille Miglia1947 Mille Miglia5th through 9th place finishes for the model
Multiple 1100S MM examples finished in positions five through nine; this refers to the model type, not necessarily this specific chassis.
- 1948Mille Miglia1948 Mille Miglia2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishes for the model
Several 1100S MM cars achieved podium-adjacent results; attribution is to the model type. This specific chassis is noted as a period entrant in the race, discovered via its chassis number during a Storica entry application.
- 20132013 Schloss Dyck Concours d'Elegance
Car was shown at this German concours event following its restoration.
- 2014Mille Miglia Storica2014 Mille Miglia Storica
The car participated in the historic re-enactment event after restoration; its chassis number was identified as matching a period race entrant during the entry process.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
Original berlina body replaced with a tube-framed barchetta body, attributed to either Stanguellini of Modena or Carrozzeria Colli of Milan, with the work believed to have been carried out around the 1950s.
Precise dating and coachbuilder attribution remain uncertain due to the absence of an official Stanguellini register.
- —RestorationKupka Karosseriebau
Comprehensive transformation from disassembled barn-find condition to the car's current running state, including bodywork and structural work.
Work carried out at a Hebertshausen workshop known for building special prototypes for German manufacturers; commissioned during the Fendt Collection's ownership after 2007.
- —Engine rebuildDelio Galassi
Engine and chassis were overhauled by a specialist renowned for rebuilding Fiat 1100 MM engines.
Carried out in Savignano sul Rubicone, Italy, as part of the broader restoration during Fendt Collection ownership.
- —ServiceLeo Aumueller
Finishing and detailing work completed by a German Abarth and Fiat specialist following the main mechanical and bodywork restoration.
Final preparation phase before the car's appearance at concours and historic events.
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