Auto e Moto d’Epoca Bologna 2023 best of
Fiat 1100 A Cabriolet Balbo A small cabriolet based on the Fiat 1100 A chassis built by Balbo and unveiled at the 1948 Turin…
Fiat 1100 A Cabriolet Balbo A small cabriolet based on the Fiat 1100 A chassis built by Balbo and unveiled at the 1948 Turin…
Lets step back in time to the year 1947, a momentous period marked by the end of a war that left both material and moral devastation in its wake. The echoes of those challenging years are etched in the memories of those fortunate enough to have lived through them. The Mille Miglia revives, symbolizing the resilient spirit of a society yearning for recovery.
An elegant convertible, built in 1949 on the popular Fiat 1100 B chassis by Stabilimenti Farina in very few speciments, remains the emblem of this extraordinary coachbuilding of cars in the early 1950s. The resemblance to Ferrari’s 166 Inter is surprising, which let to controversy between Giovanni Farina and Enzo Ferrari.
The birth of the Spiaggina (Spiaggia = Beach) takes place in the immediate post-war period at the initiative of some Italian coachbuilders which transformed small mass production cars in order to make them suitable for the needs of wealthy customers during the holiday period in the seaside resorts.