FIAT 600 COUPE VIOTTI, 1960S Waiting for new life... Lot 8

FIAT 600 COUPE VIOTTI, 1960S Waiting for new life for the rare 600 bodied by Viotti Chassis: 100 552014 Engine: 100 2470830 Color: white/amaranth Odometer reading: 48322 km. Intriguing color combination Extremely rare car Interesting restoration project Rare Fiat 600 Viotti Special coupe, by Carrozzeria Viotti, with original license plates and registration. Car sold as a restoration project. Carrozzeria Viotti was a highly regarded Italian automobile body shop, active from 1921 to 1964. In 1921 Vittorio Viotti and his business partner founded Carrozzeria Viotti and Tolfo. A very small body shop in Turin, it could enjoy excellent neighborly relations with the most important and prolific Piedmontese manufacturers of the period, such as Fiat and Lancia. In 1931, to meet greater production demands, the company moved to a shed on Corso Stupinigi and changed its name to 'CARROZZERIA VIOTTI SA'. At the outbreak of World War II, the company's activities were concentrated mainly in the construction of ambulances, until its destruction by the bombings that hit Turin in those dark years. In 1946, at the end of the war, the company moved to Corso Bramante, where it remained until its closure. In 1956, founder Viotti passed away and the body shop entered a period of crisis that lasted until 1964, the year of its final closure FIAT 600 COUPE VIOTTI, 1960S Chassis No. 100 552014 Intriguing color combination Extremely rare car Interesting project of restoration No reserve Rare Fiat 600 Viotti Special coupe - by Carrozzeria Viotti, with original number plates and registration document. Car sold as a restoration project. Carrozzeria Viotti was an Italian automobile coachbuilder active from 1921 to 1964. In 1921 Vittorio Viotti founded the Viotti and Tolfo body shop together with a business partner. A very small body shop in Turin where they certainly could better intercept chassis of the numerous Turin manufacturers such as Fiat and Lancia. In 1931, after ten years, the company changed its name to 'CARROZZERIA VIOTTI SA', and moved to a warehouse in Corso Stupinigi, to meet more requests. At the outbreak of World War II, the shop activity focused on the construction of ambulances before the factory was destroyed by the bombings of Turin. In 1946 at the end of the war, the company moved to Corso Bramante where it remained until its closure. In 1956 Viotti died and the body shop was struck by a crisis that continued until 1964, the year of its closure