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FIAT 1400 PINIFARINA, 1951 1950s Glamour Chassis:...

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FIAT 1400 PINIFARINA, 1951 1950s Glamour Chassis: 011765 Odometer reading: 1602 km. An American in Rome Opens with one finger Elegant and harmonious with its rounded lines, comfortable with its imposing seats, the proposed 1400 coupe is one of the very rare examples, developed by some of the nation's best-known coachbuilders from the innovative Fiat 1400 model, first shown at the 1950 Geneva Motor Show, during the subsequent years of the renaissance of Italian industry and automotive design. The proposed specimen bears the signature of Pininfarina and has been returned to its former glory thanks to a skillful restoration that wrested it from the oblivion into which it had fallen. The name of the capital city affixed in full on the original black plate is but one of many fascinating reminders of that unforgettable era that this car holds like a precious casket FIAT 1400 PINIFARINA, 1951 Chassis: 011765 Odometer reading: 1602 km. An American in Rome. It opens with a finger. Elegant and harmonious with its rounded lines, comfortable for its imposing seats, the proposed 1400 coupé is one of the very rare specimens, developed by some of the most well-known national coachbuilders starting from the innovative Fiat 1400 model, presented for the first time at the Motor Show of Geneva in 1950, in the following years of rebirth of the Italian automotive industry and design. The proposed specimen bears the signature of Pininfarina and has returned to its former glory thanks to a skillful restoration, which has rescued it from the oblivion into which it had fallen. The name of the Capital affixed in full on the original black plate is just one of the many fascinating references to that unforgettable era, which this car contains like a precious casket