1955 Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 9d
Chassis no.
01600
Engine no.
no number
Coachbuilder
Bertone
Beacon
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1955
Manufacturing
1955
Plate:
TO-99
Country:
IT
1955
1st and current interior
Seats:
Brown
1955
1st and current engine no. no number
Manufacturer:
ALFA ROMEO (IT)
1st January 1955
1st body
Coachbuilder:
Bertone
Colour:
Two tone livery: silver above, dark low part.
1955
1st and current chassis no. 01600
From 20th April 1955
to 1st May 1955
to 1st May 1955
Event:
XXXVII Salone internazionale dell'Automobile
Locality:
Torino (IT)
May 1955
2nd body
Coachbuilder:
Bertone
Colour:
Silver
May 1955
Generic fact:
Other photos
June 1955
Record:
Nuccio Bertone near the car
From 8th March 1956
to 18th March 1956
to 18th March 1956
Event:
Salon International de l'Auto de Geneve
Locality:
Geneve (CH)
From 1957
to 1960
to 1960
Owner:
Tom Barrett (US)
Famous owner:
Founder of Barret-Jackson auctions
Note:
Tom Barret and Harry Woodnorth (friends) buy the car together (50%+50%)
December 1958
Press review:
Unknown author, "Unknown", Road and Track , no. 12, 12-1958
1960
Owner:
Harry Woodnorth (US)
Note:
Tom Barret sold the his half share to Harry Woodnorth
From 1960
to 1961
to 1961
Owner:
Widow Woodnorth (US)
From 1961
to 1962
to 1962
Owner:
Alan Regis (US)
Note:
Alan Regis is manager of Chaplin Motors and Dodge dealer in Greenville (Michigan - USA). Used the car for publicity
From 1964
to 1989
to 1989
Owner:
Gary Kaberle (US)
Famous owner:
The most important expert of B.A.T. cars
Note:
Gary Kaberle sold the B.A.T. 9d to Hasashi Yoshiyuki to raise founds to cover special treatment an care for his wife who had cancer
1964
3rd body
Coachbuilder:
Bertone
Colour:
Red
1964
Generic fact:
Other photos Gary Kaberle
1987
Plate:
MICHIGAN614ARD
Country:
US
May 1988
Press review:
Unknown author, "Out Of Darkness", Alfa Owner- the official publication of the Alfa Romeo Owners club , no. 5, 05-1988, pp. 8
1989
4th and current body
Coachbuilder:
Bertone
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
Silver
1989
Press review:
Unknown author, "Hijos Del Aire", Automovil , 1989, pp. 45
20th August 1989
Event:
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Locality:
Carmel-by-the-Sea (US)
Note:
Nuccio Bertone is reunited with three of his Alfa Romeo B.A.T.s (Berlina Aerodynamica Tecnica) when Italian custom coachwork takes center stage at the Concours
October 1989
Press review:
Unknown author, "The Bertone B.a.t.'s At Hte 1989 Pebble Beach Concours", bibarestorations.com , 10-1989
From 1990
to 1994
to 1994
Owner:
Yoshiyuki Hayashi (JP)
Purchase price:
$ 9,000,000 all thee B.A.T. cars (B.A.T.5, B.A.T.7, B.A.T.9)
Famous owner:
Japan stylist and denim designer
Note:
Kruse Auction in Phoenix. Yoshiyuki Hayashi is owner of the three B.A.T.s (B.A.T.5, B.A.T.7, B.A.T.9)
2nd December 1991
Press review:
Unknown author, "Alfa E Bertone Da Sogno Apripista Colombiane", L'Unità , 12-1991, pp. 27
From 24th January 1992
to 2nd February 1992
to 2nd February 1992
Event:
Autostory
Locality:
Genova (IT)
Note:
Exhibited the Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 5, 7 and 9d
23rd August 1992
Event:
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Locality:
Carmel-by-the-Sea (US)
Note:
Celebration Carrozzeria Bertone's 80th anniversary. Exhibited the Alfa Romeo B.A.T. 5, 7 and 9d
13th September 1992
Event:
Expo Cars For Princes
Locality:
Parigi (FR)
October 1992
Press review:
Unknown author, "I Maestri Del Design", AM Mensile Internazionale dell'Automobile , no. 1, 10-1992, pp. 46
From November 1992
to 31st December 1992
to 31st December 1992
Press review:
Borgeson Griffith, "Nuccio, Wacky, And Me", Special- Interest Autos , no. 132, 11-1992, pp. 30
July 1994
Bibliography:
De Boer John, The Italian Car Registry - John Fulton De Boer , Unknown publisher, n.p. 1994
1998
Press review:
Unknown author, "Unknown", Unknown header , 1998
February 2001
Press review:
Unknown author, "The B.a.t. Mania, Part 1°...... By Automedia", La Veloce Vita , no. 2, 02-2001, pp. 6
From 2005
to 2007
to 2007
Owner:
CARS INTERNATIONAL LTD. (GB)
Note:
Cars International Ltd. is owner of the three B.A.T.s (B.A.T.5, B.A.T.7, B.A.T.9)
January 2005
Press review:
Unknown author, "Alfa Romeo Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica B.a.t", CaroftheDay , 01-2005, pp. 1
21st August 2005
Event:
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Locality:
Carmel-by-the-Sea (US)
Note:
Exhibited the Alfa Romeo B.A.T 5, 7 and 9d
8th September 2005
Press review:
Unknown author, "Pebble Beach Concours D'elegance Celebrates 95 Years Of Alfa + Romeo", St.Louis Alfa Romeo Owners Club , no. 9, 09-2005, pp. 3
1st March 2006
Press review:
Unknown author, "Drive: Alfa Romeo Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica 5\9", Motor Trend , 03-2006
From March 2006
to 31st May 2006
to 31st May 2006
Press review:
Unknown author, "A Trilogy Of B.a.t,'s, Prancing Horses... & Some Leaping Cats", Blackhawk museum news , 03-2006
June 2006
Press review:
Unknown author, "1953-54-55' Alfa Romeo Bat 5-7-9 By Bertone", Hemmings.com , 06-2006
From 2007
to 30th June 2020
to 30th June 2020
Owner:
BLACKHAWK COLLECTION (US)
2007
Record:
B.A.T. 3, 5, 7
2007
Record:
Studio Photos
2007
Record:
Car exsposed on Blackhawk Museum
2007
Event:
Art Center College of Design Concours
Locality:
Pasadena (US)
Note:
Exhibited the Alfa Romeo B.A.T 5, 7 and 9d
2007
Plate:
346WGW
Country:
US
2007
Generic fact:
Studio Photos
January 2007
Press review:
Unknown author, "Franco Scaglione, Il Genio Dimenticato", La Manovella , no. 1, 01-2007, pp. 14
5th August 2007
Event:
Concours d'Elegance of America
Locality:
Meadowbrook (US)
Note:
Exhibited the Alfa Romeo B.A.T 5, 7 and 9d
6th August 2007
Event:
Alfa Romeo Owners Club National Convention
Locality:
Meadow Brook (US)
Note:
Exhibited the Alfa Romeo B.A.T 5, 7 and 9d
2008
Press review:
Unknown author, "B.a.t. 9d", Unknown , 2008, pp. 104
2008
Press review:
Unknown author, "Bertone's B.a.t.", Unknown header , 2008, pp. 99
23rd March 2008
Press review:
Unknown author, "After 53 Years Of Beauty Sleep, The Bat Is Back", NewYorktimes.com , 03-2008
April 2008
Press review:
Unknown author, "A Look Back The 1953-1955 Bat Cars", Alfa Giornale , 04-2008, pp. 8
2009
Event:
The Auto Collections @ Imperial Palace
Locality:
Las Vegas (US)
Note:
Exhibited the Alfa Romeo B.A.T 5, 7 and 9d
May 2009
Press review:
Unknown author, "Alfa Romeo B.a.t.", Healey Hearsay , no. 5, 05-2009, pp. 9
14th August 2009
Event:
Concorso Italiano
Locality:
Monterey (US)
Note:
Exhibited the Alfa Romeo B.A.T 5, 7 and 9d
2010
Generic fact:
Studio Photos
2010
Press review:
Unknown author, "1955 Alfa Romeo Bertone Bat9", Howstuffworks.com , 2010
2010
Press review:
Unknown author, "Alfa Romeo Bat 5", Unknown header , 2010, pp. 9
2013
Generic fact:
Other photos
September 2014
Press review:
Unknown author, "Bat - Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica", Unknown header , 09-2014, pp. 4
March 2016
Generic fact:
Studio Photos
From 27th May 2016
to 9th October 2016
to 9th October 2016
Event:
Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975
Locality:
Nashville (US)
Note:
The Frist Center of the Visual Arts
September 2016
Bibliography:
Grandi Massimo, Il Paradigma Scaglione , Asi - Automotoclub Storico Italiano, n.p. 2016
2018
Bibliography:
Gautam Sen, The Bertone Collection , Dalton Watson - Fine Books, n.p. 2018
January 2018
Bibliography:
Porta Massimo, Torino E L'arte Dei Carrozzieri 1946-1980 , Asi - Automotoclub Storico Italiano, n.p. 2018
From 30th June 2020
to currently
to currently
Owner:
Private collection
Purchase price:
$14,840,000 with B.A.T. 5 and B.A.T. 7
2026
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Salone Internazionale Dell'automobile Di Torino's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume I , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2026
From May 1955
to 1957
to 1957
Owner:
Stanley "Wacky" Arnolt (US)