1954 Fiat 8V coupé speciale Gran Lusso
Chassis no.
106*000066*
Engine no.
0000136
Coachbuilder
Carrozzeria Alfredo Vignale & C.
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1954
Manufacturing
8th January 1954
1st engine no. 0000136
Manufacturer:
FIAT S.P.A. (IT)
Note:
V-type 70 degree. Aluminum heads
8th January 1954
1st and current chassis no. 106*000066*
From 13th December 1954
to 20th April 1955
to 20th April 1955
Owner:
S.I.V.A. (IT)
13th December 1954
1st and current interior
Material:
Leather
Seats:
Brown
13th December 1954
1st body
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria Alfredo Vignale & C.
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
Blue
From 20th April 1955
to 15th June 1956
to 15th June 1956
Owner:
Mario Bonacina (IT)
Purchase price:
Lire 1.850.000
Famous owner:
Italian racing driver
From 20th April 1955
to 1st May 1955
to 1st May 1955
Event:
XXXVII Salone internazionale dell'Automobile
Locality:
Torino (IT)
From 20th April 1955
to 1958
to 1958
Plate:
MI-268855
Country:
IT
From 30th April 1955
to 1st May 1955
to 1st May 1955
Event:
XXII Mille Miglia - Coppa Franco Mazzotti
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#431
Category / Group:
Gran Turismo
Class:
Oltre 1.300 cm3
Team:
SCUDERIA AUTOMOBILISTICA MADUNINA (IT)
Driver:
Mario Bonacina (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Time:
Start: 4.31'00”- Brescia-Roma: ritirati
1st May 1955
Event:
II Gran Premio Nuvolari della Mille Miglia
Locality:
Cremona-Mantova-Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#431
Driver:
Mario Bonacina (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
From 15th June 1956
to 1958
to 1958
Owner:
Bruno Cadirola (IT)
From 1958
to 1968
to 1968
Owner:
Shelly Pfeifer (US)
1958
Record:
Exported to the USA by Pino Lella and sold to S.Pfeifer who had a Chevrolet installed by Allen Johnston.
From 1968
to 2012
to 2012
Owner:
Dan Simpson (US)
October 1990
Bibliography:
Orsini Luigi, Mille Miglia Una Corsa Italiana , Abiemme, n.p. 1990
1994
Record:
the original engine was acquired from Johnston and reunited with the car.
July 1994
Bibliography:
De Boer John, The Italian Car Registry - John Fulton De Boer , Unknown publisher, n.p. 1994
1994
2nd body
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria Alfredo Vignale & C.
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
Red
2003
Bibliography:
Anselmi Angelo, Mille Miglia Identikit , Le Edizioni Dell'opificio, n.p. 2003
February 2005
Bibliography:
Adriaensens Tony, Ottovu Fiat 106 Sport no. 214, Corsa Research Photo Archive - Corsa Research Bvba, n.p. 2005
19th August 2011
Event:
Concorso Italiano
Locality:
Carmel-by-the-Sea (US)
2011
Record:
Car photo before Restoration
2015
Bibliography:
Zanellato Vignale Alfredo, Vignale Ferrari And All The Others , SocietÀ Editrice Il Cammello, n.p. 2015
2015
2nd and current engine no. 0000136
Manufacturer:
FIAT S.P.A. (IT)
Note:
V-type 70 degree. Aluminum heads. Original matching engine.
2016
Record:
Studio' Photos after Restoration
2016
3rd and current body
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria Alfredo Vignale & C.
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
Blue
21st August 2016
Event:
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Locality:
Carmel-by-the-Sea (US)
Results / Prizes:
3rd CL
From 26th May 2017
to 28th May 2017
to 28th May 2017
Event:
Concorso Internazionale d'Eleganza di Villa d'Este
Locality:
Cernobbio (IT)
Race number:
#86
Class:
G: Supergioiello: little toys for big boys
Driver:
Jan De Reu (BE)
Results / Prizes:
Mention of honour
December 2018
Bibliography:
Dolcini Carlo, Orizzonte Perduto Mille Miglia 1947-1956 , Ela, n.p. 2018
7th March 2019
Press review:
Walsh Mick, "1955 Fiat 8v Berlinetta Vignale Tipo Mille Miglia", DM Drive-My : drive-my.com , no. 1, 03-2019, pp. 1
September 2021
Bibliography:
Boetto Cohen Giosuè, 1921-2021 Michelotti World , Mauto - Museo Nazionale Dell'automob. Avvocato Giovanni Agnelli, Torino 2021
June 2023
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Mille Miglia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume Iii , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2023