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1956 Fiat 8V ZAGATO

Chassis no. 106*000078*
Engine no. 104.000*000150*
Coachbuilder Zagato
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1954
1st and current interior
14th May 1954
1st and current body
Coachbuilder: Zagato
Type: Fastback coupe
Colour: Red
14th May 1954
1st and current chassis no. 106*000078*
2nd January 1956
Manufacturing
1956
1st engine no. 104.000*000158*
Manufacturer: FIAT S.P.A. (IT)
Note: V-Type 70 degree. Aluminum heads
From 2nd January 1956
to 27th April 1956
Owner: Elio Zagato (IT)
Famous owner: Italian racing driver and automobile designer
Note: Co-ownership with Cornacchia Franco
From 27th April 1956
to 27th July 1956
Owner: Mario Muselli (IT)
Purchase price: Lire 2.505.000
From 27th April 1956
to 11th August 1956
Plate: PC-26460
Country: IT
From 28th April 1956
to 29th April 1956
Event: XXIII Mille Miglia - Coppa Franco Mazzotti
Locality: Brescia (IT)
Race number: #342
Category / Group: Vetture Serie speciale da Turismo e Gran Turismo
Class: Da oltre 1600 a 2000 cc
Driver: Marco "Wotan" Ferrini (IT)
Co-Driver: Sergio Rabuffi (IT)
Results / Prizes: 47th OA / 12th CL
Time: Start: 3.42'00"- Brescia-Roma: 7.14‘38"- Brescia-Roma-Brescia: 14.19'40"
29th April 1956
Event: III Gran Premio Nuvolari della Mille Miglia
Locality: Cremona-Mantova-Brescia (IT)
Race number: #342
Category / Group: Vetture Serie speciale da Turismo e Gran Turismo
Class: Da oltre 1600 a 2000 cc
Driver: Marco "Wotan" Ferrini (IT)
Co-Driver: Sergio Rabuffi (IT)
Results / Prizes: 47th OA / 12th CL
From 27th July 1956
to 27th September 1956
Owner: Piero Bernabei (IT)
Purchase price: Lire 500.000
Famous owner: Italian racing driver
Note: Through Federici Roberto. Piero Bernabei son of the Italian racing driver Inico Bernabei
5th August 1956
Event: X Concorso Internazionale di Eleganza per Automobili di Rimini
Locality: Rimini (IT)
Class: XVI
Driver: Nicolini Sanzio (IT)
Results / Prizes: 1st CL
From 11th August 1956
to 26th February 1957
Plate: ROMA-263754
Country: IT
From 27th September 1956
to 10th August 1959
Owner: Ernesto Esposto (IT)
Purchase price: Lire 300.000
From 26th February 1957
to 3rd October 1966
Plate: AN-26566
Country: IT
From 10th August 1959
to 13th October 1961
Owner: C. REVEL S.A.S. (IT)
Purchase price: Lire 150.000
Note: Owner Carlo Revel
25th September 1960
Event: II Coppa Fagioli - Salita Osimo Scalo/Osimo
Locality: Osimo (IT)
Race number: #204
Category / Group: Gran Turismo
Class: Oltre 2000 cc
Driver: Lanfranco Revel (IT)
Results / Prizes: 1st CL
From 13th October 1961
to 15th January 1962
Owner: Lina Forastieri (IT)
Purchase price: Lire 200.000
From 15th January 1962
to 20th October 1964
Owner: Franco Mercatali (IT)
Purchase price: Lire 100.000
Famous owner: Italian racing driver
April 1962
No information available about this RC-90281 record
27th May 1962
Event: VIII Coppa Azienda di Soggiorno - San Benedetto/Acquaviva
Locality: San Benedetto del Tronto (IT)
Category / Group: Gran Turismo
Class: Oltre 1300 cc
Driver: Franco Mercatali (IT)
Results / Prizes: 4th CL
23rd September 1962
Event: IV Coppa Luigi Fagioli - Salita Osimo Scalo/Osimo
Locality: Osimo (IT)
Race number: #496
Category / Group: Gran Turismo
Class: Oltre 2000 cc
Driver: Franco Mercatali (IT)
Results / Prizes: 27th OA
From 20th October 1964
to 12th May 1966
Owner: Enrico Saviotti (IT)
Purchase price: Lire 200.000
From 12th May 1966
to 13th March 1971
Owner: Franco Cardinali (IT)
Purchase price: Lire 120.000
From 27th September 1966
to 18th April 2007
Identification document: Carta delle revisioni
3rd October 1966
Plate: TR-48001
Country: IT
30th October 1966
Identification document: Carta di circolazione
1970
2nd and current engine no. 104.000*000150*
Note: V-type 70 degree. Aluminum heads.
From 13th March 1971
to 4th August 1997
Owner: Remo Tomassini (IT)
Purchase price: Lire 200.000
7th May 1971
Record: Letter from Zagato to Remo Tomassini
1977
No information available about this RC-90334 record
From 17th June 1977
to 19th June 1977
Event: Mille Miglia
Locality: Brescia (IT)
Race number: #90
Driver: Remo Tomassini (IT)
Co-Driver: Clara Tomassini (IT)
17th May 1978
Record: Letter from Zagato to Remo Tomassini
1983
Bibliography: Tomassini Remo, Borzacchini: L'uomo, Il Pilota, Il Suo Tempo , A.c.i. Terni, n.p. 1983
15th May 1984
Record: Esenzione bollo
1985
Event: Unknown
Locality: (IT)
Race number: #13
From 31st May 1986
to 1st June 1986
Event: Coppa Città di Perugia
Locality: Perugia (IT)
Race number: #60
From 26th April 1987
to 29th April 1987
Event: III Coppa d'Italia Autostoriche
Locality: Padova (IT)
Driver: Remo Tomassini (IT)
From 27th June 1987
to 28th June 1987
Event: II Targa D'Oro Avezzano - III trofeo Pietro e Antonio di Lorenzo
Locality: Avezzano (IT)
From 17th January 1988
to 20th January 1988
Event: Coppa delle Alpi
Locality: Torino (IT)
October 1990
Bibliography: Orsini Luigi, Mille Miglia Una Corsa Italiana , Abiemme, n.p. 1990
July 1994
Bibliography: De Boer John, The Italian Car Registry - John Fulton De Boer , Unknown publisher, n.p. 1994
From 7th September 1994
to 11th September 1994
Event: Auto Storiche in Terra Etnica
Locality: Frosinone (IT)
Driver: Remo Tomassini (IT)
From 7th May 1997
to 8th May 1997
Event: X Rievocazione Storica Bologna - Passo della Raticosa
Locality: Bologna (IT)
Race number: #85
From 4th August 1997
to 7th March 2016
Owner: Alessandro Germondani (IT)
Note: Remo Tomassini was his maternal grandfather.
7th October 1997
Identification document: Carta di circolazione
February 2005
Bibliography: Adriaensens Tony, Ottovu Fiat 106 Sport no. 214, Corsa Research Photo Archive - Corsa Research Bvba, n.p. 2005
From 28th September 2007
to 30th September 2007
Event: ASI Auto Show Pescara
Locality: Pescara (IT)
Race number: #63
From 19th September 2011
to 24th September 2011
Event: ASI Autoshow - 150° Anniversario dell’ Unità d’ Italia
Locality: Teano (IT)
Note: The Fiat 8V Zagato greeted the cars participating in the 2011 ASI Autoshow in Orvieto.
7th March 2016
Record: Sales were handled by D'Alesio Antonio from Gadoldtimer, an Italian broker.
From 7th March 2016
to currently
Owner: Private collection
15th June 2016
Identification document: FIVA Identity Card no.: 64012 - ASN that issued the certificate: BFOV/FBVA - Owner's country: Switzerland
4th September 2016
Event: Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille
Locality: Unknown city (FR)
Note: Hors concours
October 2016
Bibliography: Facetti Carlo, Potenza In Punta Di Piedi: Carlo Facetti , Asi - Automotoclub Storico Italiano, n.p. 2016
From 6th October 2016
to 9th October 2016
Event: Zoute Gran Prix
Locality: Knokke-Heist (BE)
From 19th October 2016
to 22nd October 2016
Record: Other Photos Pre Restoration
25th October 2016
Record: Pre Restoration Car
From December 2016
to January 2017
Record: The engine (no. 150) of the car with chassis 067 is transferred and fitted on the car with chassis 078; in turn, the engine (no.unknown ) of the car with chassis 078 is transferred and fitted on the car with chassis 076; the engine (no. 162) of the latter is transferred and fitted on the car with chassis 067.
May 2018
Press review: Milano Gilberto, "Qualcosa Si Muove", Ruoteclassiche , no. 353, 05-2018, pp. 72
December 2018
Bibliography: Dolcini Carlo, Orizzonte Perduto Mille Miglia 1947-1956 , Ela, n.p. 2018
2020
Record: Wooden model near the car before the restoration
27th August 2020
Record: Car Restoration
November 2020
Bibliography: Binelli Sandro, Mille Miglia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume Ii , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2020
June 2023
Bibliography: Binelli Sandro, Mille Miglia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume Iii , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2023
22nd September 1963
Event: Salita di Osimo Coppa Luigi Fagioli
Locality: Osimo (IT)