1935 Fiat 508 S Balilla Sport
Chassis no.
508S071268
Engine no.
108000308
Coachbuilder
Fiat
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26th March 1935
Manufacturing
26th March 1935
Engine no. 108000308
Manufacturer:
FIAT S.P.A. (IT)
Note:
type 108 CS
26th March 1935
Body
Coachbuilder:
Fiat
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Colour:
Red
26th March 1935
Chassis no. 508s071268
From 4th April 1935
to 17th December 1936
to 17th December 1936
Owner:
Luigi "Gigi" Villoresi (IT)
Famous owner:
Italian racing driver
From 4th April 1935
to 13th October 1949
to 13th October 1949
Plate:
MI-32446
Country:
IT
14th April 1935
Event:
IX Coppa delle Mille Miglia
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#14
Class:
Sino a 1100 cc (vetture sport)
Driver:
Luigi "Gigi" Villoresi (IT)
Co-Driver:
Emilio "Mimi" Villoresi (IT)
Results / Prizes:
18th OA / 2nd CL
Time:
Start: 4.06’30"- Brescia-Roma: 7.03'49"- Brescia-Roma-Brescia: 17.15'26"
14th April 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "Cento Vetture Sulle Strade Della Mille Miglia", Corriere della sera , 04-1935, pp. 4
19th April 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "Il Duca Di Spoleto Premia I Campioni Automobilisti Milanesi", Corriere della sera , 04-1935, pp. 4
20th April 1935
Press review:
Borracci Pasquale, "La 9° Mille Miglia", L'Auto Italiana , 04-1935, pp. 69
From 15th June 1935
to 16th June 1935
to 16th June 1935
Event:
1000 Mil Ceskoslovenskych
Locality:
Praga (CZ)
Race number:
#59
Driver:
Luigi "Gigi" Villoresi (IT)
Co-Driver:
Emilio "Mimi" Villoresi (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
16th June 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "Gli Italiani Alla 1000 Miglia Cecoslovacca", Corriere della sera , 06-1935, pp. 4
7th July 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "Závod 1000 Mil", AUTO - Oficielní orgán Autoklubu Republiky Československé , no. 5, 07-1935, pp. 103
14th July 1935
Event:
V Varese - Campo dei Fiori
Locality:
Varese (IT)
Race number:
#16
Class:
Fino a 1500 cc
Driver:
Emilio "Mimi" Villoresi (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
18th July 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "Il Primo Circuito Di Varese", Corriere della sera , 07-1935, pp. 4
20th July 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "Automobilismo Per I Giovani E Circuito Varesino", Corriere della sera , 07-1935, pp. 4
20th July 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "La V° Varese-campo Dei Fiori", L'Auto Italiana , no. 20, 07-1935, pp. 45
21st July 1935
Event:
Circuito di Varese
Locality:
Varese (IT)
Race number:
#20
Class:
Fino a 1100 cc
Driver:
Luigi "Gigi" Villoresi (IT)
Results / Prizes:
9th CL
Time:
51'27''1/5 - Km/h 73,358
22nd July 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "Battaglie Di Giovani Sul Circuito Di Varese", Corriere della sera , 07-1935, pp. 4
30th July 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "Il Primo Circuito Di Varese", L'Auto Italiana , no. 21, 07-1935, pp. 45
4th August 1935
Event:
Internationales Grossglockner Rennen
Locality:
Distretto di Lienz (AT)
Race number:
#54
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
1100 cc
Driver:
Luigi "Gigi" Villoresi (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
Time:
18'23''5/10 - Km/h 63,615
11th August 1935
Event:
Corsa delle 24 Ore per la Targa Abruzzo
Locality:
Pescara (IT)
Race number:
#41
Class:
Prima fino a 1100 cc
Driver:
Luigi "Gigi" Villoresi (IT)
Co-Driver:
Franco Spotorno (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
31st August 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "Das I° Internationale Großglockner-rennen", Ōsterreichische Touring-Zeitung , no. 8, 08-1935, pp. 1
From 1st September 1935
to 4th September 1935
to 4th September 1935
Event:
Corsa Internazionale dello Stelvio
Locality:
Sondrio (IT)
Race number:
#26
Category / Group:
Vetture Sport
Class:
1100 cc
Driver:
Emilio "Mimi" Villoresi (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
September 1935
Press review:
Unknown, "The Grossglockner Hill Climb", Motor Sport , no. 9, 09-1935, pp. 495
29th September 1935
Event:
Como - Lieto Colle
Locality:
Como (IT)
Race number:
#38
Category / Group:
Sport senza compressore
Class:
Fino a 1100 cc
Driver:
Luigi "Gigi" Villoresi (IT)
Results / Prizes:
4th OA / 1st CL
Time:
5'12''2/5
From 17th December 1936
to 14th October 1937
to 14th October 1937
Owner:
Adolfo Caspani (IT)
Famous owner:
Italian racing driver
4th April 1937
Event:
XI Coppa delle Mille Miglia
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#45
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Cilindrata sino a 750 cm3
Driver:
Adolfo Caspani (IT)
Co-Driver:
Alfredo Pozzoni (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Time:
Start: 4.12'00"- Brescia-Roma: 7.20'07"- Brescia-Roma-Brescia: ritirati
From 16th May 1937
to 19th May 1937
to 19th May 1937
Event:
Parma - Poggio di Berceto
Locality:
Parma (IT)
Race number:
#80
Category / Group:
Turismo
Class:
II - Fino a 1100 cc
Driver:
Alfredo Pozzoni (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
From 14th October 1937
to 9th May 1947
to 9th May 1947
Owner:
Carlo Croff (IT)
Famous owner:
Member of the well-known Milanese entrepreneurial dynasty, specialized in furnishing fabrics, curtains and carpets.
From 9th May 1947
to 4th October 1949
to 4th October 1949
Owner:
Aldo Croff (IT)
Note:
Co-ownership with Anita Croff. Members of the well-known Milanese entrepreneurial dynasty, specialized in furnishing fabrics, curtains and carpets.
From 4th October 1949
to 17th July 1951
to 17th July 1951
Owner:
Ferdinando Bresciani (IT)
From 13th October 1949
to 6th November 1951
to 6th November 1951
Plate:
BG-18894
Country:
IT
From 17th July 1951
to 10th November 1951
to 10th November 1951
Owner:
Severino Zambelli (IT)
From 6th November 1951
to 20th August 1955
to 20th August 1955
Plate:
BZ-16002
Country:
IT
From 10th November 1951
to 5th July 1955
to 5th July 1955
Owner:
Carla Sztaronzi (IT)
From 5th July 1955
to 6th July 1956
to 6th July 1956
Owner:
Elico Millenotti (IT)
From 20th August 1955
to 11th July 1956
to 11th July 1956
Plate:
RE-28589
Country:
IT
From 6th July 1956
to 8th August 1958
to 8th August 1958
Owner:
Giordano Guastalla (IT)
From 11th July 1956
to 27th August 1958
to 27th August 1958
Plate:
MN-34829
Country:
IT
From 8th August 1958
to 24th September 1959
to 24th September 1959
Owner:
Guido Canali (IT)
From 27th August 1958
to 2nd October 1959
to 2nd October 1959
Plate:
PR-40086
Country:
IT
From 24th September 1959
to 11th November 1969
to 11th November 1969
Owner:
Ernesto Bianchi (IT)
Note:
Co-ownership with Bianchi Emilio
From 2nd October 1959
to 9th December 1969
to 9th December 1969
Plate:
MI-444629
Country:
IT
From 11th November 1969
to 13th June 1991
to 13th June 1991
Owner:
Emilio Bianchi (IT)
9th December 1969
Plate:
VA-267128
Country:
IT
October 1990
Bibliography:
Orsini Luigi, Mille Miglia Una Corsa Italiana , Abiemme, n.p. 1990
From 13th June 1991
to 13th February 1998
to 13th February 1998
Owner:
GLICINE DI GIUSEPPE CAVAGNA DI GUALDANA & C. (IT)
Famous owner:
Count Giuseppe Cavagna di Gualdana is an entrepreneur and former president of Confagricoltura Pavia and vice president of Confagricoltura Lombardia.
From 21st May 1992
to 24th May 1992
to 24th May 1992
Event:
Mille Miglia
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#54
Driver:
Giuseppe Cavagna di Gualdana (IT)
Co-Driver:
Guiglia (IT)
Results / Prizes:
139th OA
1992
Bibliography:
Allievi Pino, Mille Miglia 1992 , La Mille Miglia Editrice, n.p. 1992
From 13th May 1993
to 16th May 1993
to 16th May 1993
Event:
Mille Miglia
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#74
Driver:
Giuseppe Cavagna di Gualdana (IT)
Co-Driver:
Guiglia (IT)
Results / Prizes:
111th OA
1993
Bibliography:
Allievi Pino, Mille Miglia 1993 , La Mille Miglia Editrice, n.p. 1993
From 5th May 1994
to 8th May 1994
to 8th May 1994
Event:
Mille Miglia
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#87
Driver:
Giuseppe Cavagna di Gualdana (IT)
Co-Driver:
Guiglia (IT)
Results / Prizes:
157th OA
1994
Bibliography:
Allievi Pino, Mille Miglia 1994 , La Mille Miglia Editrice, n.p. 1994
From 13th February 1998
to currently
to currently
Owner:
Private collection
13th February 1998
Identification document:
Certificato di proprietà
2003
Bibliography:
Anselmi Angelo, Mille Miglia Identikit , Le Edizioni Dell'opificio, n.p. 2003
2004
Bibliography:
De Agostini Cesare, Villoresi Il Gigi Nazionale , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2004
1st October 2008
Bibliography:
Maganza Carlo, 1931-1960 Varese Campo Dei Fiori. Una Città In Corsa , Era Edizioni, n.p. n.d.
2010
Bibliography:
Mazzetti Pietro, Intelligenza Coraggiosa, Coraggio Intelligente - Club Mille Miglia Franco Mazzotti , Gruppo Editoriale Delfo, n.p. 2010
2015
Bibliography:
Acerbi L., Mille Miglia Immagini Di Una Corsa - A Race In Pictures , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2015
October 2020
Record:
Car Photos
November 2022
Record:
Other Photos
June 2023
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Mille Miglia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume Iii , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2023