1,996cc OHV Alloy V8 Engine 110bhp at 6,000rpm 4-Speed Manual Gearbox 4-Wheel Independent Suspension 4-Wheel Alfin Drum Brakes *One of just 15 iconic and exceedingly stylish 8V Supersonics built *Displayed at the 1957 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance *In current ownership for 36 years *Exhaustive 8-year restoration completed in 2015 *Exquisitely presented example of a coachbuilt jewel THE FIAT 8V In the spring of 1948, Fiat management instructed technical director Dante Giacosa to begin developing a V-6 engine to be used in a newly planned six-passenger sedan.

The attempt to produce an American-style touring sedan never advanced beyond the inceptional stage, but the engine devised by Giacosa soon morphed into a V-8 of considerable merit.

Displacing just under two liters, the Tipo 104 motor featured an unusual 70° architecture, as well as advanced racing components such as a finned aluminum sump, forged crankshaft, polished intakes and ports, and tubular 4x1 stainless steel exhaust ma...