Sold | Only 6,940 km from new, Single private ownership since 1983 1959 Fiat 500 Jolly Beach Car

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£133,240

Only 6,940 km from new, Single private ownership since 1983 1959 Fiat 500 Jolly Beach Car

Belgium • 8 Oct 2023

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This 1959 Fiat 500 Jolly Beach Car, with coachwork by Carrozzeria Ghia, boasts single private ownership since 1983 and only 6,940 km from new. Originally sold to a lady owner in Belgium, it was kept on a motor yacht in the South of France during the 1960s-70s and has been featured in multiple articles and Concours d'élégances.

Condition

8

The car has been fully restored in 2019 while retaining as much originality as possible. Since restoration the car has been invited and presented at numerous Concours d'Élégances. Only very few kilometres have been covered since restoration, the total to date being fewer than 6,950 from new!

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

110*072479*

Odometer:

4,312 miles

Reg Number:

AZ482

RHD/LHD:

LHD

• A very rare original FIAT 500 Jolly • Believed delivered new in Belgium • Living on motor yacht 'Odysseia' in the South of France in the 1960s-70s • Believed only two owners from new • Original soft top • Featured in multiple articles and on Belgian Fleet TV • Presented at numerous Concours d'élégances The idea of the Jolly is said to have come from FIAT boss Gianni Agnelli, who wanted a beach car that could be kept on his yacht, which is exactly how this one was used and enjoyed.

Antwerp-based FIAT dealer Auguste Pauwels sold this FIAT Jolly to a lady owner, Mrs Roels-Lacourt ( 1911-1993 ).

The car was first registered in August 1959 and is believed to have been owned from new by Mrs Lacourt.

Mrs Lacourt came from a well-known Antwerp family, who kept the Jolly on their motor yacht 'Odysseia' in St Tropez and Monaco.

Built in 1906 by Ramage & Ferguson in Scotland, Odysseia was used during WWI and WWII by the British Royal Navy! The yacht would become world famous when Richard Bu...