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While coachbuilding was in decline across much of the world in the early 1950s, Italy remained a fertile ground for creativity and craftsmanship.

When Fiat introduced its new 1100/103 at the 1953 Geneva Motor Show, Italian carrozzerie seized upon the opportunity to reinterpret the modern family saloon with their own inspired designs.

Among the most striking were a cabriolet and coupe created by Giovanni Michelotti for Carrozzeria Allemano, both debuting at the Torino Auto Show that April.
Praised in contemporary reports for their originality and refinement, Auto Italiana described them as “two magnificent versions of an original and beautiful two-seater based on Fiat’s Nuova 1100, with a very personalized front and lines styled by Michelotti.” A short production run followed before a revise...