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£19,125

1969 Fiat 238 B Van

United Kingdom • 8 Sept 2021

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1969 Fiat 238 B Van, presented in a 'Ferrari Assistenza Corse' livery, was sold for £19,125. Imported from Italy in 2016 and registered in the UK in 2019, it features a 1197cc engine, manual transmission, and recent upgrades like overhauled brakes and a new clutch. The listing indicates it's 'subject to a self-evident restoration'.

Condition

5

While the listing mentions the van being presented in 'charming' livery and having benefited from some recent work like overhauled brakes and a trimmed interior, it's also described as 'subject to a self-evident restoration' and thought to have been originally finished in White. This suggests it isn't in top-tier condition.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

238B0038264

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

RCD 684G

RHD/LHD:

LHD

Registration No: RCD 684G Chassis No: 238B0038264 MOT: Exempt FIAT'S first commercial vehicle arrived in 1903, only a few years after the company had been established in Turin.

FIAT's light vans continued to be based on passenger cars, the most successful of the immediately post-WW2 era being the 1100 ALR, derived from the 1100 saloon.

Successor to the FIAT 1100T, the 238 was introduced in 1967 and produced in various versions - van, truck, chassis cab, minibus and ambulance - with engines of either 1,197cc or 1,438cc.

The top speed was around 105km/h (65mph).

The 238's mechanical underpinnings were sourced from the Autobianchi Primula, which is notable as the FIAT Group's first passenger car to feature front-wheel drive and a transverse engine.

Produced in collaboration with Citroën, a Tipo 242 van arrived in 1974 boasting a larger petrol engine and a diesel option.

However, such was the 238's popularity that it was made available with 242's larger engine and kept in production ...