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1972 FIAT 500 Jolly Conversion
UK • 9 Oct 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1972 Fiat Jolly, a 'beach buggy' conversion by Carrozzeria Ghia, first registered in August 1972. It underwent a comprehensive overhaul between 2017 and 2019 and is described by the vendor as in 'excellent' condition, with a twin-cylinder engine not yet fully run-in.
Condition
8
The vendor rates its condition as 'excellent’ all around, noting that the twin-cylinder power unit is yet to be fully 'run-in'.
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52,971 miles (via 2024 MOT)
HWD 978L
1972
Auction
3083717
LHD
United Kingdom
Description
Registration No : HWD 978L
Chassis No : 3083717 MOT : September 2025 The Fiat Jolly was the brainchild of playboy industrialist Gianni Agnelli.
According to legend, he wanted a car that would serve as a land tender but also fit on the back of his 82ft ketch, the Agneta, as he cruised the Mediterranean Sea, and the first public sighting came on Ghia's stand at the 1957 Turin Motor Show.
Notably expensive considering its lack of luxury, it cost around double that of a standard 500 and was bought by the rich and famous (Aristotle Onassis, Yul Brynner, President Tito, Grace Kelly, Mae West, Lyndon B Johnson) as yacht tenders, golf carts and estate runabouts.
Italy’s innumerable beachfront cities and resorts quickly resulted in a brisk trade in 'beach buggy' conversions of regular cars by the many specialist coachbuilders throughout Italy at the time.
The specialist synonymous with these conversions was Carrozzeria Ghia, who gained notoriety for their Jolly conversions on Fiat’s 500, 6...
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£9,073
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£24,381
Median Price (Since 2020)
£71,230
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 3rd Oct 2025
Latest MOT mileage:
52,971 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 4th Oct 2024, 52,971 miles
Passed
On 3rd Sept 2024, 52,971 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front Lower Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
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