Not Sold (Est: £10,000 - £12,000)
1948 Fiat 1500 D Convertible An extremely rare Stabilimenti Farina coachbuilt example
Manor Park • UK • 5 Sept 2026
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1948 Fiat 1500 D Convertible An extremely rare Stabilimenti Farina coachbuilt example
UK • 5 Sept 2026 • Lot 218
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is an extremely rare 1948 Fiat 1500 D Convertible, coachbuilt by Stabilimenti Farina, believed to have been purchased by Roberto Rossellini for Ingrid Bergman. It is an engine-less project requiring significant restoration but boasts an incredible provenance and historical connection to Hollywood and Italian cinema.
Condition
3
The car is described as an 'engine-less project' and its condition in later years is shown in 'deteriorated condition' photographs. While it is believed to have the majority of parts, it requires substantial reconditioning and a complete overhaul and repair.
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45,178 miles
LHD
United Kingdom
1500D045040
1948
Auction
Not Sold (Est: £10,000 - £12,000)
1948 Fiat 1500 D Convertible An extremely rare Stabilimenti Farina coachbuilt example
Manor Park • UK • 5 Sept 2026
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Description
Summer 1950.
The glittering Tyrrhenian coast, a pale ribbon of dust and sun-warmed asphalt seeming to breathe in the heat of the afternoon.
Near the coastal town of Santa Marinella, with the scent of oleander on the breeze and the shadows of sun-parched cedars all around, you catch a glimpse of a headscarf framing familiar cheekbones and a porcelain complexion behind the wheel of a passing convertible.
Could it be the Swedish-born Hollywood star of Casablanca , Ingrid Bergman? Well, you have just passed the villa retreat she shares with renowned Italian director Roberto Rossellini, the place where they would spend the most intense years of their story.
Could that have been the Stabilimenti Farina FIAT 1500 D that Italy’s most famous film director purchased for her in 1949? – Well, the car in question would be worthy of any screenplay of this most famous of partnerships of the golden age of film.
The Italian film director and one of the most famous women in the world — the Hollywoo...
Price Analysis vs Other 1500s
£3,117
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£15,424
Median Price (Since 2020)
£314,785
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