Please note that the ID number for this vehicle is 007191.

With a Fiat 500 Sport motor, it is one of the priciest and most exclusive small cars of its era.

SPECIFICATIONS Manufacturer: Autobianchi SpA Origin: Milan, Italy Production: 9,000 Motor: Fiat 2-cyl., 4-stroke Displacement: 499.5 cc Power: 25 hp Length: 10 ft.

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3435C Founded in 1899 by Eduardo Bianchi, the Bianchi Company made vehicles for 56 years.

These included full-size cars, tanks, and trucks with Mercedes engines.

But the factory was destroyed during the war and he had been unable to recover.

In 1955, Milanese industrialist Ferrucio Quintavalle organized a new company involving Bianchi, Fiat, and the Pirelli Tire Company, called Autobianchi SpA.

Trucks would continue to be manufactured by the firm, and motorcycles would be manufactured by Eduardo Bianchi SpA.

Two years later, at the Milan show, the first car to carry the name Autobianchi arrived.

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