£40,142
1961 Fiat OSCA 1500S Spider by Pininfarina
RM Sotheby's • US • 17 Jan 2014
Market Position:
Highest 20% of Past Sales
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£40,142
1961 Fiat OSCA 1500S Spider by Pininfarina
US • 17 Jan 2014
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1961 Fiat OSCA 1500S Spider by Pininfarina is a rare find, with only 43,000 original miles and a recently refreshed older restoration. It features a rare OSCA-designed twin-cam engine and is believed to have been imported to Miami.
Condition
8
The car is described as having a superb older restoration that has recently been refreshed, with excellent paintwork and chrome, and exemplary panel fit. It is said to drive extremely well with only 43,000 miles indicated.
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43,000 miles
LHD
United States
118S 006560
1961
Auction
£40,142
1961 Fiat OSCA 1500S Spider by Pininfarina
RM Sotheby's • US • 17 Jan 2014
Market Position:
Highest 20% of Past Sales
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Description
75 hp, 1,491 cc DOHC four-cylinder engine, twin Weber DLS2 carburetors, independent front suspension with coil and wishbone, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes.
Wheelbase: 92.1 in.
Please note the title is in transit.
The Fiat 1500S and 1600S Spiders from 1959–1966 brought together three icons of Italian design and manufacture and produced excellent results.
Industrial giant Fiat first introduced a Spider Roadster on the 1100-cubic centimeter chassis in 1955, but the body was a clumsy pastiche of American clichés, right down to the upright dogleg windshield and the Cadillac rear fender chrome.
The company credited Pininfarina with the design, but he strenuously denied it and offered to produce something more suitable.
The result was a 1959 redesign that looked like a smaller but equally handsome version of the Ferrari 250 PF Cabriolet.
Fiat also contracted the Maserati brothers to manufacture their extremely successful MT4 racing...
Price Analysis vs Other 1500 S OSCAs
£2,398
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£18,000
Median Price (Since 2020)
£22,500
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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