£27,600
1961 Fiat-OSCA 1500S Spider by Pininfarina
RM Sotheby's • UK • 5 Sept 2018
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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£27,600
1961 Fiat-OSCA 1500S Spider by Pininfarina
UK • 5 Sept 2018
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1961 Fiat-OSCA 1500S Spider by Pininfarina, Chassis No. 118S 009813, was sold for £27,600 GBP in London in 2018. It features a competition-derived OSCA twin-cam engine and boasts single ownership for 48 years (1964-2012) before undergoing a sympathetic restoration in the Netherlands.
Condition
8
The car underwent a sympathetic restoration in the Netherlands post 2012. It is presented to a high standard, in a very complimentary light blue over dark red colour scheme.
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118S 009813
1961
Auction
LHD
United Kingdom
£27,600
1961 Fiat-OSCA 1500S Spider by Pininfarina
RM Sotheby's • UK • 5 Sept 2018
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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Description
The Fiat 1500S and 1600S Spiders from 1959–1966 brought together three icons of Italian design and manufacture and produced excellent results.
Fiat first introduced a Spider Roadster 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 version of the Ferrari 250 PF Cabriolet.
Fiat contracted the Maserati brothers to manufacture their extremely successful MT4 racing engine under license, which gave the new car performance to match its looks.
It is estimated that 3,089 of the 34,211 Fiat spiders and coupés built in this period were twin-cam OSCA powered, and the 1959–1962 1500S can be recognised by its hood scoop.
Delivered new to France in 1961, the OSCA was sold by its first owner and ultimately remained in...
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£2,398
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£18,000
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£22,500
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