To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Hershey Auction event, 7 - 8 October 2026.

$250,000 - $300,000 USD Extremely rare American Fiat, built in Poughkeepsie, New YorkAttractively restored with rakish speedster bodywork by the noted Gary WalesAmong the fastest luxury cars of its era, with its massive 9.4-liter four-cylinder engine A sophisticated and potent Brass Era speedster Tariffs and their effects on automobile production are nothing new.

At the turn of the 20th century, numerous European automakers decided to try their hand at building cars on the other side of the Atlantic, in a bid to avoid onerous import taxes.

Most famous and successful of these was Rolls-Royce, which built its cars in Springfield, Massachusetts, for over a decade.

Daimler tried too, as did Fiat, which produced its fine Italian machines for wealthy American motorists in Poughkeepsie, New York, from 1910 to 1918.

Fiat offered several different American models under the memorable tagline of “The Mast...