To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Paris
event, 6 February 2019.
Estimate:
�40.000 - �60.000
- One of just 384 made
- Original radio, brochure and jack
- Delivered new to France
The late '60s was a high point in Italian style and a moment that
secured the futures of Ferrari and Fiat. Ferrari wanted to race in
the 1967 F2 category and needed 500 engines to meet competition
rules but had no capacity. Fiat agreed to build the all-aluminium
V-6 2.0-litre engine, re-engineered by Aurelio Lampredi, producing
180 bhp. The firm needed a halo car to lure aspirational buyers,
and the result was the Fiat Dino Coup�.
Commissioned from Bertone, the sleek four-seater was created by
legendary stylists Giugiaro and Gandini. Launched at the 1967
Geneva Motor Show, it featured a five-speed gearbox, a limited-slip
differential and four-wheel disc brakes. Giovanni Agnelli, the
industrial magnate, was among the wealthy owners and the model
famously featured in 1969 film, The Italian Job.
This late Mk 1 coup�, just one of 384 made, left the Turin factory
in 1968 ordered new by a Parisienne industrialist in medium blue
over red leather. The car was sold in 1975 to an enthusiast in the
Eure region who cherished it for 35 years. It only changed hands
again in 2014. Today it retains the original 14? Cromodora alloy
wheels, Blaupunkt Frankfurt radio and red leather interior. The
odometer shows under 91,000 km. The original handbook and jack add
to its delightful patina.
Fiat's heritage group has highlighted the model for collectors,
describing it as �the coup� with a Ferrari heart.'To view this car
and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa19.
