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Title: SOLVED: WTH # 201 - 1954 Fiat 1900A convertible by Ghia at Turin Show
Post by: sixtee5cuda on February 27, 2013, 06:58:27 PM
For one point, provide the year, make, model, and coachbuilder of this convertible.
Title: Re: WTH # 201
Post by: sixtee5cuda on March 07, 2013, 09:27:03 AM
Up! 

This one should go quickly
Title: Re: WTH # 201
Post by: als15 on March 07, 2013, 09:32:11 AM
The base car is a Fiat 1900. Body by Allemano, if I'm not wrong.
Title: Re: WTH # 201
Post by: Iluvatar on March 07, 2013, 09:37:22 AM
I have another coachbuilder... but as the model should be correct I guess it's locked for you...
Title: Re: WTH # 201
Post by: sixtee5cuda on March 07, 2013, 09:41:44 AM
As suggested by ALS15, this car is based on a Fiat 1900.  Coachbuilder was not Allemano.

LOCKED for ALS15
Title: Re: WTH # 201
Post by: als15 on March 07, 2013, 03:19:34 PM
Ghia, 1954.
To be honest, I had to check on a book because I'd never had told it is by Ghia. Definitely an unusual styling.
Title: Re: WTH # 201
Post by: Iluvatar on March 07, 2013, 04:32:06 PM
Quote from: als15 on March 07, 2013, 03:19:34 PM
Ghia, 1954.
To be honest, I had to check on a book because I'd never had told it is by Ghia. Definitely an unusual styling.
I don't think so... this design is quite similar to a lot of Chrysler by Ghia (designed by Virgil Exner) from that period... it's indeed unusual for an european car, but it's usual for Ghia...  ;)

Title: Re: WTH # 201
Post by: als15 on March 07, 2013, 05:21:20 PM
You are definitely right!  :-[ Sometimes I've a too Fiat-centric vision...
Title: Re: WTH # 201
Post by: sixtee5cuda on March 07, 2013, 05:55:14 PM
Als15 gets the point for the correct answer.

I was surprised when I found this car.  It obviously shares many traits with Chrysler-based Ghias of the 1950's, but on a much smaller scale.
Title: Re: SOLVED: WTH # 201 - 1954 Fiat 1900A convertible by Ghia at Turin Show
Post by: fyreline on March 07, 2013, 06:52:54 PM
It certainly fooled me. On first seeing it, I went immediately to my Chrysler/Ghia files . . . Guess I should have concentrated a bit more on the Ghia side. Great puzzle.