Description

1938 Fiat 500A Four-Seater 'English'

No Reserve

One of only six known 500A four seat right hand drive 'English' models; engine turns; includes spare rear axle, two engine blocks and gearbox; the bonnet is included!

It seems that the moment one says something is rare, another one turns up!

Those out there with a keen eye, will have realised that we had a fully restored example of an ‘English’ in our December auction with the particularly rare C.R.Abbot of London coachwork. A limited number of these cars were specifically made for the UK market.

There are two thought to be in Sweden, there is KMG 330 (which we sold in December and was used in the initial road test for ‘The Motor’ in April 1939), there is the car offered here and it is thought there are only 2 others known to exist. We understand the previous keeper of this Fiat bought it from a George Millington of Bentlawnt in approximately 1964. We imagine condition was pretty similar then to how it appears today. Our vendor has also discovered from endless research that the car was originally retailed by Ritchies of Glasgow.

Unfortunately, there is no official paperwork to go with the car and the DVLA no longer recognise CYS 529, although the car comes with the aforementioned copy of ‘The Motor’, a copy of ‘Baby Fiats’ by Dave Randle, a spare rear axle, gearbox, two engine blocks, heads and carbs

Definitely a project but also definitely a rare project….let’s get cracking…

Contact - toby.service@brightwells.com