7th May, 2003 0:00
Olympia II
1927 Fiat 503 Tourer
Estimated at £5,000 - £7,000
Lot details
Registration No: SV 9553
Chassis No: 4120094
Mot Expiry: March 2004
Fiat's at the time state-of-the-art Lingotto production plant in Turin (of 'Italian Job' factory test track Mini/Alfa police car chase sequence fame!) went on line in 1923. By the time that the Fiat offered here was built in the 5-storey factory, 18,000 workers were turning out 1200 cars a week there. A total of 42,421 503s, powered by the same 1460cc 23bhp L-head engine as used in the 501, were made at Lingotto between 1926 and 1927.
The 1927 Fiat 503, a rare tourer providing characterful open accommodation for four, has been recently imported from Australia, where it is said to have been fully restored. During its service down-under, it successfully completed a number of Bay to Birdwood Runs.
Today, the bodywork is claimed still to be good, the yellow paintwork fair and the black interior good. Both 4-cylinder 16hp motor and 4-speed gearbox are said to be in good working order, and the car does have the benefit of an MOT test certificate until next March.
PLEASE NOTE: There are some spares with this vehicle and they are viewable in the documentation office.
Registration No: SV 9553
Chassis No: 4120094
Mot Expiry: March 2004
Fiat's at the time state-of-the-art Lingotto production plant in Turin (of 'Italian Job' factory test track Mini/Alfa police car chase sequence fame!) went on line in 1923. By the time that the Fiat offered here was built in the 5-storey factory, 18,000 workers were turning out 1200 cars a week there. A total of 42,421 503s, powered by the same 1460cc 23bhp L-head engine as used in the 501, were made at Lingotto between 1926 and 1927.
The 1927 Fiat 503, a rare tourer providing characterful open accommodation for four, has been recently imported from Australia, where it is said to have been fully restored. During its service down-under, it successfully completed a number of Bay to Birdwood Runs.
Today, the bodywork is claimed still to be good, the yellow paintwork fair and the black interior good. Both 4-cylinder 16hp motor and 4-speed gearbox are said to be in good working order, and the car does have the benefit of an MOT test certificate until next March.
PLEASE NOTE: There are some spares with this vehicle and they are viewable in the documentation office.
Auction: Olympia II, 7th May, 2003
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