Gregor Wenner
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LOT 103
1959 Fiat 600 Jolly Coachwork by Carrozzeria Ghia Chassis no. 606324 Engine no. 660643
Sold for €97,750 inc. premium
Lot 103
Only 19,200 km and single-family ownership from new
1959 Fiat 600 Jolly
1959 Fiat 600 Jolly
1959 Fiat 600 Jolly
Coachwork by Carrozzeria Ghia
Chassis no. 606324
Engine no. 660643
Coachwork by Carrozzeria Ghia
Chassis no. 606324
Engine no. 660643
• Single-family ownership from new
• Matching numbers
• Recently serviced (new exhaust)
• Italian registration document
Finished in typical light blue with wicker seating, this delightful Jolly was sold on 16th June 1959 to its first and only owner, proprietor of a real estate agency in Milan, via the official FIAT Commissionaria in the city. Importantly, the car retains its original (matching-numbers) engine and host of original fixings including the (believed original) light blue rubber floor mats. The owner used the car in the summer months and had it craned onto his yacht in the Mediterranean, using it as land transport whenever the boat was moored at various Dolce Vita destinations such as the Isle of Capri.
Repainted at some point, the Jolly benefits from a recent service including the fitting of a new exhaust. The car performed effortlessly on the catalogue photo-shoot and is certain to turn heads wherever its fortunate new owner takes it. The odometer reading of only 19,183 kilometres at time of cataloguing may well be the distance covered from new, given the provenance and usage. The only change of ownership occurred when the car was transferred from the owner's company to him privately. This must represent once of the last opportunities to purchase a FIAT beach car from 1959 that has enjoyed single-family ownership from new. The car is offered with Italian registration documents and an Automobile Club d'Italia Estratto Cronologico listing the ownership history and original chassis and engine numbers; most importantly, it describes the type of body as 'aperta' (open), a term only ever applied to the genuine FIAT 600 Jolly.
• Matching numbers
• Recently serviced (new exhaust)
• Italian registration document
Finished in typical light blue with wicker seating, this delightful Jolly was sold on 16th June 1959 to its first and only owner, proprietor of a real estate agency in Milan, via the official FIAT Commissionaria in the city. Importantly, the car retains its original (matching-numbers) engine and host of original fixings including the (believed original) light blue rubber floor mats. The owner used the car in the summer months and had it craned onto his yacht in the Mediterranean, using it as land transport whenever the boat was moored at various Dolce Vita destinations such as the Isle of Capri.
Repainted at some point, the Jolly benefits from a recent service including the fitting of a new exhaust. The car performed effortlessly on the catalogue photo-shoot and is certain to turn heads wherever its fortunate new owner takes it. The odometer reading of only 19,183 kilometres at time of cataloguing may well be the distance covered from new, given the provenance and usage. The only change of ownership occurred when the car was transferred from the owner's company to him privately. This must represent once of the last opportunities to purchase a FIAT beach car from 1959 that has enjoyed single-family ownership from new. The car is offered with Italian registration documents and an Automobile Club d'Italia Estratto Cronologico listing the ownership history and original chassis and engine numbers; most importantly, it describes the type of body as 'aperta' (open), a term only ever applied to the genuine FIAT 600 Jolly.
Footnotes
Seulement 19,200 km et une seule famille propriétaire depuis l'origine
1959 Fiat 600 Jolly
Carrosserie Ghia
Châssis n° 606324
Moteur n° 660643
• Dans la même famille depuis toujours
• Numéros concordants
• Récemment révisée (nouvel échappement)
• Titre d'immatriculation italien
Dans son bleu clair typique avec ses sièges en osier, cette délicieuse Jolly a été vendue le 16 juin 1959 à son premier et unique propriétaire, agent immobilier à Milan, par le concessionnaire officiel Fiat de la ville. Il est important de noter que la voiture a son moteur d'origine (numéros concordants) et de nombreux autres éléments d'origine y compris probablement les tapis de sol en caoutchouc bleu clair. Le propriétaire n'a utilisé la voiture qu'en été et la transportait à bord de son yacht sur la Méditerranée, pour s'en servir comme transport à terre lorsque le bateau accostait dans l'une de ses destinations Dolce Vita comme l'île de Capri.
Repeinte, la Jolly a subi une récente révision et a vu son échappement changé. La voiture a parfaitement fonctionné lors de la session photographique pour le catalogue de la vente et fera tourner les têtes partout où son heureux propriétaire l'emmènera. Le compteur affichait seulement 19 183 kilomètres à ce moment-là, ce qui est vraisemblablement son kilométrage d'origine, compte tenu de sa provenance et de son usage. Le seul changement de propriétaire a eu lieu lorsque la possession de la voiture passa de la société du vendeur à la possession en nom propre.
Il s'agit probablement là de l'unique opportunité d'acheter une Fiat de plage de 1959 qui n'a connu qu'une seule famille. La voiture est vendue avec ses papiers d'immatriculation italiens et un Estratto Cronologico de l'Automobile Club d'Italie mentionnant l'historique de propriété et les numéros de moteur et de châssis. Plus important, la carrosserie de la voiture est décrite comme aperta (ouverte), un terme qui n'a été appliqué qu'à d'authentiques Fiat 600 Jolly.
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