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Solved - NEH 2359: OSCA 1500 Barchetta Sport - 1953 with 1960s Fantuzzi bodywork
« on: January 04, 2013, 07:27:42 AM »
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Re: NEH 2359
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2013, 05:20:14 AM »
Easy Expert point..
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Re: NEH 2359
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2013, 05:34:04 AM »
OSCA MT4 AD2, 1955  I suppose
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Re: NEH 2359
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2013, 05:34:46 AM »
Jaguar XK120C Barou 1953?
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Re: NEH 2359
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2013, 06:06:33 AM »
Quote from: dzima1985 on January 11, 2013, 05:34:46 AM
Jaguar XK120C Barou 1953?

Not that (which would be a repost..)

Quote from: targhediferro on January 11, 2013, 05:34:04 AM
OSCA MT4 AD2, 1955  I suppose

It is an OSCA, but not an MT4 nor from 1955.
Locked for 24 hours for you to find which one and answer the remaining question.
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Re: NEH 2359
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2013, 08:55:53 AM »
At a deeper sight...The car is what is generally known as Osca 1500 Fantuzzi, 1953;
According to much more than one expert, it seems this car is a puzzle between an Osca Engine (MT4) and a Fiat 1100 E chassis, and there is no prove that it was really made by Fantuzzi.
I suppose it has no documents and no plate.
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Re: NEH 2359
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2013, 09:13:30 AM »
Quote from: targhediferro on January 11, 2013, 08:55:53 AM
At a deeper sight...The car is what is generally known as Osca 1500 Fantuzzi, 1953;
According to much more than one expert, it seems this car is a puzzle between an Osca Engine (MT4) and a Fiat 1100 E chassis, and there is no prove that it was really made by Fantuzzi.
I suppose it has no documents and no plate.

It is that car, yes.
But there is more known about it!
It's not based on a Fiat 1100 E chassis but that of another (1953) Fiat.
Which one? 
And when did it gain that Fantuzzi body?
Locked for taghediferro's reply, but I'll give you a nice colour photo of this beautiful car just to enjoy whilst looking!
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Re: NEH 2359
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2013, 09:48:02 AM »
As you'll be able to check, there are many opinion about the origin of this car:  Someone tells it has a 1100/103 chassis, others suppose it to be a 1100E or 1100B (with particular attention to front suspensions).
The year usually reported as the Fantuzzi body arrive, is 1962.
(I have this car in the box of the suspect-fake)
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Re: NEH 2359
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2013, 10:04:07 AM »
Quote from: targhediferro on January 11, 2013, 09:48:02 AM
As you'll be able to check, there are many opinion about the origin of this car:  Someone tells it has a 1100/103 chassis, others suppose it to be a 1100E or 1100B (with particular attention to front suspensions).
The year usually reported as the Fantuzzi body arrive, is 1962.
(I have this car in the box of the suspect-fake)

OK, let's called it Solved.
This is what the owner said when it was sold recently (put into my English..):

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Fantastic OSCA Barchetta Sport.  Alloy body.  1953 with OSCA 1500cc engine.  New Engine 150 bhp. 4 speed gearbox.  built in Modena in the 60s by the Fantuzzi team for one of their mechanics.  Chassis Fiat 508 - 1953.  Drum brakes.  Car has been fully restored over a 3 year period.  Original wooden steering wheel fully restored.  Car in Italy and always has been.  Full history from the 1950s.
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