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After two successful racing seasons, the 8V project began to wind down. They had produced 114 examples and decided to make the last and second series rolling chassis available to their sport customers. They assigned 25 chassis to La Zagato Srl of Milan, 15 chassis to Ghia and ten to Vignale and one to Pinin Farina.
Chassis #0066 was delivered to the Fiat Lingotto warehouse in January of 1954. That December, Mario Bonacina commissioned the bodywork to Vignale, at an approximate cost of $2,400. It was completed in April of 1955 and delivered through a dealer in Milan. Giovanni Michelotti designed the body for #0066. The styling was a derivative of an Aston Martin built for the king of Belgium.
The car was debuted at the XXXVII Turin motor show in April of 1955. It was then to compete in the Mille Miglia race, ten days later, where it suffered a DNF. Bonacina sold the car in June of 1956. It arrived in California in 1958.
It has spent most of its life in California, first with Shelly Pfeiffer of June Lake and then with Dan Simpson of Glendora. It suffered some engine issues in the early 1960's that saw it being powered by a four-cylinder Chevrolet engine temporarily. In 1994 the original engine was reunited with #0066. Simpson took on the challenge of finding the original engine and getting the car back on the road. In 1994 that reunion finally took place and the car was rebuilt. It was acquired by its current owner in 2012 and he has restored it.
Chassis #0066 was delivered to the Fiat Lingotto warehouse in January of 1954. That December, Mario Bonacina commissioned the bodywork to Vignale, at an approximate cost of $2,400. It was completed in April of 1955 and delivered through a dealer in Milan. Giovanni Michelotti designed the body for #0066. The styling was a derivative of an Aston Martin built for the king of Belgium.
The car was debuted at the XXXVII Turin motor show in April of 1955. It was then to compete in the Mille Miglia race, ten days later, where it suffered a DNF. Bonacina sold the car in June of 1956. It arrived in California in 1958.
It has spent most of its life in California, first with Shelly Pfeiffer of June Lake and then with Dan Simpson of Glendora. It suffered some engine issues in the early 1960's that saw it being powered by a four-cylinder Chevrolet engine temporarily. In 1994 the original engine was reunited with #0066. Simpson took on the challenge of finding the original engine and getting the car back on the road. In 1994 that reunion finally took place and the car was rebuilt. It was acquired by its current owner in 2012 and he has restored it.
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1954 Fiat 8V Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Fiat 8V
(Data based on Model Year 1954 sales)
1954 Fiat 8V Berlinetta Series II Chassis#: 106.000089 Sold for USD$555,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1954 Fiat 8V Coupe by Vignale Chassis#: 106.000047 Sold for USD$775,000 2020 RM Sothebys : The Elkhart Collection | |
1954 Fiat 8V Coupe by Vignale Chassis#: 106.000080 Sold for USD$907,000 2020 RM Sothebys : The Elkhart Collection | |
1954 Fiat 500 Convertible Sold for USD$16,000 2012 Mecum - Houston, Tx | |
1954 Fiat 8V Sold for USD$682,000 2010 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auctions | |
1954 Fiat 8V Coupé Chassis#: 106 000042 Sold for USD$557,569 2009 RM Auctions - Automobiles of London |
Fiat 8Vs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1954 Fiat 8V's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1954 Fiat 8V Coupé | 106.000104 | 2022 RM Sothebys : Paris | |||
1954 Fiat 8V Coupé | 106.000104 | 2020 RM Sothebys : Open Roads, The European Summer Auction | $1,200,000 | $1,400,000 | |
1954 Fiat 8V Coupé by Vignale | 106.000047 | 2018 RM Sothebys : Monaco | $750,000 | $950,000 | |
1954 Fiat 8V Coupe by Vignale | 000047 | 2015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey | $1,100,000 | $1,400,000 | |
1954 Fiat 8V | 2009 The Scottsdale Auction : Gooding & Company | $875,000 | $975,000 |
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