1947 Cisitalia 202 Spider Nuvolari Spyder

This 1947 Cistalia 202 SMM is a recreation, believed to have been built in Italy around 1990. Its graceful body sits atop a tubular frame and is in many ways, an exact duplicate of the originals. The car does have shortcomings, as its estimated selling value at the 2006 Bonhams & Butterfields auction held at the Quail Lodge in Carmel, California, would suggest. The car was estimated to sell between $3,000 - $6,000. The engine, transmission and suspension are not in running order. The car was sold as a rolling chassis with the purpose of being a display vehicle. At the auction, there was much interest in the vehicle - or since it was the first automobile of the day to be auctioned, the high bid was driven well above what was expected. The car found a new owner for the price of $26,325.

By Daniel Vaughan | May 2007