1947 Cisitalia 202SC Coupe

Consorzio Industriale Sportiva Italia or Cisitalia for short, was one of many small Italian firms that built specialty sports cars using Fiat components during the immediate postwar period. After first building successful one-seat racing cars, the firm introduced the road-going 202, a Pinin Farina-designed grand touring fastback powered by a modified 1100cc Fiat four-cylinder engine. When first presented to the public at the Villa d'Este concours on Lake Como, Italy, and then at the 1947 Paris Motor Show, the 2-seat 202 GT was a resounding success. Considered one of the most attractive cars ever built because of its taut lines and graceful proportions, a 202 Coupe was featured in the 1951 New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) show entitled Eight Automobiles, an exhibition that helped establish automobile coachwork as a legitimate art form akin to sculpture.

Early ownership of this 202 Coupe is not known; however, it was acquired by the Petersen Museum in 2004 and was returned to its original maroon paint color. That same year it was awarded with a First in Class trophy at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.