1952 Siata 208CS Berlinetta

This Siata 208CS 2+2 Berlinetta wears elegant coachwork by Carrozzeria Bertone on a slightly lengthened (by 200 mm) chassis created in mid-1952. There were four 2,700mm chassis built by Siata for the 208 models. This example, a one-off order for Stanley Arnolt, was put on display at the Paris Auto Salon in October of 1952 and then at the New York International Motor Sports Show in April 1953. Arnolt later sold the car to Stuart Sherman in Illinois, then it was acquired in 1955 by Roy Thoressen in Minnesota, who stored the car for more than 30 years until 1989. In 1993, it was acquired, still in original condition, by Walter Eisenstark, of Yorktown Heights. A restoration began around the turn of the millennium to very high standards. It passed through two more owners until it was acquired by its current owner in 2019.