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1935 FIAT 508S BALILLA 'COPPA D'ORO' TWO SEATER
Registration No. Not UK registered
Chassis No. 070211
Engine No. 000181
Red with black interior.
Engine: four cylinders in line, pushrod overhead valve, single Zenith downdraught carburettor, 36hp 4400rpm; Gearbox: manual four speed, synchromesh on top and third gears; Suspension: front beam, live rear axle, half elliptic leaf springs all round; Brakes: four-wheel hydraulically operated drum. Left hand drive.
On paper the specification of the Fiat 508S of 1933 looked fairly archaic even by the undemanding standards of the day. One-litre sports cars with side-valve engines, a spidery chassis and beam axles front and rear, had been around for a decade. But the Fiat 508S was in a real sense the true ancestor of two generations of small sports models from the 1950s and 1960s. Derived from a neat little family saloon powered by a promising short-stroke side-valve engine with three-speed gearbox, it was given a high back axle ratio and later a close-ratio gearbox with an extra gear. There was the narrowest of two-seater bodies with cutaway doors and flowing wings, its delectable lines recalling Zagato's work for Alfa Romeo. Weight was held down and with 'long' back axle gearing, the little Fiat was a real performer, a top speed of 68mph readily obtainable. That short-stroke three main-bearing engine was a gift to Italian tuners. Siata brought out an overhead valve conversion and in this form a much tweaked unblown 508S completed the 1933 Mille Miglia at 54.67mph average, against the class-winning supercharged works MG Magnette's 57.2mph. In the touring class up to 1100cc a Fiat came home first at close to 54mph, with 12 more following, at 'four minute intervals', said one report. In 1934 came Fiat's own overhead valve engine and considerable competition success across Europe, notably by the highly tuned Bolides of le Sorcier Gordini, just setting out on his spectacular career. Built in tiny numbers compared with English small sports cars, these little Fiats are now highly desirable collector's pieces, relatively inexpensive to restore and maintain, entirely delightful to drive and pleasing to the eye.
This attractive example appears to be in excellent cosmetic shape and is understood to be in good running order. Although laid out across the fascia panel in the correct fashion, the instruments and switchgear may not be authentic. A meticulous owner may consider other minor details should be returned to original. Fortunately most parts for these models are still to be found, given patience.
Registration No. Not UK registered
Chassis No. 070211
Engine No. 000181
Red with black interior.
Engine: four cylinders in line, pushrod overhead valve, single Zenith downdraught carburettor, 36hp 4400rpm; Gearbox: manual four speed, synchromesh on top and third gears; Suspension: front beam, live rear axle, half elliptic leaf springs all round; Brakes: four-wheel hydraulically operated drum. Left hand drive.
On paper the specification of the Fiat 508S of 1933 looked fairly archaic even by the undemanding standards of the day. One-litre sports cars with side-valve engines, a spidery chassis and beam axles front and rear, had been around for a decade. But the Fiat 508S was in a real sense the true ancestor of two generations of small sports models from the 1950s and 1960s. Derived from a neat little family saloon powered by a promising short-stroke side-valve engine with three-speed gearbox, it was given a high back axle ratio and later a close-ratio gearbox with an extra gear. There was the narrowest of two-seater bodies with cutaway doors and flowing wings, its delectable lines recalling Zagato's work for Alfa Romeo. Weight was held down and with 'long' back axle gearing, the little Fiat was a real performer, a top speed of 68mph readily obtainable. That short-stroke three main-bearing engine was a gift to Italian tuners. Siata brought out an overhead valve conversion and in this form a much tweaked unblown 508S completed the 1933 Mille Miglia at 54.67mph average, against the class-winning supercharged works MG Magnette's 57.2mph. In the touring class up to 1100cc a Fiat came home first at close to 54mph, with 12 more following, at 'four minute intervals', said one report. In 1934 came Fiat's own overhead valve engine and considerable competition success across Europe, notably by the highly tuned Bolides of le Sorcier Gordini, just setting out on his spectacular career. Built in tiny numbers compared with English small sports cars, these little Fiats are now highly desirable collector's pieces, relatively inexpensive to restore and maintain, entirely delightful to drive and pleasing to the eye.
This attractive example appears to be in excellent cosmetic shape and is understood to be in good running order. Although laid out across the fascia panel in the correct fashion, the instruments and switchgear may not be authentic. A meticulous owner may consider other minor details should be returned to original. Fortunately most parts for these models are still to be found, given patience.