Fiat 8V - 1953 by Perico001 Coachwork by Vignale
Chassis no. 00051
The Fiat 8V (or “Otto Vu”) is a sports car produced by Fiat from 1952 to 1954. The car was introduced at the 1952 Geneva Motor Show. The 8V got its name because at the time of its making Ford had a copyright on the term V8. Apart from the differential the car did not share any parts with the other Fiats (but many parts were made by Siata and they used them for their cars).
The 8V was developed by Dante Giacosa and the stylist Luigi Rapi. The Fiat V8 had a 70 degree V configuration with up to 1996 cc, at 5600 rpm the engine produced 105 hp in standard form giving a top speed of 190 km/h.
Only 114 of these high-performance coupés had been produced by the time the cars were withdrawn from production in 1954. Nevertheless, they continued to win the Italian 2-litre GT championship every year until 1959.
34 Otto Vu’s had a factory produced bodywork by ‘Carozzeria Speciale’ FIAT. Some cars had the bodywork done by other Italian coachbuilders. Carozzeria Zagato made 30 that they labelled “Elaborata Zagato”. Ghia and Vignale also made bodyworks. Most were coupés, but some spyders were made as well.
This 8V was presented when new at the Salon de l'Automobile in Paris in 1953. At the Salon it was sold to a French Fiat customer. Int the late 1950s this 8V was exported to California, USA where it stayed for 35 years in unrestored condition at the Woodland Hills. The car was only restored in 2003 and was taken to multiple concours after that, with a lot of class prices as result. It became 1st in class at Pebble Beach and received the award for most significant coachbuild design. 1st in class at Amelia Island in 2013.
This is a one-off Fiat 8V because of the special chassis it has and the color lay-out being especially made for the Paris Salon.
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