ID please

I've lost my title on this thing. It is vaguely familiar and I should know
it but I'm having a brain fart. Looks English. Probably mid-60's era,
possibly with Italian coachwork. It does not seem to be any sort of AC Ace
nor an Alvis but I think it'll turn out to be one of that general sort.
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Paddy's Pig

Isn't this a Siata? I'll have a look and get back to you.

max

"Padraig" > wrote in message
...
> I've lost my title on this thing. It is vaguely familiar and I should
> know it but I'm having a brain fart. Looks English. Probably mid-60's
> era, possibly with Italian coachwork. It does not seem to be any sort of
> AC Ace nor an Alvis but I think it'll turn out to be one of that general
> sort.
> --
> Paddy's Pig
>
>

Yes, it's a 1952 Siata 208S Spider by Michelotti. It's one of the prettiest
of the open Italian cars ever, I think, and this picture really shows it
off.

Max

"Padraig" > wrote in message
...
> I've lost my title on this thing. It is vaguely familiar and I should
> know
> it but I'm having a brain fart. Looks English. Probably mid-60's era,
> possibly with Italian coachwork. It does not seem to be any sort of AC
> Ace
> nor an Alvis but I think it'll turn out to be one of that general sort.
> --
> Paddy's Pig
>
>
>

"MagisterMax" > wrote in message
news:j%pri.83802$xk5.13777@edtnps82...
> Yes, it's a 1952 Siata 208S Spider by Michelotti. It's one of the
> prettiest of the open Italian cars ever, I think, and this picture really
> shows it off.


Bingo! You get a gold star.

Yes - it is pretty. I guess I was halfway right - it DOES have Italian
coachwork but I was wrong about the English origins. I'd have never found
this answer. Thanks Tony.
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Paddy's Pig

The body was made by Vignale. But like was the case with a lot of
Vignale bodies of the early 1950s it was designed by Michelotti, who
was an independent consultant at the time.

André.

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:41:24 -0700, "Padraig" >
wrote:

>"MagisterMax" > wrote in message
>news:j%pri.83802$xk5.13777@edtnps82...
>> Yes, it's a 1952 Siata 208S Spider by Michelotti. It's one of the
>> prettiest of the open Italian cars ever, I think, and this picture really
>> shows it off.
>
>
>Bingo! You get a gold star.
>
>Yes - it is pretty. I guess I was halfway right - it DOES have Italian
>coachwork but I was wrong about the English origins. I'd have never found
>this answer. Thanks Tony.

"André Ritzinger" > wrote in message
...

> The body was made by Vignale. But like was the case with a lot of Vignale
> bodies of the early 1950s it was designed by Michelotti, who was an
> independent consultant at the time.


Thanks for the additional info Andre!
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Paddy's Pig

On 30-Jul-2007, "Padraig" > wrote:

> I've lost my title on this thing. It is vaguely familiar and I should
> know it but I'm having a brain fart. Looks English. Probably mid-60's
> era,
> possibly with Italian coachwork. It does not seem to be any sort of AC
> Ace nor an Alvis but I think it'll turn out to be one of that general
> sort.
> --

It's probably this same one I saw two weeks ago, making it a '53 Siata.

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Z~

Just another gallery: http://www.supercars.net/gallery/143302/1410/16.html

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