This 1959 Fiat 1100 has been hiding in Arizona for the last 35 years with the same owner, who has now decided it’s time to sell. It’s listed for sale here on craigslist for only $890 and is located in Nogales. Our thanks to frequent finder Ikey H. for submitting this cool-looking find!
The Fiat 1100 was produced in various forms from 1953 until 1969. This four-door variant known as the 1100D was only 156″ long with a width of just over 57″. Believe it or not, despite being considered a family car (for small folks, anyway), the curb weight of the sedan was only 2,017 pounds. This one appears relatively solid and complete despite its long storage period, although I seriously question the claim of garage-stored considering how well-grounded this left rear wheel and tire are. Based on the license plate, it was last on the road in Virginia between 1979 and 1982.
This is actually the cover of the 1960 1100 USA brochure, but as you can see the car didn’t change much year to year. I read one source that said over 150,000 1100Ds were produced. Cute, isn’t it?
That’s actually a pretty decent-sized trunk considering how small the car is.
The interior is pretty complete as well although I hope either the front seat is placed incorrectly or the rear seat is moved forwards — otherwise rear passengers that have legs will have more than a slight issue.
The small Fiat 4-cylinder engine is actually a development of an engine that dated back to 1937. In this form it produced 47 horsepower and 55 lb-ft of torque. Okay, you won’t be going very quickly once you get it going. There’s a four-speed transmission attached to that engine. Personally, I’d love to take this one and have some fun — what do you think?
I think this would be worth a look.
I’m not sure what I’d do with it but I’m in deep attraction. Maybe a electric conversion.
A friend drove one in mint condition to high school in 1975 in the rural south. He definitely marched to his own beat.
Hayabusa sleeper
Not worth a lot, and they should just let whoever grabs it first take it.
Millecento’s are just not that valuable you can buy a decent one for 7500 to 10k in Europe and ship it here and be miles ahead of this one. A really nice one is only 15 to 20.
This one is a parts car or perhaps a shell for a vintage racer, but there is not much there.
I had the 1200 version of this car. A 1960 Gran Luce (Big Window) More formal rear window and rear opening front doors instead of suicide doors. I loved the four on the column. I could not convince the guy I ended up selling it to that it truly was a four-speed with a non-synchromesh first gear. He kept starting out in second during the test drive. I wonder how long the clutch lasted.
Th car drove nicely and was surprisingly peppy. Of course, I was my second car and I was comparing it to my first one; a 1959 Fiat Multipla.
The burnt paint says Nogales; the rust in the door sills says Virginia.
I had classmate who drove one of these from the back seat. He did that because there was no room in the front. The front seat room was taken up by a Hemi and Tourqueflyte. The shifter stuck out of the engine cover/dash board and it moved left to right like a tiller. The Chrysler rear diff pushed the rear tires out past the rear fenders. It would not burn rubber on take off. It just squatted and disappeared! His brother was a drag racer and built it just for fun.
This is a version of my first car. Dad paid $200 for it. Loved the 4 on the tree as well. It rode great and was comfortable but boy did it eat front tires. I frequently thought about the possibility of dropping the Buick 215 v8 into it.
i was brought home from the hospital in my mothers lap in a 1967 1100D that my Father had.