
The first one is a 1950 Simca Sport Coupé. According to the seller, who has obviously done a lot of research on this car, "the body is by Facel to a design that is derived directly from a Stabilimenti Farina prototype"
I had to do a little research here, but Stabilimenti Industriali Giovanni Farina S.A. in Torino was a coachbuilding company founded in 1919 by Giovanni Farina, the older brother of Battista 'Pinin' Farina. It closed down in 1953. Stabilimenti Farina was the company where Alfredo Vignale learned the trade of coachbuilding before starting his own "carrozzeria". Again, according to the seller, the Simca is a "Michelotti refinement of the landmark 1947 Cisitalia 202 design."
That's all a little confusing, but it doesn't matter. This is a great looking car.


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This is a 1952 Moretti Berlinetta 750 Mille Miglia. I tried to do a little research on this car, but found very little. According to the seller, only 2 of these Micholetti styled cars were made. 1 was RHD, the other LHD. This is the RHD car. The seller believes that the LHD car may no longer exist.
Like the Simca above, this car needs to be totally restored. Also like the Simca, this car is missing a lot of parts.
I really don't know enough about this car to say whether it's worth the asking price, but it sure is cool to look at and read about.
Both cars are located in California.
Click here to see the Simca listing.
Click here to see the Moretti listing.
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