#Fiat 2300 S

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Innocenti C coupé 

Born in Piscaia, Tuscany in 1891, Ferdinandi Innocenti started his business career by establishing a hardware store in Rome. The business grew, and in 1920 Ferdinandi established a factory in northern Italy in Milan, in the Lambrate district. The factory produced everything from soccer stands to railways, and the reconstruction boom in Rome in particular boosted demand.The factories suffered in the Second World War, but Innocenti had kept them up and running productively for wartime needs even through difficult times. After the war, the factories also started producing for the vehicle industry, inspired by military motorcycles. Enrico Piaggio had introduced the Vespa in 1946, and Innocenti introduced their first scooter, Lambro River by Lambretta, just a year later. The scooters became a huge success and were manufactured under license in Spain, India, Argentina, Germany, France and Brazil.At the end of the 1950s, another economic boom followed in Italy, and the working class could for the first time get their own car, such as the Fiat 500. Ferdinando's son Luigi had taken over as vice president of the company and began to explore the possibilities of manufacturing passenger cars. A cooperation partner was first found in Germany, and a small Iseria passenger car was born in cooperation with Goggomobil. However, production was very marginal until the early 1960s when Innocenti entered into a cooperation agreement with the British BMC and began to produce Innocenti Austins and Mini Minors under license.Innocent's first in-house model followed just a year later when it introduced the Austin-Healey Sprite-based 950 Spider. Encouraged by Innocenti’s first sports model, the collaboration with Ferrari also began, and two 186 GT prototypes equipped with the V6 from Maranello were completed, until Ferrari decided to bury the project in 1966.

Innocenti was not discouraged, and developed their own small Coupé model, which was presented later in the same year. Ghia used the earlier Spider model as the basis for the design, and Sergio Sartorelli, who has made a name for himself with models like the Karmann Ghia Type 34 and the Fiat 2300 S, was given the main responsibility for the design. The wheelbase was extended and the rear of the car was completely redesigned. Special attention was paid to the quality of the materials in the interior, and the GT spirit was also exuded by dashboard including five gauges, the oil pressure gauge was straight from the Ferrari 250 GTE. New Innocenti C was powered by BMC's A-series 1098cc engine, producing 58bhp with two SU carburettors – enough for a coupe with a curb weight of just 695kg.

#Innocenti C coupé #Ferdinandi Innocenti #Enrico Piaggio #Goggomobil #British BMC #Ferrari #186 GT #Fiat 2300 S #Ferrari 250 GTE #Fiat 500

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1966 Michelotti Fiat 2300 S Coupé

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#1966 #michelotti #fiat 2300 s coupé

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Fiat 2300 S Coupe by Ghia 1964. - source My antique cars lovers.

#fiat #ghia

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Fiat 2300 S coupe by Michelotti 1966.

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Fiat 2300 s Coupé, 1964.

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Fiat 2300 S Coupè

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Fiat 2300 S Moretti 1962

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It exists: 1962 Moretti 2300 S Cabriolet

It exists: 1962 Moretti 2300 S Cabriolet

It is a strange feeling to see in reality a car seen only in the photos of a book: this is the case of this Moretti 2300 S Cabriolet.

As connoisseurs of classic Italian cars can imagine, this creation of the Moretti coachworks started from the base of a Fiat 2300 S: reliable and powerful, perhaps not compared to current cars but certainly by the standards of the time. And then, there are the…

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#1962 #2300 s #Cabriolet #fiat #moretti #spider

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OSI 20M TS 

The  car developed by Ghia for Ford would be called the OSI 20M TS, or alternatively the OSI-Ford 20M TS or the Ford OSI 20M TS.It was a handsome coupe thanks to the design work of Sergio Sartorelli – also the stylist of the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, the Fiat 2300 S Coupe, the Fiat 126, and a range of other cars. The car was produced in two key versions, both with essentially identical bodies. The key difference was the 2.0 Ford V6 fitted to earlier cars and the 2.3 liter V6 fitted to later cars.From an engineering perspective the cars were relatively standard for the era, with a steel unibody inner shell, MacPherson strut front suspension, a live rear axle on leaf springs, front disc brakes, and rear drums.The elegant design of the 20M TS is still winning it fans today, few people who see them can identify them due to their rarity, and there’s a committed enthusiast base in Europe who find and restore them.The OSI 20M TS was only produced in 1967 and 1968, some say 2,000 were made, others say 2,200, and some even say 3,500. The one thing that all agree on is that there are 200 or fewer remaining today.

#OSI 20M TS #Ghia #Ford #v6 #Sergio Sartorelli #Volkswagen Karmann Ghia #fiat 2300 s coupe #Fiat 126

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1963 Pininfarina Fiat 2300 S Targa

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#1963 #pininfarina #fiat 2300 s targa

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé (1964)

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Fiat 2300 S Moretti

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Fiat 2300 S Ghia 

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Fiat 2300 S Coupé Ghia

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Fiat 2300 S Coupe Speciale (Pininfarina), 1964 - lovely.