FIAT 1100B Cabrio.
In later years the Fiat 1100 would evolve into a conventional three-box design (see this Fiat 1100-103 page). Prior to this design though, the car looked altogether more interesting, as this photo shows. At first I thought this was a conventional 1100B, but a closer look reveals a roll-back hood, and a tiny rectangular rear window, which identifies this car as a Fiat 1100B Cabriolet. This photo is dated September 1955.
The 1100 range dates back to 1937 when the first car, itself based on the 508 Balilla, was launched, looking similar to the
contemporary Topolino model. The early 1100s had a heart-shaped grille, but this was to change a couple of years into
production, the model now being known as the 1100B (unofficially known as the 'Musone'), which is what is shown in this photograph. The engine was a four cylinder unit of 1,089cc driving the rear wheels. In 1949 the model received yet another re-style, with the rear end changing
slightly and the car being badged as the 1100E. A long wheelbase version of the 1100B was also available.
The photograph below also shows what could be a Fiat 1100 (I originally wondered about it being an Opel, but I don't think the headlights are correct), parked outside a hotel (Gasthof) somewhere in Europe. Is this a Fiat?
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