Coys Auction - Légende et Passion

Espace Fontvielle
Monaco

On View:
Friday 9th May 2008 12:00 - 19:00
Saturday 10th May 2008 from 10:00

Sale:

Saturday 10th May 2008
Collectors' Items 14.30
Motor Cars at 15.00

Admission by catalogue only - admits two.

Originally a bicycle manufacturer and arguably best known as a maker of fine racing motorcycles, Edoardo Bianchi built his first automobile in the early 1950's. A wide variety of models were manufactured over the next 30 years, though by 1940 the firm was concentrating on motorcycles and commercial vehicles. Car manufacture resumed in 1957 under Fiat auspices, Autobianchi's debut model being the Bianchina based on Fiats new 500. The idea of the car was to produce a car more up-market version of the current Fiat 500 to satisfy well heeled customers. The car was produced between 1960 and 1969 with a total production run of only 9,30