Belgian title
Chassis no. 309463

- Winner of the 750 class in the 1952 Giro di Sicilia!
- Reliable, restored car
- Extensive documentation

At the start of the 1950s, many young people dreamt of becoming racing drivers, but had limited means in a Europe which still bore the deep scars of the Second World War. Carlo Siciliani was one of them and managed to buy a new Fiat 500C Topolino in December 1951 with which to go racing. The car was registered at the beginning of 1952 and immediately prepared to compete in the Giro di Sicilia on 9 April that year, in the company of his friend A. Netti and with the racing number 014. The first race was a success, as the pair won the fiercely disputed 750 cc class. Carried away by this result, the two friends entered the Topolino in the famous Mille Miglia on 3/4 May 1952, finishing 179th overall with a time of 18h03m25s, a remarkable result for the class of car. Siciliani then replaced the 500C with a Fiat 1100, before driving a Fiat 8V.
Found in southern Italy, the Topolino underwent a complete restoration to its original racing specification before its owner entered it once again, this time in 2018, in the Mille Miglia, which it finished without any problems. This adorable Topolino comes with an extensive history file which includes documents from its entries in the Giro di Sicilia and Mille Miglia in 1952, archives from the Mille Miglia museum, a certificate from the official register of the Mille Miglia, the 'Estratto Cronologico' supplied by the ASI, an ASI certificate, a FIVA identity card, press articles from the time and black-and-white photographs. It is truly a historic car and one of the most affordable ways to enter the most legendary of Italian races.

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