This is a BRAND NEW CAR. It was completely finished last month. 7 month restoration process. The light bluecolor combines very well with thebeautifyred faux leather interior. This Autobianchi is a 4 speed manual, and is all original mechanically/matching numbers, and most of the body still retains the originality as well, except for the roof being taken off in order to create the Jolly Spiaggina / beach car. It has only covered approx. 20 miles (36 kms), just for testing purposes. It also comes with the luggage as shown in the pictures.It has NO issues or rust at all.
- The car is located in Italy.
- The price INCLUDES shipping, customs, and broker fees all the way to NYC.EU countries also shipping included.
- The broker is Cordaro Shipping who will be doing all import work and all other related paperwork to bring the car US legal.
- The buyer will only have to take care of shipping the car to final destination once it is ready for pick up from broker.
- We will give you all information including vessel tracking numbers from Italy to NYC.
- Payment will be initiated before the car leaves Italy, and by wire transfer (US bank). Paypal only for deposits.
- Approximate times for car retrieval is around 30 days from payment.
- Worldwide shipping available.
History:
Founded by Edoardo Bianchi in 1885 and now remembered primarily as a bicycle manufacturer, was also active inpassenger carmanufacturer from 1899. Bianchis were in general high-end luxury cars, made with high attention to detail. The company's factory inAbruzziwas destroyed by bombing duringWorld War II. Edoardo Bianchi himself died in 1946 in acar accident, and the ownership of the firm passed to his son, Giuseppe. Even though a new, modern facility was constructed inDesioafter the war, economic conditions forced Giuseppe not to resume passenger car production, but rather to focus onbicycles,motorcyclesandcommercial vehicles.Bianchi bicyclesare still manufactured.The first car to be produced by the new company was theBianchina, whose name was a tribute to Edoardo Bianchi's first 1899 car. The Bianchina was based onFiat 500mechanicals – with its two-cylinder, air-cooled engine mounted in the rear – but featured a completely new stylish body designed byLuigi Rapi, who was in charge of Fiat's special body unit and helped to set up production in Desio. With many premium design and equipment features, the Bianchina was an upscalecity car, positioned above the Fiat 500 in the market. Marketed as a "second vehicle in the household", and a luxurious "recreational vehicle", also being targeted at affluent middle-class women, it mirrored the increasing affluence in Italian society.
The first Bianchina rolled from the production lines in Desio on September 11, 1957 and had the unusual body style of a two-doorlandaulet, called"Trasformabile". It remained the sole body style until 1960, when a two-door"Cabriolet"fullconvertiblewas introduced, followed by a three-doorestateversion, the"Panoramica"and a two-doorsaloon, the"Berlina". Finally, twovanversions were launched: one resembling a two-seater version of thePanoramica, and another, with a raised and expanded cargo section.
Serious inquiries/collectors only please. Car is being sold "As Is, where Is", with no warranties,written, expressedor implied.
Please have your funds ready. If you don't have the money, then please don't bid. PayPal for deposits only. Balance via bank wire (US Bank).
Collectors may contact us at 562-354-8880 to discuss further....
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