FIAT 600 VIGNALE "Rendez-Vous"

FIAT 600 VIGNALE "Rendez-Vous"


Permit:                          11.10.1957
Registration                 DA-UC 1
FIAT VIN:                      100*333914*

The technology:
FIAT engine: Typ 100
633 ccm - 19 hp
4-speed gearbox
ABARTH Borrani Fergat steel rims 3,5 x 13 front & rear

The FIAT 600 VIGNALE "RENDEZ-VOUS" is a rare coupé, built on the chassis of the FIAT 600 - Type 100 at the VIGNALE factory in Turin between 1956 and 1959: designed by Michelotti in the spirit of the fifties of the last century. The body was made by hand at VIGNALE.
Between 50 and 100 examples are said to have been built. Looks a little bit like a LANCIA AURELIA
I have been collecting information about the "Rendez-Vous" for many years. In 2023, I knew of 17 vehicles worldwide. If you own such a rarity, I would be pleased to hear from you.
Between 1957 and 1959 a few of these coupes in Italy were equipped with the 750 ABARTH technology: the 750 ABARTH engine with 42 hp, the longer geared ABARTH gearbox, the 750 ABARTH instrumentation (not ABARTH 850 TC or similar), ABARTH rims and 12" GIRLING disc brakes at the front, wide aluminum brake drums at the rear.

The history of this car::

The car shown here was sold new in Germany in 1957. For the same price you buy an Opel Kapitän or a Mercedes Benz 180. And that was for a car with 19 hp. I only know of two other new cars sold in Germany. The one on the black/white photo was permanently scrapped in the 1970s, the red one still exists. The yellow coupe is scheduled to be completed in 2025, more than 30 years after the restoration began. The original Abarth parts from 1957 shown above are available for a performance upgrade.