FIAT Models at the ZigWheels Heritage Car Drive 2011

1927 FIAT CORSA 501S
This is also a very unique machine because it was one of the earliest cars, which was sold over the counter to enthusiasts in the 1920’s. At that point in time, FIAT was the leading Grand Prix Winner. All the Grand Prixs’ were won by the FIAT cars and other car manufacturers at the time struggling to compete with FIAT. It was essentially a road going salon or a coupe, which was given a two seater racing car body, the exhaust was changed and the engine was slightly hoded up and this car was later bought by a Maharaja before it came into the Vijay Mallya Collection, who restored it very sympathetically and brought it back to full working condition.

1949 FIAT 500C TOPOLINO
This car was an absolute basket case and was in bits and pieces when Adil Jal Darukhanawala bought the car in 1999. It was then painstakingly restored to its current working condition and is 99% complete. The mechanicals for this car were done in Bangalore, bodywork was done in Pune, but both were not upto the mark, so Adil redid the work on this car 3 years ago. This is one of the finest examples of a Topolino in India.