1953 Cisitalia 808XF by Vignale
Consorzio Industriale Sportiva Italia was established by Piero Dusio in 1939 manufacturing and selling a variety of sporting goods. Following WWII, Dusio built a number of Fiat-powered racing cars under the anacronym Cisitalia. Passenger cars followed in 1947; most famously, the stylish 202. This one-off vehicle was built under contract with Ford Motor Company for display in the New York Motor Sports show in March 1953. It is underpinned by Mercury running gear (modified, dual carb'd Mercury flathead V8) and some ancillary parts supplied by Ford Motor Co. Vignale supplied the body while Cisitalia fabricated the deDion rear suspension, the X-frame (thus the XF postscript in the name), and the remaining components integral to the car. This was to be the first of three concept cars (some documentation indicates two additional cars under the Cisitalia-Mercury title).
1953 Cisitalia 808XF by Vignale
Consorzio Industriale Sportiva Italia was established by Piero Dusio in 1939 manufacturing and selling a variety of sporting goods. Following WWII, Dusio built a number of Fiat-powered racing cars under the anacronym Cisitalia. Passenger cars followed in 1947; most famously, the stylish 202. This one-off vehicle was built under contract with Ford Motor Company for display in the New York Motor Sports show in March 1953. It is underpinned by Mercury running gear (modified, dual carb'd Mercury flathead V8) and some ancillary parts supplied by Ford Motor Co. Vignale supplied the body while Cisitalia fabricated the deDion rear suspension, the X-frame (thus the XF postscript in the name), and the remaining components integral to the car. This was to be the first of three concept cars (some documentation indicates two additional cars under the Cisitalia-Mercury title).