Fiat 501 S Tourer - 1924
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Bonhams
Estimated : € 15.000 - 25.000
Sold for € 19.550
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2018
- One of the most successful FIATs of its day
- Rare sports variant
- Supplied new to Belgium
FIAT's first post-WWI introduction in the small-capacity class was the Tipo 501. Like the pre-war Zero model, the 501 was powered by a four-cylinder sidevalve engine, though of slightly smaller (1,460cc) capacity, and would prove to be an outstanding success with over 45,000 sold between 1919 and 1926. Also available was a slightly more powerful Tipo 510S sports version, some 2,600 of which were built.
The FIAT archives record the fact that chassis number '1241686' was supplied new to Liège, Belgium, a hilly area that explains the small sized wheels (730x130). The latter size was one of three offered by the factory and would have given the car better acceleration and climbing power, at the expense of ultimate top speed. The earliest paperwork dates from 1945 when the FIAT was registered to one Jean Fontaine of Liège. Also present is a 'Carnet de Roulage' (Permission to Drive) recording every trip the car made between November 1945 and June 1946. At that time petrol was rationed and Mr Fontaine's FIAT was supposed to be for business use only, hence the Carnet. The last official paperwork relating to Mr Fontaine's ownership dates from October 1956.
In 1957, the FIAT was registered in the name of Olivier Halleux of Verviers, Belgium, a well-known collector, passing in 1977 to another Belgian collector, Fernand Tiquet (sales invoice on file). The file also contains export paperwork, an old Contrôle Technique (1957), 'Certificat de Declaration' (1945), an original owner's manual, and a parts catalogue
Fiat 501 S Tourer - 1924
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Bonhams
Estimated : € 15.000 - 25.000
Sold for € 19.550
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2018
- One of the most successful FIATs of its day
- Rare sports variant
- Supplied new to Belgium
FIAT's first post-WWI introduction in the small-capacity class was the Tipo 501. Like the pre-war Zero model, the 501 was powered by a four-cylinder sidevalve engine, though of slightly smaller (1,460cc) capacity, and would prove to be an outstanding success with over 45,000 sold between 1919 and 1926. Also available was a slightly more powerful Tipo 510S sports version, some 2,600 of which were built.
The FIAT archives record the fact that chassis number '1241686' was supplied new to Liège, Belgium, a hilly area that explains the small sized wheels (730x130). The latter size was one of three offered by the factory and would have given the car better acceleration and climbing power, at the expense of ultimate top speed. The earliest paperwork dates from 1945 when the FIAT was registered to one Jean Fontaine of Liège. Also present is a 'Carnet de Roulage' (Permission to Drive) recording every trip the car made between November 1945 and June 1946. At that time petrol was rationed and Mr Fontaine's FIAT was supposed to be for business use only, hence the Carnet. The last official paperwork relating to Mr Fontaine's ownership dates from October 1956.
In 1957, the FIAT was registered in the name of Olivier Halleux of Verviers, Belgium, a well-known collector, passing in 1977 to another Belgian collector, Fernand Tiquet (sales invoice on file). The file also contains export paperwork, an old Contrôle Technique (1957), 'Certificat de Declaration' (1945), an original owner's manual, and a parts catalogue