Fiat 512 Tourer - 1926
The 512 model substituted the then outdated 1919 501, even if the main characteristics were practically left intact. The real changes were made to the braking system and the suspension. Shock absorbers were added a well as brakes on all four wheels. Many of the 512s produced were exported to England and Australia. This example was found in the remote Philippines in the 1970s where its previous owner, Mr. Carl Gorge, had a number of business activities. He fell in love with the car and decided to restore it to its original splendour.
The vehicle was therefore sent to England where, over a period of about fifteen years, it was perfectly restored, maintaining many original parts like, for example, the mechanics and the instrumentation.
It has been in Italy for about a year and is kept and displayed at the Museo Nicolis in Villafrance, Verona.
Curiosity: the list price of the Torpedo model at the time was 43,000 Lire.
3.446 cc
6 in-line
46 bhp @ 2.400 rpm
Vmax : 80 km/h
2.583 ex.
Museo Nicolis
Villafranca di Verona
Italy - Italia
February 2019
Fiat 512 Tourer - 1926
The 512 model substituted the then outdated 1919 501, even if the main characteristics were practically left intact. The real changes were made to the braking system and the suspension. Shock absorbers were added a well as brakes on all four wheels. Many of the 512s produced were exported to England and Australia. This example was found in the remote Philippines in the 1970s where its previous owner, Mr. Carl Gorge, had a number of business activities. He fell in love with the car and decided to restore it to its original splendour.
The vehicle was therefore sent to England where, over a period of about fifteen years, it was perfectly restored, maintaining many original parts like, for example, the mechanics and the instrumentation.
It has been in Italy for about a year and is kept and displayed at the Museo Nicolis in Villafrance, Verona.
Curiosity: the list price of the Torpedo model at the time was 43,000 Lire.
3.446 cc
6 in-line
46 bhp @ 2.400 rpm
Vmax : 80 km/h
2.583 ex.
Museo Nicolis
Villafranca di Verona
Italy - Italia
February 2019