Fiat 1400 B 1956....restoration project...genuine "garage" find...London

[Parisien]

Not seen one of these before............

Corrected........see the new link below!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-Fiat-1400-B-1956-/151251792992?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item23374f3460

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[stanley sweet]

There used to be all sorts of weird and wonderful old Citroen vans at French markets. Probably still are, we don't have many big traditional markets near me. Does look fun though. You could try saying 'Can I buy a new coffee machine?'.

[stanley sweet]

Hold on.................. I'm confused now - heading says 1956 Fiat 1400 B.

[Parisien]

Hold on.................. I'm confused now - heading says 1956 Fiat 1400 B.

Thanks Stanley, had put the H-van up on the other forum.....see first post again


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[stanley sweet]

Ahhh - that's better. No, don't recognise that at all. Doesn't even look Fiat-y. Looks more like an old Peugeot or Borgward.

[Parisien]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fiat_1400B(1900B).jpg

Seems correct


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[stanley sweet]

Never seen one before, even in a magazine. The central spot lamp is distinctive enough to remember.

[Parisien]

Lots of oddities out there.....UK never got the full ranges of what was available in LHD countries to start with........plenty of models cars sold even now in less than 20 in number in the UK market


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[Kevin MacBride]

This is a 1400 belonging to a friend of mine. Not too sure of the exact model. They were assembled over here as well. From the recent RIAC Classic Car Show. The steering wheel on this is very similar to the eBay car.