Open Roads, October 2021
1976 Autobianchi 500 Giardiniera Jolly
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€22,000 EUR | Sold
| Bergamo, Italy
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Chassis No.
120 312964
Engine No.
120 000 330997
Documents
Italian Libretto
- The perfect beach runabout, manufactured by Autobianchi
- Based on the Fiat 500 Giardiniera; recently converted to Ghia’s Jolly specification
- Presented with the original “libretto,” showing first registration in Salerno, Italy, on 17 February 1976; retains the black and white Salerno registration plates
- Underwent a nut-and-bolt refurbishment and conversion, amounting to nearly 800 hours labour
- Great care was taken to use the correct Carrozzeria Ghia techniques and materials
- Finished in Verde Fluo with colour-matched steel wheels; Venetian Midollino woven wood interior; and detachable canopy roof
- Powered by a 499.5-cc twin-cylinder engine mated to a four-speed manual transmission
- Equipped with speedometer, electric wipers, wing mirrors, ashtray, front and rear lights, indicators, spare wheel, jack, storage basket, and grab handle
- Offered with a history file, including detailed photographs of the refurbishment and conversion
