1929' Isotta Fraschini Castagna Imperial Convertible
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Karosserie: Cabrio
Alter: 88 Jahre
Außenfarbe: Blau
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Verkäuferkommentare zu 1929' Isotta Fraschini Castagna Imperial Convertible
RHD = right hand driver...
- Clean Tan(~)Tan driver.
Note: a sample photo in the ad...please request the correct pics....
- Buyer Will need a LOI: = letter of intent and proof of funds.
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1929 Isotta Fraschini 8A Landaulet
Castagna Imperial Convertible
A
Price: 1.1 Million € ...obo...
- The automaker Isotta Fraschini was born in 1900, the first samples in 1902, founded by Cesare Isotta Fraschini and the three brothers Vincenzo Antonio Oreste.
- Another very important man was the Count Ludovico Mazzotti that with his arrival insists' to build a car for very high-end, so in 1919 came the type 8, was the first car to adopt an 8-cylinder built in series!
- Now it had become the most desired cars in the world, Luxurious, Majestic, Expensive (almost 5rolls Royce for Isolde), many personalities were honored to have held such a jewel.
- The Beloved and famous actor Rudolph Valentino I ordered 'two copies, in 1927 Benito Mussolini purchase' a person, and the interior ministry he bought two more and 8A for the Duce. It was bought by princes, kings, popes, from the powerful Sheikhs of the earth, Maharajah, sultans, all wanted to possess her, had no equal, hand-made, finishes, colors, features, accessories and custom coachbuilder all!!!
The Isotta Fraschini, produced the chassis and all the mechanics, then each customer, based on their specific requirements, and above all what he wanted to spend, would choose the body shop and the level of finishes.
- At their disposal were prized woods, handles in silver or gold, ivory up golden umbrellas, flowers and even leads to the walking stick with chimes, a Truss traveling ladies complete with a mirror and brush together with the mustache hair comb for him! On this car you could have all the comfort and accessories unimaginable including rear trunk door Champagne
- The car is available from us and 'represented in these photos, it's one of the few models built from the famous body Castagna of Milan (about 22 specimens), the Isotta Fraschini 8A Laundalet Imperial Convertible 5 positions, sold in the US in 1929, he was ordered by American Tycoon Tobacco (Lucky Strike).
- Arrived in Italy in 1988 was the subject of a scrupulous Manic Very expensive and Restoration of High level lasted 11 years, carried out by craftsmen / masters of the period, after long studies, including research papers and books, but thanks to rediscovered Original (English) Manual Operation and Maintenance finally arrive 'at the end in 1999.
- The results were amazing, the Majestic 8A I start' to cause a stir among the people, no one had ever seen anything like a true work of art on wheels, priceless painted in two-tone livery fantastic Midnight blue combined with beige / brown, a combination of elegance and simplicity, combined with luxurious interior in special beige cloth with fine wood finishes, handles and accessories strictly ceiling in pure gold, among which overtime vase accompanied by the umbrella for her sunglasses and walking stick for him with carillon built, all this evokes a nostalgic aristocratic, quite exciting, impossible, indescribable to tell, and 'a story to live for a One moment, a photo, a walk outdoors in the hills of Monte Carlo with the wind in your hair as people look you in disbelief, surely you will experience a 'unforgettable moment for yourself, hardly erasable !!!
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Specs and History
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Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A
Isotta-Fraschini 8A-Roadster Front-view.JPG
Overview
Manufacturer
Isotta Fraschini
Production
1924–1931
950 produced[1]
Body and chassis
Class
Luxury car
Layout
FR layout
Powertrain
Engine
7370 cc / 449.7 cu in straight-8
Transmission
3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase
145 in (3,683 mm)
134 in (3,404 mm) (S/SS)[1]
Chronology
Predecessor
Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8
Successor
Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8B
The Isotta Fraschini 8A was a car manufactured by Isotta Fraschini, successor to the Tipo 8 model with a new 7.3 litre straight-eight engine to replace the 5.9 litre unit used in the previous model. This new engine could produce 115–160 brake horsepower (86–119 kW).[2] This was the most powerful mass-produced straight-8 engine in the world at that time.[3] The Tipo 8A was offered only with bare chassis and engine for the coachbuilders.[4]
The Isotta Fraschini car company promised that every car could do 150 km/h (93 mph). The car was very luxurious and it cost more than a Model J Duesenberg. Around one third of these cars were sold in the United States.
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Overview
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Manufacturer
Isotta Fraschini
Production
1924–1931
- 950 produced[1]
Body and chassis
Class
Luxury car
Layout
FR layout
Powertrain
Engine
7370 cc / 449.7 cu in straight-8
Transmission
3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase
145 in (3,683 mm)
134 in (3,404 mm) (S/SS)[1]
Chronology
Predecessor
Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8
Successor
Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8B
Sunset Boulevard[edit]
A 1929 landaulet limousine example of the car with "coupe de ville" bodywork by Castagna of Milan, is featured in the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard as the car of lead character Norma Desmond, a forgotten silent movie star who in the film says
...we have a car. Not one of those cheap things made of chromium and spit but Isotta Fraschini. Have you ever heard of Isotta Fraschini? All hand-made. It cost me twenty eight thousand dollars.
(Adjusted for inflation, and assuming she bought the car in 1929, $28,000 would be equivalent to $385,868 in 2016.) William Holden as Joe Gillis, an unsuccessful screenwriter said, telling the story, "The whole thing was upholstered in leopard skin and had one of those car phones.
- All gold-plated." The "Sunset car" is back in Italy on display at Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile since 1972. Gloria Swanson's character Norma Desmond's initials are on the rear doors of the car.[8][9
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Can be exported at your coast or about $1,500 dollars to the UK port in 4 weeks...
- Serious collectors please...more pics coming and on request...
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