Vignale 850 Coupe

The Vignale 850 Coupe was a small 2+2 coupe that the Turin coachbuilder Carrozzeria Vignale showed at the Turin Motor Show of 1964, the year Fiat launched the 850, as one of three Vignale proposals on the new chassis alongside a two-door saloon and a spider. The three cars were drawn by Virginio Vairo from sketches by Alfredo Zannellato that followed designs of Giovanni Michelotti, and they inherited the nickname Vignalina from the Fiat 600 based cars that came before them. The coupe was built from 1964 to 1969 in four series. The first series, made from 1964 to 1966, used the 843 cc engine of the Fiat 850 Berlina Super rated at 37 horsepower, and the third series of 1968 raised output to 47 horsepower and added front disc brakes and 13 inch wheels. One source puts the coupe run at about 5,000 cars and another at 5000 specimens, and a Dutch dealer lists a 3,650 mm length, a 2,027 mm wheelbase and a top speed of 138 km/h. Priced at 895,000 lire, it cost noticeably more than a standard Fiat 850.