Fiat Sport

The Fiat Sport was a two-seat open sports car prototype built by Fiat in Turin in 1942, in the middle of the Second World War. Only three were made. It was never put into series production or used as a racing car; the reasons are unknown, and so is the fate of two of the three cars. The one known survivor is red, with a four-cylinder engine of 35 horsepower, about 25.7 kilowatts, a claimed top speed of 130 kilometres an hour and a convertible top, and it has been modified over the years, with new wheels, seats and hood. It was found in poor condition on a scrapyard near Vienna, restored over six months for the collector Siegfried Stotz and shown in his car museum near Hohenstein from the 1970s, later in Engstingen, where it passed to the municipality after his death in 1987. Fiat showed interest in buying it but the mayor refused. With the museum due to close at the end of the 2024 season, the car's future home and owner are uncertain.