What is this car.

[alfredo]

It is from the mid fifties, and filmed in a former Italian colony. It was also a British colony before the Italians. (Eritrea)

[Hangingon]

1. Cisitalia?

I am not sure. The grill looks like a Cisitalia. Good lookiing car.

[alfredo]

2. A friend from Poland said it is a Fiat. It does look something like their V8

I think you are right. I will do some research.

[alfredo]

5. Here is the video showing the car.

It is at appox the 3:40 point. It shows the front and back.


The city is Asmara Eritrea (Ethiopia at that time)

[rvt1000rr]

3. Kinda hard to tell

from this photo, but, from the bulbous fender swells front and back and the squared-off rectangular windshield, I think it might be an Allard J1 (British) roadster...

[alfredo]

4. I think Hangingon was right about it being a Cisitalia

The Allard radiator was shaped differently, though some were simialar.

[alfredo]

7. A man that knew the car said it is a mash up between a Ghia

and a Falaschi. It has a 1,900cc 12 cylinder engine. An old Italian said it belonged to Fangio, but that should be taken with a big grain of salt.

Some work is going to be done to recover details. If they can bring out the badge in front, that will help. It could be a Ghia badge.

Falaschi designed the Talbot.

[alfredo]

6. Could this be a kit car?

[HooptieWagon]

8. My first impression is an Allard.

[alfredo]

9. There were few British cars. Most everything is Italian there.

It does look a bit like an Allard, but the grill is different.