THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1963
- Body style
- Coupé
- Engine
- Inline-4
- Type
- Fuori-serie
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original price
- Not documented
- Latest recorded sale
- Not documented
01 / THE STORY
History & context
The Fiat 1600S Coupé Fissore was a small-series coachbuilt grand tourer developed on Fiat’s 1600S mechanical platform during the early 1960s. The model combined the 1,568 cc twin-cam four-cylinder engine associated with the OSCA programme with distinctive closed coachwork produced by Carrozzeria Fissore. It formed part of a broader series of Fiat/OSCA-based special-bodied coupés rather than a separate high-volume Fiat production line.
Contemporary and specialist histories identify Fissore-bodied 1600S coupés in the 1962–63 period. Early versions and later cars can be distinguished by changes in rear glazing and body detailing. This entry retains the 1963 legacy identity as a later phase of the Fissore 1600S Coupé programme; it should not be used to multiply the production totals of earlier and later variants.
Published estimates of the exact number of Fissore-bodied cars vary and are not strong enough to support a definitive quantity for this subgroup. Individual chassis identities and detailed specifications should be established separately. The historical relationship with Fissore is preserved without assigning unsupported design authorship or a fixed production count.
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production type
- Fuori-serie
- Production notes
- This 1963 legacy route represents a later/definitive phase within the sourced Fissore Fiat/OSCA 1600S Coupé family. Do not infer an 18-car subgroup or any standalone production total from legacy prose; retain as a non-additive child/phase route. Franco Maina remains candidate. NO_AUTO_INHERIT.
Engine & performance
- Engine configuration
- Inline-4
Design & manufacture
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Fiat
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Carrozzeria Fissore
- Designer · Candidate
- Franco Maina
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
No events or documented awards are currently recorded for this vehicle.
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 1 photographs
08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source type |
|---|---|
| ClassicCars.com Journal — 1962 Fiat 1600S Coupe by Carrozzeria Fissore journal.classiccars.com | Independent specialist feature |
| Car & Classic — 1962 Fiat 1600S O.S.C.A. Fissore survivor www.carandclassic.com | Survivor market history |











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