THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1964
- Engine
- Inline-2
- Type
- Limited
- Production
- component-programme
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-Abarth 595 Sibona & Basano hardtop programme concerns lightweight fibreglass roof components supplied for Abarth-modified Fiat 500 derivatives. During 1964, Carrozzeria Sibona & Basano became involved in producing hardtop assemblies for the Abarth 595 and 695. Their work belonged to a specialist automotive components programme rather than to the creation of an entirely separate automobile model.
Established in Turin, Sibona & Basano developed a reputation for prototype construction and work with lightweight materials. The fibreglass Abarth roof project demonstrates a different aspect of that expertise: manufacturing an accessory fitted to an existing production-based car. It should not be described as proof that the firm constructed every body panel or supplied the complete structure of the Fiat-Abarth 595.
This entry is retained as a coachbuilding-related component programme, with the underlying Fiat-Abarth model distinguished from Sibona & Basano’s particular contribution. Exact quantities of roofs made, the range of installations and the histories of individual vehicles have not yet been established.
IN THE ARCHIVE
Coachbuilders & design studios
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production
- component-programme
- Production type
- Limited
- Known survivors
- 1964_factory_commissioned_grp_hardtop_component_programme_not_separate_coachbuilt_vehicle
- Production notes
- Sibona & Basano's role is source-backed as supplier/manufacturer of lightweight fibreglass hardtops for Fiat-Abarth 595 and 695 from 1964. This canonical record is therefore a component/accessory programme, not a separately bodied 595. No coachbuilder/body-builder relation is projected to the whole vehicle.
Engine & performance
- Engine configuration
- Inline-2
Design & manufacture
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Abarth
- Body Builder · Documented
- Sibona & Basano
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
No events or documented awards are currently recorded for this vehicle.
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Auto Italia — Italian Coachbuilders: Sibona & Basano porschecarshistory.com | Specialist coachbuilder history |
| Carrozzeria Sibona-Basano — historical overview de.wikipedia.org | Published coachbuilder history secondary |
THE CONVERSATION
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