THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1931
- Body style
- Landaulet
- Engine
- Inline-8
- Type
- Show-car
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
No editorial history has yet been published for this vehicle.
IN THE ARCHIVE
Coachbuilders & design studios
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production type
- Show-car
- Production notes
- Porter Press and La Manovella independently document a 1931 Castagna-bodied Tipo 8B Landaulette-de-Ville/Sedanca Imperial, chassis 1714, shown at Milan and later New York/London. Legacy 1936 is rejected for this represented phase. Keep the route model-level and do not auto-assign chassis 1714; unsupported one-off/Units=1 cleared. NO_AUTO_INHERIT.
Engine & performance
- Engine configuration
- Inline-8
Design & manufacture
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Castagna
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Isotta Fraschini
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 |
|---|---|
| Porter Press — The Swansong of the Great porterpress.co.uk | Specialist historical feature |
| La Manovella — Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8B #1714 ruotedelpassato.org | Historic vehicle club periodical |
THE CONVERSATION
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