Fiat?s legendary 8V, or Otto Vu in Italian, was built for two years only, in 114 examples, and it remains one of the marque?s most legendary motor cars to this day. Out of the 114 built, 63 were penned by Fiat?s chief designer Fabio Rapi, 34 first series cars and 29 second series cars. It was the star of the Geneva Salon in March 1952, and it goes without saying that this new Fiat got lots of attention from the motoring press. With its potent new power plant developed by Dante Giacosa, the 2.0-litre Tipo 104 all aluminium engine featured a finned aluminum sump, forged crankshaft, polished intakes and ports, and tubular stainless-steel exhaust manifolds. With a tubular chassis and independent suspension all round this was truly a very special automobile. Envisioned for competition use from the very start, it proved highly successful and the car to beat with some notable results including winning the 2.0-litre class of the Italian Championship in 1954.
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Chassis number 000104 has spent the majority of its life in the U.K., the country from where it is offered today. Having been originally delivered to Austria, it was shipped new to Steyr after being completed by Fiat on June 22, 1954. It remained in continental Europe until 1965, having been exported to the U.K. from Germany. Upon its arrival, it was registered in the U.K. by Anthony Roy Nichols of Norwich on January 11, 1965. Amazingly, the car?s original 1965 logbook is inclu...