Fiat
1100 ES Coupé (Pinin Farina)

Why it matters

Pinin Farina's coupe on the Fiat 1100 chassis, shown at Geneva in 1949, was the first small-series Pinin Farina body built for Fiat. It took the production-car Grand Prix and first prize in its class at the 1949 Villa d'Este concours, and few examples survive.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The white prototype appeared at the 1949 Geneva show and won its class at the Rome concours; the production version then took the Villa d'Este honours. The ES and S looked the same from outside, while the ES had the better interior, with a front bench seat, a small rear bench and push-button switches.

The 1100 S Berlinetta of this family ran in the 1950-1952 Mille Miglia, the 1951 Coppa delle Dame and the 1952 Monte-Carlo Rally. Automotive Masterpieces gives chassis numbers 500402 to 500451 for the 1100 E/S that followed.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Chassis numbers for the 1100 E/S ran in a short sequence, given as 500402 to 500451, so a number outside that range does not fit. The ES interior has a front bench seat with a small rear bench seat. The S and ES cannot be told apart from outside.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   The Fiat 1100ES Coupé Pininfarina Level B carrozzieri-italiani.com

   • Units built 150
   • fewer than ten examples are believed to exist

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Fiat 1100 ES Coupé (Pinin Farina) – carrozzieri-italiani.com – Italian coachbuilder car database Level C

   • 150 1100 ES coupés built

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   1949 Fiat 1100 S (AU-21342) Level C Automotive Masterpieces

   • only 7 examples ... between S and E/S, have survived

   Accessed 2026-11-12
4. 4
   Fiat 1100 S Berlinetta (Pinin Farina) 1949, chassis 500287 Level C Finarte

   • Uno dei cinque esemplari sopravvissuti

   Accessed 2026-11-12