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1400 Coupé (Touring Superleggera)
Touring Superleggera coupé on the 1400, requested by Fiat dealers.
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 200 Built
- Years
- 1950
- Engine
- 1,395 cc / 1.4 LFactory: 1,395 cc
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Federico Formenti
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Touring's 1950 berlinetta was Fiat's first attempt to apply the Superleggera method to a series-production chassis, here the new unit-body 1400. It was built at the request of a group of Fiat dealers, and a few cars were lightened with an Abarth kit and raced.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model production1400 Touring coupés built | 2001,2 | Factory production | Registry reported |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
Carrozzeria Touring built a limited series of 200 two-door, four-seat berlinettas on the 1400 at its factory in Milan, with aluminium bodies, a large grille, whitewall tyres and a tail reminiscent of the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Villa d'Este. At least three were lightened and fitted with an Abarth performance kit; one driven by Ovidio Capelli won the 1951 Giro di Sicilia, and the car also took a category prize at the 1950 Lido di Venezia concours.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 1400 Coupé (Touring Superleggera).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | 1,395 cc / 1.4 LFactory: 1,395 cc3 Independently researchedBase Fiat 1400 engine; the Abarth-kit cars were tuned. |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Rear3 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Aluminium Superleggera body on the unit-body Fiat 14001,3 Independently researched |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Chassis 101*004330 is listed for the Touring 1400. The body is aluminium over the 1400's unit-body structure; the grille was altered several times during the series, and the Abarth-kit cars were lightened versions of the same body.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
The Fiat 1400 Touring Superleggera Level B carrozzieri-italiani.com
- a limited series of 200 berlinettas
- Superleggera ... aluminum body
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2
Fiat 1400 Coupé (Touring Superleggera) – carrozzieri-italiani.com – Italian coachbuilder car database Level C
- 200 1400 Touring coupés built
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3
Fiat 1400: The Last Great Playground of the Carrozzieri Level B carrozzieri-italiani.com
- 1,395 cc four-cylinder engine and rear-wheel-drive layout
- 1400 was Fiat's first series-production passenger car with a self-supporting structure
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