£12,500
1971 Fiat 500F
Registration number XEL 739K
Chassis number 2872841
Engine number 3096678
Affectionately known as Frankie
Blue Turchese with a tan interior
21,669 recorded miles when inspected
An original UK right hand drive car
Sold new by the owners late husband who owned a Fiat dealership in Ringwood
He bought it back in about 1981 from Frankie's first owner and put it into storage at his garage
Frankie was literally re-discovered under a tarpaulin and rubbish years later
By this point the garage had relinquished being a Fiat dealership but continued to service and look after client Fiats
Removed from slumber, Frankie went under a nut and bolt restoration in the garage with their ex-Fiat mechanics 2015-2021
We understand some £8,000 was spent in parts and a respray alone
Today Frankie is as clean on top as he is underneath
Although MOT exempt the garage still puts a ticket on him and he is usually driven a couple of test miles at this time before he is put back on display in their reception foyer
Now registered only to his third owner, the wife of the garage owner who is now the garage proprietor, she has decided it is time to let Frankie go to a new home
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With V5C
MOT expires May 2024
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