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[[Alfonso Balbo]] set up a coachbuilding firm as early as 1914 and after World War II it applied itself in a rather different direction with a [[microcar]] [[prototype]]. The Balbo B400 was presented at the 1953 [[Turin Motor Show]] as a small 2 seater roll-top coupe. Its 398cc 14.9bhp 2 stroke twin cylinder engine was rear-mounted in unit with the gearbox and differential. A prominent styling feature was an American-style chrome 'jet-intake' ornament on the nose. It did nothing the [[Fiat Topolino]] was not already doing, and never passed the [[prototype]] stage. | [[Alfonso Balbo]] set up a coachbuilding firm as early as 1914 and after World War II it applied itself in a rather different direction with a [[microcar]] [[prototype]]. The Balbo B400 was presented at the 1953 [[Turin Motor Show]] as a small 2 seater roll-top coupe. Its 398cc 14.9bhp 2 stroke twin cylinder engine was rear-mounted in unit with the gearbox and differential. A prominent styling feature was an American-style chrome 'jet-intake' ornament on the nose. It did nothing the [[Fiat Topolino]] was not already doing, and never passed the [[prototype]] stage. | ||
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Revision as of 15:25, 23 March 2009
Carrozzeria Balbo was established in 1914 in Torino and began building cars, spider, coupe, sedan mostly derived from Fiat chassis.
Alfonso Balbo set up a coachbuilding firm as early as 1914 and after World War II it applied itself in a rather different direction with a microcar prototype. The Balbo B400 was presented at the 1953 Turin Motor Show as a small 2 seater roll-top coupe. Its 398cc 14.9bhp 2 stroke twin cylinder engine was rear-mounted in unit with the gearbox and differential. A prominent styling feature was an American-style chrome 'jet-intake' ornament on the nose. It did nothing the Fiat Topolino was not already doing, and never passed the prototype stage.
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