Not Sure What to Say About This

[Keep it stiff]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C827375

Anyone know the story behind this creation?

[Mike_Mac]

Keep it stiff said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C827375

Anyone know the story behind this creation?

Couldn't guess at the story, but if you could train and elevate the turret I'd be interested

[gforceg]

Apparently they produced this too, which is a little more successful in my eyes.

[Iva Barchetta]

gforceg said:

Apparently they produced this too, which is a little more successful in my eyes.

Saw something very similar to this on "Chasing classic cars" ,the Wayne Carini show but the one

he saw at a show in USA had no roof/canopy.

As for the car in the OP ,should go in a museum ,the Louwman in The Netherlands has some oddities

like the weird Swan car.

[GOG440]

Iva Barchetta said:

gforceg said:

Apparently they produced this too, which is a little more successful in my eyes.

Saw something very similar to this on "Chasing classic cars" ,the Wayne Carini show but the one

he saw at a show in USA had no roof/canopy.

As for the car in the OP ,should go in a museum ,the Louwman in The Netherlands has some oddities

like the weird Swan car.

I am sure I saw the car in the quoted picture at thr Louwman a couple of years ago

[Iva Barchetta]

This is from my Louwman pics from 2014.

[eldar]

Keep it stiff said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C827375

Anyone know the story behind this creation?

I've an idea it was in a kids programme sometime in the early/mid 1960s, possibly made at AP Films in Slough. No idea if it was built for that, or just used.

[Riley Blue]

GOG440 said:

Iva Barchetta said:

gforceg said:

Apparently they produced this too, which is a little more successful in my eyes.

Saw something very similar to this on "Chasing classic cars" ,the Wayne Carini show but the one

he saw at a show in USA had no roof/canopy.

As for the car in the OP ,should go in a museum ,the Louwman in The Netherlands has some oddities

like the weird Swan car.

I am sure I saw the car in the quoted picture at thr Louwman a couple of years ago

I don't remember that one (I was there in April 2015) but here's The Swan.

[GOG440]

my duff memory at work, it seems I was thinking of this one

[galro]

It looks like just a advertising car. They were common at the time and Fissore built many similar "odd" creations for various companies. I really doubt it is a prototype for anything.

[Frexit]

I quite like the boat / car but the others are horrendous and I would imaging quite difficult to sell

[PositronicRay]

GOG440 said:

my duff memory at work, it seems I was thinking of this one

Did this every "work" as a boat? Who made it?

[Riley Blue]

PositronicRay said:

GOG440 said:

my duff memory at work, it seems I was thinking of this one

Did this every "work" as a boat? Who made it?

The accompanying information board reads:

This ‘boat on wheels’ is definitely not seaworthy. The Turin bodywork manufacturer Coriasco built this striking Fiat 1100-based vehicle in the 1950s to make publicity for a sailing school in Bologna, the Scuola Nautica Scarani. Coriasco applied all sorts of nautical details to the car, such as portholes, lifebouys and a varnished wooden deck; the mudguards represent the water and waves. As early as the 1920s Coriasco was building coachwork for Fiat, Ceirano and Itala. The firm then concentrated predominantly on light lorries and delivery vans. In the 1970s they reverted to passenger cars, among which a station-wagon version of the Fiat 127.

(I always take a photo of vehicle information when photographing vehicles in museums)

[Keep it stiff]

I love this whacky stuff, I'm not sure that I would ever want to own one but hats off to the creativity and craftsmanship and good to see those that have survived.

[thegreenhell]

Riley Blue said:

PositronicRay said:

GOG440 said:

my duff memory at work, it seems I was thinking of this one

Did this every "work" as a boat? Who made it?

The accompanying information board reads:

This ‘boat on wheels’ is definitely not seaworthy. The Turin bodywork manufacturer Coriasco built this striking Fiat 1100-based vehicle in the 1950s to make publicity for a sailing school in Bologna, the Scuola Nautica Scarani. Coriasco applied all sorts of nautical details to the car, such as portholes, lifebouys and a varnished wooden deck; the mudguards represent the water and waves. As early as the 1920s Coriasco was building coachwork for Fiat, Ceirano and Itala. The firm then concentrated predominantly on light lorries and delivery vans. In the 1970s they reverted to passenger cars, among which a station-wagon version of the Fiat 127.

(I always take a photo of vehicle information when photographing vehicles in museums)

Wow, I love that.

[dbdb]

GOG440 said:

my duff memory at work, it seems I was thinking of this one

Now that is fantastic.

[sim16v]

Here's the pic in case it disappears.

[wibble cb]

Damm1t, was rather hoping it would(disappear..)

[CAPP0]

Iva Barchetta said:

Saw something very similar to this on "Chasing classic cars" ,the Wayne Carini show but the one

he saw at a show in USA had no roof/canopy.

As for the car in the OP ,should go in a museum ,the Louwman in The Netherlands has some oddities

like the weird Swan car.

The ones on CCC were Fiat 600 Jollies, with a garden parasol for a roof, like this:

[Iva Barchetta]

CAPP0 said:

The ones on CCC were Fiat 600 Jollies, with a garden parasol for a roof, like this:

There was a short glimpse of Wayne C at a show where he walks past a car similar to the other thing

pictured.

I remembered about the ones that he actually bought and sold on the show.