1948 Fiat 1100 BLR Ambulanza

1948 Fiat 1100 BLR Ambulanza in Fantozzi subisce ancora, Movie, 1983

Class: Cars, Ambulance — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
wickey ◊ 2008-03-21 14:51
Ingo ◊ 2008-03-21 15:04	Fiat, I guess.
BCNFKSR ◊ 2008-03-21 15:34	Fiat 1500
DynaMike ◊ 2008-03-21 19:34	I'd think the nose is too short for the (6-cylinder!) 1500... I'd go (by length of the bonnet and size of the wheels) for a 1940-1948 1100 ALR or a 1949-1953 1100 ELR. Maybe Animatronixx can help to identify the bodywork (Viberti?).
Animatronixx ◊ 2008-03-21 20:55	No, I fear I can´t help with this. Ambulances are just a somewhat disregarded sideline to my main connoisseurship, the funeral vehicles. Though know several ambulance bodies/ coachbuilders and have a little bunch of material about them, I wouldn´t call myself an ambulance expert. Maybe it was Viberti, but I know there were many producers of similar bodies around in Italy.
esagamma718 ◊ 2008-03-23 15:30	Fiat 1100 BLR o ELR. It is surely a commercial version (the final "R" means "reinforced") because of the big rear axle hubs. One can tell "B" from "E" by the shift leverage: on the ground tunnel for Bs, on the steering column for Es.