Innocenti Morris 1300 GT IM3S

Perhaps you can imagine that there was a somewhat uneasy moment when you saw this Innocenti Morris 1300 GT in Vicenza, Italy. A picture of a car from 1966 and has never been restored or tampered with. On the counter 90.100 kilometers.

In accordance with the existing service and maintenance booklets, demonstrable from new. When did you last see such a car, have you ever seen one in the flesh at all? And then the asking price ... 2.000 euros! These have never been available in the Netherlands. Innocenti was originally a machine factory set up in 1920 by Ferdinando Innocenti where, over time, mopeds, refrigerators and washing machines were built. In 1960 a contract was concluded with the British Motor Corporation and production of the Austin A40 started. Shortly thereafter the Innocenti Spider saw the light of day, a beautifully lined cabriolet drawn by design house Ghia based on the Austin-Healey Sprite or MG Midget. Although much more expensive than the Sprite and Midget, 7.800 units were sold. The Innocenti IM3 became the next challenge, a nicer-made ADO16 that came to be known as 'Glider' in our country. That was not such a success. On the other hand, the Mini Innocenti that they also built there. It was even available as a Cooper 1300. After the death of the company founder in 1966, it came into the hands of the successor of BMC British Leyland. The last Anglo Italian trick was the Innocenti 90 / 120, a coachwork drawn by Bertone based on the Mini. In 1976, the now distressed group transferred to Detomaso to eventually become part of the Fiat group in 1990. The last Innocenti had long since left the factory gates. We hardly dare to ask, is there anyone in the Netherlands who has such an Innocenti in the stables?