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The Fiat Vignale and the Movie, “The Racers”

April 19, 2021 By pete

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By Pete Vack

From the VeloceToday Archives, August, 2016

The last automotive star of the movie The Racers has been found and is now under restoration and being readied for Pebble Beach 2017. The Vignale-bodied 1400 Fiat had a very brief role in the movie. It was difficult for even the hard core among us to determine exactly what make and model it was.

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Tagged With: as found classics, Bella Darvi, Fiat Vignale, Hans Ruesch, Kirk Douglas, Peter Darnall, racing movies, racing novels, The Racer, the racers, vignale

As Found Classic Number 24: The Racers Fiat Vignale

August 2, 2016 By pete

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As Found Classic Number Twenty Four

By Pete Vack

The last automotive star of the movie The Racers has been found and is now under restoration and being readied for Pebble Beach 2017. The Vignale-bodied 1400 Fiat had a very brief role in the movie. It was difficult for even the hard core among us to determine exactly what make and model it was. [Read more…] about As Found Classic Number 24: The Racers Fiat Vignale

Tagged With: as found classics, Bella Darvi, Fiat Vignale, Hans Ruesch, Kirk Douglas, Peter Darnall, racing movies, racing novels, The Racer, the racers, vignale

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