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Fina Sport Convertible - elegant one-off as an Italian-American hybrid

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Created on August 3, 2018

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Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - almost a one-off

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - lots of chrome and plenty of light for the convertible

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - elegant roof construction

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - American styling trends

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - with rear-mounted spare wheel

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - motivates you to get in and drive off

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - simple interior

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - simple interior with dashboard in body color

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - rev counter as a minor matter

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - an interesting solution - was the niche really intended for wine bottles?

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - American engine technology from Cadillac under the hood

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - with its own company emblem

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - the V is reminiscent of the Cadillac V8

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - ornate decorations at the rear

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Fina Sport Convertible (1956) - Vignale was responsible for the aluminum bodies

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This Fiat 8V was also bodied by Vignale - the lines are very similar to the Fina Sport Coupés

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Summary

There was a time when a man with initiative and flair could start his own car brand without needing millions in start-up capital. And if this man still had Italian roots, he often produced elegant and fast vehicles. One example of this is the Fina Sport, of which just three were built. This report tells the story of this little-known sports car and shows it in current and historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Mechanics as a matter of the heart
Exhaust with flap
Rich customers, high standards
A practical super sports car
First a coupé
Then the Cabriolet
An independent car
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Estimated reading time: 5min

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There was a time when a man with initiative and flair could start his own car brand without needing millions in start-up capital. And if this man still had Italian roots, he often produced elegant and fast vehicles. One example of this is the Fina Sport, of which just three were built. The man behind it was Perry Fina, an Italian-American with a great understanding of mechanics and wealthy customers. Perry Fina was born in New York in April 1892, the son of Italian immigrants. As early as 1902, he traveled to Italy with his mother and younger brother Fil to begin training as a mechanic, which in nine years at Fiat and Isotta Fraschini, among others, turned him into an experienced technician with a broad knowledge base. Back in the USA, he soon set up a workshop with his brother in Saratoga, specializing primarily in foreign cars.

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