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Siata 208 CS - beautiful rarity for racing and road use from Italy

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Created on June 18, 2011

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Siata 400 F (1953) - elegant geschwungenes Heck

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Siata 400 F (1953) - wunderschöne Linienführung dieses Balbo-Coupés

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Siata 400 F Berlinetta (1953) am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2011

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - Abbildung aus dem Verkaufsprospekt von 1953

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - ausgestellt am Genfer Automobilsalon 1953

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - Coupé-Version

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Siata 400 F (1953) - bei diesem Fahrzeug handelt es sich vermutlich um das Ausstellungsfahrzeug von Genf 1953 und vom Turiner Salon desselben Jahres

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Siata 208 CS (1952) - Coupé auf einer Ausstellung

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - das Coupé, ausgestellt zwischen anderen Raritäten

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Siata 400 F Berlinetta (1953) am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2011

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - Werksaufnahme

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Siata 400 F (1953) - Simon Kidston bespricht den Siata am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

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Siata 400 F Berlinetta (1953) am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2011

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Siata 400 F (1953) - die Dachlinie ist gegenüber früher gebauten Coupés höher

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Siata 400 F (1953) - elegante Silhouette

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Siata 208 CS (1952) - Rol brachten den Siata auf Platz 11 der Mille Miglia 1952 ins Ziel

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Siata 208 CS (1952) - Rol mit Mumaron an der Mille Miglia 1952 - der elfte Schlussrang war das Ergebnis

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - Coupé mit rennsportlichen Ambitionen - Postkarte von Siata

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Siata 208 CS (1952) - Bernabei / Pacini an der Mille Miglia 1952

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - Ceccaroni an der Rallye Sestriere 1953

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Siata 400 F (1953) - kaum Verzierungen - schlichte Eleganz

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Siata 400 F Berlinetta (1953) am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2011

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Siata 208 S (1952) - Chassiskonstruktion mit dem Fiat-8-Zylinder-Motor

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Siata 208 S (1953) am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2011

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Siata 208 S (1953) mit Fiat Achtzylinder-Motor am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2011

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Siata 208 S (1952) - Viginale-Spyder in Turin 1952

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - die offene Version, ausgestellt in Turin 1953 - Interieur

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - die offene Version, ausgestellt in Turin 1953

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - die offene Version, ausgestellt in Turin 1953

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Siata 400 F (1953) - Interieur von der Beifahrerseite gesehen

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Siata 400 F (1953) - Interieur

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Interieur des Siata 400 F Berlinetta (1953) am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2011

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Siata 400 F (1953) - Leichtbau an der Türe sichtbar gemacht

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - Genfer Autosalon 1953 - Leichtbau bei Siata

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Siata 400 F (1953) - Motorraum von links gesehen

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Siata 400 F (1953) - Motorrraum von rechts gesehen

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Siata 400 F (1953) - das Siata Markenzeichen

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Siata 400 F (1953) - die innovativen Klappscheinwerfer

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - Genfer Autosalon 1953 - Schlafaugen beim Siata - hier fast geschlossen

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - Genfer Autosalon 1953 - Schlafaugen beim Siata - geöffnet

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Siata 208 S (1953) - Skizze der Sitze

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Siata 208 CS (1953) - das Siata Coupé neben einem Spider am Genfer Autosalon 1953

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Siata 208 S (1953) - Motto Competizione Coupé - Spezialanfertigung für Jack Mc Afee auf Plattform-Rahmen für die Carrera Panamericana - aufgenommen bei Tony Krivanek in Los Angeles

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Siata 208 S (1953) - Motto Competizione Coupé, aufgenommen 1986 in LA bei Tony Krivanek

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Siata 208 S (1953) - Spezialausführung für die Carrera Panamericana (BS 235) - Motto Competizione Coupé

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Siata 208 S (1954) - das Bertone-Coupé an einer Ausstellung

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Siata 208 S (1953) - Spyder Due Posti - so wurde das Fahrzeug auf der Postkarte von Siata genannt

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Siata 208 S (1952) - Spyder Due Posti - Postkarte von Siata

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Siata 400 F Berlinetta (1953) am Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2011

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Siata 400 F (1953) - Seitenscheibe

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Siata 400 F (1953) - Türöffner

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Summary

Between 1952 and 1953, Siata built around 24 vehicles on a tubular frame chassis, the Type 208 CS. The majority of these vehicles were clad as coupés and featured a very advanced streamlined design with folding headlights. The engine came from the Fiat 8V (Otto Vu) and had 122 hp in its most powerful form. Siata's successful participation in the 1952 Mille Miglia and its success on the American market seemed to herald a successful future, but Fiat abandoned the eight-cylinder series too early and American interest waned. What remained were beautiful coupés and Spiders, which today fetch high six-figure prices at auctions.

This article contains the following chapters

Siata, the unknown quantity
The opportunity with the eight-cylinder
Advanced and lightweight design
Many coachbuilders
Use at the Mille Miglia
No two are the same
More comfort for the racing car
Not fast enough?
Robust basic nature
Expensive, expensive at its most expensive
Complete list of chassis numbers
Further information

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Many small-series sports cars were derived from vehicles that were built in large series or at least adopted the technical components of "large-series products". The Siata 208 CS, however, must be seen as a derivative of the Fiat 8V (Otto Vu) , albeit a distant one, which itself was only produced in 114 units. As far as is known today, the Siata 208 CS was only produced 24 times, truly a rarity. "Societa Italiana Auto Transformazioni Accessori", or Siata for short, was a small but excellent car manufacturer and tuning parts manufacturer founded in Turin in 1926 by Giorgio Ambrosini. From the very beginning, the company optimized Fiat automobiles and offered tuning parts for Fiat models.

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