Siata 208 CS

(1952 - 1954)

Brand:

Siata

Model:

208 CS

Country:

Italy

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

June 22, 2011 — Bruno von Rotz 52

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.

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Siata 400 F (1953) - hardly any ornamentation - simple elegance

Siata 400 F (1953) - the innovative folding headlights

Siata 400 F (1953) - beautiful lines of this Balbo coupé

Siata 400 F (1953) - lightweight construction made visible on the door

Siata 400 F (1953) - the Siata trademark

Siata 400 F (1953) - elegantly curved rear end

Siata 400 F (1953) - Simon Kidston reviews the Siata at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este

Siata 208 CS by Balbo (1953) - offered as lot 336 at the RM/Sotheby's Monterey sale from August 17 to 19, 2023

Siata 208 CS (1953) - presented by Ernie McAfee for the Carrera Panamericana 1954, seen at Fisken - Rétromobile Paris 2024

Siata 208 CS (1953) - exhibited at the 1953 Geneva Motor Show

Siata 208 CS (1953) - offered as lot 145 at the Gooding & Co Pebble Beach auction on August 13/14, 2021

Siata 208 CS (1953) - the coupé, exhibited among other rarities

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Auctioned vehicles of Siata 208 CS

Brand	Model	Year	Status	Auction name
Siata 208 CS 1953 Not Sold RM/Sotheby's Monterey (August 17, 2023)	208 CS	1953	Not Sold	RM/Sotheby's Monterey (August 17, 2023)
Siata 208 CS 1953 Sold Gooding & Co. Pebble Beach (August 13, 2021)	208 CS	1953	Sold	Gooding & Co. Pebble Beach (August 13, 2021)
Siata 208 CS Coupé Vignale 1953 Sold Gooding & Co. Amelia Island 2025 (March 7, 2025)	208 CS Coupé Vignale	1953	Sold	Gooding & Co. Amelia Island 2025 (March 7, 2025)
Siata 208CS Balbo Berlinetta 1953 Not Sold Broad Arrow Auctions Radius Monterey (August 17, 2023)	208CS Balbo Berlinetta	1953	Not Sold	Broad Arrow Auctions Radius Monterey (August 17, 2023)
Siata 208 S 1953 Sold Bonhams The Quail Lodge Sale (August 14, 2015)	208 S	1953	Sold	Bonhams The Quail Lodge Sale (August 14, 2015)
Siata 208S Spider Motto 1953 Sold Bonhams Quail Lodge (August 24, 2018)	208S Spider Motto	1953	Sold	Bonhams Quail Lodge (August 24, 2018)
Siata 208S Spider by Motto 1953 Sold RM/Sotheby's Monaco (May 10, 2024)	208S Spider by Motto	1953	Sold	RM/Sotheby's Monaco (May 10, 2024)
Siata 208S Spider 1953 Sold Bonhams Scottsdale (January 27, 2023)	208S Spider	1953	Sold	Bonhams Scottsdale (January 27, 2023)
Siata-Ford 208S Cabriolet Speciale by Stabilimenti Farina 1953 Not Sold RM/Sotheby's Monterey (August 15, 2025)	208S Cabriolet Speciale by Stabilimenti Farina	1953	Not Sold	RM/Sotheby's Monterey (August 15, 2025)
Siata 208S Motto Spider 1953 Sold Broad Arrow Auctions The Amelia Auction (March 6, 2026)	208S Motto Spider	1953	Sold	Broad Arrow Auctions The Amelia Auction (March 6, 2026)

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