September 15 2008
Supercool: 1969 Innocenti C Coupé
Innocenti is an Italian company that used to make the famous Lambretta scooters after the war. We bet that’s something not a lot of people know. The next little-known fact is probably that Innocenti had a licensing agreement with BMC, the British Leyland Motor Company to produce the Mini and the Austin-Healey Sprite Mark II. Ghia redesigned the Sprite body to match the floorplan. They later even added a roof to it!
The intention was to go upmarket with the Sprite. The Spider version looks very nice indeed. But we must admit we like the little Coupe a bit more. They rarely come up for sale. This one has been around a bit longer as it needs a bit of work done.
It will need a respray, and a couple of bits of trim by the looks of it. The engine is possibly going to need a rebuild too but can for now just be swapped for an Austin-Healey Sprite one. The seller just says it it not seized up.
The interior doesn’t look too bad at first sight. The seats look in pretty good nick. This could be a pretty straightforward job for someone. It is for sale out of Ancona in Italy and was advertised here. It doesn’t mention a price unfortunately.
