1955 Rocco Moto Photos

Here are some pics of a 1955 Rocco Moto built in Italy on a Fiat or Lancia. Copy of the Caddy Espada show car but smaller. I found these photos at a yard sale in Pottstown PA
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Rocco Moto also bodied a Ferrari 166 Inter

 

Motto also bodied these cars

Porsche 365B Carera GTL Abarth 1960 first 2 build by Motto
Austin Healey 1956
Some Fiat 1100
Ferrari 195 S
Ferrari 212 Export 1951
Lancia Aprillia many versions
The Lancia Flaminia "Loraymo" 1959
Jaguar XK 120 Boano/Raymond Loewy design
MG special 1953
Nardi Crosley 1954
Stanguellini 1100 1949
Siata 500 Record car 1946
Some Siata Barchetta
Talbot Lago Record T26 1952
Delahaye 135 coupe in 1950 Carrera Panamericana, for Jean Trevoux (sp?)
Delahaye 175 coupe in 1951/52 Monte Carlo Rally
French Salmson sports car of about 1954
Cisitalia Aerodynamic coupe ("The Box") in Mille Miglia
Cisitalia D46
Cisitalia 204 Spider Sport
Cisitalia Tipo 360
Siata Daina spider for Luigi Segre
Siata 750 spider siluro
Stanguellini spider
But never, according to our knowledge, build any Alfa Romeos

 

Nice find... looks about the same size as a 55-57 T-Bird.

 

I thought I read somewhere they also bodied a Siata 8V (Otto Vu). Do you think the windshield used in the photos is the same as the Aurelia Spyder?

 

Yes he did. Somenof the spider and the coupes (later series). He alsonbodiednthebsiata 300bc.

Apperantly the rococo moto shop was the "economic choice" for the constructor on a budget

Elad

 

I would say that there is no chance that the pictured car is based on a Lancia platform, and almost no chance that it is based on a Fiat platform. What makes anyone think that it's anything other than a GM/Cadillac platform with an Italian-esque body?

 

Steve posted these same photos in an earlier thread along with those of the Cadillac showcar. This was an Italian copy of that showcar. If he posts the Caddy pics you'll see what the Italian carrozeria was trying to do.

 

Don't forget about the Motto bodied Bandinis, one of which we have:

http://www.ferrariexperts.com/etceterini%20cliff%20reuter%20bandini%20siluro%20devin.htm


And Motto bodied MG:

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z9123/MG-TD-Sport-Special.aspx

 

Rocco Motto did do some cars on a Cadillac platform but this car looks much smaller. I also wonder what sports racer is behind this car. I found these photos at a yard sale in Pottstown PA.

 

Hi Steve,

You wrote in the list the Cisitalia Tipo 360 as bodied by Motto.
Do you have proof of this or any piece of information?
It sounds very interesting...

Kind regards.
Cris.-