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BAT 9: how did this great treasure get to a used car lot in a Michigan farm town?

Discussion in 'Other Italian' started by bitzman, Mar 2, 2019.

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    #1 bitzman, Mar 2, 2019
    Was reading about the Michigan dentist who found the BAT 9 Bertone prototype on a used car lot in 1963. I thought maybe Bill Mitchell from GM or his predecessor Harley Earl had brought it from Italy, inspected it and farmed it out but read today that a car merchandiser "Wacky" Arnolt had bought all three from Bertone (who he had created two previous cars with) , drove around one f the three for years, and then sold them. Eventually the BAT 9 found its way to a used car lot. Does anybody know what Alfa it was based on (I think 1900). This has to be one of the greatest barn finds! To think I was in Michigan at the same time but didn't think any farm town's used car lot was worth going to...
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