Follow that trailer! Fiat 508s Balilla Spyder Sport (Upd. check details!)

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Happy hunter Steve Gurr reports: My newly acquired (from 40 yrs in a barn to my garage) 508s Fiat Balilla Spyder sport ( (chassis # 508s 022824, engine # 108s 023867). A great Ghia design. These were in all the major events of the period (not this particular example).  Le Mans, MM., etc.  The wood is virtually gone but the fenders hood (alum) and rear deck (alum), doors, are sound, along with 5 wire wheels.  Discovered by following a trailer with a lesser Balilla. The thrill of the hunt! I am in the state of Georgia, USA in a small town in what was long a rurual agricultural area of the state. I found the car when spotting another more common Balilla on a trailer. I followed the driver and asked about the car. The car came to my garage directly from 40 years of poor storage.
My first PreWar adventure joining my Porsche, Miata, VW, Saab Wagon, and MGB GT  from the postwar period. (editor: Steve, be sure not to over-restore this car. There are so many fakes of this specimen around that keeping (at least) some of the original patina intact, only will add to the (historic) value of this remarkable spyder! )  

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