Overview

A recent Barn find for a car that was long forgotten. It is now in restoration in Belgium

History

Car Description

According to Italian car historian John de Boer, this stunning Siata 300 BC was originally purchased from importer Tony Pompeo in 1955 by Don Black of Oak Park, Michigan, who later became the technical director of Alfa Romeo USA. Mr. Black drove it from New York to Detroit, indicating that it was delightful on the drive. He mostly ran Michigan sprints, time trials, and hill climbs, with five 1st places, two 3rd places, and one DNF. Copies of period racing photos are on file, including of its race at the Put-in-Bay in Ohio. In 1957, the Siata appeared in an in-depth article in Sports Car Illustrated by Karl Ludvigsen and then passed among a handful of American enthusiasts. It was sold around 1985 to noted collector Bill Jacobs and then, in 1988, to Tony and Lulu Wang. The Siata was next owned by Ferrari collector Jeffrey Mamorsky of Greenwich, Connecticut, and shown at the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance in 2009 where it won Best Italian Sports Car 1946–1956. It was displayed at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, received First in Class at the St. Michaels Concours in 2013, Second in Class at the Amelia Island Concours in 2014, and First in Class at the Pinehurst Concours in 2015. The Siata is desirably equipped with finned-alloy drum brakes and a tuned 1,100 cc Fiat engine featuring an Abarth induction system and twin Weber carburetors. Eligible for events worldwide, including Mille Miglia Storica, 300 BC Spiders do not often come to market. It would be difficult to find another in this condition with such excellent provenance and racing history.