Car that chauffeured Mussolini, Hitler up for auction

• Source: The Global Times
• [16:30 May 14 2009]
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By Shi Jierui

The 1939 Fiat 2800 Torpedo which chauffeured such names as King Vittorio Emanuele II, Queen Margherita, the Princess of Pistoia, Pope Pius XII, Benito Mussolini, Generalissimo Francisco Franco, and Adolf Hitler, will be auctioned by COYS International Auction House in Espace Fontvieille, Monaco on May 18.

There were only 12 Fiat 2800 Torpedos. The car is expected to sell for at least £250,000 ($378,100).