Chassis #5007
1955 Moretti 1200 Sport Spider, Chassis no. 5007, Engine no. 5007 (?)
Extract from its 2016 sale description
"In late 1954 and early 1955 Moretti constructed this particular car on chassis #5007 in Left Hand Drive configuration. They then used the car on their stand at the International Motorshow in Brussels – Belgium in 1955. The car was on display with various other Moretti models. An important visitor of the Brussels Salon and the Moretti stand was His Royal Highness King Boudewijn of Belgium. He was pictured in front of the Moretti stand with several of his guests and guards. After the Brussels Motorshow in 1955 it seems that car #5007 was sold in Belgium to a local fruit and vegetables merchant. It then probably remained in Belgium until 1962. It was purchased from the Belgian owner by Mr. Berkhout, the Dutch owner of the ENAG cars-workshops in Voorburg – Holland. Mr. Berkhout imported the car into Holland and in July 1962 the car was road-registered in Holland with plate GK-99-46. When Mr. Berkhout bought the car it had been painted in red, but still had the original blue interior. Mr. Berkhout himself was a quiet strong-build man and could not fit himself easily into the nimble Italian sportscar. So his son Pieter Berkhout was the lucky one who mainly drove the Moretti. He even did recall driving this rare car in 1962 over the frozen Ysselmeer lake in Holland. They took part in a car event that was organized locally and as the Moretti was such a rare car it was chosen to be the number-1 car. Mr. Pieter Berkhout was even able to provide the present owner of the car with a short black/white movie taken from the 1963 drive over the frozen lake! (N.B) See Below
The car was subsequentlyy tentatilvely sold at Rertromobile in 2016 LinkIt is believed to still be in Holland.
