Isotta Fraschini Viotti Martini...

Believe it or not, once there was a Swiss make of car with the name Martini. See this 1903 Martini Tonneau (OCCE.ch). That Swiss built car has nothing to do with this Martini-sponsored Delage. Bernard Berkein from Belgium is seeking advice to complete it's restoration: "This car was ordered in 1935-1937(??) by Count Rossi of Martini, Italy from Carrosseria Viotti in Turin. When the importer of Isotta Fraschini in the USA went bankrupt, the remaining chassis were sent back to Italy. Count Rossi bought two of them (typo 8B) and had them send to Viotti in Torino who was asked to produce a convertible and a coupe to be used as publicity cars for Martini. The coupe received a futuristic coachwork ...." (photo collection of Bernard Berkein)

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