Bandini 1100 (1946)

The Bandini 1100, introduced in 1946 by Ilario Bandini, is the first car to wear the Bandini badge.

The chassis

The Fiat steel frame is modified to carry independent suspension with front torsion bar. At the rear, hydraulic drum brakes are placed next to differential, attached to a frame with elastic suspension elements borrowed from a Gilera motorcycle, shock absorbers and a clutch system articulation derived from a device to close the doors of a pub.

The body

The aluminium bodywork was done by Rocco Motto. It is a one-piece two-seater with an elegant, sinuous, sporting shape. The large center-mounted grille is made up of seventeen vertical bars, and is flanked by large headlights. The streamlined broad front defines the lines that drop to the rear wheels affecting even the doors. Instead of windshield have chosen two "slides", the rear wheel are particularly pronounced, while the rear is low and tapered. The wheels are Borrani wires.

The engine

The engine is the original Fiat 1100, tuned by Bandini.

* Engine: longitudinal front-mounted 4-cylinder in-line auctions and bilanceri
* Displacement: convert|1089|cc|cuin|abbr=on
* Bore and stroke: convert|68|mm|in|1|abbr=on x convert|75|mm|in|1|abbr=on
* Maximum power: unknown

ee also

* Ilario Bandini
* Bandini Automobili