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BARN FIND, PERSONAL CAR OF CHICAGO GANGSTER FRANK NITTI!
Sometimes one find something really special. Benzina has found a car that can tell more stories than most people. This is the personal car from Al Capones notorious hitman, Francesco Raffaele, known as Frank Nitti. Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti was a member of Al Capone’s Chicago gang, and the front man for Capone’s empire when Capone was imprisoned.
Nitti bought the car in 1938. Only 420 pieces were made. So even without the mysterious history, this is an incredibly rare car. For those gangsters in Chicago was a perfect car: With sating up to 9 people Nitti could to scare the hell out of them when he came. The strong side valve V8 was also well suited to flee the scene. This car has some history - and if you restore it –We are pretty sure one can find remnants of bullet holes. Debt victims and girls of the night must have felt fear in those back seats.
We have some history of the car; among the history we have a VHS cassette (!) As it is of obvious reasons cannot publish here. (We do not own a VHS player). Nitti owned the car for five years until 19th of March 1943 when he shot himself in jail. The Cadillac picked up Capone in 1939 after he returned from one of his imprisonment. One can only fantasize about what they talked about in the back seat, but it was hardly about cake recipes. What happened to the car between 1943 to 1962 is unclear, but one knows that Frank Crall, vice president of the Hilton Hotel group, bought the car with the intention of restoring it. However, it was never done and the car retained its original appearance, with searchlights and all equipment it had during Nitti’s possess. In 1983 he donated the vehicle to a church in California who used it as a focal point outside the church. Luckily the dry climate preserved the car. In 2001, the car was auctioned in favour of the project "HALO". The buyer was Volvo Auto Museum in Lake County, Illinois. Here was the part of a gas station exhibit. Automobile enthusiasts who visited Chicagoland, remembers Cadillac as part of Chicago's automotive history. Then the car was sold to Norway in February 2009. It is located in Norway now. This is one call a "timewarp" car. To whoever buys this: It is definitely a jewel of any collection. Motor can be turned around with hand and the wheels roll easily. We think with a couple of days work, it can be made drivable under its own power.
This is a great opportunity to buy a unique piece of history and may never be possible again!
Contact us for more info
BARN FIND, PERSONAL CAR OF CHICAGO GANGSTER FRANK NITTI!
Sometimes one find something really special. Benzina has found a car that can tell more stories than most people. This is the personal car from Al Capones notorious hitman, Francesco Raffaele, known as Frank Nitti. Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti was a member of Al Capone’s Chicago gang, and the front man for Capone’s empire when Capone was imprisoned.
Nitti bought the car in 1938. Only 420 pieces were made. So even without the mysterious history, this is an incredibly rare car. For those gangsters in Chicago was a perfect car: With sating up to 9 people Nitti could to scare the hell out of them when he came. The strong side valve V8 was also well suited to flee the scene. This car has some history - and if you restore it –We are pretty sure one can find remnants of bullet holes. Debt victims and girls of the night must have felt fear in those back seats.
We have some history of the car; among the history we have a VHS cassette (!) As it is of obvious reasons cannot publish here. (We do not own a VHS player). Nitti owned the car for five years until 19th of March 1943 when he shot himself in jail. The Cadillac picked up Capone in 1939 after he returned from one of his imprisonment. One can only fantasize about what they talked about in the back seat, but it was hardly about cake recipes. What happened to the car between 1943 to 1962 is unclear, but one knows that Frank Crall, vice president of the Hilton Hotel group, bought the car with the intention of restoring it. However, it was never done and the car retained its original appearance, with searchlights and all equipment it had during Nitti’s possess. In 1983 he donated the vehicle to a church in California who used it as a focal point outside the church. Luckily the dry climate preserved the car. In 2001, the car was auctioned in favour of the project "HALO". The buyer was Volvo Auto Museum in Lake County, Illinois. Here was the part of a gas station exhibit. Automobile enthusiasts who visited Chicagoland, remembers Cadillac as part of Chicago's automotive history. Then the car was sold to Norway in February 2009. It is located in Norway now. This is one call a "timewarp" car. To whoever buys this: It is definitely a jewel of any collection. Motor can be turned around with hand and the wheels roll easily. We think with a couple of days work, it can be made drivable under its own power.
This is a great opportunity to buy a unique piece of history and may never be possible again!
Contact us for more info