Model Littorina FIAT II Series Mod 1938

GX1993.203

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 32; Larghezza: 166; Profondità: 28

alluminio- pittura

n the transportation sector, the technological supremacy of the regime was embodied in the 1930s by the Littorina railcar, which, produced by FIAT since 1933, represented the fruit of a radically innovative design approach thanks to its elegant aerodynamic line, determined by the very functions of the vehicle. In fact, the car's body, no longer supported by a frame structure as in rail cars, but integrally load-bearing, featured a sinuous shape with rounded corners and continuous fenestration that provided ample external visibility. The success of the Littorina, so renamed because the official trial run took place in 1932 on the Rome - Littoria route, increased after 1936 with the advent of international sanctions and the consequent blockade of coal imports: electrification and diesel traction in fact became fundamental supports for the Italian economy, which was forced into a policy of self-sufficiency and autarkic production. Model of the railcar Littorina FIAT II Series Mod. 1938, made of painted aluminum, leather, and wood.