1953 Fiat 1900 Berlina (Accossato)

Take the Accossato 1400 to begin with: here is a typical exponent of the Italian early Fifties trend, maybe a tad too burly to be downright beautiful, but arguably with a pleasant appeal of its own; it was no worse than the similarly styled Pinin Farina six seaters fastback; it was one of the most conservative-looking among the various coachbuilt 1400s and, yes, it looked like a Plymouth Concord after a diet, but it looked positively good. There was something about its inoffensive nature that made this car a bit more stylish than an early quick look at it could allow. Naturally, like other more prestigious firms, Accossato too couldn’t resist the call of the debutant 1900, once it appeared on the market: using the very same design, with just details differences.