There
are at least three significant visual clues to help the viewer to
tell the difference between the Tipo1 Touring Sprint coupe and the
Tipo2 Touring Sprint coupe. All three are illustrated in the photo
pairs to the right.
First and foremost is door
length, as shown in the top photo pair. The doors of the blue
Tipo1 clearly extend all the way to the bottom of the body, while
the doors of the unrestored Tipo2 below it are shorter and leave
room for the exposed sills or rocker panels.
In the second pair of photos on
the right, you can see the difference in door length and sills
when the doors are opened. The red car is a Tipo1 with the long
door that covers or hides the sills. The black car is a Tipo2 and
you can see that the door ends at the sill rather than extended
past it.
The light-blue Tipo2 in the
lowest
photo pair also carries the "hockey stick" trim
piece that is a second characteristic of Tipo2 Touring Sprints and
is also found on Tipo3 Touring Sprint coupes. While the sculptured
"swoosh" is present on the Tipo1, it is only on the
Tipo2 and Tipo3 that a piece of metal trim is placed on it. Many
restored Tipo2s and Tipo3s incorrectly lack this trim piece.
The third visual clue is a major
structural one that may not always be obvious unless the two cars
are seen together, as they are in the top and bottom photo pairs. The Tipo2 greenhouse
is higher than that of the Tipo1, resulting in a re-curved rear
3/4 window. If you carefully inspect the photo pair on the lower-right, you
can realize this distinction. (By the way, the front "cozy
wing" or "quarterlight" on the light-blue car is a
rarely-ordered piece of original equipment.)
(There are at least three exceptions
to this short-door "rule": *01250*,
*01361*
"Lusso" and *01420*.
All are Tipo1s and have short rather than long doors, but for
different reasons.) |