From a Jack to a King

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Back in 2006 Dirk Libeert from Belgium bought the remains of a 1953 Siata 208 Berlinetta. He writes: “One should never be desperate: There is a future even for completely neglected and decomposed cars found as a basket case. By winning its class at the 2011 Villa d’Este Concourse d’Elegance, this beautiful Siata 208 CS Berlinetta definitely will encourage the most desperate owner of a classic car in a decomposed condition. Never say never indeed, where a will there’s a way! I found and purchased this Siata with chassisnumber *CS-069* in the summer of 2006 from John De Boer of Walnut Creeck, California. John is a historian on Italian cars and very much into Fiat 8V’s and Siata 8V’s and so he knew I was the owner of *CS-074*, a similar Siata 8V Berlinetta and the last one built in a row of only 9 cars ever produced. John contacted me and asked

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