A FIAT CLAIMS “BEST OF SHOW” AT FESTIVAL CAR 2026

• A FIAT 1100 Sport Mille Miglia, a FIAT racing car, has won the prestigious Best of Show award at the fifth edition of Festival Car, selected by the international jury from around 95 competing cars. The same car also won the Senior class and the FIVA Award.
• Heritage Hub took part in the event alongside Stellantis’ Italian brands, bringing two gems from its collection—the Lancia Artena and Aurelia B20 GT—to Santena and Revigliasco Torinese in the year of Lancia’s 120th anniversary.
• FIAT also celebrated the Topolino’s 90th anniversary by staging a symbolic encounter between the iconic historic model and the new Topolino Sport, creating a dialogue between the past and future of urban mobility.
   

Turin, 29 September 2026 – A FIAT 1100 Sport Mille Miglia has claimed the 2026 Best of Show at the fifth edition of Festival Car, the FIVA-recognised International Concours d’Elegance that brought Santena and Revigliasco Torinese to life over the weekend. The prestigious international jury awarded the car the event’s highest accolade for its historical significance, unmistakable period racing appeal and impeccable state of preservation, after judging it against around 95 rare automobiles from some of the world’s most celebrated marques.

This is a particularly significant accolade for FIAT, marking the brand’s return to the top prize at an international concours d’elegance. The FIAT 1100 Sport Mille Miglia’s success renews a tradition that attests to the historical and collector value of the Turin marque’s cars. The same car also won the Senior class and the FIVA Award, further confirming the historical and collector significance of a true icon of international motor racing.

The FIAT 1100 Sport Mille Miglia’s triumph was one of the highlights of a particularly vibrant and well-attended edition, with Heritage Hub Italy appearing alongside Alfa Romeo, FIAT, Lancia and Maserati—the four Italian brands through which Stellantis supported the event as Main Partner. This significant joint presence brought together models from very different eras, showcasing more than a century of Italian automotive culture and excellence in design and engineering.

On this journey through automotive history, pride of place went to Lancia, which celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2026. For the occasion, Heritage Hub brought two true gems from its collection to Santena and Revigliasco: the 1931 Lancia Artena and the 1951 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT, which also featured on the event’s official poster alongside the Aurelia B24. Built in different eras, the two cars nevertheless share the distinctive blend of elegance, innovation and technical sophistication that has defined the Brand since its origins. Applauded and photographed by the public throughout the weekend, the Artena and Aurelia B20 GT have now returned to the Heritage Hub in Turin, where they can once again be admired alongside more than 400 vehicles from the Group’s Italian brands, housed in Mirafiori’s historic Workshop 81. This priceless legacy of design, innovation and industrial culture is open to visitors every day except Monday, with self-guided visits on weekdays and guided tours at weekends.

The same link between past and present also shaped FIAT’s participation, as the brand celebrated the Topolino’s 90th anniversary by displaying the new Topolino Sport alongside the historic Fiat 500 “Topolino”. Conceived almost ninety years apart and reflecting different eras and technologies, the two vehicles are united by the same philosophy: making urban mobility simple, accessible and attuned to people’s needs. Further underlining the connection between the event and Italy’s automotive heritage, Roberto Giolito, Head of Heritage Hub Italy, served on the Concours’ international jury alongside some of the industry’s most authoritative designers and experts. His involvement highlights Heritage Hub Italy’s role not only in preserving historic vehicles, but also in promoting design culture and championing the expertise that has made Italian automotive excellence renowned worldwide. This is the mission of Heritage Hub Italy: through events such as Festival Car, it takes its heritage beyond the museum walls, giving the public the opportunity to experience the allure of cars that made history and continue to inspire the future of mobility.
 

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