1959 Moretti Spyder Convertible - Vintage Automobile Ad

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1959 Moretti Spyder Convertible - Vintage Automobile Ad
Original, vintage magazine advertisement
Page Size: Approx 8" x 11" (21 cm x 28 cm)
Condition: Good
The sleek, lean Moretti
Spyder Convertible,
750 c.c. 43 HP.
Other models available:
750 c.c. Super
Panoramic 4-Door
Sedan, 35 HP; 750
c.c. Tourismo Coupe,
35 HP; 750 c.c. Super
Tourismo Coupe, 43 HP.
NOT A MASS-PRODUCED SPORTS CAR — THAT’S
WHY MORETTI COSTS 95 AND NOT A PENNY LESS!
HANDS, not machines, CRAFT MORETTI TO ,000 STAND-
ARDS ... FIT COMPONENTS OF BRONZE, BRASS, ALUMINUM
. . . RUB 20 COATS OF PAINT . . . FORGE THE ALUMINUM
CRANKCASE ... PAD THE JAEGER PANEL... ENGINEER UP
TO 103 MPH FROM 43 HP . .. COAX 45 SILENT MILES PER
GALLON . . . PROMISE 60,000 MILES WITHOUT OVERHAUL
. . . and ASSEMBLE THIS HEIR TO A WORLD-FAMOUS
RACING TRADITION.
UNIVERSAL — so durable that different wheel levels or
road surfaces can never snap it, at any speed!
BODY 90% hand-shaped; unitized, all weld safety;
double-fold fenders that can’t tear; pop-out windshield;
undercoated and inner coated, sound and weather proof;
75 lb. reinforced doors (curb weight still only 1600 lbs.).
TIME, April 13, 1959, on Moretti at The Third
International Automobile Show — “a show stopper”.
Part by part, component by component, Moretti is
unique refinement.
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, April 6, 1959, on Moretti
— “a Latin Lovely”.
ENGINE — hand-fitted overhead valve system; hand-
forged finned aluminum crankcase; 3 bronze main
bearings, crankshaft “locked in” engine casting for
stability at high RPM; bronze distributor shaft; polished
steel cylinder walls.
OPTIONAL ENGINES: 55 HP, 750 c.c. (double over-
head cam) (double Weber carburetor); 75 HP, 750 c.c.
(two double Weber carburetors, five main bearings).
TRANSMISSION — all aluminum housing; heavy duty
racing clutch, adjustable grab; synchromesh on 2nd,
3rd, 4th speeds; steel gears.
At vital points everywhere, bronze, brass, aluminum
cuts weight, injects greater-than-steel strength, flexi-
bility, wear.
SUSPENSION — transverse springs for highway comfort
and safety at high speeds.
Moretti’s price is 95. Moretti’s value is the story you just read.
THE J.F.R. COMPANY sole importer
585 East Washington Street, Route 1, North Attleboro, Mass.
BRAKES — oversize, aluminum, air-cooled; hub-finned for
high speeds; no overheating after panic stops; emergency
braking independent on each rear wheel.
STEERING adjustable worm and sector drive; tiny
turning radius; effortless parking.
INTERIOR — hand-tailored non-wrinkle naugahide
appointments; Jaeger instrument clusters; padded dash;
non-rust aluminum trim.
PERFORMANCE — “grip with go”; endurance — 80,000
miles over 5 continents with a sealed engine, oil and water
changes only.
And many other surprises; hood, trunk, interior lights;
copper radiator tanks and core; battery high on the right,
easy to service; all engine sides immediately accessible;
condenser air inductor keeps muffler moisture-free; a
single fuse group, one fuse for each electrical accessory.
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