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Based in Turin, Italmeccanica (not to be confused with Intermeccanica) was part of the large cottage industry of custom cars and this IT160 Coupe was their answer to the ideal sports car.
The IT160 was a sports car that combined the best of European cars with that of American vehicles. Its design and performance were that of a European vehicle but the ease of maintenance of an American vehicle. The model used a Ford flathead V8 engine in a new tubular chassis. The company probably took advantage of the many fabrication shops in Torino to design the body and interior.
Richard Adams was an investor in the project and wrote a four page article for the December 1952 issue of Speed Age. He said “We sought to manufacture a sports car combining the chassis, suspension, and luxurious body of European cars with the ease of maintenance and simplicity of the best American models. The IT160 is designed to take its place among the best American and foreign automobiles for speed and performance, but it may also be driven into an American garage and left with the simple instructions, ‘Fix it!’”
The IT160 had a three-speed column-mounted manual transmission and four-wheel mechanical drum brakes. The design of the aluminum body is credited to the coachbuilding firm of Stabilimenti Farina. The cars weighs 1112 Kg and is estimated to have a top speed of 225 km/h.
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I think the 160 in the name stands for 160hp but I'm not 100% sure, either way it's fast, looks good so you have my vote 
