She's 88 years old, one of only two left in the world and she's heading home to Italy.
The rare 1924 Fiat 519S has spent the past 11 years in a shed at Kauri, north of Whangarei, being restored. The Fiat will be trucked to Auckland today before being shipped to her new owner in Trieste, Northern Italy.
The 4.8-litre 519 Speziale was bought by Whangarei vintage car enthusiast and restorer Hans Compter as a wreck, with little more than the original engine - they later found a spare - chassis and front of the vehicle still intact, at an auction in Richmond, Melbourne, in 2001.
Mr Compter said about 4000 hours had since been spent restoring the Fiat, with his son Dennis putting in most of the time. Dennis, not quite lovingly, refers to her as the Sleep Stealer in memory of the many late nights he's spent on her.
However, they will also be a bit sad to see her go, too, after the efforts they, along with Kaitaia panel beater Vince Mason and engineer Dion Coleman, have put in.