This is a 1957 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia Coupe in “low light” form, meaning the early version with the headlights set lower on the nose and a series of model-specific details that changed soon afterward. It is a meaningful designation: the low lights are the first-production Karmann-Ghias (mid-to-late 1950s), born from a three-way formula—Ghia styling under Luigi… Read More Blue and low: 1957 Karmann-Ghia Coupé
This 1959 Lancia Aurelia B24S Convertible is presented as a long-hidden discovery and one of the most desirable open Aurelia variants. The “B24S” designation refers to the Sinistra (left-hand drive) configuration, and the model is described as one of 521 built. As the more developed evolution of the earlier B24 Spider, the Convertible retained the… Read More Old silver: 1959 Lancia Aurelia B24S Convertibile
What you have here is essentially a specialist’s piece: an early Jaguar E-Type in flat-floor roadster configuration, with a louvered bonnet and the number noted as #876258. For people who follow these cars, “flat floor” is not trivia—it refers to the earliest E-Types, with first-phase construction details that are sought after precisely because they belong… Read More Hardtop equipped: 1962 Jaguar E-Type O.T.S.
In the first half of the 1980s, as mainstream superminis became increasingly rational, many manufacturers began offering “hot” versions: compact cars with sharper performance and a more aggressive image. The Innocenti Mini Turbo De Tomaso fits squarely into that trend, and it is especially interesting because it comes from an already unusual base: the Italian-built… Read More Pure 80’s: 1985 Innocenti Mini De Tomaso Turbo
This 1951 Mercury two-door is the kind of car you usually see in period photos rather than in real life today: 26,000 miles claimed, original Coventry Green paint, and an interior that doesn’t appear to have ever needed to “play the part” of a restored car. The listing also mentions “Fingerhut” plastic seat covers: this… Read More Fingerhut covers: 1951 Mercury Eight Sport Coupe
In recent years, the classic-car market has looked broadly flat: less hype, more selectivity, and more attention to total cost (purchase price plus recommissioning and restoration). That matters only up to a point for us. We publish these cars anyway because, regardless of market cycles, they capture modern automotive history in a direct way—style, technology,… Read More Aged like wine: 1966 Maserati Mistral 4.0 Coupé
The listing from Poland concerns an extremely unusual vehicle: an AMC Gremlin configured as a Hurst Rescue System 1, presented as a surviving example of one of the most eccentric and least-known projects of the early 1970s American automotive industry. The term “Redvue” found in the advertisement should be read simply as a typographical error, with… Read More Life saver: 1973 AMC Gremlin Hurst Rescue System 1
This 1974 Porsche 914 occupies a clearly defined niche in the market. It is not a factory-original car, but a 914-6 GT–style replica, built to reproduce the appearance and overall concept of the competition-derived 914-6 GT models. According to the seller, the project was started about five years ago by Circle Porsche in Long Beach, California,… Read More A bigger heart: 1974 Volkswagen-Porsche 914-6 GT replica
The Fiat 1100 B Giardinetta shown here dates to 1949 and represents one of the earliest European interpretations of the station wagon concept, well before it became a standardized body style. The car is based on the Fiat 1100 B chassis and was bodied by Carrozzeria Viotti to a design by Mario Revelli di Beaumont.… Read More Italian woodie: 1949 Fiat 1100 B Giardinetta by Viotti
Cars that still appear “modern” at first glance rarely feature on this blog. This Lamborghini Diablo SE 30, however, is now over thirty years old, having been built in 1994, and therefore fully qualifies within the definition of a historic vehicle. What makes this case particularly noteworthy is the context: it is uncommon to encounter… Read More Judicial auction: 1994 Lamborghini Diablo SE30
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