When we see examples like this, we get emotional because they are true time machines, the kind of which there are very few, if any, left.

Clearly, examples like this no longer have mirror-like paintwork or gleaming chrome, yet they shine with an intense light: the light of history that they carry with them and have miraculously endured intact, preserving all the characteristics they had when they rolled out, in this particular case, from the Bertone workshop, in a Turin of 70 years ago that has long since ceased to exist.

The specimen in question is said by the seller to be the sole survivor of two produced. There’s a 50% chance it is the example showcased at the Turin Auto Show in 1951, but there’s no way to know for sure, and the seller hasn’t specified either. Apart from that, the car presents itself exactly as a well-preserved but 70-year-old vehicle should, including the paint, now semi-gloss. However, the interior is remarkably well-preserved for its age. Restoring this car, in the broadest sense of the term, would be a crime: an overhaul of the engine and brakes, cleaning the fuel tank and cooling system, would be more than enough. The patina of this example is sacred. Find it for sale at €59,000 (today $60,500) here in Ruppolo, Italy. Thanks to Fluc for this tip!