The world of classic cars, at least for what concerns us, is not just about cars produced in Europe but also iconic cars like this one, produced in the USA. As many (but not all) will know, this is a Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible of 1957, a true icon of the american automotive industry (and… Read More Larkspur barn find: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
Also this week there is an odd couple: this time it’s not about two coachbuilt cars, built by an almost unknown coachbuilder, but it’s about two all-terrain microcars. We are talking about a Ferves Ranger (the larger of the two) and a Lawil Warzina S3: despite their names they were both produced in Italy in… Read More Indivisible: 1967 Ferves Ranger + 1971 Lawil Varzina S3
“Fuoriserie” in Italian means all the cars not mass-produced, and was a term used very much from the beginning of the century until the 60s, when the era of coachbuilders began to set. The particular thing was that the custom-built cars were not only extremely expensive cars, destined to the most elite band of… Read More Fuoriserie: 1957 Fiat 600 Rendez Vous by Vignale
Rare barnfinds, spectacular restoration, perfectly preserved cars: these are the categories that most attract collectors or classic car enthusiasts; however, reality is also made up of other categories. In fact, between the extremes there is a reality in the middle that is less fascinating for the imagination, but certainly more appropriate for the wallet: or… Read More 20 footer: 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider
Ok, we know that the 944 is not “the Porsche” by definition, yet the fact remains that it is a snappy, well built, enjoyable car with superb handling. And all that said takes on even more value if the car in question has traveled only 13,850 miles throughout its existence: the paint is the original… Read More 13,850 miles: 1984 Porsche 944
Well, this is not a car in the sense that we all generally mean, but we know very well that true classic car enthusiasts are first and foremost romantics who like objects like this. This micro car comes indeed from the Disneyland Autopia amusement park, during the ’60s (we suppose the early 60s) and was… Read More Amusement ride: 1960 Autopia
These two very special cars have been an inseparable couple for many years, and not just because they were built by the same coachbuilder. The coachbuilder we are talking about is Enrico Maestri, owner of a small workshop in Piacenza, Italy, whom in 1939 had a commission from the gentlemen driver Paolo Butti. The contract… Read More The odd couple: 1948 Fiat 500 A Berlinetta – 1947 Fiat 500 B Barchetta by Maestri
This Flaminia Convertibile (chassis # 826.134.1098) has a 2.8 liter matching numbers engine with three carburetors: this means that it is one of the 180 built with this configuration and, consequently, the most sought after Lancia Cabriolet after the Aurelia. In addition to being a rare piece, the car is also in good condition: it… Read More Big six: 1964 Lancia Flaminia 2.8 Convertibile by Touring
In the middle of Death Valley we would have expected everything but certainly not a Jaguar D-Type, even if it is a replica. A beautiful replica we must add, in the sense that even though it does not seem reproduced with much fidelity to the original, it seems a replica made very well: the painting… Read More Death Valley cat: 1954 Jaguar D-Type replica
Peter Behrens (a godfather figure to the young architect Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe) taught us to eliminate unnecessary bells and whistles, thus minimizing the separation of form and function. And we believe that’s true, but without exaggerating: the one published here is what remains of a 356 of 1953 (chassis # 50312), and is… Read More Less is less: 1953 Porsche 356
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