Of course this is a car which can be found in good numbers in its own native country, but this is one of the very few delivered new in Austria. And we must say that, considering the typical weather of Austria, this car has been preserved really well: indeed it’s not only about the cold… Read More Austrian sleeper: 1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 Berlina
Erich Waxenberger, a Mercedes-Benz engineer of that era, tought that it could be fun to put the same V8, 6.3 liters engine of the “Grosser” limousine in a standard SEL sedan, and surprisingly also the mother company found that it was a good idea. The result was the first german “muscle” sedan ever made; it could… Read More Factory Hot-Rod: 1968 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3
Actually these cars were generally bought by someone who wanted to stand out of the crowd: they were more exclusive than the “usual” Fiats and they were also more customisable than a large production car, whilst sharing the same mechanical parts of the car it was based on. On the other hand the higher price resulted in… Read More More than a Fiat: 1963 Moretti 750 Spider
The nickname of the Citroen DS was “Deesse” which, in french language, means “Goddess”: this is not only a DS, but a rare cabriolet two door called “La Croisette” and built by Chapron. To be honest, we are not pretty sure that the model is exactly “La Croisette” as Chapron built many model of these… Read More Burgundy goddess: 1965 Citroen “La Croisette” by Chapron
Of course “sixer” is not related to the car condition (as far as we can see9 but to the V6 engine of this elegant Flaminia Coupé. Unfortunately the seller doesn’t specify if this was originally a 3b (three carburetors) car, but there are many possibilities that, being a 2nd series car, this is still a… Read More Silver sixer: 1963 Lancia Flaminia Coupé by pininfarina
This car wanted to be the anti-Fiat 500, unfortunately it was produced too late so it lost the war with the more famous Italian competitor. Nonetheless it was sold in good numbers: when it was exhibited for the first time this little and cute car had more than 20,000 reservations which was a successful debut… Read More Two wheels more: 1960 ACMA Vespa 400
Actually you can imagine that a project under 1K is a joke or, at least, a parts car or a rust bucket but this case seems pretty different. It’s a 1964 Renault Caravelle which is said to be off the road and stored since the mid ‘70s but it’s owned by the actual seller since… Read More Cheap and chic/2: 1964 Renault Caravelle
Lately we’ve seen a good number of these 6C on ebay, and basically they come all from England or from Russia like this last one. It’s a 1947 6c bodied by Touring so that’s a quite valuable piece for the Alfa collector; clearly the car has been restored some time ago, we believe this should… Read More Startin’ high: 1947 Alfa Romeo 6c 2500 by Touring
Of course when you’re looking for and Abarth 595/695 the first thing which comes to mind is: is it the real thing? Well, there are many ways to check the originality of an Abarth: the basement casting numbers, the Abarth numbers on the front firewall, some details like the clips which holds the original badges… Read More The quest for authenticity: 1969 Abarth 595 SS
It’s not usual at all to spot a Romeo for sale, but it’s absolutely unique to see a first series for sale, especially if bodied like this one. It’s actually a 1956 Romeo bodied by Boneschi in order to advertise tourist trips to a castle near Bologna: its shape is unique and very funny in… Read More Supercharged advertiser: 1956 Alfa Romeo “Romeo” T10 by Boneschi
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