This relic is what remains of an Intermeccanica called Omega, but the first name given to this model when it came out in 1966 was “Griffith”. Actually that’s not the first time we see this car for sale: of course it needs a huge amount of work but it’s a rare car and, last but… Read More Formerly Griffith: 1967 Intermeccanica Omega
Four headlights, four doors, four seats, four wheels: this is what Maserati offered back then to its clients who wanted something more reliable than the Ghibli. The bad of such choice is that for sure the Quattroporte couldn’t boast the magnificent profile of its coupé sister, but in this car four people could run in… Read More Four of everything: 1969 Maserati Quattroporte
This is the typical former car which is mostly used as parts car by a Ghibli owner: of course it could be entirely rebuilt but in that case it’s up to the new owner to decide if the outcome is worthy of such an effort. Indeed this is a nude shell with the suspensions and the wheels: it… Read More Nude look: 1967 Maserati Ghibli Coupé
We are pretty sure that the Karmann Ghia, particularly the early series, has been rated by the market as the new Porsche 356. Indeed we’ve seen the quotations of these cars to increase substantially over the years: now a (almost) perfect car like this one is for sale regularly with an asking price higher than… Read More The new Porsche: 1959 Karmann Ghia “lowlights”
The Asa 1000 is known by Italian cars nuts as “The Little Ferrari” and the reason is simple: the engine is basically one half of a 3000 cc. V12 Ferrari engine less a couple of cylinders. Indeed Ferrari, one of the best marketing men ever existed, accepted to provide ASA with this unit but he… Read More One third of Ferrari: 1965 Asa 1000 GT Coupé
That’s the first time we see a 1500 Ghia painted in this dark red shade: not sure if it’s the original color but it fits this body very well. It’s a project car for sale by one of our favorite seller; they’re specialized in Porsche but often they have also some italian gem like this… Read More Paint everywhere: 1965 Fiat 1500 GT Coupé by Ghia
This was the cabriolet version of the latest Simca Aronde model, produced from 1957 to 1962. Bizzarrelly this car was not called “Plein Ciel” (open sky) like its coupé sister. Alle these cars were assembled by Facel Metallon: this complicated assembly process made these cars to cost more than the double of their sedan sisters which shared the… Read More Chasing the sun: 1959 Simca Aronde Sport Océane by Facel
First time ever we see pink Lancia: we believed so far that only Cadillac’s could benefit from such treatment. The seller says the he have acquired this car from a long term ownership in Indiana and that the car still bears its original plates from 1959. It is also said that the engine turns freely… Read More Indiana Pink: 1959 Lancia Flaminia 2500 Coupé by Pininfarina
We doubt this car was built in 1957: indeed the plate is from that year but very probably this car was built not later than 5/7 years after the end of WWII. As many other similar cars, this one is a racer built on a “Topolino” platform in order to join all the road races… Read More Tiny with character: 1957 Fiat 500B “Barchetta”
Yes, this aluminium-bodied coupé was built in France by Facel Metallon but the design was made by Pininfarina, who also built Fiat’s and Ferrari’s with a very similar body. And, as the seller too says, back then this car was more expensive than a Porsche 356 (try to buy a ’51 356 now) and just for… Read More Attitude for elegance: 1951 Simca Sport 8 by Facel
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