This 1st series Elan roadster is the quintessence of the british sports car. Light, basic and open, it weights 1300 pounds and it’s pushed by a 1558 c.c. straight-4 dohc engine fed by a couple of double-throath Webers corburetors. This particular car features a “camo” paint, due to many years of sitting outside. The seller… Read More Camo roadster: 1964 Lotus Elan S1
The late 1st series XKE FHC (Fixed Head Coupé) is the most desirable version of the E-Type breed. It features the splendid lines of 1961 but with a bigger 4200 c.c. engine, a proper gearbox (instead of the hopless 3.8 gearbox), alternator and some other little improvements which makes this car a great sports tourer.… Read More Two colors cat: 1966 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 FHC
The seller doesn’t specify the year nor the displacement of this silver grey Mistral. Actually the ad says few things, apart from saying that this is a stalled restoration and that the car is complete and all parts come with the car. There aren’t neither photos of engine or undercarriage, but those few photos are… Read More Most work done: 196? Maserati Mistral
The 750B series Giulietta Sprint is an italian popular sports cars icon of the fifties. We know, this particular car is not a Veloce but its charm and rarity makes this car however very desirable. The seller says that the last owner had it for the last 30 years and that it drives well. The… Read More Heart and Soul: 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
Update, april 24: the new owner contacted us again regaling us more info on this car. Actually this car is based on a Fiat 1100 S chassis and engine, it’s a matching numbers car which was born as a coupé and then, probably after a crash, in 1954 was rebuilt as a cabriolet. Now it’s… Read More Early job: 1948 Fiat 1100 S Cabriolet by Vignale
This Lancia Flavia is curiously displayed on a kind of shelf at the seller’s store. It is said to be a barn find, and it doesn’t run since 1970. It is called “Jolly”: this name was given by Ghia coachworks to a particular series of cars (especially Fiat 500 and 600) built from 1957 to… Read More On the shelf: 1963 Lancia Flavia Pininfarina “Jolly”
Like the Bug published on monday, even this ’57 Nomad shows tons of patina. But, differently from that Bug, this car has some rust holes on the roof wich are not so sexy to see. However, the seller says that those holes are the only ones on the car and that they’re less serious than… Read More Finned wagon: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad
This 1953 MG TD features a classic British Racing Green (Woodland Green, exactly) paint along with a very clean and straight look. The seller says that this car is one of the last of this series, being the 253rd away from the last one produced. The seller says also that the tires are brand new.… Read More Pure british look: 1953 MG TD2
We are used to see many million dollars cars racing the Mille Miglia: actually this car represents the cheapest entry point for such historic race. In fact, every year at least five 1st series Fiat 1100-103 TV are admitted to the race, and this car belongs to the same breed. We are pretty sure that… Read More Mille Miglia entry: 1955 Fiat 1100 TV
We know that this is a hopeless project, but we couldn’t resist to such patina. This car is said to come from a southern California backyard, and it’s not hard to believe it. We wonder if they checked if some hen is still crouching under the front seats. The seller says that this car comes… Read More Patina monster: 1955 Volkswagen Bug
