Italian coachbuilders of the last century could be distinguished because each of them had its own imprinting: certainly, Pininfarina was the one who favored the balance of lines and proportions. An example of how Pininfarina’s style is expressed on a car is this beautiful convertible built on the base of a 1947 Lancia Aprilia, for… Read More Deco machine: 1947 Lancia Aprilia Speciale Cabriolet by Pininfarina
If you buy a car to restore it, just do it without waiting for some uncertain event because, sad as it is, it’s an inescapable truth that we never know what the future holds. In this specific case, this pair of Austin-Healey 100-6 belonged to someone who had them in their garage with the intention… Read More Ran when parked: Two 1958 Austin-Healey 100-6
There are cars that have made history not so much on the roads but on the tracks: the one featured here is a Lotus 11, one of the favorite cars among private drivers in the 1950s. The Eleven was designed by Colin Chapman and fitted with a sleek aluminum body designed by aerodynamicist Frank Costin.… Read More Former racer: 1957 Lotus 11
We don’t know exactly in which year and by which coachbuilder this Giulia station wagon dedicated to roadside assistance was built. The year is unspecified by the seller, who mentions 1975, but it seems improbable, given that the production of the car had ended five years prior. The license plate also dates back to 1975,… Read More Unknown coachbuilder: 1975 Alfa Romeo Giulia Diesel “Soccorso stradale”
The trend of “Woody” cars was not exclusive to North America; Italians were already embracing it in the 1930s with the Fiat 500B and later with cars like this splendid Aurelia B53. By the early 1950s, this trend was on the decline, yet some nostalgics continued to commission cars with wooden body parts from carrozzerie.… Read More Woody style: 1952 Lancia Aurelia B53 Giardinetta by Viotti
The Isdera Imperator 108i is an exceedingly rare supercar, with only 30 units ever manufactured. It boasts a distinctive wedge-shaped design and Gullwing-style doors, making it stand out among its contemporaries. It is the only left-hand drive, UK-market model ever delivered and is powered by a potent 5.0-liter Mercedes-Benz V8 engine. Notably, it demonstrated remarkable… Read More Red star: 1991 Isdera Imperator 108i
This car is blue, but despite the patina, it wasn’t born in this color: underneath, there are three more. The seller indeed states that the car was originally ivory in color, followed by repaints in red, then green, and finally the well-worn blue that you see in the photos in the listing, which we quite… Read More Four colors: 1970 Porsche 911T Coupé
Take an Italian Gran Turismo coupe from the 1960s, reduce its dimensions by 25%, and you’ll get this car. There aren’t many of them around, both due to limited production and the fact that even fewer have made their way to us. In fact, we may have seen another one for sale only in the… Read More The odd one: 1962 Fiat-Giannini 600 by Scioneri
This early 356 Cabriolet crossed the ocean when new, as its first owner was Argentine (or lived in Argentina), and since then, it has traveled almost around the world. In fact, it was purchased in the 1980s by its second German owner, who restored it in 1990. The seller says that this was the first… Read More South American: 1951 Porsche 356 Cabriolet
In the past, we had and restored a 1961 Italia 2000, so we can say we know this car inside out. Although, truth be told, the production was at such an artisanal level that finding two perfectly identical cars is not an easy task. Many differ in minor details, but unfortunately, in the past, this… Read More #27: 1959 Italia 2000 by Vignale
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