Seeing an unrestored and basically rust-free 1967 Alfa is a rare event, yet it does happen once in a while. Now, we are only deducing this from the photos provided by the seller but at a cursory glance it seems that this car has not paid too much toll over the passage of time, perhaps… Read More Dry ivory: 1967 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600
There are not many classic cars on which even a heavy patina like this does not detract from their charm, indeed, in this case it is an important plus. Above all because it is the patina of a car born for the road and later, probably in the 70s and 80s, and was adapted to… Read More Patina monster/10: 1956 Porsche 356 Speedster
It is already a rare British car in itself, as only 74 were built (according to Wikipedia). It is certainly a car that was sold at a very high price as, according to the seller, it cost $12,000 at the time, equivalent to $116,000 today, so it was a high-end car in an era in… Read More Rare RHD: 1965 Bristol 409
July 26, 2023 More than four years after this article was published, here is an update from the current owner. In reality it is basically an update at the end of the works as it seems that the titanic work is finished. It is impressive what can be done with the time, knowledge and budget,… Read More Halfway restoration: 1961 Abarth 1600 Spider by Allemano
We’re in the middle of summer so posting two spiders for two consecutive posts won’t shock anyone. Once again it is an Italian car, a Fiat built in a period in which Fiat knew how to build cars, cars that could often overshadow much more prestigious brands, also because the production range varied from the… Read More Flamboyant look: 1958 Fiat 1200 Trasformabile
We won’t dwell too much on the description of the car as there is little to see from the photos, but in person there would be far too much to analyze. And the analysis should be made by an expert not only of Alfa Romeo, but of the GTA as this is said to be… Read More Nobody moves: 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
The body color is the most “summery” you could wish for, and its name is also evocative: Bahama Yellow. The aforementioned color was applied to the bodywork of a Porsche 911 which was still part of the so-called “zero series”, i.e. the 901 series as the 911 was initially christened. However, when Peugeot (which had… Read More Summer outside: 1966 Porsche 911
Generally speaking, the Giulietta Spider needs no introduction as it is one of the icons of the world of classic cars, along with a few others such as the Jaguar E-Type, the Porsche 356, the VW Beetle or the ’59 Cadillac Eldorado. Yet some Giuliettas are more Giulietta than others, as in the case of… Read More 1 of 32: 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
Here we are dealing with a rare car, but at the same time an almost desperate case. It is in fact a Glas 1300 GT, a German one designed by the Frua workshops in Turin at a time when German houses relied on Italian designers who knew what they were doing, and in fact this… Read More The challenge: 1966 Glas 1300 GT
It was a bit like the Cinderella of Italian spiders, but it didn’t deserve it. This car had everything for the time: spider bodywork, a double overhead camshaft engine designed by Lampredi, a five-speed gearbox, disc brakes, a line basically identical to that of the Ferrari 275 GTS and, last but no less important, built… Read More Guaranteed fun: 1973 Fiat 124 Sport Spider 1600
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