Mercury coupes built from 1949 to 1951 became popular with this car with body modified by George and Sam Barris in 1953, called the “Hirohata Custom” after its owner’s surname. The car built by Barris is the quintessential “custom car”, and its impact on American automotive culture was so strong that in the following years,… Read More Rare stock: 1951 Mercury Monterey
This stunning coupé built on the chassis of a 1900 SS is said to be the car presented at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show, and is one of two examples built. We have probably also seen the second specimen which, from what we remember, should be painted in a light gold colour, but we couldn’t… Read More Swiss blue: 1957 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS by Ghia Aigle
Everyone stop: we know very well that there is no chance that this bodywork was built in 1935, and in fact the seller explains it in great detail. This example was first registered in Como, Italy on 5 January 1935. Subsequently sold to Imperia, Italy, in 1937 it was owned by Count Carlo Bruzzo, a… Read More Oddball: 1935 Lancia Augusta
We have written it on other occasions and we will never tire of repeating it: we are fascinated by fiberglass cars, those built in small series by enthusiasts who wanted to build the car of their dreams. Sometimes it wasn’t even small series: the seller says that this car, called Karu de Carrera (a name… Read More Unknown: 1952 Karu de Carrera
For lovers of the Porsche brand, there is no 911 more “pure” than the first series, also known as the “zero series”. Of course, the earlier the better. This specimen belongs to the aforementioned series, and is also one of the first built as the first 200 approximately were built starting from August 1964 and… Read More Very SWB: 1965 Porsche 911
The beauty of classic cars is that they were often “reworked” to be adapted to the most diverse uses: from the plumber’s van to racing assistance, such as this Appia. Now, we don’t know if this particular car was actually born to be purchased and used by a racing team (in this case “Scuderia Morandi”),… Read More Trailer included: 1955 Lancia Appia Furgoncino
A large number of TR3s were produced and while most of them have been lost over the decades, there are still many for sale. But we are talking about TR3 and TR3 A, not a car like this. Apparently it is identical to the first mentioned but, as we know, the devil is in the… Read More One year only: 1962 Triumph TR3 B
All Alfa Romeos built in the period just before or just after the Second World War are worthy of particular interest, but this one is a little more. The reason is simple: the seller claims that this car has only driven 6,000 kilometers (just under 4,000 miles) from new, which would be extraordinary. Indeed, at… Read More Brand new: 1952 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlina
We knew the sedan, station wagon and rare convertible versions, but we didn’t know of the existence of a coupé version, at least until a few days ago. Maybe we haven’t studied enough, but it’s also true that in years of sifting through tens of thousands of ads from all over the world, we’ve never… Read More Never seen before: 1963 Peugeot 403 Coupé
Italy in 1939, except for some areas of the north-west, was a predominantly pre-industrial reality. Those who, at that time, could afford a fiat 1500 with a six-cylinder engine were few, let alone how many could afford a car like this. Indeed, we cannot know the price of the transformation from a standard 1500 to… Read More Affluent job: 1939 Fiat 1500B Cabriolet by Balbo
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