This Trike represents a fascinating piece of automotive customization, where the historical integrity of the Porsche 356 A coupe’s engineering met some guy’s madness. Imagine if a Porsche 356 A and a Harley Davidson got together at a 1960s rock festival and had a love child; that would be the 1959 356 Trike Rickshaw. This… Read More Psychedelic vehicle: 1959 Porsche 356 Trike Rickshaw
We didn’t understand much about the history of this car. It is indeed certain that there is another one, on which there is expert consensus that it is a Fastback prototype created by Ghia in 1963, but we didn’t know that there was another one out there. We don’t know how complete the car is:… Read More Two sisters: 1963 Ford Thunderbird fastback by Ghia
Chicago was the last city to see its streets graced by this GT500, and it was exactly 50 years ago when it was parked and never used again. This Shelby Mustang has been parked in a Chicago-area garage since 1976 and hasn’t been driven since 1974. The car’s original Ford VIN number is 7R02Q213641, verifying… Read More Chicago ’74: 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 500
“The Porsche that wasn’t” could be defined as the Devin, based on a chassis derived from Porsche or Volkswagen. In this case, it is a car based on a shortened chassis taken from a 1951 Type 1. At that time, and we are talking about the years between the 50s and 60s, there was certainly… Read More Plastic fantastic: 1951 VW-Porsche Devin
From the ashes of the failed American Austin Car Company, this company was born on the initiative of Roy Evans and William A. Ward Jr. The company is credited with the invention of the Jeep, although the latter later became a registered trademark of Willys Overland. This vehicle looks more like an English model than… Read More Small luxury: 1940 American Bantam 65 Roadster
The miracle isn’t just in the car – though it’s stunning – but in the fact that this car you see painted in a brilliant tan and bronze color was once a complete wreck. If you have 10 minutes to spare, we recommend this article dedicated to the extensive restoration work done on this car.… Read More Tan miracle: 1934 DeSoto Airflow Brougham
We’ve always wondered what it would be like to drive a car the size of a slipper and the weight of a sofa, powered by a 289 cubic inch (4700 cc) V8 engine. It will probably be challenging to get an answer to such a question for two fundamental reasons: the first is that we… Read More 50 years owned: 1965 TVR Griffith 200
Once these cars were a bit mistreated, considered more like motorized toys than real cars, and for this reason most have been lost. Indeed these are not cars in which you can travel 1000 miles to take your family and their luggage on a beach holiday, yet these are cars that have the power to… Read More Yellow bug: 1968 Meyers Manx Dune Buggy
A little over 20 years ago I remember stumbling upon a ’63 Corvette for sale, in good condition, in Silver Blue. The asking price was $25,000. Although attracted by the car, I thought that the price was too high and gave it up: it is clear that if I had chosen the profession of fortune… Read More Split window: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Coupé
One of the most frequent problems when restoring a 60-year-old car is finding spare parts, it is true, you can find aftermarket components for sale but they rarely have the quality necessary for a top-level restoration. Not only that: sometimes the classic car parts produced now are of absolutely poor quality, and, the best part,… Read More Three for one: 1965 Subeam Tiger + 2 Sunbeam Alpine
