There is always a small aura of mystery about the cars produced by Deutsch Bonnet, it is in fact due to both small production and the fact that in those years, French cars lived in the shadow of the most famous and widespread Italian cars. And yet, wherever the DBs competed, they have always achieved good… Read More Chopped and sectioned: 1961 DB HBR 5 Super Rallye
There is a lot of France these last weeks, perhaps not just by chance: after finding the first car published on Monday, we have probably unconsciously focused on French cars: sometimes the brain works like this. Anyway, the point is not about finding “any” French car, but only those that we consider relevant in the… Read More Open rouge: 1962 Renault Floride S
The Simca produced between the late 1940s and the late 1950s have always been the subject of our consideration because, simply, they are beautiful cars. Maybe they will not be rockets (in any case, very few cars of that period were) but they have soft and proportionate lines and, above all, have affordable prices: if then… Read More On the shelf: 1957 Simca Coupé De Ville
Although this car is rare and, basically, unknown to most people – even to classic cars enthusiasts – this is not the first Sovam we publish. As already mentioned here, Sovam was founded in France in 1930 and specialized in mobile building shop kiosks based on light truck platforms: this model has inherited many components… Read More French oddball: 1967 Sovam 1100 VS
It is not a novelty that we love to see today classic cars which we did not even know existed on the contrary, we believe that most of you did not know it. Unless you have visited the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart during the period when this car appears to have been exhibited: in addition… Read More The strange sister: 1969 VW-Porsche 914/6 “Murene” by Heuliez
It is a nice attempt, no doubt about it, and we add that this is also a very courageous and, why not, even a risky attempt. The attempt is, as many of you have already understood, to recreate a copy of the Bugatti Type 57 Atlantique, an icon not only of pre-war cars, but of… Read More The challenge: 1935 Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic recreation
Being a man of few words is often a good thing, however it is no longer a good thing when it comes to describe a car that deserves it. The car to describe, in this case, is a Panhard Dyna Junior, a car that has always fascinated us (and of which we have published… Read More To see: 1953 Panhard Dyna X87 Junior
This post, as well as all the others to follow, are dedicated to my nephew Quinn, born yesterday. And, to celebrate the event, today there will be three posts instead of one. “Live long and prosper”, as Leonard Nimoy used to say. “To Catch a Thief” is the title of the film in which Cary… Read More Welcome, Quinn: 1953 Sunbeam Alpine MKI
The Peugeot 403 are rare in the USA: the Cabriolet version, produced in a total not exceeding 2,500 secimens, is basically nowhere to be found. This very elegant two-door and four-seat convertible designed by Pininfarina was the top of the Peugeot range between the late 50s and early 60s, and it is certainly among the… Read More Florida bronze: 1960 Peugeot 403 Cabriolet by Pininfarina
This car, never restored from the moment it left the dealer, makes us understand some things that are often ignored. Do you know when, in some advertisements, classic cars of 50 or 60 years old are presented in fantastic conditions that are said to be “preserved”, “never restored” and so on? Well, most of the… Read More One family car: 1951 Simca 8 Sport Cabriolet
