A v8 under the hood, beautiful lines and excellent build quality of BMW (that of 60 years ago, we mean), this is the synthesis of the BMW 503. At the time it was a very expensive car and in fact it did not have a great commercial success: the seller says that only 416 were… Read More Four heads: 1957 BMW 503 Coupé
Four years ago we published an article about a similar car, but unlike the first this one looks much more complete and “refined”. However, it is very rare to see for sale these kit cars produced in the 70s and, obviously, based on a Volkswagen Typ1 chassis (more commonly known as Beetle) which ensured maximum… Read More Old future: 1961 Sportsland Concept 1
The idea of a powerful and simultaneously comfortable sedan for at least four people is not new, as we can well see. Today, for those interested in this formula, there is a very wide choice limited only by the spending possibilities, while 50 years ago even being rich, the choices available were very limited. We… Read More Fast in four: 1970 Ford Taunus 20M RS
And here is the eighth episode of the Patina Monster series: this time it is a 190 SL, black and red. This car is in a condition that all classic car enthusiasts want: dry bodywork with no apparent trace of rust (and if there is, it is certainly surface oxidation that has not affected the… Read More Patina monster/8: 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
The person who published the ad for the sale of this 280 C is not the owner of it, but a friend of his who helped him to advertise it. We would go straight to the point: we can’t know if this car hides some serious flaws but if it doesn’t, this car is a… Read More For a friend: 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280 C
In the last few years we have noticed a growing esteem for those classic cars that once would have been considered simply abominations: body of the time with high-performance engines and suspensions. Perhaps the first to go down this path were the British guys at Eagle who built E-Types (and Aston) with those upgrades that,… Read More Honest outlaw: 1964 Porsche 356 C Coupé
Yes, we know he is mostly known as “Beetle” but we like to play the part of those who know things from time to time, please forgive us. So this car has several very interesting features: the first, as the title says, is that it has only 4,700 miles driven new and that it was… Read More 4,700 Miles: 1977 Volkswagen Typ1 Cabriolet
Compared to its competitor by definition, the VW Typ 2 also known as Bus / Kombi / Samba depending on the model, this Mercedes is only slightly larger but much rarer. Surely because, just for the mere fact of having the brand with the three-pointed star, this vehicle was already starting from a much higher… Read More The other star: 1962 Mercedes-Benz L319
We do not know who made this conversion and above all, more importantly, we do not know how it was done. The conversion from closed car to open car in fact requires a deep expertise of the torsional forces that are exerted on the body of a car. Nonetheless, we find this specimen very interesting.… Read More The odd cabrio: 1974 BMW 3.0 CSI
There are no errors in the title of the article: this is a 1955 car even though it clearly looks like a car conceived in the 1930s. And there is a reason for this apparent inconsistency. The reason is simple: this is in fact a car from the late 1930s built by the DKW-Audi group… Read More Never seen before: 1955 DKW / IFA F8 Cabriolet Export by Gläser
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