Update, September 29: Reader Quasimodo has bought this car to restore it. It’s not a job for the fearful: stay tuned on his progress checking periodically his progress here: http://fiat1500ghiarestoration.blogspot.nl/ March 10 This 1500 GT was made by Ghia using the chassis and the engine of the Fiat 1500: back then it was a respectable little… Read More Dentist required: 1963 Fiat 1500 GT Coupé by Ghia
This is an ultra-rare pre-war Siata Amica Trasformabile, built on Fiat 500B chassis (a.k.a. “Topolino”). It’s indeed a rare event to see one of these, especially if for sale. This car has not only the chassis but also the engine, drivetrain and suspensions of the Topolino so the good is that finding the correct spare parts… Read More Transformed Topolino: 1939 Siata Amica Trasformabile
Indeed, the seller says that this special Aurelia built 63 years ago by Stabilimenti Farina (“Pinin” Farina’s brother) is the only one in the US. Other three coupé and one convertible cars like this are known to exsist. This car has an aluminium body with the exception of the doors and outer rockers: that’s good… Read More One in the hemisphere: 1951 Lancia Aurelia B50 Coupé by Farina
This Abarth 595 (not properly called Fiat as they were built by Abarth) is said to be an original car with a racing past. It wears the chassis number 669510/01284. We never saw a 595 with a two-tone paint but Abarth was more an artisan than a builder so some production variations must be considered.… Read More Modified original: 1964 Abarth 595 D
This car is a rare 2800 tri-power (less than 1,000 made) Flaminia Coupé by Pininfarina and it will be more and more appreciated in the next future. However, before that time, it needs much work, even to make the engine run again. Indeed the seller says that the engine has serious issues like some water… Read More Tri-power, six cylinders: 1964 Lancia Flaminia 2800 Coupé by Pininfarima
Here it is the first car designed entirely by the “wizard” Giotto Bizzarrini: it is a four seats, two door coupè called GT 300 as it is one of the early car produced: after few months its name will be changed in “IR 300”. We all know that these car are easy to restore: however,… Read More Fast in four: 1962 Iso Rivolta GT 300
Another coachbuilt car this week; however this time it’s not s car simply based on a Fiat chassis but on a tubolar frame with a skin designed and realized by one of the greatest artisans of metal, Bernardo Fissore. This is not a Fiat but a real O.S.C.A., the company founded by Maserati brothers after… Read More Lemon special: 1961 O.S.C.A. 1600 GT by Fissore
This Sebring looks in very original condition with one, not minor, exception. The seller is quite specialized in finding europen cars which are in need of something (and sometimes everything) and this car is coherent with such tendency. The car looks indeed in a very acceptable conditions; it has a beautiful color (maybe “Rosso Cordoba”)… Read More Otherwise original: 1964 Maserati Sebring
This is one of the 235 Bora 4.9 made and, needless to say, it needs a lot of work to shine again. At fist glance it looks like it caught fire sometime in the past but the seller doesnt’ say anything about it. More probably this is the result of a stalled restoration project like… Read More Dropping wind: 1975 Maserati Bora 4.9
The seller says that this car was made in 1954 but actually it was built ten years later, as in 1954 there wasn’t any Fiat 1600S nor a Fiat d.o.h.c. engine: we suppose that it’s simply a misprint. However, this car is a real Fiat 1600S OSCA dressed by Savio, a well known coachbuilder born… Read More Razor-sharp edge: 1964 Fiat 1600S O.S.C.A. by Savio
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