If we were to condense the history of this car, we could simply write: a very special car for two very special clients. In fact, it seems that this version of the Lancia Aurelia, called “Roso d’Oro” (Gold Rose), already extremely rare in itself (we saw a second example in person, dark green in color,… Read More Arabic coffee: 1952 Lancia Aurelia B52 “Rosa d’Oro” by Pininfarina
We never miss an opportunity to feature an Alfa Romeo work vehicle, as they are much rarer than those produced by other brands. In the post-World War II era, in fact, almost all Italian brands ventured into the production of commercial vehicles, as there was a significant demand directly linked to the economic boom of… Read More Goodwood ready: 1960 Alfa Romeo Romeo 2° Autotutto
It doesn’t take too long before a special car built for racing emerges, typically crafted as a one-off by some obscure, more or less known coachbuilder. Generally, these special cars were built on a Fiat platform. In this specific case, they were based on the Fiat 500B, whose versatile chassis was widely used by street… Read More Blue cocktail: 1950 Fiat-Lancia Barchetta by Zabora
At the end of the Second World War, Italy had to get back on its feet, and this is one of the ways that helped it achieve that. Indeed, Lancia was primarily known before the pre-war period for the production of luxury vehicles that were technologically advanced and used exquisite materials. After the war, Lancia… Read More All together: 1951 Lancia Ardea “Promiscuetta” by Albanesi
If this car had been abandoned for the same number of years further northeast in the USA, there would probably be little to see now. That is, there would be a mass of rusted sheet metal that would probably have remotely resembled the car it once was, fortunately this car has it – although it… Read More Hot wallet: 1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider by Touring
This Abarth 1000 Bialbero chassis Tipo 129 is said to be the last of the 15 “long nose” made, designed by Mario Colucci for the Sibona & Basano body shop in Turin. The engine is said to be the Type 229 B “wet sump right rotation”, the latest evolution of the 1000 twin cam engine… Read More Unrestored: 1965 Abarth 1000 Bialbero “Long Nose”
When it comes to Lancias built before the Second World War, all enthusiasts of classic cars know what they are talking about. In fact, these are cars built with attention to finishes and technologies worthy, if not better, of brands such as Isotta Fraschini, Rolls-Royce or Cadillac. They were cars built on request in a… Read More One-Off: 1936 Lancia Astura Coupé by Pininfarina
Seeing an unrestored and basically rust-free 1967 Alfa is a rare event, yet it does happen once in a while. Now, we are only deducing this from the photos provided by the seller but at a cursory glance it seems that this car has not paid too much toll over the passage of time, perhaps… Read More Dry ivory: 1967 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600
July 26, 2023 More than four years after this article was published, here is an update from the current owner. In reality it is basically an update at the end of the works as it seems that the titanic work is finished. It is impressive what can be done with the time, knowledge and budget,… Read More Halfway restoration: 1961 Abarth 1600 Spider by Allemano
We’re in the middle of summer so posting two spiders for two consecutive posts won’t shock anyone. Once again it is an Italian car, a Fiat built in a period in which Fiat knew how to build cars, cars that could often overshadow much more prestigious brands, also because the production range varied from the… Read More Flamboyant look: 1958 Fiat 1200 Trasformabile
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