DF is for “Derivata Fiat” (Fiat derived) and that simply means that this expensive (then and now) car was based on the reliable and rock-solid Fiat 1900 platform. Of course when it was unveiled at the 1953 Geneva Salon, it was not just a Fiat 1900 with a different body as Cisitalia clients were used… Read More One of ten: 1953 Cisitalia 505 DF
Actually, many of these cars have been abused, abandoned, environmentally recycled or crushed in the past: this one has been abandoned but still something remains of it. It s a red GT Junior which has not been abused as it looks pretty original with the exception of the period correct mag wheels, but the point… Read More Abandoned Junior: 1969 Alfa Romeo GT Junior
This GT Veloce was originally delivered to its first owner in Italy but then a former soldier stationed in Italy (hence the “AFI” plate) bought the car and took it with him in the U.S.A. That’s not at all the first time we read a story like this, unfortunately just like many stories like this,… Read More Italian delivery: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
The Siata 1100 built by Vignale was a rare car even back then in the fifties, so it’s quite unusual, today, to find one still in restorable conditions. We don’t know the exact build year of the car as the actual plate was issued in 1963 but these were built from 1954 to 1958, nor… Read More Cut away: 1954 Siata 1100 Coupé by Vignale
I remember to have seen this car in my literature, along whith other one-off Alfa Romeo, and I often wondered what happened to them. Well, this one is here, still beautiful even in these conditions. It’s a one off car with a body crafted with aluminium by Riva, a shop near Como, Italy, not as known… Read More Forgot masterpiece: 1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 by Riva
A representative of one of the most elegant cars built in the sixties needs a lot of help as no one took care of her for a long time – despite a 50 years ownership – and of course years have taken their toll. Of course this model, because of the aluminium body, don’t have… Read More 50 years owership: 1960 Maserati 3500 GT by Touring
The Merak is to Bora as Mercedes 190 SL is to 300 SL: the equation is simple but, differently from the 190 SL, the Merak had 200 hp on which to rely on. This car though, has some issues. It is a car which clearly had an accident which involved not only the front fender… Read More Christmas orange: 1974 Maserati Merak 3000
The seller of this rare Duetto 1750 to be “re-composed” says that this car is not available for international buyers, that’s maybe because it is sold with a Georgia bill of sale only. On the other sidehe says that the Georgia bill of sale is enough to obtain a title even in California, so for… Read More U.S.A. only: 1969 Alfa Romeo Spider Duetto 1750
Here is one representative of one of the oddest italian design experiment. That’s not cute at all – at least for most people – but it’s special, and we like it just for this reason. This particular car is pained in orange which we don’t recall to be a standard color for these cars, maybe… Read More Orange blood: 1963 Lancia Flavia Sport by Zagato
Yep that’s right: with the exception of monday, all this week has been dedicated to red cars, and the best thing is that most of them were Alfa just like this rare Giulietta Sprint Veloce. Sprint Veloce 750E which is a rare car by itself, but it’s even rarer as this is said to be… Read More Red week: 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce
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