It is not easy to see these cars outside of Brazil, where they were produced, and in fact this car arrived in Europe thanks to a Brazilian man. The seller says this was originally the car of the Brazilian ambassador in Paris and has been in his family for many years. This is a rare… Read More The diplomat’s car: 1971 Puma Spyder 1600 GTE
If, looking at this Swedish car, you have the impression of recognizing the Italian style of the time, you are not wrong. The designer of this small Swedish berlinetta is in fact Sergio Coggiola, a little-known car designer who, however, had important experiences such as the one at Ghia. Either way, the Sonnett IIII oozes… Read More Uncle’s car: 1973 Saab Sonnett III
What is more important, whether a car is fast or it looks fast? We are confident that everyone has their own answer in mind, and that this car was designed to answer those for whom the second option mattered. In fact, when I was little and I saw the ads of these cars for sale,… Read More Fast look: Puma Coupè GTE 1600
We don’t normally publish such “new” cars, however there are times when you need to make exceptions, like in this case, and for good reason. As you can see this is a very normal four door Volvo 244 Turbo as many of us have seen around, yet this is different: it has not been restored… Read More Unicorn: 1982 Volvo 244 Turbo
Perhaps in 1950 this car already looked out of date, but it certainly wasn’t 14 years before, when it went into production. Actually we deliberately used the verb “look” because even in 1950, this car was not technically inferior to brands like Mercedes and is, still today, more aerodynamic than a Lamborghini Countach. The masterpiece… Read More Postal service: 1950 Tatra T87
“Formichetta” (little ant) is the name of this model, a small commercial van built by the Spanish Siata under Fiat license. Once again, therefore, we find ourselves in front of a vehicle that we did not know existed: not that we are sorry, on the contrary, we like to be amazed. And this little van… Read More Ant’s life: 1967 Siata 600D Formichetta
Station wagons have been very popular in the US since the early postwar period, while in Europe they have taken root many years later. In particular, the first European car manufacturers to focus on this configuration were the Swedish ones, we are obviously talking about Volvo and Saab: the latter in particular was initially characterized… Read More Three cylinders, three doors: 1965 Saab 95 Station Wagon
Generally speaking, the typical characteristics of a car that is defined as a “barn find” are those of a car that has not been used for many years, with a substantially sound body and complete with all its parts. Anything that does not satisfy these conditions is simply scrap. In this specific case, the car… Read More Swedish red: 1970 Volvo 1800E
Let’s face it: fans of the German brand have seen, in the last 5-6 years, the values of many models soar, and probably the series that has seen the most grow and its value is the E9. The series we are talking about includes the “CS” and “CSL” models: ten years ago you brought home… Read More Northern black: 1967 BMW 2000 CS
For collectors and simple enthusiasts of classic cars there are not many things more exciting than cars modified by small, and often unknown, manufacturers, even if they are not even manufacturers in the strict sense, but only enthusiasts who have wanted to build their own visions. In this case, confirming what has just been written,… Read More Stranger things: 1959 Volkswagen Typ 1 one-off
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