The Samantha, based on the Fiat 125 chassis and engine, is one of the last creation of Vignale and, we think, one of the better ones. Even though it was based on a Fiat, this car was never sold by Fiat dealers and that’s probably why there aren’t many cars around. Moreover, a 1600 c.c.… Read More Twin cam blue: 1969 Fiat 125 S “Samantha” by Vignale
Balbo was one of those coachbuilders who operated in the shadow of famous brands like Pininfarina, Farina or Vignale, however he built beautiful cars, especially before the WWII. Indeed Balbo shut his doors in 1954 but he still had time to build beautiful post war cars like this “Trasformabile” built on the six-cylinder Fiat 1500… Read More Find another one: 1950 Fiat 1500 6C Trasformabile by Balbo
Finding a special Fiat coupé still in restorable conditions is now a very rare thing, that’s why finding a 1500 Coupé built by Alemano is an event by now. Allemano was a well know coachbuilder which saw a peak in popularity during the first half of the sixties, when the company built top-notch cars among… Read More A special one: 1962 Fiat 1500 Coupé by Allemano
The strange thing about this Porsche 356 is that it’s an italian delivery car: that would not be strange for an italian car but it’s odd to see a 356 imported from Italy; indeed Porsche sold more than the 50% of its 356 production to the U.S.A. As an italian car, it has some features… Read More Italian silver: 1963 Porsche 356 B T6 Super 90 Coupé
Update, 03/26/2018: Here is the car at Jat Leno’s Garage show: 07/14/2016 We’ve already published a couple of article about the Appia Lusso, a Vignale coachbuilt Appia, but this is the only one in “barn find” conditions. Actually in Italy cars are barely stored in barns, most of the time you find these cars laying… Read More Factory paint: 1960 Lancia Appia Lusso by Vignale
These vans built by Alfa Romeo, called F12, have been ignored for decades even by most among Alfa enthusiasts, today I know people who could kill for one of these. The good thing of these vans is that, whilst they have been generally overused, rarely they have been abused or modified, indeed when you find… Read More Whiteout: 1968 Alfa Romeo F12
This Giulietta SS is, or at least looks like, an american delivery car that have been clearly raced in the past, even though the interiors are still in the original shape. The nice feature of this SS, of course, is that it is equipped with a set of Borrani wire wheels: you might like it… Read More Rough racer: 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale
The seller of this Opel 1900 GT says that, if you are an Opel enthusiast, this is the car for you because it’s rare and in “very, very good conditions”. Actually we aren’t Opel enthusiast (be real, it’s rare to meet an Opel enthusiast) but we always liked this car just because it’s a different… Read More Corvette red: 1971 Opel GT 1900
This 911 Speedter is said to have belonged once to the dutch actor Rutger Hauer, mostly known to have acted in the movie Blade Runner (the first one) as the Nexus-6 replicant Roy Batty. The car too seems some kind of replicant: it was born as a 911 Speedster but then something happened: the car… Read More Blade Runner: 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster
This is one of the 174 (out of 482) “big block” Mexico ever built, indeed most of the mexico produced have been equipped with the smaller 4.2 litre engine. This one, moreover, has the best color ever made for any maserati: the “Celeste Chiaro” (pale blue) is almost a trademark for the Maserati of that… Read More Texas blue: 1971 Maserati Mexico 4.7
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