The good of this Ghibli is that, as long as it’s not anymore equipped with the original DOHC italian V8 but with a Chevy engine, it consumes less fuel than when it was in the original configuration. The bad side, however, is very large as this is a car which needs a colossal amount of… Read More Side pipes italian: 1971 Maserati Ghibli SS
3=6, in its original meaning, means that a three cylinder, two stroke engine is the equivalent of a six cylinder, four stroke engine. Actually that’s not false, especially if you hear the sound that these engines produce. This car is an F93 cabrio which is quite a rare car as many of these that you… Read More Two-stroke beauty: 1956 DKW F93 3=6 Cabrio
It looks like a lot of ’58 Giulietta Spider have decided to jump into the market all together: this is the third one we spot in two weeks and for sure those are not the only ones. Among the three published, this one is the only car in not-driveable conditions: it’s clearly a barn find… Read More No foolish: 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
Actually we didn’t now how to name this car as it is a prototype built in 1968, using different parts from different cars. The engine should come from, we suppose, from a Chevrolet Corvair Corsa, it is a flat six engine with the “Corsa” option so it is fed with four carburetors and it has… Read More Something in the middle: 1968 MC GT38 Porsche/Corsa
This rare 101 Giulietta Sprint Veloce has been restored in France and it is said to be near to concous conditions. Indeed the car has been fully restored and, we must admit, that it looks restored at a quite high standard but still it’s not perfect. Of course we are talking about details but, when… Read More Etat concours: 1962 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce
The series “It’s original once” continues with this Lancia Flavia Coupè, one of the latest specimens pushed by the 1800 c.c. engine fed by a Kugelfischer MFI. It seems that a little more than 2,000 cars were made with this configuration. No later than five years ago, a friend of mine told me “keep an eye… Read More It’s original once: 1968 Lancia Flavia 1.8 Coupé by Pininfarina
Watching a Giulietta Spider in these conditions is quite a rare event as these, as most of you already know, had a natural aptitude for rust. This car (chassis #1495*03563) indeed looks a fantastic survivor which, probably, has seen very few rainy days in its life: of course there is a little rust spot somewhere… Read More Dry to the bone: 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
I know this car. I know where it was sold new 56 years ago, how many owners it had up to 2011 and every detail about how, where and when it was restored. Simply because it was restored by me. So, once in life, I don’t mind what the seller says because I know the… Read More Old chap: 1961 Italia 2000 by Vignale
This Simca 8 Cabriolet (chassis #867363) has its typical aluminium body which can’t rust, of course, but it needs a lot of work ayway, along with other parts which are missing. The seller says that this car is to restore or it can be used as parts car: maybe ten years ago he would have… Read More Disunited unity: 1952 Simca 8 Sport Cabriolet by Farina
There are many restored E-Type which fetch a lot of money at several auctions worldwide: those are generally restored cars but this isn’t. Indeed the seller says that this is an original car, an unmolested California black plate (unfortunately now that plate has been replaced) which have been stored in a garage for 30 years… Read More White survivor: 1964 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 F.H.C.
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