Fiberglass was the main material used (steel was used as well) for the body of this car which was built in order to provide clients with a cheap but funny vehicle. Indeed this car weighs only 1,400 lbs and, although the 43 hp of the 850 cc Fiat engine are not much, they are enough to… Read More Fiberglass fantastic: Francis Lombardi 850 Gran Prix
This car is indeed a rarity as few more than 100 were built among 1st and 2nd series: this car belongs to the first series and it’s in the U.S.A. You can easily distinguish a first series from a second as this last one has two little fins, ending with small and rounded taillights, and also… Read More Rarity: 1957 Fiat 1100 TV by Pininfarina
The Porsche featured in Doc Hollywood, starring Michael J. Fox, not only was a Speedster but it was also a fake: this car indeed is not a Speedster but it has been found in a Hollywood garage and, last but not least, it’s a real Porsche. It’s, exactly, a 356 C coupé which has been… Read More Doc Hollywood: 1964 Porsche 356 C
Maybe this is a car which can be easily seen in the U.S. or Japan but it’s quite rare to spot one in Italy,a country where, of course, a japanese sports car had few “space” among the local sports cars. The seller says that the car was imported from Switzerland in 1977 (they came usually… Read More Uncommon sight: 1977 Datsun 240 Z
This matching numbers Speedster (chassis #81007) is said to be mostly original as it is a former New Mexico car, so being very dry. Also, it has been repainted only once in the 90’s. The seller, however, says that the transmission has been replaced with a 356 B unit; of course purists wouldn’t like it much but actually… Read More Still running: 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster
During the last three decades many of these beautiful Italian GT have been used like some kind of canvas where the owner could unleash their “creativity” as these cars were not as valuable as they are now. In this particular case, the creativity pushed one past owner to paint the body in two shades: Copper… Read More Two tone GT: 1968 Maserati Ghibli
I always wondered how driving this car could be: a squat look, a light bod, a short wheel base, a steering wheel, a manual gearbox and a mighty Ford 289 c.i. under the lid, producing almost 300 hp and plenty of torque. For sure you have to be very skilled to exploit the power and… Read More Intimidator: 1965 TVR Griffith
We really believe that no other blog ever has seen so many Peugeot 403 published like this. However, we really thing that this car is beautiful and it’s always worth some rows, at least to remember that another car like this was co-starring in the Lieutenant Columbo tv series. The 403 Cabriolet, which body has… Read More Blue patina: 1960 Peugeot 403 Cabriolet by Pininfarina
The “Amica”, a little cabrio built by Bertone coachworks, was built in two series: one based on the Fiat 500B chassis; the other, like this car here, on the Fiat 500C. As many cars of that era, this was the tentative to build a small “exotic” open car starting from an affordable and reliable chassis-mechanicals combo:… Read More Red, small, open: 1949 Siata Amica by Bertone
When eng. Stanzani, back then chief engineer at Lamborghini, was asked to talk about the Jarama, he said “I made a car according to my taste: that was a mistake”. Now you can like this car or not but, for sure, it will never go unnoticed. The truth is that the Jarama was a grat… Read More Misunderstood: 1976 Lamborghini Jarama S
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