This car was curiously first registered in 1973 although its only production year was the 1966; as the seller says, only 12 G11’s were produced. This cutie has an odd color for being a british roadster: it looks like the same gunmetal grey used on E-Type Jags ‘til 1965: it’s a stunning color especially when… Read More Late registered: 1966 Ginetta G11
When you think at an Healey Sprite, of course tou imagine a tiny little spider which main focus is to drive across the british countryside: this car was born with a different purpose. To celebrate the successful Sebring race of March 1959, the BMC Competition Department entered three Austin-Healey Sprites in the 12 Hours Grand Prix… Read More More than a tourer: 1959 Austin Healey Sebring Sprite
This is actually a rare car as the Bavarian firm produced much less Ti than Tii; this particular car is for sale because the seller says that he can’t store the car anymore. Moreover, the seller claims that this car is not only a Ti, but also it has an Alpina optional engine which produces… Read More Storage crisis: 1971 BMW 2002 Ti Alpina
Update, September 23: As the reader Shel says, this car (chassis B20-2254) should be one of the six semi – official Lancia’s, painted in blue/ivory, which joined the Mille Miglia in 1953. If so, the original italian plate of this car was TO143916 with the engine #2503. Such engine was the experimental 2500 cc. version,… Read More Unfulfilled dream: 1953 Lancia Aurelia B20
Many Maserati in the last period, among which there are several restoration project like this one. The seller says that this (chassis #101.2064) is an incomplete car as there is the “meat” but not the side dish: you basically buy a chassis, wheels, body engine and transmission and nothing else: it is for sure a… Read More Mello Yello: 1959 Maserati 3500 GT by Touring
This should be one of the very last Mistral made and, as told by many, it’s is the most desirable series. Indeed the seller says that it is a 1969 car (the production ended in 1970) and it is a car equipped with the mighty 4000 c.c. inline-six, twin spark engine. The car is of… Read More Work in progress: 1969 Maserati Mistral Coupé
Very often a Porsche 911 can have more lives than a cat, finding its way to recycle itself in many different ways: this car has become something different from what it was when it saw the light 43 years ago. It’s actually a former 911 2.2T which has been transformed – with a good taste,… Read More Larger than life: 1971 Porsche 911 “2.5 ST evocation”
Here it is a rare car made upon an anglo-italian connection. It’s not the first time we see such hybrids, but generally only top-end cars were commissioned to the italian masters of Touring (one for all: the AM DB4 GT by Zagato). This is a rare exception to such rule. This car was made from… Read More Montecarlo night blue: 1964 Sunbeam Venezia by Touring
Someone would say that this ad is pure marketing: at least, even if you don’t like the car, you must watch the photos to see that bunch of black and white puppies. The car is 1963 Convertible which looks a bit tired but it has the right basis to be a nice candidate for… Read More Puppies not included: 1963 VW Karmann Ghia Convertible
Nowadays discovering such car in such conditions is as surprising as discovering a new species of dinosaur. There are lower and lower probabilities to find a pre-’70s Ferrari abandoned and dismantled, but actually sometimes it still happens and this is one of those times. It’s a 250 PF (chassis #1543GT) which has probably been disassembled… Read More From darkness: 1959 Ferrari 250 Coupé by Pininfarina
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