This 1960 Fury Convertible is said to be a barn find and, indeed, it actually seems to be it. The overall conditions of this car are almost exceptional as it looks perfect and complete both inside and outside. Interiors are almost perfect and you can also find the period rocket-age steering wheel which is flattened… Read More Barn find Mopar: 1960 Plymouth Fury Convertible
Although it’s called “Fiat”, this coupè was never marketed as a Fiat but sold by independent dealers, not related with Fiat. This because it was designed and built by Vignale in about 100 units in order to fill the market gap of a well priced luxury coupé. So it is actually based on the chassis… Read More Chestnut brown special: 1968 Fiat 125 “Samantha” by Vignale
You see customised Mercuries everywhere but few, very few of them are properly done like this one. Basically we love these custom cars but we hate seeing many of them done with replaced interiors, modern dashboards, engines, and many “wrong” details. This one is exactly how we would do it. We mostly love classic european… Read More How it should be: 1950 Mercury 2dr Coupé
This car has made a long trip to South Africa, where it is now, and now it needs a lot of cares to shine again. It is a Simca Aronde Plein Ciel, a beautiful coupé with a body made by Facel. The seller says that this car has just moved from a long time storage and… Read More Colonial relic: 1961 Simca Aronde Plein Ciel by Facel
Differently from the last week, this friday we close with an heavyweight. That’s an early 911, once painted in Irish Green, then in this beautiful copper shade: must say that the paint job is very well made. The seller, a Porsche specialist, says that this is a matching number car which, with the exception of… Read More Air cooled copper: 1965 Porsche 911
If you study the italian cars production between the 30’s and the ’60’s you’ll soon realize that the coachbuit cars production based on Fiat chassis is almost endless. This car is called 508 CS Berlinetta Mille Miglia and it looks like it has an aluminium body put on a Fiat 508 chassis. The seller says that… Read More Racing oddball: 1946 Fiat 508 CS Berlinetta Mille Miglia
One of the last well priced Flavia Convertibile on the market is this white and blue car. It carries a huge amount of patina but, as the seller says, it run and drives. Although it’s not clear if the white paint is original, for sure the tired, blue interior is it. And, as the white/blue… Read More French patina: 1964 Lancia Flavia 1.8 Convertibile by Vignale
In the late fifities NSU asked to Bertone coachworks to design a little sporty coupé based on the Prinz chassis. This task was done by Franco Scaglione, car design genius, who created these pleasant lines which have a clear kindred with the lines of the Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale. This car looks like a beautifully… Read More Scaglione’s touch: 1959 NSU Prinz Sport
Actually hearses are always a good choice as they’re generally used less than a common car and as they often have had a good manteinance: it should be quite embarassing to have mechanical problems during a funeral. This 280 SE, once removed the funeral “eqipment”, could be a nice station wagon as it looks very… Read More No superstition: 1968 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Hearse
The Isetta had also a big sister, and that was the 600 limousine. This version was capable to carry four people also with the help if an additional door on the passenger side. Of course it hasn’t the same funny look of the smaller sister, but it is an head turner indeed. This particular car… Read More Big sister: 1958 BMW Isetta 600 Limousine
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