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.
We actually didn’t know what title we could give to this article as this car is a mistery, with the exception of the chassis which is said to belong to a Fiat 500C a.k.a. “Topolino”. Indeed the seller has no info about who built it back in the fifties but, who did it, knew how… Read More Mistery mouse: 1957 Fiat 500C Custom
And here it is another Italia 2000 for sale: generally it happens once a year, rarely more than that. This is the body #59. Actuall this car is titled as a 1961 car but, the low number of the body means that this car has been built in 1959 or 1960, however it is quite… Read More Green card: 1961 Italia 2000 by Vignale
This Jaguar XK 120 Open Two Seater is buried under a pile of unused home stuff and, at a glance, it doesn’t look well as is, however the seller says that it has no rust. Other than that, the seller says that the car is basically intact and that it still has its original California… Read More Pink slip: 1951 Jaguar XK 120 O.T.S.
When we think at a classic car with patina, we think at a car like this one: that’s not a wreck covered with dust but a one owner car which has always been driven. Of course we’ve no proof that this is a one owner car, we just trust what the seller says. He posted… Read More Super patina: 1962 Lancia Flaminia Coupé by Pininfarina
