It’s getting so hard to see a car like this, still needing of a restoration, that when we found it that’s a nice day. Indeed this is a rare Abarth 750 Spier by Allemano, an aluminium little sports car mostly used, back then, to race accross a track (in the U.S.A.) while in Europe it… Read More No paint: 1958 Abarth 750 Spider by Allemano
We know that Dutchmen go nut for italian coachbuilt cars of the 50-60 era based on Fiats, so this article is especially dedicated to them. What we have here is a coupè built by Vignale in his earliest times, based on a Fiat 1400. We knew immediately that this is a car made by Vignale as the… Read More Enter the coachbuilt: 1950 Fiat 1400 Coupé “Orchidea” by Vignale
During the last months we’ve not seen any Moretti Sportiva for sale: of course these are rare cars but lately it’s almost impossible to see one. Til’ few years ago nobody could ever think to do a total restoration on a model like this, but clearly values of these little coupé have risen and so… Read More Tiny but angry: 1968 Moretti Sportiva
Once we said that France is the place where to buy a Simca: facts prove that we are right. This is a white Simca 1200S (quite rare in this shade) which, although it’s not in outstanding condition, is for sure a very nice driver. It has been resprayed for sure but the overall conditions are good:… Read More White declension: 1967 Simca 1200S Coupé by Bertone
For us this is the most beautiful shooting-brake ever made, and the oddest thing is that this car was produced by Volvo. These photos look for sure familiar to many of you, and that’s just because the seller is the same of the 1800S posted at the beginning of the week: probably he had both… Read More Design week: 1972 Volvo 1800 ES
“Very potent” are the words used by the owner (and seller) to describe this resto-mod GTV 2000. He says that this car was built by NW Alfa Romeo Club Competition director in a specialized shop located in Seattle, WA, in order to have a powerful Alfa which could be used on tracks and on public… Read More Turbo equipped: 1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000
This car, if what the seller says is true, is one of the top barn find ever. Not much for the marque and model, but because this car is said to have just 6,700 miles from new. Indeed the seller says that he put new tires, new brakes, new fuel system and a new battery, but… Read More 6,700 miles from new: 1953 MG TD
This 356 Speedster (chassis #84410) is said to be a proper survivor which has been carried out from a barn (or garage) after many years of storage. The car looks great: all the things in their place, perfect gaps (especially on the front), great patina (and dust). Morevover it is said to be a matching… Read More Strange coincidences: 1958 Porsche 356A Speedster
As usual for many european automotive firm, also this car was styled by an italian designer: for this car the job was given to Pietro Frua coachworks. This is not one of the early cars built by Jensen at Pressed Steel: early cars (called P1800) suffered by big assembly and rust issues; they were also… Read More Frua style: 1965 Volvo 1800 S Coupé
It’s rare to spot a Glas GT in the U.S.A. as few were delivered into the country: you can imagine how many may have survived so far. This is one of those. Tjis “typical” barn find is one of the last Glas produced: we believed that since late ’66 they were badged as BMW but this… Read More Hope green: 1967 Glas 1700 GT
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