The DKW F89L had the precursor layout to the contemporary van: front-wheel drive, transverse engine, flat floor, and multi-configurable seating. It also has a face which looks like the “Grimacing Face” emoticon on your Whatsapp app. The funny thing is that the name “Schnellaster” should mean something like “Speedster”. Differently from its direct competitor, the VW bus,… Read More Emoticon on wheels: 1954 DKW F89 L “Schnellaster”
It’s clear that the seller is aware of the rarity of this car, on the other hand he doesn’t know much more than that. Indeed he claims that the body/chassis was made by “Autotelaio”: unfortunately “Autotelaio” is an italian word which means “chassis”. Actually this coupé was one of the Fiat special cars made by… Read More Chassis by Chassis: 1961 Fiat 1500S Coupé by Viotti
The Borgward Isabella was a good selling hit in the US, probably due to its dimensions mated to the popular german technology and reliability. This car was a relic of that happy period. The seller calls it “Little Isabella” and says that he has no time or money to restore it so it’s now time… Read More German with american shoes: 1957 Borgward Isabella TS Coupé
This funny Fiat 850 Spider is said to be a barn find, actually it seems everything but a barn find. Indeed these cars, quite rare in the US and especially the US model like this one, are deeply prone to rust even if they have been well cared during their life: the poor quality of… Read More Yellow fun: 1969 Fiat 850 Spider
We know well that many pepole can’t stand bugs, even if they have a VW badge: however, especially the first series, have that Porsche allure which we love. This is a 1950 bug which still has the purity and the elegange of the early series: we found only once a pre-’50s car but they’re extremely… Read More Dark like a bug: 1950 Volkswagen Beetle
This Quattroporte has for sure been beaten on the front in the past and whoever fixed it didn’t care much of the final outcome. So the car will need for sure a good metal work on the nose but we doubt that the future owner could stop just there: this car seems a good starting… Read More Plastic surgery needed: 1966 Maserati Quattroporte
Few are the touches required to give to any GT a sexy look: a lowering suspension kit, GTA wheels and no bumpers. This 1750 MKII belongs to a member of AlfaBB community so he’s a true Alfa enthusiast: his car is not perfect but, at least in photo, looks very good. He says that the… Read More Bare minimum: 1971 Alfa Romeo GT 1750 Veloce
It’s a rare thing to see, but there are people who are still able to cut and weld metal to build a proper roadster in their garage, like the builder of this car. The seller says that this car was built from scratch in Alabama three years ago, starting from a 1936 Cord chassis as… Read More Southern style: 1936 Cord “American Dreamster”
Here it comes another basically unknown barchetta from the past: this one, bodied by Frua, is another car based on a Fiat 1100 platform. The seller says that this is an original barchetta by Frua and as proof of this he has published a period photo of this car where is clearly visible the same original black… Read More Bulky face: 1947 Fiat 1100 Barchetta by Frua
This model was known as Fairlady but that was the home model name: outside Japan the official name was “Sports”. This car belongs to the last series produced which had some major improvements like a five speed manual transmission mated to an inline four, 2000 cc, SOHC engine producing 133 hp. It was raced in… Read More Italian wannabe: 1969 Datsun Fairlady/Sports 2000
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