Update, October 8: Almost a record sale for this car which seems to have been sold in one day. We have published another 1500 Ghia for sale here: in that case the car was in beautiful shape although it missed the front badge; in this case the car is in worse conditions but it has a… Read More Tired lady: 1964 Fiat 1500 GT Coupé by Ghia
There are things that could nest in your brain like an obsession. My personal car-obsession is where this car is now, if it still exists. I consider it the mother of every post-war racing barchettas, including Ferrari. Actually the Alfa V12 engine, designed by Bruno Trevisan, was the first of the breed which continued with… Read More Mother, where are thou? 1951 Alfa Romeo 412 by Vignale
Ok, where to start from? Mmmmhhh….this car is made melting toghether two front clips of two VW Bugs, giving to the car a perfectly palindrome look. The seller says that although “This car was built strictly for fun” actually “the build-quality is not a joke”. For sure, it wouldn’t have been a joke to build… Read More Push-Me-Pull-You: 1965 Volkswagen Beetle
Update, October 8: It seems that the car has been sold. It was quick but we’re not surprised at all. Flaminia week, definitely. We don’t like to publish two (almost) identical cars so close but this is too tasty to let it go. This Gunmetal (it should be “Grigio Newmarket”) 2.5 Coupè looks really good… Read More Gunmetal Style: 1967 Lancia Flaminia 2.5 GT Coupé by Touring
This Porsche 356 is said to be a 1965 “C” model: a quick check on the VIN number provided by the seller (#221373) confirms that. We like the blue of the paint which remind us a typical hot-rod shade. Needless to say that the Fuchs wheels fits always well on these cars. Interiors have been… Read More Gentle outlaw: 1965 Porsche 356 C
This Flaminia Coupé is a GTL model, it has an higher roof than the GT but it is a proper 2+2 and, last but not least, only 303 were made according to Touring Superleggera registry. However, this car is less valued than the GT model, and that’s why it’s generally worth the half. This particular… Read More Oily but solid: 1966 Lancia Flaminia 2.8 GTL Coupé by Touring
This 2nd series Fiat 600 still retains the suicide doors but, differently from european cars, has big headlights: it should be an official import car as italian cars had smaller headlights than those. The seller says that he used it to run smo SCCA events just for fun after being restored in Seattle. The interior… Read More Hawaiian green: 1958 Fiat 600
This 1932 three windows is said to be and original hot-rod which survived to the last sixty years. And we believe that’s the truth otherwise we should never make an article as we can’t stand fake hot rods. Indeed the seller has published a lot of period photo to bear witness about it: since then… Read More Automotive archeology: 1932 Ford Three Windows Coupé
Update, September 27: It seems that the car has been sold. Once we wrote that the classic car world never gets you bored as very often your certainties are questioned: this is another example. Actually this car was built by a gentleman driver, Luciano De Luca, puttin’ toghether a Fiat 509 chassis with a narrow… Read More The experiment: 1949 Fiat/Lancia Barchetta by De Luca
The Maserati Sebring shape has a clear kindred with another car designed by Michelotti and built by Vignale: the Italia 2000. The proportions are quite the same along with some peculiar detail like the sloping roof and the protruding radiator grille shape. Apart from such elements, the Sebring is pushed, in this case, by a… Read More Italia’s big sister: 1965 Maserati Sebring II by Vignale
