“The Cobra in the Barn: Great Stories of Automotive Archeology” was a book published in 2005 by Tom Cotter, which met with moderate success among classic car enthusiasts: it would certainly have included this 300SL if it had been resurrected 15 years before. Seeing the photos of the ad surprised us: first of all because… Read More Vintage dust: 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
It is black and is quite healthy, it has only the slight flaw of not being painted in its original color which, at least for us, is very beautiful. It is in fact the code # 6808 known as “Aga Blue” (try google for that color) and we are curious to understand which interior color… Read More Feeling blue: 1966 Porsche 911
The great diversity of special cars built in the 1950s in Italy, using Fiat 1100 chassis and engines, is well represented by this small berlinetta. Here too we have a chassis derived from the Fiat 1100-103 TV and also its engine which, of course, has been further elaborated with respect to the Fiat specifications: sometimes… Read More Rare goods: 1956 Fiat 1100-103 TV by Vignale
When, in the world of classic cars, it is said “it is original only once”, it is not just the fact that it left the factory and is no longer modified. That saying also means that, as people get to grips with it, some details – related to the finishing of one part or the… Read More HIR 993: 1962 Maserati 3500 GTi by Touring
Many of the De Tomaso Pantera that you find for sale are the base model which in the USA was called “L”, then there is also the GTS model like this one, much rarer and much more expensive than the first. But the GTS was not one for all markets: that for the American market… Read More Euro specs: 1972 De Tomaso Pantera GTS
When it came out of the body shop on the outskirts of Milan, this Flaminia built by Touring had the typical colors for this model: Lancia blue on the outside and parchment-colored leather on the inside. Now both colors are definitely weakened: the blue paint on the aluminum bodywork is almost totally gone, while the… Read More Former blue: 1963 Lancia Flaminia GT 2.5 3C by Touring
It is italian, It has a soft top, it was built in the early 60s, it has a twin overhead cam engine, but it is not a Giulietta Spider. Actually it is what should have been a competitor of the famous spider built by Alfa Romeo, it had all the credentials to do it but… Read More Stored 50 years: 1960 Fiat 1500S Spider
The first time we reviewed a Z series datsun was in 2016, things have changed a lot since then. In fact, it seems that, as happened in the past for other models (and other brands), one day someone “woke up” and, seeing the prices reached by “mainstream” cars, looked for some other classic car that,… Read More Fresh and red: 1971 Datsun 240Z
As time passes we expect less and less to find cars like the Giulia 1600 Super in conditions similar to the original ones, so we like to be surprised as in this case. The seller says that the car made a long journey from the state of NY to Texas where he previously resided, it… Read More Santa Fe Trail/2: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super
Each car model is the synthesis of an era and the geographical area in which it was designed: the Buick Grand National certainly represents the USA of the 80s. In reality the lines of this car date back to the late 70s but they are already the forerunners of the stylistic trends of the 80s:… Read More Masculine imperfection: 1987 Buick Grand National GNX
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