One of the most beautiful things in the world of the car, and in particular that of classic cars, is the interpretative ability of some subjects who, in the tranquility of their garage, try to create something according to their tastes and their imagination. So it may happen that, in a small town lost in… Read More OK custom: 1968 Volkswagen Woody
This car, with an elegant but very sober appearance, has two great fathers: Vittorio Jano and Francesco De Virgilio. Many of you know the first of the two, known for having designed the legendary Alfa Romeo P2 and P3 for the team headed by Enzo Ferrari, the second for being the father of the V6… Read More Father to son: 1953 Lancia Aurelia B10
This is an Alfa 2000 Spider built by Touring, as we have already seen many others, but this specimen is very old. What we mean is that this is one of the very first specimens that came out of the famous body shop on the outskirts of Milan, having chassis # 32. The fact that… Read More Half job: 1958 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider by Touring
“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
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