Tag Archives: 1950

Three seater: 1950 Fiat 1500E Cabriolet “Riviera” By Stabilimenti Farina

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

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Yep, the name of ths car is quite long and the car which it belongs to is quite rare: probably the only one in the U.S.A. an one of the very few made at the beginning of the fifties. Finding … Continue reading →

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Field find: 1950 Simca 8 Sport Convertible

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

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Yes indeed these cars once were abandoned everywhere, including fields, just like this one that has still its body only because it’s made of aluminium. The car is sold with a bill of sale only and it’s easy to understand … Continue reading →

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Downsizing: 1950 Jaguar XK120 O.T.S. “Alloy”

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

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This car is the 110th XK120 which came out of the Coventry factory and, as an early car, is one of the very few dressed with an alloy body, making it a special one. The astonishing thing is that the … Continue reading →

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A family affair: 1950 Crosley 18 wheeler

Posted on February 2, 2018 by

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We’ve seen a lot of things in the classic cars world but, as often happens, we still missed something. In this case that’s about this unique Crosley “truck” built for Pinto Air Freight. The best part of the story is … Continue reading →

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A mighty one: 1950 Simca 8 Sport Convertible

Posted on February 14, 2017 by

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We have never hidden our passion for the Simca 8, and that’s still true even for this particular car which has some special features. Indeed this is not a common Simca equipped with the inline-four, 1100 c.c. engine derived from … Continue reading →

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What’s the Veritas*?

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

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*Veritas (latin) = “Truth”. Mr. Magnus from Sweden was inspired by this Veritas for sale two years ago, to tell us the story of his father and his Veritas back in the fifties (see photo above). What’s puzzling is that … Continue reading →

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Made in Belgium: 1953 Alfa Romeo 1900

Posted on December 28, 2016 by

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As it often happens because of our ignorance, we didn’t know that a small batch of Alfa 1900 Berlina like this one were assembled in Belgium by Imperia coachworks, like this one is said to be. We didn’t find much … Continue reading →

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Many badges: 1950 Fiat 1100 “Stella Alpina” by Monviso

Posted on August 18, 2016 by

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The “Stella Alpina” is the name of a rare flower growing along the Alps rising on the northern edge of Italy: it’s so rare that if the police catches you with one of those you will pay a huge ticket. This car … Continue reading →

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The new era: 1950 Fiat 1400 Cabriolet

Posted on August 2, 2016 by

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The Fiat 1400 cabriolet was the first Fiat project made from scratch after the second world war, also thanks to the funds coming from the U.S.A. by Marshall Plan. Indeed if you have some knowledge of the american cars of … Continue reading →

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Prototype, maybe: 1950 Siata Daina Trasformabile

Posted on April 25, 2016 by

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The “Trasformabile” (the italian word uesd to say “cabriolet” back in the fifties) was one of the two version of the Siata Daina, a beautiful, scaled down Aurelia B20 produced from the 1950 to 1953 by Siata and designed and … Continue reading →

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