In our opinion, there should be a specific branch of classic car collecting dedicated to custom-built cars built on a Fiat basis. But we are biased. This is a very rare – and we do not exaggerate much stating that it could be the only one in existence – “St. Leger” built by Bertone in… Read More Blue on blue / 3: 1950 Fiat 1400 St. Leger Cabriolet by Bertone
Here we are in the presence of a very rare – probably unique – coachbuilt Fiat built by Vignale at the beginning of the famous body shop: even if Vignale seems to have always built cars, it actually lasted (under the guidance of Alfredo) only twenty years. Twenty years only but very intense, which have… Read More Green orchid: 1950 Fiat 1400 Orchidea by Vignale
Perhaps in 1950 this car already looked out of date, but it certainly wasn’t 14 years before, when it went into production. Actually we deliberately used the verb “look” because even in 1950, this car was not technically inferior to brands like Mercedes and is, still today, more aerodynamic than a Lamborghini Countach. The masterpiece… Read More Postal service: 1950 Tatra T87
Let’s say that, at least for us, there can be no more appropriate color for a 1950 Italian Coupe: this shade of maroon (or dark red) is typical of italian sports cars of that period. Of course, to think today that this is a sports car makes you smile considering that, at best, this engine… Read More Aluminium heritage: 1950 Fiat 1400 Coupé by Farina
Classic cars are the focus of our publication, however every now and then a very rare or particularly interesting spare part appears and we therefore feel the obligation to report it to readers. Today we are talking about a very rare set of record 15-inch Borrani spoked wheels with a 5 “channel: the rarity of… Read More B-Side: 1956 Borrani Record + Pirelli Stelvio set
There was a big difference between the convertibles produced immediately after World War II in Europe vs the USA, a difference summarized very well by the Siata Amica. The difference was obviously clear from the dimensions: if we take the Ford Custom Convertible of the same year for example, we have a length of 196.6… Read More Small is good: 1950 Siata Amica by Bertone
Very few specimens of this model were built, and only a handful survive today: this is one of the best ever. Based on the Fiat 1400, the Siata Daina was built in several versions including some, such as the Sport and Gran Sport, widely used in competitions, particularly in the USA in championships such as… Read More Classy special: 1950 Siata Daina Coupé by Farina
Taking a car trip like the one described below would make you heroes nowadays. Doing it 70 years ago, alone, without satellite phone, gps, air conditioning, asphalted roads driving a Fiat 1100, seems an almost superhuman feat just for having thought of it. The author of this driving company around the world was Franco Nacci,… Read More 1 Man, 1 Car, 22 Months, 38 Countries, 45,000 Miles: Franco Nacci
We have already written on other occasions how difficult it is to find a nice, early Typ 1 specimen for sale, and we meant a specimen with a closed roof. Finding a cabriolet is extremely unlikely. All the more if we are talking about a specimen – according to the seller – which has never… Read More Clean cab: 1950 Volkswagen Beetle Cabriolet
Actually we did not know exactly how to call this car: we know that – as the seller says – under the skin is the frame and engine of a Henry J. but we don’t know much else. Technically speaking, we do not know the year of manufacture of the chassis, nor the year in… Read More Time traveler: 1950 Kaiser Frazer Henry J. “Custom”
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