This 1951 Mercury two-door is the kind of car you usually see in period photos rather than in real life today: 26,000 miles claimed, original Coventry Green paint, and an interior that doesn’t appear to have ever needed to “play the part” of a restored car. The listing also mentions “Fingerhut” plastic seat covers: this… Read More Fingerhut covers: 1951 Mercury Eight Sport Coupe
If you’ve never heard of the MarDal, that’s because it was a bespoke one-off—its name formed from Marzotto + Dal Moro—commissioned by the racing Marzotto brothers, especially Umberto, in 1951. The brief was pure post-war Italian ingenuity: a petite 750 built on a lightweight Gilco tubular chassis (the same firm that supplied Ferrari’s racing frames),… Read More One of one: 1951 MarDal 750 Sport by Fontana
This Peugeot 203 Barchetta by Barbier is one of those rare postwar French specials that survived as a testament to a period when creativity and racing spirit went hand in hand. Built on the robust Peugeot 203 platform introduced in 1948, Barbier’s barchetta was conceived as a lightweight open sports car for hill climbs and… Read More Blue barchetta: 1951 Peugeot 203 Barchetta by Barbier
The car published here is one of the most iconic automobiles of postwar Italian production: the Lancia Aurelia B20 GT Coupé, in its first series from 1951, of which only 499 units were built. The Aurelia was a revolutionary model for its time: designed under Vittorio Jano and launched in 1950, it was the first… Read More The first V6: 1951 Lancia Aurelia B20 Coupé
This 1951 Siata Daina 1400 Berlinetta offers a – not cheap – restoration opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts of Italian automotive craftsmanship. The vehicle features matching numbers and has been preserved as a restoration project. The Siata Daina, introduced in 1951, was a collaboration between SIATA and the coachbuilder Stabilimenti Farina. Built on the Fiat… Read More Little B20: 1951 Siata Daina Berlinetta by Farina
In the world of classic Fiat collectors, few vehicles hold the rarity and charm of the Fiat 1100 “Musone” built by Carrozzeria Monviso from 1947 to 1951. Crafted in extremely limited numbers, these cars have become authentic rarities. Carrozzeria Monviso, an Italian coachbuilder, operated in the post-war era and was known for its elegant and… Read More Red flower: 1951 Fiat 1100B “Stella Alpina” by Monviso
This early 356 Cabriolet crossed the ocean when new, as its first owner was Argentine (or lived in Argentina), and since then, it has traveled almost around the world. In fact, it was purchased in the 1980s by its second German owner, who restored it in 1990. The seller says that this was the first… Read More South American: 1951 Porsche 356 Cabriolet
“The Porsche that wasn’t” could be defined as the Devin, based on a chassis derived from Porsche or Volkswagen. In this case, it is a car based on a shortened chassis taken from a 1951 Type 1. At that time, and we are talking about the years between the 50s and 60s, there was certainly… Read More Plastic fantastic: 1951 VW-Porsche Devin
We have known the coachbuilder Beutler for his creations based on Porsche and Volkswagen, but never for an English car. Certainly, we are not talking about a utility vehicle but a Bristol 401, one of the most expensive English cars of its time. The commission for this particular car (chassis #892) came from Sir Ernest… Read More A special one: 1951 Bristol 401 by Beutler
This car still retains its original ‘Roma’ black license plate, so it is highly plausible that it has lived in the Eternal City from when it was new. Therefore, it has witnessed everything: if we want to use definitions linked to the cinema (Rome has been one of the main centers of world film production… Read More La dolce vita: 1951 Fiat 1400 Coupé by Farina
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