The problem with writing a review of cars like this is that often we don’t even know how to define the model to be included in the title: the only sure thing is that the chassis is that of a Kubelwagen. As many know, the Kubelwagen was a vehicle used by the German army during… Read More Something different: 1951 Volkswagen Kubelwagen “Bolide”
The fiat 1400 was the first post-war “new generation” car built by Fiat which inaugurated its new course and the most prosperous twenty years of its production. It is clear that, in Italy in the early 50s, the Fiat 1400 – and we are talking about the sedan – was a car that only the… Read More Baby boomer: 1951 Fiat 1400 Cabriolet
Even if – among classic cars – the American ones are not at the top of your wish list, you cannot fail to appreciate this Ford Custom. First of all because it is a car that, in terms of shape and size, is very close to the European standard of that era, then because it… Read More Perfect green: 1951 Ford Custom Convertible
This car, never restored from the moment it left the dealer, makes us understand some things that are often ignored. Do you know when, in some advertisements, classic cars of 50 or 60 years old are presented in fantastic conditions that are said to be “preserved”, “never restored” and so on? Well, most of the… Read More One family car: 1951 Simca 8 Sport Cabriolet
Let’s face it, for all classic car enthusiasts, seeing a car parked in a garage and partially buried by unusual household items is now a cliché. However the fact that it is a cliché does not diminish its charm, as in the case of this Simca 8 Sport Coupé which was evidently parked many years… Read More Partially buried: 1951 Simca 8 Sport Coupé by Facel
Despite what one might imagine, this car is very rare, for a very specific reason that lancisti know well. The same lancisti just mentioned, in fact, will have immediately noticed a detail (which in reality is not detail): it is in fact a Aurelia B21 of 1951 with left hand drive, this feature was certainly… Read More Maroon six: 1951 Lancia Aurelia B21 S
How many of these wagons have you seen live or for sale in recent years? I’ll tell you: none, because this is an extremely rare car. It is in fact a special body made by Monterosa, a bodyshop very active in the first decade after WWII which was working in particular on Fiat. In fact, we… Read More Special wagon: 1951 Fiat 1100 E wagon by Monterosa
This not well known car was the very first big car built by AC Ltd., and the extraordinary thing is that it is basically the same as it came ouf of the factory more than sixty years ago. Indeed the conditions of this car really match the “survivor” word definition: thanks also to its aluminium… Read More Extra dry survivor: 1951 AC 2-Litre Saloon 2dr
These Simca 8 and 9 once were basically outsider in the classic cars world, however since few years they have regained their proper place in the market as they were rare, cute and properly built. The design of this cars is Pininfarina stuff but they were actually built by the french Facel Metallon even though… Read More Black aluminium: 1951 Simca 8 Sport Coupé
Few british car makers, in the early fifties, were in the business with a twin cam engine on the front: one was Jaguar, of course, the other one was the less known Riley. Riley started to build these car in 1948 until 1951, especially in order to export them to the north america market, ut… Read More British hemi: 1951 Riley RMC
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