There are replicas of all kinds, badly made, ridiculous, so-so, done well: this Simca 8 certainly belongs to the last category. It is a Simca Gordini barchetta rebuilt based on the chassis, engine and suspension of a Simca 8 (already quite rare in itself). Now, someone will turn up their nose seeing a Simca 8… Read More Red copy: 1953 Simca Gordini Barchetta replica
We are all used to thinking of Alfa Romeo as an elegant or sporty vehicle, and in any case to a vehicle that runs on asphalt, but this has not always been the case. In addition to the vans, in fact, the Alfa also built this off-road vehicle commissioned by the Italian police: we must… Read More The country one: 1953 Alfa Romeo AR51 “Matta”
Peter Behrens (a godfather figure to the young architect Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe) taught us to eliminate unnecessary bells and whistles, thus minimizing the separation of form and function. And we believe that’s true, but without exaggerating: the one published here is what remains of a 356 of 1953 (chassis # 50312), and is… Read More Less is less: 1953 Porsche 356
Here is a rare find, not only because very few Siata Daina were produced, but also because we thought it was very unlikely to find one yet to be restored and, for a change, it is red. The last one we found for sal was in a state similar to this, but it was a… Read More Scaled B20: 1953 Siata Daina Coupé
This 356 Coupé, chassis #51530, has been stored since 1996 by the same owner for over 45 years. Factory Kardex confirms matching engine and transmission. The paint is not original though, it had a new paint (Ivory?) in the early 70’s but its original color was Fashion Grey which is still visible under the lid,… Read More Back to the past: 1953 Porsche 356 Coupé
We all know that the pre-56 Porsche 356 are becoming untouchable, no matter in what conditions they are, so always more often we see for sale cars that, up to five years ago, we would not have taken even for free. Unfortunately we don’t make rules, market does so here we are comenting wat remains of… Read More Restoration day: 1953 and 1955 Porsche 356 Coupé
DF is for “Derivata Fiat” (Fiat derived) and that simply means that this expensive (then and now) car was based on the reliable and rock-solid Fiat 1900 platform. Of course when it was unveiled at the 1953 Geneva Salon, it was not just a Fiat 1900 with a different body as Cisitalia clients were used… Read More One of ten: 1953 Cisitalia 505 DF
These early Porsche 356 (a.k.a. Pre-A, although that was never used by Porsche to name its early cars) have always been sought but, especially in the last years, these fetch top dollars. This particular car, originally painted in Palm Green, is for sale by a guy who’s always been involved in these cars, I remember… Read More Palm Green: 1953 Porsche 356
This early 356 is said to be an original german car sold by the Stuttgart dealer Hahn, then it was exported to U.S.A. for 50 years. Since five years though the car is again in Europe. The seller says that the floors are solid and still the original equipment, all panels are matching as well… Read More Born german: 1953 Porsche 356
The seller says that this car is a very easy project as its body is plenty of dime-size issues which can be easily fixed: more than a project, we see a car which can be driven as is. Actually the true bug of this car is that the engine block and cylinder head match each… Read More A matter of dime: 1953 Jaguar XK120 O.T.S.
