The history of the american fiberglass cars is still quite obscure as many of these were produced in very few specimens and, nonetheless, the italian sports cars of the same era cast a huge shoadow on these creations. Steel and aluminium were much more expensive than fiberglass and they required skills and time to be… Read More Forgotten: 1955 Californian Sport Special
This Coupé is a mix among british tech and italian style; such experiment will not be the only one: we will see other attempts like this in the late fifties, when the Italia 2000 will jump on the market. Both were designed by Michelotti, but the Arnolt body was built by Bertone. And, like the Italia… Read More 67 made: 1955 Arnolt MG Coupé by Bertone
It’s the first time we see this car, and the first time we hear of Sid Ward, the coachbuilder who shaped this beautiful aluminium body. So, we don’t know Sid Ward but, watching this car, we are sorry that he didn’t keep on building other cars as this man had a good eye and a great sense… Read More Australian special: 1955 Austin Healey 100 BN1 by Ward
We are perfectly aware that these cars aren’t much loved by most people but a small bunch of passionate fans but, because we are part of these, it was obligatory for us to publish this very early KG. Very early as 1955 was the first production year for the Karmann Ghia and in that year… Read More Low gravity, Lower chassis: 1955 Karmann Ghia Coupè
Many of these panel cars were made by Lancia as they were often used by small companies in order to make quick deliveries around the city. Unfortunately most of them were scrapped as, once they became old cars, they could not be recycled in the used car market: indeed the few cars remained are basically… Read More A different delivery: 1955 Lancia Appia “Furgoncino”
The seller says that this 356 Speedster needs attentions but, according to us, the only attention it needs is about the asking price which is quite competitive. This car is said to have been originally purchased new by a man and then it passed to his son’s hands. It’s a 1955 356 Speedster (a.k.a. “Pre-A”)… Read More Father and son: 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster
Just when we think that top cars barn finds are finished, here it is another one popped out from a garage in UK. It’s an Aston Martin DB2/4 which ran for only 12 years after it was bought new in UK, then it was put in storage and it never saw the light again until… Read More Do not touch: 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4
This is the second 1100TV by Fissore we have published here: honestly we didn’t believe to see another one for sale for years but here it is another one just one year later. Actually the seller says that this is the only car around but clearly he’s not a Classic Virus reader. Differently from the… Read More O.S.C.A. badged: 1955 Fiat 1100 TV by Fissore
This particular (and, to us, very fascinating) cabriolet Called Zephyr Six (aka Mark I) was built by Ford UK from 1950 to 1956 and it was considered a full-size car. Although it could seem a small car at a glance, it was equipped with a ohv, inline-six engine with a 2,200 cc displacement, producing 68… Read More Brick-shaped classic: 1955 Ford Zephyr Six Convertible
It’s not usual to see a mid fifties tow truck based on a Fiat 1100 chassis but for sure once found, you can be sure that all the eyes along the street will be yours. Many of these tow trucks were made back then but of course they cannot tow a big weight so they… Read More Tow with style: 1955 Fiat 1100 Tow truck
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