The early Giulietta Sprint are the most sought model – of course after the Veloce – even though they had some issues due to some design flaws. The vapor lock was one of those. Early cars like this one had some fuel pump-related issue due to the vapor lock, because the pump was installed on… Read More Vapor lock: 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
Back in the fifties it was not easy to afford an Italian sports car, it was indeed much easier to buy a fiberglass body shaped like the european GT’s and merge it to an american chassis and engine. These kits were produced in North Hollywood, CA, by Jerry Sutton who sold the C-2 in two… Read More Still waiting: 1956 Victress C-2 Coupé
One of the best sellers of fiat was the model 1100-103 produced from 1953 up to 1959, it had reliable chassis, engine and good brakes so it became very popular among coachbuiders. One of those was Vittorino Viotti who already made many customizations starting from a mass prduced Fiat: he built the “Giardinetta” (it was… Read More Green light: 1956 Fiat 1100-103 “Giardinetta” by Viotti
This car puzzles us. First of all because it’s said to be a 1953 car: in that year the 1100/103 was just released but the first Trasformabile was sold in 1955. Ok the year could be wrong but the strange things aren’t finished yet: the bumpers are the same installed on the later 1200 TV… Read More Original stuff: 195? Fiat 1100/103 TV Trasformabile
Lately we’ve seen an increasing interest around the 1900 even if this is a four door car, aybe that’s because this car still belongs to the golden era of Alfa Romeo. Indeed it is pushed by the glorious 1900 c.c. DOHC engine, the father of the great “Bialbero” family lasted for over 50 years: the… Read More Nardi equipped: 1956 Alfa Romeo 1900 Berlina
The last thing we would expect to see installed on a Mercedes 190 SL is an Abarth exhaust: you never stop learning and that’s it. Indeed the seller says that this car is equipped with the italian exhaust since 1971, the year before this car had its second repaint (after the original one). It is said to… Read More Abarth equipped: 1956 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
The french builder Salmson had quite a long history started in 1890, having its best years between the first and the second world wars, unfortunately they were not able to face the new challenges of modern era and so they were definitely out of business in 1957. The car shown here is said to be… Read More The last one: 1956 Salmson 2300 GT by Motto
What we have here is closer to a wreck than a car to restore but you never know, we have seen cars in the same conditions brought back to their former glory by someone with enough lunacy, time and patience. Also because this is actually a rare car the seller says that less than 100… Read More Miracle needed: 1956 Fiat 600 Coupé by Viotti
This is one of the best colors on a Giulietta Spider and, by the way, it’s quite rare as red and white were the most chosen colors back then. The seller says that this car (chassis #AR149500406) had a previous restoration in the eighties but, of course, now it need to be deeply refreshed as… Read More More than 35: 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
There is few things remained on this Speedster (chassis #82291) which is, however, a good starting point for a restoration project. As you could easily suppose, the fact that this is a project car doesn’t mean that it will come cheapbut, as long as these cars (one restored) are going for sale often for more… Read More No optionals: 1956 Porsche 356 A Speedster
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