We have always wondered why most European cars were sold new in California, and perhaps one of the answers is that the morphology of the terrain is the one most similar to the Italian one in the rest of the USA. Consequently, a nimble little car, even one with not as much horsepower as a… Read More SWB project: 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
This 356A is very down in the dumps, it will take a lot of work to restore it to acceptable looks and function, yet we believe it is someone’s dream. The reason is obvious: in fact this is a blank sheet from which you can start for any type of creation. In fact, since the… Read More Carbon look: 1957 Porsche 356 A Coupé
Not the first facelifted first series Giulietta Sprint we’ve seen, however this (chassis AR1493*03585) is a remarkable example. First of all for the colour: we could be wrong but it is the “Grigio Chiarissimo” colour, very rare and, in our opinion, very beautiful on the lines of this car. The seller says that the car… Read More Flawless grey: 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
To be cool, a car doesn’t have to be expensive: that was as true then as it is now. Even the coachbuilders knew it sixty years ago, indeed, they had made a great effort to give a touch of originality and style to cars destined for the mass market, precisely because it was in this… Read More Small car, big style: 1957 Fiat 600 “Smart” by Bertone
This stunning coupé built on the chassis of a 1900 SS is said to be the car presented at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show, and is one of two examples built. We have probably also seen the second specimen which, from what we remember, should be painted in a light gold colour, but we couldn’t… Read More Swiss blue: 1957 Alfa Romeo 1900 SS by Ghia Aigle
Even if it seems to you that the line of this car is quite well known, it is likely that you are confused with a Fiat: but this is not. It is in fact one of the few Lancia Appia transformed by Viotti for a more “practical” use: despite this, the car has only two… Read More Special wagon: 1957 Lancia Appia Giardinetta by Viotti
We have said it several times that, after the Second World War, Germany started again from the bottom, producing very small cars, and this Victoria 250 is a further confirmation. To tell the truth, even in Italy, in the immediate post-war period, there was a flourishing proliferation of microcars, but this phenomenon did not last… Read More Micro spider: 1957 Victoria 250
There are classic cars whose value goes beyond the classification of year, make and model, and this happens because they carry something objectively irrelevant but emotionally important. On the other hand, if you study economics at university, they will teach you the concept of the “rational consumer” which describes the individual acting out of self-interest… Read More Orange racer: 1957 Porsche 356 A Speedster
A v8 under the hood, beautiful lines and excellent build quality of BMW (that of 60 years ago, we mean), this is the synthesis of the BMW 503. At the time it was a very expensive car and in fact it did not have a great commercial success: the seller says that only 416 were… Read More Four heads: 1957 BMW 503 Coupé
We have seen many Morris Minors for sale in the past, but never a “panel van” version: fortunately (in this case) there is always a first time. What is equally rare about this car – besides its bodywork – is that it is a rare left-hand drive version, so we deduce that it was produced… Read More Brit delivery: 1957 Morris Minor van
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