The seller of this one-off fiberglass berlinetta based on a 1957 Triumph TR3 chassis is a usual Classic Virus reader and he’s a true classic cars enthusiast. He submitted to us this nice car which body was made probably in the early sixties in the U.S.A., during the “Fiberglass era”. The photo above shows the… Read More Seller submission: One-off 1957 Triumph TR3 “Berlinetta”
This 1957 Giardinetta Viotti “Sleeping” is basically the italian, small equivalent of the american Chevy Nomad, as a two door station wagon. Back then, this car had quite a good selling success as it was the ideal car for the big families where the baby-boomers were growing. However, it was not a cheap car: it… Read More Italian nomad: 1957 Fiat Giardinetta “Sleeping” by Viotti
We are used to see many rebodied italian cars but rarely we’ve seen a rebodied AH 100/6: this car is said to have been rebodied during the sixties and, for sure, who made this was both influenced by the Ferrari California and the Corvette C3. Indeed the nose looks like a Corvette C3 while the… Read More Total crossbreed: 1957 Austin Healey 100/6 “The California”
If we should give a physical representation of the “Minimal art” concept, it would be this car. It’s an Ashley Sport 750 with a fiberglass body which clearly winks at period italian race barchetta’s. This car is the quintessence of the word “simple”: one engine, one chassis, two seats and four wheels: it’s even hard… Read More Minimal art: 1957 Ashley 750 Sport MKI
This car is one of the few survivor of the special coachbuilt series built by Vignale on the Fiat 600 chassis and engine, although often slightly tuned by Abarth. Back in the golden coachbuilders era, every new mass produced car, especially by Fiat, was a new opportunity to build something special for a restricted and… Read More Economy with style: 1957 Fiat 600 Rendez-Vous by Vignale
This Giulietta Sprint 750 is said to have been purchased by the actual seller 7 years ago and, since then, basically no work has been performed on it with the exception of some money and time spent to locate many missing parts. The seller says that the car is dry, with no rust or big… Read More Stay dry: 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
This 1957 Bel Air Convertible is stuck in the middle (or less) of a full restoration. The seller says that some metal job has been done in a previous restoration but that apart from some spots, the car is solid. It also says that new brake lines have been installed along with four disc brakes.… Read More Most parts included: 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
This week we have here another delivery van: a 1957 Lancia Appia “Furgoncino”. These cars were often set up in this way to be sold to various companies, especially mechanics-related producers and distributors. These vans were not built by coachbuilders but by Lancia factory. They had a lower power than the sedan version, but a… Read More Style delivery: 1957 Lancia Appia C80S 2nd series
This Giulietta Spider 750D (aka s.w.b.) is said to have been a VSCCA racer – preservation class. Even now it has a current VSCCA log book but the current owner never raced it, but enjoyed it driving it on the road during summer. Actually there is still a roll-bar on the car which doesn’t give… Read More Former VSCCA racer: 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
This car is said to have been carried out from a garage where it sat for the last 30 years. It’s a Fiat 1900B, and, as per the front grill trims, it could be a 1956 or a 1957 car; however the seller says that this car has no plates nor papers, so it needs… Read More Leave it as is: 1956? Fiat 1900B Berlina
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