It is the second time we see a Fiat Pininfarina like this on sale and, definitely, we are amazed because we thought that after the one published here, we would not have seen another one on sale for many years to come. But there is nothing more beautiful than being amazed (in a positive sense)… Read More Swedish plate: 1958 Fiat 1200 Coupé by Pininfarina
This strange coupé was built, as you can easily imagine, by one person, not in Stuttgart but in a neighboring city, Kaiserslautern. It’s a mix between Porsche, Karmann Ghia and the fantasy of the German craftsman who decided 60 years ago to build his “dream car” based on what evidently inspired him. The body is… Read More Stranger things: 1958 Karmann Ghia – Porsche “Custom”
This Abarth 750 is a little different from others we have published here, not only for the appearance of the nose but also for the underlying technique and its history. The seller says that this car was sold new in the United States and there its history is unknown until 1969 when it was bought… Read More Red rascal: 1958 Abarth 750 Spyder by Allemano
We have often published kit-cars produced with fiberglass body built between the mid-fifties and mid-seventies, and among all those published this is perhaps the one we like most. This is the body produced by the Alken Corporation, founded in venice, CA, by some Aerospace Engineer. The seller, who seems to have done a lot of… Read More Restored rarity: 1958 Alken D2 Roadster
Sometimes it happens to find a Giulietta Spider to be restored, sometimes it happens to find two for sale by the same owner, other times – like this – it happens to find seven and a half of them. Do not ask us what the owner means for “half” because neither we have understood, certainly… Read More Seven and half: 1956-1962 Giulietta Spider stock
If you want to restore a car, what is the best starting point? Obviously a complete car, possibly not damaged, with its original engine and, last but not least, not rusty. Well this Giulietta Spider 750D, chassis # 1495*05847 seems to correspond to the starting point previously mentioned, at least for what you can see… Read More Pale red: 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
This should be one of the rare Giulietta Spider Veloce swb, recognizable by the absence of the door deflector glass, because the doors were shorter on these early cars. Indeed, many say the 750 are swb but it is not correct: all swb were type 750 but not vice versa, and the Fast sws are very… Read More Wide wheels: 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
This car is not only the same model used by Lieutenant Columbo in the homonymous TV series, but it also seems to be painted in a similar color and in very similar conditions. It is a Peueot 403 Cabriolet, built from 1958 to 1960 by Pininfarina in little more than 2000 specimens, of which some… Read More Columbo’s favorite: 1958 Peugeot 403 Cabriolet by Pininfarina
There are many fans of the small Abarth, especially when they were produced in limited numbers and dressed by coachbuilders like Allemano: the seller says also that this car has been published in the book “Abarth Guide” (1984) by Al Cosentino. This is one of his creations, based on the humble (but solid and effective) frame… Read More Red flea: 1958 Abarth 750 Spyder by Allemano
This is another car born during the “fiberglass era” but it is not American but English, and like many cars handcrafted in England it is equipped with Triumph engine and transmission. This happened because, unlike the clichés, the engine and transmission of the Triumph TR3 is extremely robust and full of torque at low revs… Read More 1/70/325: 1958 Peerless GT
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