For collectors and simple enthusiasts of classic cars there are not many things more exciting than cars modified by small, and often unknown, manufacturers, even if they are not even manufacturers in the strict sense, but only enthusiasts who have wanted to build their own visions. In this case, confirming what has just been written,… Read More Stranger things: 1959 Volkswagen Typ 1 one-off
Few, very few words from the seller to describe these two relatives separated by ten years of age but united by conditions. Probably the scarcity of words is simply due to the clarity with which the two cars appear in the photo: both need a restoration from top to bottom without excluding any part, even… Read More Desert inn: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint + 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina
The Fiat 600 served as the basis for many variations: most were custom-built by the major Italian coachbuilders, while others were built with the aim of supporting companies. This specimen is part of the last category: the chassis, with appropriate modifications, is precisely that of the small Italian utilitarian car but the body was set… Read More Italian minivan: 1959 Fiat 600 Multipla by OM
Look, a white Alfa Romeo repainted in red: that’s strange, isn’t it? Sarcasm aside, this has been the fate of most Italian classic cars over the decades. As is evident from the Italian newspaper clipping dated 1964, the reality is that in those years only 5% of the cars registered in Italy were red (a… Read More Red over white: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
Well yes, it seems that this is the Veloce version of a Giulietta type 750, although we don’t have much to deduce from, if not the seller’s description. The point is that this car seems to be equipped with a “normal” type engine, characterized by the classic intake manifold ending with a single Solex PAIA… Read More Single inside: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
The name Vespa inevitably makes us think of the most famous scooter in the world, but as enthusiasts know well that it is not just that. Indeed, The Vespa 400 of this article is a rear-engined microcar, produced by ACMA in Fourchambault, France, from 1957 to 1961 to the designs of the Italian Piaggio company.… Read More Unplugged: 1959 ACMA Vespa 400
This is the story, somehow already heard before, of a Giulietta Sprint which, together with four other Alfa Romeos, was buried in a warehouse forty years ago. It is all well explained in this article by Hagerty dating back to last June. Long story short: forty years ago the owner of these cars died and… Read More 40 years entombed: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
We have already spoken in many past articles of the fiberglass era between the mid-50s and the mid-70s: in this period FiberFab was one of the leading companies. In fact, it has created kits for many models: in the past we have published one of these kits, the “Banshee”, installed on the chassis and engine… Read More UK joins US: 1959 Austin Healey 3000 “Banshee” by FiberFab
What’s better than owning a Fiat 1100-103 TV? It probably is owning one that, coincidentally, is also registered with the same province: the Italian one of Treviso or, as an abbreviation, TV. Easy humor aside, we would like to note that the seller, both in the title of the ad and in the description, says… Read More Double initials: 1956 Fiat 1100-103 TV
Summer is the time of year when it is more difficult to find interesting cars: anyone who plans to sell often postpones everything to September, however there are always exceptions. This exception in particular concerns a completely original 356A (although not in an excellent state) which, according to the seller, was parked in a barn… Read More American Fjord: 1959 Porsche 356A Coupé
