This Abarth 750 spider has a long time race history and, even now, it’s still hungry for races. Of course this car is not a rocket, its engine produces something around 40/45 hp but they’re enough to push this light car which is even smaller than you suppose: these are very tiny cars but, just for… Read More Long time racer: 1959 Abarth 750 Spider by Allemano
We know that “Bug” is the nick officially reserved to Volkswagen Beetle, but this cute tiny car, painted in its original (and now faded) black really looks like a little insect. Many of us have seen, during the last years, a lot of these cars in desperate conditions, full of rust holes and often without… Read More Extra dry bug: 1959 Abarth 750 Sestriére by Zagato
We are pretty sure that the Karmann Ghia, particularly the early series, has been rated by the market as the new Porsche 356. Indeed we’ve seen the quotations of these cars to increase substantially over the years: now a (almost) perfect car like this one is for sale regularly with an asking price higher than… Read More The new Porsche: 1959 Karmann Ghia “lowlights”
This was the cabriolet version of the latest Simca Aronde model, produced from 1957 to 1962. Bizzarrelly this car was not called “Plein Ciel” (open sky) like its coupé sister. Alle these cars were assembled by Facel Metallon: this complicated assembly process made these cars to cost more than the double of their sedan sisters which shared the… Read More Chasing the sun: 1959 Simca Aronde Sport Océane by Facel
First time ever we see pink Lancia: we believed so far that only Cadillac’s could benefit from such treatment. The seller says the he have acquired this car from a long term ownership in Indiana and that the car still bears its original plates from 1959. It is also said that the engine turns freely… Read More Indiana Pink: 1959 Lancia Flaminia 2500 Coupé by Pininfarina
Hermosa Beach is the city where this car spent most of its life: indeed this 2000 Spider (chassis 102.04.00358) looks very dry and preserved. It is said that its last run was in 1977. Of course 55 years are not few for whatever car, so now this elegant spider needs a total restoration; however there… Read More Muy Hermosa: 1959 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider by Touring
Of course we all know that cars like a Dino 196S barchetta are unaffordable unless you are some kind of tycoon. Also this car is not cheap but at least there are much more people who could reach it. This is a replica built, as the seller says, 20 years ago by an italian coachbuilder (we… Read More Not real but a good deal: 1959 Dino 196S tribute car
We could call these last two days the “Veloce days”: after the GT Veloce (sold) of friday, this is the time of a Spider. This 750 Spider Veloce has been converted in a racer during the 1978, and probably is now for sale as the owner has quit his racing career. The seller says nothing… Read More Race mood: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
We can’t find anything so wrong with this car, at least from what we can see from the photos, but the point is: who goes east to inspect the car? It’s a 1959 Giulia Spider which, as it can be seen, has wrong wheels but that’s not a problem: the car looks like a Giulia (1600 cc.) and… Read More Long way east: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Veloce
When you think at an Healey Sprite, of course tou imagine a tiny little spider which main focus is to drive across the british countryside: this car was born with a different purpose. To celebrate the successful Sebring race of March 1959, the BMC Competition Department entered three Austin-Healey Sprites in the 12 Hours Grand Prix… Read More More than a tourer: 1959 Austin Healey Sebring Sprite
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