For those with a keen eye and a love for classic beach cars, the opportunity to acquire a genuine ’59 Fiat 600 Jolly and a ’69 Fiat 850 Shellette is a rare gem indeed. The Fiat 600 Jolly, crafted by Carrozzeria Ghia, embodies the epitome of carefree beach style from the late 1950s. Originally serving… Read More Rare Beach Finds: 1959 Fiat 600 Jolly by Ghia and 1969 Fiat 850 Shellette by Michelotti
This Trike represents a fascinating piece of automotive customization, where the historical integrity of the Porsche 356 A coupe’s engineering met some guy’s madness. Imagine if a Porsche 356 A and a Harley Davidson got together at a 1960s rock festival and had a love child; that would be the 1959 356 Trike Rickshaw. This… Read More Psychedelic vehicle: 1959 Porsche 356 Trike Rickshaw
In the past, we had and restored a 1961 Italia 2000, so we can say we know this car inside out. Although, truth be told, the production was at such an artisanal level that finding two perfectly identical cars is not an easy task. Many differ in minor details, but unfortunately, in the past, this… Read More #27: 1959 Italia 2000 by Vignale
We always aim to understand exactly what the name of this particular Abarth is, as some call it “Scorpio” and others don’t. Obviously there is something we are missing. Never mind, the important thing is not the name but the car itself which in this case is in pretty bad shape: it certainly hasn’t seen… Read More Was red: 1959 Abarth 850 Coupè by Allemano
This 2000 Spider has definitely seen better days, but it’s still better than many “projects” seen lately. In fact, we have seen models like this, or 2600s, so rotten that we don’t understand how they are still all in one piece, for sale at prices which, although apparently low, would have led the owner to… Read More Ti-red: 1959 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider by Touring
Finding very special cars for sale has always been our aim, and this little racing car fully satisfies that requirement, not least because it looks like a barn find. The builder of this car was Paul Meniessier, a Citroën agent and a pilot in the South of France. Ménissier designed and built this PMS-Panhard (PMS… Read More Very special: 1959 PMS Panhard
In the end this Giulietta Spider literally applied its name to its philosophy of life: Veloce (“fast”) and therefore destined for racing. There are many cars like this which, since their release at the end of the 1950s, have been converted to racing, mainly by private drivers who considered them ideal for participating in races… Read More White racer: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
The fiat 600 is a very small car, and it is obviously for this reason that it was designed with only two doors, but obviously someone did not agree with this choice. That “someone” was Francis Lombardi, owner of the homonymous Piedmontese body shop that in the following years became known above all for his… Read More Two more doors: 1959 Fiat 600 Lucciola by Francis Lombardi
And here is the eighth episode of the Patina Monster series: this time it is a 190 SL, black and red. This car is in a condition that all classic car enthusiasts want: dry bodywork with no apparent trace of rust (and if there is, it is certainly surface oxidation that has not affected the… Read More Patina monster/8: 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
We do not know if this specimen is one of the last with a short wheelbase or one of the first with a long wheelbase, the only thing we know is that it needs a lot of work. Although, to be honest, the most important work to do on this specimen is to understand which… Read More Red puzzle: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
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