Once again, the seller of this rare Twin Cam has omitted to report the build year of this MGA, one of the 2,100 produced with the twin cam engine from 1958 to 1960. Other than having a special engine, this car was equipped with a set of steel wheel (no wire wheels on these) and… Read More Steel wheels: 1960 MG A Twin Cam
Although the seller of this 1200 TV Trasformabile says that the car is from 1960, this model was actually produced up to 1959 when it was replaced by the 1200 Spider built by Pininfarina. The 1200 TV Trasormabile is a less valuable car than its predecessor, the 1100 TV which had a lot of flamboyant details,… Read More Wired: 1959 Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile
This late Giulietta Sprint 750B is said to have been delivered new in England even though it is a LHD car. Now it’s in France so the blue shade is perfect for the country. The seller says that this car (also this belongs to the “interim” series so it still as many features of th… Read More Blue racer: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint
The interim series includes the cars with some features coming from the first series like the dashboard, interiors and engine, other things come from the later series like the taillights and the front end. This is said to be a matching numbers car owned by an Alfa collector who had other Veloces in the past: he… Read More Interim series: 1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce
This is the second time we see an Abarth 2200 Spider for sale: the first time it was a car for sale in Italy, in 2006. This is then only the second time in ten years because this car is extremely rare, mostly because when it came out in 1959 this was an expensive car,… Read More Four eyed: 1959 Abarth 2200 Spider by Allemano
Two days, two California black plate cars: today the car published is not a big shot of the market but nevertheless it’s less lovely than the early Porsche. First because of the car itself which is a superb example of italian microcar engineering and style: this car has a lovely coral/black color combo which is… Read More PYK 450: 1959 Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile
We’ve seen many 3500 GT in need of a total restoration but this one wins the award for the specimen in the worst conditions on the market, at least of the last three years. It is for sure a car abandoned many years outside so nature has taken his toll on the metal, then people… Read More Disrupted: 1959 Maserati 3500 GT by Touring
The seller says that the car has been braced for shipping: that is a wise move as the car has a rotten chassis and the risk of bending the car is very high. We don’t spot a GTE to restore for sale since at least two years ago: these cars are very rare and by… Read More Braced for shipping: 1959 Lancia Appia GTE by Zagato
Whoever is looking for one of these cars in order to restore them, has for sure noticed that the most common issue on these cars is that they are not equipped anymore with the original engine. And often the problem is not only related to the original engine, but also that the car is not… Read More Odd seats: 1959 Abarth 750 GT by Zagato
Although not big as they were used in the U.S. cars, also Italian designers adopted the use of fins on many italian cars: Vignale was the master in this fashion but even others less known designers like Viotti didn’t disdain to put them on his coachbuilt cars. This coupè was bult, needless to say, on… Read More Pure fifties: 1959 Fiat 1200 Gran Turismo by Viotti
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