How long has it been since you saw the last Cisitalia for sale? Ok this is the “2nd generation” Cisitalia but, anyway, many months have passed since the last time we saw one for sale. These cars was not entirely built by Cisitalia: the founder’s son, Carlo Dusio, kept on building cars but starting from… Read More Red and open: 1961 Cisitalia-Abarth 850 Spider by Allemano
That’s actually the first time we see a Flaminia Berlina in these beautiful restored conditions: it’s indeed rare as these cars are expensive to restore and the four door cars have not the same value of the coupé. So the previous owner of the car did actually a labor of love as he spent for… Read More Super nice: 1961 Lancia Flaminia 2.8 Berlina
This late 750 Giulietta Spider (chassis #1495.11180) could have been in better conditions than it is but unfortunately both sides are damaged because of a farm equipment which backed into the car from the driver side. Then the car was pushed on another farm equipment on the passenger side: this carelessness now means a salty bill… Read More Hard farming: 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
It is not clear the year when this car was built as the ad is missing this info, so we have “decided” that this is one of the first series cars, built from 1961. The only thing said by the seller is that this is a rare car as just 421 units were built, and… Read More Known history: 1961 Lancia Flamina GT Convertibile by Touring
This is an american delivered Flaminia Coupé which has indeed all the instruments marked in m.p.h. and fahrenheit degrees. So far it lived in the dry U.S. southwest and that’s why it is in exceptional dry conditions. The seller says that it had one repaint only in 1985 when, at the same time, te engine was… Read More Dry white: 1961 Lancia Flaminia Coupé by Pininfarina
Like many other 3500 GTi, also this car was born with a Lucas MFI but as soon as this began to be in trouble, the owner replaced it with a pack of Weber carburetors. This one, however, had also other modifications: the seller says that this car was born black with white interiors (a very… Read More Valve job needed: 1961 Maserati 3500 GTi by Touring
The photos provided are not good but, probably, the car is it as it seems a car well cared during the years, showing an elegant color combo too. It is one of the first Flaminia Coupé built so it should have the classic V6 2.5 litre fed by one carburetor only, a quite unit for… Read More Snow white: 1961 Lancia Flaminia Coupé by Pininfarina
Actually we were quite puzzled when we saw just six photos of a car which, lately, has been revalued as a masterpiece of italian engineering of the sixties. But more than that, this is a car which needs a complete restoration, no expense spared, so whoever wants to jump into this challenge must be aware of… Read More More photos to come: 1961 Lancia Flaminia Coupé GT by Touring
Many of these Cisitalias can be found in Argentina where Carlo Dusio, son of Piero, founder of the firm, kept on building cars following his passion. And lile most of the cars built by the famous factory were based on Fiat chassis, mostly smaller than 1000 cc in order to provide customers with coachbuilt cars, faster than… Read More A little one: 1961 Cisitalia 750 GT “racer”
This car is said to have been a witness of many battles fought around the tracks all over Europe during the fist half of the sixties. That’s because this 3500 GT, born a s a fuel injected car, was bought by the Serenissima team, owned by count Volpi di Misurata who was a well known… Read More Team car: 1961 Maserati 3500 GT by Touring
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