These cars, as “basic” as they may look when viewed with today’s eye, were very expensive at the time even when bought in their entry level version. So let’s not talk about how much the 323i version cost, with an in-line six-cylinder engine, which today we could equate to the BMW M3, and we have… Read More Bubbly E21: 1979 BMW 323i by Hartge
The value of classic cars is given, in general, by their desirability therefore, basically, it is based on nothing. We mean that desirability has objective parameters, but these have an enormously lower weight than the subjective and, in general, emotional parameters: and since we have published a BMW E21 here, we remain on the same… Read More Green underdog: 1979 BMW 323i
This Alpina B7 Turbo started its life as a common BMW 630 CSi – factory code E24 – then was given by Alpina a complete treatment, involving both the engine and the exterior. Back then these were extremely expensive cars and indeed, only 153 of these were built between late 1978 and early 1982. It… Read More Unusual bimmer: 1979 Alpina B7 Turbo
We are not into modding, especially on classic italian cars which, in the vast majority of cases, don’t need any modern touch at all, but this time we’ll make an exception. That’s because we find that this car has been modified keeping clearly in mind which are the limits of good taste, limits which, in our… Read More Modded: 1979 Fiat 124 Spider 2.0
We’ve seen that many are looking for that “special” Alfa so here it is: It’s an Alfa, it’s rare and you can even use it for your job. It’s one of the very last generation of the van built by Alfa, the F12 which means that it’s caable to carry a weight up to 1,200… Read More Work with style: 1979 Alfa Romeo F12
Update, same day: Turns out that the car is a real Carrera GT but this ad is a scam: the true car is for sale at €79k here in Milano, Italy. Santa’s dead, of course. There is an issue here: this Porsche 924 is advertised as a “normal” 924 but the look of the car… Read More Real or not: 1979 Porsche 924 “Carrera GT”
Well, the title is not ironic: this car is said to have 1,046,000 kilometers (643,000 miles) and we must say that it carries them on its shoulders very well. This is probably a world record for a Porsche: many thought that only Mercedes Benz’s could afford such mileage, but actually it’s not true: the seller… Read More One million kilometers: 1979 Porsche 928
Even the Ferrari 400 series, which has always been an affordable way to put your foot into the Ferrari world, in the last years has began to reach high prices. Luckily there are still cars around which are not so expensive, and this is one of those. This is an automatic version of this grand… Read More Ocean twelve: 1979 Ferrari 400 Automatic
The Kyalami (type 129) was the last Maserati made by Frua, after a 25 years long profitable collaboration. The design started from the De Tomaso Longchamp but the Maserati is slightly larger and longer than its predecessor. This car was made in 210 units as it was expensive and thirsty (like every 8V Maserati) so,… Read More Frua’s last one: 1979 Maserati Kyalami 4.2
