Tag Archives: aluminium

Black and silver: 1965 Cobra 289 FIA by Kirkham

Posted on February 27, 2019 by

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If we wanted to publish an original Cobra 289 we would not have a hard time finding one, but there would be a lot of trouble finding a buyer who can spend almost a million dollars to buy it. This … Continue reading →

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Transformers: 1971 Coachbuilt Renault R177

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

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This is really a strange car and perplexes us for several reasons, starting with the bodywork that it is very familiar to us. In fact, as many of you have already suspected, this is a body already seen elsewhere: it … Continue reading →

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Plenty of rust: 1959 Abarth 750 Spyder by Allemano

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

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The seller of this Abarth 750 Spyder, built almost 60 years ago by Allemano, leaves no room for interpretation: the car is plenty of rust. Obviously he’s speaking about the frame as the body (partly sawed in the front) is … Continue reading →

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Polish aluminium: 1965 Cobra 427 S/C by Kirkham

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

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Yep, that’s a replica. But, as all of you know, not all replicas are the same and that’s true also for this Cobra 427 built by Kirkham, a small factory in Provo, UT. There, among the beautiful landascapes of Utah, … Continue reading →

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Aluminium body: 1957 Porsche 356/550 by Wendler

Posted on July 26, 2018 by

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After having browsed thousands of ads, we learned a golden rule: the more the car is (or might be) interesting, the less the words used to describe it. This is an example of such rule. The car under examination is … Continue reading →

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Magazine cover car: 1969 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3S by Zagato

Posted on July 24, 2018 by

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This pale blue Fulvia Zagato has been featured on the cover of the italian classic cars bi-monthly magazine “Automobilismo d’Epoca”, and that’s a good start. We didn’t read the article about it (just because we don’t have that magazine issue) … Continue reading →

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H Class racer: 1959 Abarth 750 Spider by Allemano

Posted on July 4, 2018 by

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We wrote several times about these special Abarth built on the Fiat 600 chassis with an aluminium body designed and crafted by Allemano but, as long as we like them, we don’t miss a chance to publish one when we … Continue reading →

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American aluminium: 1951 Nash Healey LeMans

Posted on June 19, 2018 by

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Before the Chevrolet Corvette there was no american sports car but the Nash Healey Le Mans, built thanks to a joint venture between the refigrator maker Kelvinator, and the british automaker Donald Healey. The joint venture with a british company … Continue reading →

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Extra dry survivor: 1951 AC 2-Litre Saloon 2dr

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

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This not well known car was the very first big car built by AC Ltd., and the extraordinary thing is that it is basically the same as it came ouf of the factory more than sixty years ago. Indeed the … Continue reading →

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Black aluminium: 1951 Simca 8 Sport Coupé

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

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These Simca 8 and 9 once were basically outsider in the classic cars world, however since few years they have regained their proper place in the market as they were rare, cute and properly built. The design of this cars … Continue reading →

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