The problem with writing a review of cars like this is that often we don’t even know how to define the model to be included in the title: the only sure thing is that the chassis is that of a Kubelwagen. As many know, the Kubelwagen was a vehicle used by the German army during… Read More Something different: 1951 Volkswagen Kubelwagen “Bolide”
The great diversity of special cars built in the 1950s in Italy, using Fiat 1100 chassis and engines, is well represented by this small berlinetta. Here too we have a chassis derived from the Fiat 1100-103 TV and also its engine which, of course, has been further elaborated with respect to the Fiat specifications: sometimes… Read More Rare goods: 1956 Fiat 1100-103 TV by Vignale
We agree that the Fulvia Sport built by Zagato is not an extremely rare car, however if we talk about the first 200 specimens things change. This first batch of cars in fact had the bodywork entirely in aluminum and other particular details such as the bonnet hinges placed sideways, the electrically operated rear hatch… Read More Blue Alu: 1966 Lancia Fulvia Sport by Zagato
Other times we happened to find interesting buggies for sale and, wrongly, we didn’t publish them. It is in fact the “funny car” by definition: it is uncomfortable, it does not protect against the elements, it has the same equipment as a motorcycle: however, it has fascinated generations of children, including myself, who as a… Read More Aluminium sand: 1972 ATL Explorer II
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 is therefore not an original Cobra 289, but the best that can be found apart… Read More Black and silver: 1965 Cobra 289 FIA by Kirkham
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 was taken integrally from a Ghia 1500 Coupé, built from 1965 to 1967, and adapted… Read More Transformers: 1971 Coachbuilt Renault R177
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 made of aluminum, and so the rust is not a problem. What is instead a… Read More Plenty of rust: 1959 Abarth 750 Spyder by Allemano
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, the Kirkham brothers build the best replica of the Shelby Cobra, both in 289 and… Read More Polish aluminium: 1965 Cobra 427 S/C by Kirkham
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 indeed an aluminium car which is said to have been crafted but the german coachbuilder… Read More Aluminium body: 1957 Porsche 356/550 by Wendler
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) so the only things that we know are those told by the seller that are… Read More Magazine cover car: 1969 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3S by Zagato
