The Francis Lombardi 850 Grand Prix was one of the more unusual Italian small-series sports cars built around Fiat 850 mechanicals. Its low, compact fastback body and rear-engined layout gave it a character quite different from the standard Fiat, while production remained limited enough for surviving cars to be genuinely uncommon today. The model also… Read More Racing livery: 1970 Francis Lombardi 850 Grand Prix
The Volkswagen T3 marked a significant step forward from the long-running Type 2 by introducing a more modern chassis while retaining the rear-mounted air-cooled flat-four that had defined Volkswagen vans for decades. Early examples powered by the 1.6-litre CT engine represent the final chapter of the classic air-cooled Transporter before water-cooled engines gradually became the… Read More Green survivor: 1980 Volkswagen T3 Panel Bus
The Triumph TR8 was the V8-powered evolution of the TR7 and, despite its short production run, has become one of the more interesting British sports cars of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Around 2,800 TR8s were officially sold in the United States, but the early carbureted examples are considerably scarcer than the later fuel-injected… Read More Rare V8: 1980 Triumph TR8
The Aston Martin DB Mark III occupies an important place in the company’s history as the final evolution of the David Brown-era DB2 lineage before the arrival of the DB4. Introduced in 1957, it combined a more refined chassis with Tadek Marek’s revised 2.9-litre straight-six, and offered performance that made it one of Britain’s premier… Read More LHD Brit: 1957 Aston Martin DB MKIII LHD
The Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider helped establish the brand’s reputation in the American market during the 1950s. Styled by Pinin Farina and powered by Alfa Romeo’s advanced twin-cam four-cylinder engine, it combined light weight, lively performance and elegant proportions in a package that appealed equally to sports car enthusiasts and everyday drivers. Many spent decades… Read More Hidden since ’79: 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
The Appia was Lancia’s smaller post-war car, but as often with Lancia the more interesting examples are not the standard saloons. The Vignale-bodied Appia Lusso sits in a different category: coachbuilt, more refined in detail, and far less common than the regular factory versions. A 1960 example with black Padova plates is therefore worth attention,… Read More Unusual version: 1960 Lancia Appia Lusso Coupé by Vignale
The Espada was the company’s four-seat grand tourer, less mythologised than the Miura but more usable and, in period, hardly a secondary product. By the time the Series II arrived, the model had gained a cleaner dashboard layout and mechanical development, but the basic appeal remained the same: Gandini styling, a front-mounted V12 and an… Read More Dusted: 1971 Lamborghini Espada
The 1953 model year sits very early in the steel-bodied 356 story, after the move from Gmünd to Stuttgart and during the short bent-window phase that came before later Pre-A developments. That alone gives this coupe weight, but the real interest here is not just chronology. Cars from this period are now often either fully… Read More Grey underneath: 1953 Porsche 356 Coupé
The Convertible D occupies a narrow place in the 356 story. Built by Drauz after the Speedster and before the Roadster fully took over, it kept the low, open character of the earlier car in a more transitional form. That alone makes it more interesting than a standard late-1950s 356, but with a project like… Read More Hawaiian project: 1959 Porsche 356A Convertible D
The 1970 Econoline sat at the more utilitarian end of Ford’s light-commercial range, but period camper conversions gave it a second life as a compact travel vehicle. What makes vans like this interesting today is not rarity in the usual collector-car sense, but survival: the appeal depends on how much of the original conversion, trim… Read More Stored 39 years: 1970 Ford Econoline E-300 SuperVan
