This Bianchina painted with a very imaginative combination of colors, is one of the very few present on American territory, and this does not surprise us at all. Sixty years ago there was in fact no reason why the average American citizen felt the need to buy a car as big as the trunk of… Read More California (little) dreaming: 1959 Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile
In the State where “everything is bigger” it is not common to come across a car whose size is at the limit of the definition of “microcar”. And above all, it is strange to imagine how 50 years ago someone, surrounded by the largest cars on the planet, has decided to buy one of the… Read More Among giants: 1961 Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile
This is not the “common” trasformabile but a rare special version featuring the engine type 004 which was the same installed in the Fiat 500 Sport which you can see here. The chassis of this car is the type 110B which is also different by the common type 110 of the “normal” Bianchina Trasformabile: the… Read More Solid and even rarer: 1959 Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile Special
Two days, two California black plate cars: today the car published is not a big shot of the market but nevertheless it’s less lovely than the early Porsche. First because of the car itself which is a superb example of italian microcar engineering and style: this car has a lovely coral/black color combo which is… Read More PYK 450: 1959 Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile
This car was, back then, the main competitor of the Fiat 500: the Bianchina had better finishing than its rival but the same engine and was bought by who wanted to distinguish himself from the mass: so it was then and so it is now. The seller of this car has started a restoration but… Read More Outta time: 1958 Autobianchi Bianchina Trasformabile
Nope, this car is not an original Ghia creation but an attempt to recreate these glorious days and the car which run across Italian seasides, often driven by the Jet Set people. It is based on a 1963 Autobianchi Bianchina (chassis #45668 and it is said to be a matching numbers car) which was transformed… Read More Beach cruiser: 1963 Autobianchi Bianchina “Jolly”
As the seller says, he bought this car in 1973, and yet this car was 10 years old. It’s a Bianchina Cabriolet painted in a kind of BRG (but the original color was white) which makes a great contrast with the tan interiors. Also the white soft top makes a great contrast with the green shade, making… Read More 42 years long love: 1963 Autobianchi Bianchina Cabriolet
