In the heart of Modena, within the walls of his workshop on Via Sabbatini, Sergio Sighinolfi embarked on his journey as a constructor of sports cars. His first creation, a 1948 sports car with a body crafted by the renowned Modenese coachbuilder Campana. This car, driven by Cremona’s Antonio Morandini, later featured an Ermini engine… Read More Little red racer: 1953 Nardi-Sighinolfi 750 by Campana
The BMW 1802, part of the BMW E10 series, first hit the roads on June 5, 1973. This particular model, boasting a “Pastelblau” (pastel blue) finish, stands out not only for its color but also for the extensive restoration it underwent between June 2021 and April 2022. The restoration was thorough, addressing both mechanical and… Read More Pastelblau: 1973 BMW 1802 Coupé
Unlike the majority of the 1600 GTs which were produced under the name Glas, this particular model is indeed a BMW. Between 1964 and 1967, Glas manufactured 5,376 GTs, including 363 convertibles. From June 1967 to August 1968, an additional 1,259 cars were produced under the BMW badge after BMW acquired Glas. This transition makes… Read More German fastback: 1968 BMW 1600 GT by Frua
Perhaps not many people know that BMW cars were branded as EMW for about four years, starting from the end of the Second World War. This was because the automobile factory in Eisenach, a city in Thuringia (not Bavaria), housed the Bavarian brand’s car manufacturing facility, which was restarted by the Soviet government. EMW was… Read More Boomer: 1950 BMW/EMW 340-0
The current market for classic BMWs significantly rewards the E9 series, which often fetches six-figure prices: it’s undoubtedly a very beautiful car, but it had a mother. The mother, built by Bertone and designed by none other than Giorgetto Giugiaro, is even better equipped under the hood, at least on paper: it’s powered by the… Read More German v8: 1962 BMW 3200 CS by Bertone
Take a 1960 American coupe, make it 1:2 scale and you get a BMW 700 Coupé like this one. Statistics say that just over 9,000 examples of this model were built by the Bavarian factory, but obviously there were much fewer in the USA: after all, the American who bought this car did it to… Read More Little fins: 1960 BMW 700 Sport Coupé
We have seen more than a 1600 GT for sale in recent years, and in various conditions, but this one looks by far the best. First of all, because it has a typically “BMW” color, both outside and inside, and then because it appears to be in unique condition: it looks perfect inside and out,… Read More Silver bimmer: 1968 BMW 1600 GT by Frua
BMWs, even in the 1930s, were never large cars, at least in comparison with their compatriots Mercedes Benz, but after the Second World War they had to start from very small dimensions. Indeed, it was already a miracle that BMW had got back on its feet (thanks to the Amerian economic aid) so the fact… Read More Unofficially imported: 1963 BMW 700 Cabriolet
A v8 under the hood, beautiful lines and excellent build quality of BMW (that of 60 years ago, we mean), this is the synthesis of the BMW 503. At the time it was a very expensive car and in fact it did not have a great commercial success: the seller says that only 416 were… Read More Four heads: 1957 BMW 503 Coupé
We do not know who made this conversion and above all, more importantly, we do not know how it was done. The conversion from closed car to open car in fact requires a deep expertise of the torsional forces that are exerted on the body of a car. Nonetheless, we find this specimen very interesting.… Read More The odd cabrio: 1974 BMW 3.0 CSI
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