The Fiat 1300 S Coupè Vignale, produced between 1965 and 1966, is a rare creation by the renowned Italian coachbuilder Vignale. Based on the Fiat 1300 Berlina, this coupé was one of only 50 units ever made, making it an exclusive collector’s item. Designed by Giovanni Michelotti, the car features distinct stylistic elements that set… Read More Silver rarity: 1965 Fiat 1300S Coupé by Vignale
The 1948 Lancia Aprilia by Carrozzeria Monviso represents a unique blend of historical significance and rare automotive craftsmanship. Carrozzeria Monviso, established in Turin in 1944, showcased great courage and innovation during a challenging post-war period. They specialized in creating vehicles based on existing chassis, notably from Fiat and Lancia, making them a distinguished name in… Read More Transatlantic style: 1948 Lancia Aprilia Coupé by Monviso
Take an Italian Gran Turismo coupe from the 1960s, reduce its dimensions by 25%, and you’ll get this car. There aren’t many of them around, both due to limited production and the fact that even fewer have made their way to us. In fact, we may have seen another one for sale only in the… Read More The odd one: 1962 Fiat-Giannini 600 by Scioneri
This is a very rare car, yet we saw a similar one in person a few years ago and were fascinated by it. Firstly, the name: Cisitalia is a prestigious name in the world of classic cars, but this car is not part of those first models built entirely in the factory founded by Piero… Read More Little but special: 1954 Cisitalia 33DF Voloradente
And here, from the magnificent era of great coachbuilders, comes another specimen that we could define as more unique than rare. It is one of the early works of Alfredo Vignale, who had opened his body shop only two years earlier, in 1948, and like many unique or very limited series cars built at the… Read More Green and cream: 1950 Fiat 1400 Cabriolet by Vignale
We have known the coachbuilder Beutler for his creations based on Porsche and Volkswagen, but never for an English car. Certainly, we are not talking about a utility vehicle but a Bristol 401, one of the most expensive English cars of its time. The commission for this particular car (chassis #892) came from Sir Ernest… Read More A special one: 1951 Bristol 401 by Beutler
We always experience a pleasant sense of amazement when we come across a car whose existence we were not aware of, as was the case with this Seat convertible brought to our attention by our reader Kyle, whom we thank for the tip. The brand itself, especially outside of Europe, is little known. Added to… Read More 1 of 7: 1960 Seat 1400 Cabriolet by Serra
This car still retains its original ‘Roma’ black license plate, so it is highly plausible that it has lived in the Eternal City from when it was new. Therefore, it has witnessed everything: if we want to use definitions linked to the cinema (Rome has been one of the main centers of world film production… Read More La dolce vita: 1951 Fiat 1400 Coupé by Farina
In fact, describing this car as “Rare” is somewhat understating it, as it appears to be a unique specimen. Actually, technically speaking, all these cars were “unique specimens” because they were vehicles produced exclusively on commission and with very specific requirements from the clients. Therefore, even for minor details, there were no two cars that… Read More More than rare: 1949 Fiat 1100B Cabriolet by Farina
If we were to condense the history of this car, we could simply write: a very special car for two very special clients. In fact, it seems that this version of the Lancia Aurelia, called “Roso d’Oro” (Gold Rose), already extremely rare in itself (we saw a second example in person, dark green in color,… Read More Arabic coffee: 1952 Lancia Aurelia B52 “Rosa d’Oro” by Pininfarina
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