The sky blue on this Appia Convertibile should have been great when new, unfortunately time passes for everything so even for this Lancia it’s now restoration time. The car looks quite correct (with the exception of the hardtop which, whatever the car color was, it was available only in black) just like it has been… Read More Matted sky: 1962 Lancia Appia Convertibile by Vignale
The seller says that this car is often unknown also by classic car experts but we believe that’s difficult because this is one of the prettiest car made during the fifties. That’s a Simca 8 Convertible which had the aluminium body made by Facel Metallon on a chassis pushed by a 1100 c.c. four cylinder… Read More Silver spider: 1951 Simca 8 Convertibile
No papers, no engine, no build year: these are the first things to deal with if you are going to buy this car which needs much more than an engine and a transmission. Indeed the “1966” put in the title is just a guess: the seller didn’t tell about it nor we could know it… Read More More than bravery: 1966 Lancia Flaminia 2500 3C Convertibile by Touring
So far we have often seen these cabriolets by Vignale built after the 1960, but actually cars built before that year are quite rare. Then, this is not a first series Cabriolet: the first series had only two seats (this is a 2+2 car), a discontinued side profile (with the rear fins more outlined than… Read More Early car: 1959 Lancia Appia Convertibile by Vignale
Whilst the seller of this Appia Convertibile (2nd series, chassis #812.01.3810) is not sure about what shade of gray his car is painted of, we are pretty sure that this is a very nice project. That is because this car appears, first of all, very solid. I have a Vignale Convertibile in the same conditions… Read More Two shades of grey: 1960 Lancia Appia Convertibile by Vignale
This car made a long trip around the world before landing in the U.S. and, by the way, it’s rare to see one one the other side of the ocean. The seller says that, according to his researches, this 508B a.k.a. “Balilla”, was bought new by a resident of the south east of Sicily who… Read More A colonial tale: 1936 Fiat Balilla 508B 4M Convertibile
This car was once one of the favorite cabriolet of aristocrats, industrialists and Hollywood stars. Many years have passed since then and time has been hard on this particular car. This car needs actually a lot of things: first, the odd Corvette dashboard must go because it’s a kind of insult to the class of this… Read More Full steel: 1946 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Cabriolet by Pininfarina
This car could be the italian equivalent to the ’50-’51 Ford Custom Convertible, also known as “shoebox”. This car was built by Fiat Carrozzerie Speciali, a Fiat division which was involved in building bodies for limited production cars like this one like, later, the 1100 TV Trasformabile. No many of these cars have been built… Read More Italian Shoebox: 1951 Fiat 1400 Convertibile
One of the last well priced Flavia Convertibile on the market is this white and blue car. It carries a huge amount of patina but, as the seller says, it run and drives. Although it’s not clear if the white paint is original, for sure the tired, blue interior is it. And, as the white/blue… Read More French patina: 1964 Lancia Flavia 1.8 Convertibile by Vignale
The seller must be a Lancia Appia nut, however he’s now oriented in parting with his two Appia Convertibile: a 1959 without title and a 1961 which is more complete than the other one. Actually, as the seller says, you can make only one car from these two as one lacks of too many parts,… Read More Two is better than one: 1959/61 Lancia Appia Convertibile by Vignale
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