This 1951 Mercury two-door is the kind of car you usually see in period photos rather than in real life today: 26,000 miles claimed, original Coventry Green paint, and an interior that doesn’t appear to have ever needed to “play the part” of a restored car. The listing also mentions “Fingerhut” plastic seat covers: this… Read More Fingerhut covers: 1951 Mercury Eight Sport Coupe
In recent years, the classic-car market has looked broadly flat: less hype, more selectivity, and more attention to total cost (purchase price plus recommissioning and restoration). That matters only up to a point for us. We publish these cars anyway because, regardless of market cycles, they capture modern automotive history in a direct way—style, technology,… Read More Aged like wine: 1966 Maserati Mistral 4.0 Coupé
This Lancia Flaminia Coupé Pininfarina presents itself as an example that, while requiring restoration work, shows characteristics that are increasingly difficult to find today: overall originality, completeness, and a solid structural base. From the images provided, the car appears largely intact, without evidence of invasive restorations or improper modifications, and displays a clear and consistent… Read More Patina monster/12: 1959 Lancia Flaminia Coupé by Pininfarina
A handsome survivor in rosso ossido (oxide red), this Fiat Dino 2000 Coupé pairs one-owner provenance with the right kind of mechanical pedigree: the alloy, DOHC Dino V6 conceived for Ferrari and mass-built by Fiat so the engine could be homologated for late-’60s Formula 2. The coupé’s crisp fastback lines came from Bertone—first sketched under… Read More Oxide red: 1968 Fiat Dino 2000 Coupé by Bertone
The owner of this stunning example asked us to feature it, and we are pleased to do so, as the work performed on this car is truly remarkable, with extreme attention paid to every detail. The restoration began from a fairly complete base, yet it required a considerable effort to achieve the result you can… Read More Born again: 1950 Fiat 1100 S by Pininfarina
The example presented here is a 1963 Porsche 356C Coupé, a car that combines historical charm, authenticity, and an exceptionally linear ownership history — qualities that have become increasingly rare in a collectors’ market crowded with heavily restored and poorly documented vehicles. According to the seller, the car was purchased in 1965 at Auto Sebastian… Read More 60 years ownership: 1963 Porsche 356C Coupé
After covering last week the story of the first Fiat Zagato 132 Aster Coupé from 1972, we return to one of the most fascinating and overlooked chapters of Italian automotive design with its evolution, unveiled at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show. Once again based on the Fiat 132 platform, the project was born from the… Read More Orange one-off: 1973 Fiat 132 Aster Coupé Prototype #02 by Zagato
This car was built in an era when Fiat truly knew how to make cars. The Fiat 1600S “OSCA” stands as the refined outcome of a remarkable collaboration between three giants of Italian motoring: Fiat, OSCA (Officine Specializzate Costruzioni Automobili, founded by the Maserati brothers), and Pininfarina. The result was a car that beautifully combined… Read More Twin cam coupé: 1964 Fiat 1600S Coupé by Pininfarina
Once again, we come across a (probably) unique example and—what a coincidence—this too was built by Stabilimenti Farina on a Fiat 1100B chassis, with aluminum bodywork. We don’t know the history of this particular car, but we can make a guess: many years ago it was damaged, perhaps in a rear-end collision (or by hitting… Read More Tough life: 1949 Fiat 1100B Coupé by Farina
Among the icons of postwar Italian motoring, the Alfa Romeo 1900 stands out as a landmark model: the first Alfa built in series with a monocoque body, introduced in 1950 and soon offered in sportier and more elegant versions. The “C” designation of the 1900C Sprint Coupé can be interpreted in two ways: “Corto,” referring… Read More Gracefully styled: 1953 Alfa Romeo 1900C Sprint Coupé by Pininfarina
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