The Maserati Mistral was introduced in 1963 as the successor to the 3500 GT and represented an important transition for the company. Designed by Pietro Frua, it combined a compact fastback body with Maserati’s twin-cam straight-six, an engine derived from the company’s competition experience. The 4.0-litre version sat at the top of the range and… Read More Italian project: 1968 Maserati Mistral 4.0
The Porsche 356C represented the final evolution of the original 356 line, combining four-wheel disc brakes with the familiar rear-mounted flat-four that had defined Porsche’s first production sports car. By 1965, the model was approaching the end of its production run, offering a refined driving experience while retaining the lightweight simplicity that made the 356… Read More Owned 58 years: 1965 Porsche 356C Coupé
The Fiat 1100/103 opened a new phase for Fiat when it appeared in 1953, with a modern unitary body and a more contemporary shape than the earlier 1100 series. That matters here because the listing describes this car as a 1948 Fiat 1100 Pininfarina, but that date is not consistent with a 1100/103-based car. If… Read More White puzzle: 1953 FIAT 1100-103 Coupé by Pininfarina
The Appia was Lancia’s smaller post-war car, but as often with Lancia the more interesting examples are not the standard saloons. The Vignale-bodied Appia Lusso sits in a different category: coachbuilt, more refined in detail, and far less common than the regular factory versions. A 1960 example with black Padova plates is therefore worth attention,… Read More Unusual version: 1960 Lancia Appia Lusso Coupé by Vignale
The 356C sits at the end of the original 356 line, with disc brakes and the most developed version of the basic shape before the 911 fully took over. It is not the rarest 356, but the right specification can still make a particular car stand out. A factory sunroof, Slate Grey paint, black interior,… Read More Under the sun: 1964 Porsche 356C Coupé
The 1964 Cadillac coupe belongs to the period when Cadillac’s design language was still large, ornate and unmistakably American, but already moving away from the most excessive fins of the late 1950s. Cars like this are not rare in the strict production sense, so their interest today depends much more on the individual example than… Read More Mint green: 1964 Cadillac Coupé DeVille
The 1953 model year sits very early in the steel-bodied 356 story, after the move from Gmünd to Stuttgart and during the short bent-window phase that came before later Pre-A developments. That alone gives this coupe weight, but the real interest here is not just chronology. Cars from this period are now often either fully… Read More Grey underneath: 1953 Porsche 356 Coupé
This is a 1957 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia Coupe in “low light” form, meaning the early version with the headlights set lower on the nose and a series of model-specific details that changed soon afterward. It is a meaningful designation: the low lights are the first-production Karmann-Ghias (mid-to-late 1950s), born from a three-way formula—Ghia styling under Luigi… Read More Blue and low: 1957 Karmann-Ghia Coupé
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
