We know that Dutchmen go nut for italian coachbuilt cars of the 50-60 era based on Fiats, so this article is especially dedicated to them. What we have here is a coupè built by Vignale in his earliest times, based on a Fiat 1400. We knew immediately that this is a car made by Vignale as the… Read More Enter the coachbuilt: 1950 Fiat 1400 Coupé “Orchidea” by Vignale
Once we said that France is the place where to buy a Simca: facts prove that we are right. This is a white Simca 1200S (quite rare in this shade) which, although it’s not in outstanding condition, is for sure a very nice driver. It has been resprayed for sure but the overall conditions are good:… Read More White declension: 1967 Simca 1200S Coupé by Bertone
As usual for many european automotive firm, also this car was styled by an italian designer: for this car the job was given to Pietro Frua coachworks. This is not one of the early cars built by Jensen at Pressed Steel: early cars (called P1800) suffered by big assembly and rust issues; they were also… Read More Frua style: 1965 Volvo 1800 S Coupé
Today we’re used to know BMW as medium-luxury cars but this market positioning hasn’t been always the same. Indeed after WWII the bavarian firm was totalled and it had to begin from the lower level: Isetta saved it from bankruptcy but soon after that model they called Michelotti to design a small, economic and reliable car… Read More Original aircooled bavarian: 1964 BMW 700 Coupé
This is the third Intermeccanica we find for sale in a month, still we’re not tired to look at it as it’s a beautiful creation. Indeed these cars have not the same allure of the typical italian GT car but they however have the same good thing of cars like ISO or Bizzarrini: a powerful and… Read More Cobra under the hood: 1967 Intermeccanica Italia Coupé
Time has passed since these cars were cheap: now this is the cheapest Fino Dino 2400 around, of course if you exclude wrecks. The 2400 had not only a bigger and more powerful engine than the 2000, but also independent rear suspensions, the same of its noble cousin, the Dino 246 GT. Back then it… Read More The family Ferrari: 1970 Fiat Dino 2400 Coupé
Yes, the only thing the seller says about this car is that it’s actually a car which still works, and he underlines such fact using many exclamation marks. So, we can only suppose what car is it thanks to the photos provided: it looks like a survivor car which has preserved well: the black paint could… Read More Working car: 1963 Fiat 2300S Coupé
When, in 1961, Simca managers decided to give an aggressive looks to their new little coupé, the name which came in their mind was, of course, Bertone. We think that – with all the due respect to Farina brothers, Vignale and Ghia – the most beautiful and dramatic cars made during the period between the 1935… Read More Spicy & elegant: 1967 Simca 1200S Coupé by Bertone
This is one of the few classic cars which we consider still underrated, especially if compared with cars with a bigger name but with less contents. The beautiful and light profile pencilled by Sartorelli is beautiful especially when mated with this pale blue and sand interior: this is not a tiny car but the assembly is so… Read More Low budget, high class: 1965 Fiat 2300S Coupé
This is the time of a blue Intermeccanica Italia which is said to have been stored for 30 years: in this case time hasn’t been hard like it was on the previous Intermeccanica we have published some days ago. The seller says that this car has been repainted 30 years ago (a new shade or the… Read More Yet another one: 1967 Intermeccanica Italia Coupé
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