In last week’s article on the Fiat 500 Albarella we mentioned the connection between the concept of yacht and car which led to the creation of that particular line of cars generically called “Spiaggina” (beach car). In this case this connection is even closer. In fact, this car is called the “Shellette” from the name… Read More Longboard not included: 1970 Fiat 850 Shellette
The title teases the soundtrack of Rocky III a little (a film that I really liked when I saw it at the cinema as a child), but it also concerns the number of headlights of this rare 1000 OT. In fact, there are few cars like this one, both because few have been sold since… Read More Eyes of the spider: 1970 Abarth 1000 OT
Ok, Ok, before anyone corrects us, we know very well that the Vespa 400 is only half Italian, however even the title of an article has its importance so for this time we’ll turn a blind eye. What we have here is a batch of three cars, two apparently in good condition and one (the… Read More The italian bunch: Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint, Fiat 850 Spider, ACMA Vespa 400
Many do not know that, in addition to the Sportiva based on Fiat 850, Moretti also produced two subsequent versions, the S2 and the S4: we did not even know of the latter’s existence. In fact, the seller says that according to him this is a rare car: according to us it is very rare… Read More Almost Sportiva: 1969 Moretti 850 Special S4
“Sportiva” means sporting: this is the name given by Moretti to this little berlinetta that now has nothing left for sport. For goodness sake, it still has aggressive lines – although it is a car with a smaller engine than most of today’s small cars – but it is evident that this car needs a… Read More Undercover 850: 1967 Moretti Sportiva
The Abarth OT 1000s based on the Fiat 850 sedan are perhaps the rarest (if we exclude the special models of the 50s), and finding one for sale is not a trivial event. Many of the ones in view are in fact the OT 850, similar but not identical to the 1000 that have a… Read More Red shift/2: 1964 Abarth OT 1000 Berlina
Sometimes it is pleasant to see that there are variations of color for these small berlinettes produced on the basis of the Fiat 850: probably the green is what we like best, but also yellow is not bad at all. It is not bad, in particular if it is known the combination with the fabric… Read More Yellow, sometimes: 1969 Francis Lombardi Grand Prix
In the 1960s, as the American automotive industry had already learned, baby boomers were the future, and many models were designed with them in mind. This obviously also happened in Italy – with the appropriate difference in displacement – and this model is an example of a coupé designed for boys aged 20 to 30… Read More Young target: 1969 Fiat 850 Sport Racer Berlinetta
Ok, yesterday we proposed what looks like the same car, but in reality it is not. Here, in fact, we are talking about the same body (almost), the same interiors (even here, almost) but an engine and a very different origin. While the Scorpio SS was produced in Corso Marche in Turin, this was produced… Read More Yellow sleeper: 1971 Francis Lombardi Grand Prix
This is not the first Grand Prix we have published; In the past, others have been published because (if it is not clear) we like small Italian sports cars built in the 50s and 60s. Apparently, however, this Grand Prix is different. The seller claims that this is very rare as it belongs to a… Read More Flatside: 1968 Francis Lombardi Grand Prix
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