This car still retains its original ‘Roma’ black license plate, so it is highly plausible that it has lived in the Eternal City from when it was new. Therefore, it has witnessed everything: if we want to use definitions linked to the cinema (Rome has been one of the main centers of world film production… Read More La dolce vita: 1951 Fiat 1400 Coupé by Farina
We are familiar with this car, which also has a sister in the USA with nearly identical features, except for the color and some subtle differences in the shape, which make this last one more slick. While the American sister appeared on an eBay auction about ten years ago and has since been restored and… Read More One of two: 1952 Fiat 1100E Coupé by Vignale
Every classic car would have many stories to tell, more or less interesting. However, the vast majority of these tales get lost over time because cars cannot speak. Nevertheless, from time to time, a few stories manage to withstand the test of time. Perhaps it’s not a spy thriller, but it’s still fascinating because it… Read More Let’s play Bridge: 1963 Moretti 1500 S Coupe
We all know how challenging it is to find a Fiat in the USA dating back to pre-1960s, let alone a model like this that is already rare in Europe. Every time we come across a car like this, we wonder about its history and the journey that brought it across the ocean because, although… Read More Black project: 1950 Fiat 1100 S by Pininfarina
Italian classic car enthusiasts cannot be unfamiliar with the small Abarth models built to provide the “people” with access to sports category cars, of which this model is a part. Born as the Fiat 850 Coupé, in 1964, this sports car from Abarth, the 1000 OT (Omologata Turismo), derived from the aforementioned Fiat, hit the… Read More Tiny red racer: 1964 Abarth 1000 OT
In fact, describing this car as “Rare” is somewhat understating it, as it appears to be a unique specimen. Actually, technically speaking, all these cars were “unique specimens” because they were vehicles produced exclusively on commission and with very specific requirements from the clients. Therefore, even for minor details, there were no two cars that… Read More More than rare: 1949 Fiat 1100B Cabriolet by Farina
We don’t know how many of these specimens were produced, but we believe, with good reason, that there are very few of them, very few. Ghia-Aigle originally operated as a subsidiary of Carrozzeria Ghia, becoming independent in 1953 and temporarily located in Lugano (1954–58). Designers were mainly from Ghia, including Mario Boano (1948–51), Giovanni Michelotti… Read More Swiss chapter: 1956 Fiat 1100 TV Coupé by Ghia-Aigle
If we come across one for sale, we can’t help but post it, almost as if it were a moral duty. In reality, the reason is simple, or rather, there are two reasons: the first is that we are fascinated by the small Italian cars built by master coachbuilders of the last century, the second… Read More Another one: 1955 Fiat 600 Coupé by Monterosa
It doesn’t take too long before a special car built for racing emerges, typically crafted as a one-off by some obscure, more or less known coachbuilder. Generally, these special cars were built on a Fiat platform. In this specific case, they were based on the Fiat 500B, whose versatile chassis was widely used by street… Read More Blue cocktail: 1950 Fiat-Lancia Barchetta by Zabora
July 26, 2023 More than four years after this article was published, here is an update from the current owner. In reality it is basically an update at the end of the works as it seems that the titanic work is finished. It is impressive what can be done with the time, knowledge and budget,… Read More Halfway restoration: 1961 Abarth 1600 Spider by Allemano
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