Seeing a classic car of German production painted in red is not a common thing, however this model has an Italian father, that is, the Pietro Frua style center. In fact, in those years it often happened that the German brands relied on the pencil of Italian designers to sweeten the squared lines of the… Read More Rosso corsa: 1969 BMW 1600 GT by Frua
If you think that there is another Barchetta like this, then we give you an advice: don’t waste your time looking for it because you won’t find another one. It is in fact an Ermini 1100 Sport that, from what we found around, was designed by Michelotti while the aluminum bodywork was made by Frua… Read More Blast from the past: 1955 Ermini 1100 Sport by Frua
For the umpteenth time we are faced with a car that is very rarely sold, and is also unknown to most. This car was actually an idea born from Opel which, in a very similar version, presented it at the 1969 Frankfurt Motor Show under the name “Style CD”: the prototype met with great success… Read More Doppelgänger: 1975 Bitter Diplomat CD
This too, like the car published yesterday, is a very rare car. Indeed, it is probably a unique example even if we do not have the certainty as these particular cars were produced on commission and highly customized. It’s a coupe built on the basis of the Ford Escort and equipped with a 1300 cc… Read More Italian oddball: 1972 Frua Monte Carlo 1300 GT
This Maserati Mistral has very few faults (at least on paper): a beautiful body, excellent interiors and an original engine. Last but not least, a nice price. The reasons for such a combination may be different: the will of the previous owner to get rid of it, some hidden defects or, more simply, a market… Read More Waning wind: 1966 Maserati Mistral 4.0 Coupé
It’s not easy to find a Glass GT for sale which is still in restorable conditions and, when you find one, it probably has been painted in “resale red” just like this one. Whatching the inner door panels and the engine bay it’s clear that this car was born in a beautiful metallic pale blue… Read More Resale red: 1966 Glas 1700 GT
One of the cutest models built by BMW was actually a son of Glas, a factory acquired by BMW in 1967. After that, Glas cars were badged as BMW. The design though was made by Frua as, back then, german cars producers were not the best in styling ars so very often they asked italian… Read More Expensive red: 1967 BMW 1600 GT
The Glas 1700 GT engine had a special feature: it was the first unit, installed on a “mass-produced” car, which camshaft was driven by a belt instead of a common timing chain. Not bad for a car built in 1967 when even things like the mechanical fuel injection was adopted only by few race cars… Read More Belt driven: 1967 Glas 1700 GT by Frua
Three countries were involved in building this special car: U.S.A. for the engine, Italy for the body, England for all the rest of it. This car was actually one of the very last work of AC and Frua coachworks; indeed after this car AC still survived but basically disappeared from the car scene, Frua coachworks,… Read More Three countries: 1973 AC 428 Fastback by Frua
This Glas 1700 GT is one of the few built in 1967 before BMW took over: since that moment these cars were produced with the BMW badge. So, few of these cars are still around; we have published a couple during the past years and it’s always nice to spot another one for sale: first… Read More Not really a roller: 1967 Glas 1700 GT
