This 1954 Nardi Crosley Frua 750 sits in that niche where post-war Turin craftsmanship meets “small-displacement” competition history. The key name is Enrico Nardi—engineer, tuner, and constructor with deep ties to Italian racing culture—and the coachwork is attributed to Pietro Frua, which means the shape is not just functional skin but a period design statement… Read More Yello barchetta: 1954 Nardi-Crosley 750 by Frua
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
Painting chrome parts black was an old (and rough) trick to cover up rust spots that had started to compromise the chrome. It was a cheap fix for cheap cars (at the time). But this is no ordinary car: it’s one of about 450 Mistrals equipped with the ultimate version of Maserati’s legendary inline six-cylinder… Read More No chrome: 1967 Maserati Mistral 4.0 by Frua
The Glas 1700 GT is cool blend of Italian design and German engineering. Produced by the German manufacturer Hans Glas GmbH between 1965 and 1967, the Glas 1700 GT emerged as a unique classic sports coupé that represented innovation and elegance. The car’s sleek bodywork, styled by renowned Italian designer Pietro Frua, is marked by… Read More Burrito accepted: 1967 Glas 1700 GT by Frua
If you’re a connoisseur of rare classic cars, then the Glas 1700 GT is sure to catch your eye. As one of the rarest German sports car icons, only 122 examples of this vehicle were built through a Bavarian-Italian collaboration. The convertible body, designed by Pietro Frua and manufactured in Italy, is plenty of Italian… Read More The open version: 1966 Glas 1700 GT Cabriolet by Frua
Unlike the majority of the 1600 GTs which were produced under the name Glas, this particular model is indeed a BMW. Between 1964 and 1967, Glas manufactured 5,376 GTs, including 363 convertibles. From June 1967 to August 1968, an additional 1,259 cars were produced under the BMW badge after BMW acquired Glas. This transition makes… Read More German fastback: 1968 BMW 1600 GT by Frua
We have seen more than a 1600 GT for sale in recent years, and in various conditions, but this one looks by far the best. First of all, because it has a typically “BMW” color, both outside and inside, and then because it appears to be in unique condition: it looks perfect inside and out,… Read More Silver bimmer: 1968 BMW 1600 GT by Frua
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
Classic Virus 