One of the most beautiful cars ever made, paradoxically, is also one of the least known to the general public. Certainly, classic car enthusiasts are well acquainted with it – not least because its valuations are extremely high. Yet, we have encountered people who had never heard of this coupe made in very few examples,… Read More 1 of 98: 1967 Toyota 2000 GT
It is already a rare British car in itself, as only 74 were built (according to Wikipedia). It is certainly a car that was sold at a very high price as, according to the seller, it cost $12,000 at the time, equivalent to $116,000 today, so it was a high-end car in an era in… Read More Rare RHD: 1965 Bristol 409
Despite what one might imagine, this car is very rare, for a very specific reason that lancisti know well. The same lancisti just mentioned, in fact, will have immediately noticed a detail (which in reality is not detail): it is in fact a Aurelia B21 of 1951 with left hand drive, this feature was certainly… Read More Maroon six: 1951 Lancia Aurelia B21 S
It’s rare to find a DB2/4 with the steering wheel on the left side, and this car is one of the few to boast this feature. Indeed most of the Aston of the mid fifties were produced with a right hand drive, not much were made with the LHD as they costed, back then, as… Read More Steering wheel ok: 1955 Aston Martin DB2/4
The Toyota Sports 800 was one of the first production cars featuring a lift-out roof panel, or targa top, pre-dating the more famous Porsche Targa. This car was unvealed during the 1962 edition of the Tokyo Motor Show but then it had a weaker engine 700 cc engine than the definitive one installed on production… Read More Tiny targa: 1965 Toyota Sports 800 LHD
Dellow was a little company born in 1946 near Birmingham, UK, founded by Ken Delingpole and Ron Lowe: the brand is indeed made by their combined surnames. The company was specialized in selling and installing performance parts for the cars which went to trial races. In 1954 they started to use the new Ford 100E engine in both… Read More Aircraft inside: 1954 Dellow MK-V
What you see here is not what you get. Actually we are oriented in reviewing cars from 1980 backwards but this is really worth a couple of considerations. Indeed this is not a Dino 246 but a Ferrari 308 GTBi which had a new body to seem what it’s not. The seller says that such… Read More Masquerade: 1981 Ferrari 308 GTBi “Dino 246” Coupé
Update, September 19: We have checked the link to the ad but it’s not there anymore. We saw this ad yesterday and probably, seen the asking price, this car has gone quickly. The new owner made a great deal. 1973 was the second year of production of the AM V8, an evolution of the DBS, which… Read More Affordable luxury: 1973 Aston Martin V8 Coupé
“Nimble and luxorious” were the words used by period advertising to give a brief description of this car. Indeed this car was really quick into the city traffic despite the 850 c.c. which produced 34 h.p. This car is one of the many sold as “Austin Super Seven” instead of “Mini”: both brands were owned… Read More Rare LHD: 1962 Austin 850 Super Seven
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