Every now and then, a very special car like this one emerges from the darkness after decades of slumber, and when that happens, we love to bear witness. In this case, calling it “rare” would be an understatement: we’d wager it’s a one-of-a-kind vehicle built around a Nardi tubular frame, an aluminum body, and a… Read More Not for road use: 1952 Nardi-Carrù 500 F3
In the heart of Modena, within the walls of his workshop on Via Sabbatini, Sergio Sighinolfi embarked on his journey as a constructor of sports cars. His first creation, a 1948 sports car with a body crafted by the renowned Modenese coachbuilder Campana. This car, driven by Cremona’s Antonio Morandini, later featured an Ermini engine… Read More Little red racer: 1953 Nardi-Sighinolfi 750 by Campana
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
This car is said to have been owned by a member of the Cinzano family, the famed italian brand of bitters drinks. Of course it has some special features. The first of which is a Nardi intake mainfold still under a single carburetor: we’d expect to see more than one in a tuned car but… Read More Don’t drink & drive: 1966 Lancia Flavia 1800 Coupé
It can happen to stumble upon on a very expensive, and very rare, original Abarth engine but it’s extremely rare to find a Nardi engine like this one for sale. As you know, the power of every engine resides in the head, so many of the period tuning kit consisted in head, carburetors and a… Read More The tuning experience: Fiat 600 “Nardi” engine
Update, october 16 Nicola Becherini, grandson of Nicola Becherini (the builder of this car) contacted us giving us more fresh info. First, he says that the body was not crafted by Vignale but by Carrozzeria Fratelli Neri (Neri brothers coachworks) of Tivoli, Rome. He also says that that’s pretty sure that the engine belonged to… Read More One of one: 1949 Becherini Spider by Neri
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