Mercury coupes built from 1949 to 1951 became popular with this car with body modified by George and Sam Barris in 1953, called the “Hirohata Custom” after its owner’s surname. The car built by Barris is the quintessential “custom car”, and its impact on American automotive culture was so strong that in the following years,… Read More Rare stock: 1951 Mercury Monterey
We don’t normally publish such “new” cars, however there are times when you need to make exceptions, like in this case, and for good reason. As you can see this is a very normal four door Volvo 244 Turbo as many of us have seen around, yet this is different: it has not been restored… Read More Unicorn: 1982 Volvo 244 Turbo
Pininfarina is certainly the best known Italian coachbuilder in the world, and certainly not without merit, but in our opinion Bertone was the one who “dared” most of all. By “daring” we mean that Bertone has always been the one who designed the bodywork with that extra inspiration that you would not expect, with solutions… Read More The french italian: 1968 Simca 1200S Coupé by Bertone
Do you really need to spend a lot of money to drive a classic car with nice lines, snappy and in good condition? The answer is no, at least in our opinion. In fact, if you go deep into the classic car market, it is possible to see some deserving cars in some corner of… Read More Hidden gem: 1973 Fiat 124 Sport Coupé 1.8
The seller hasn’t written much about this Tiger, but what he has written is actually what really matters. Indeed the car is said to still have its original 260 V8 engine and 4 speed gearbox and that it has 67K documented miles: it is extremely rare for a car over 50 to have such a… Read More Roootes: 1966 Sunbeam Tiger MK1A
These cars, universally known as “Buggies” had their golden age in the sixties and seventies and then fell into oblivion for about thirty years. The idea of building an open body in synthetic material to be connected to the Volkswagen Beetle chassis was by Bruce Meyers, an idea that has been successful as some sources… Read More Real deal: 1961 Meyers Manx
The seller says this 190 SL is a survivor with 54,000 original miles and is therefore a virtually unique specimen. Indeed he says he bought this car in 1991 from the original owner and all the parts of the car, engine, transmission, interior, soft top are the ones with which this 190 Sl came out… Read More German survivor: 1958 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
It is a classic Ford, it is in original condition and it comes from around Motown: it is almost a string of perfect conditions. Motown, for the uninitiated, is the contraction of the two terms Motor and Town, or rather Detroit, the heart of the American car industry as well as, during the 60s, the… Read More Motown blues: 1949 Ford Custom Club Coupé
It is said that there is a first time for everything, and in our case this is the first time, despite more than 2000 published posts, that we publish an Alfa Romeo Alfasud. The Alfasud can in fact be considered an “anomaly” in the Alfa Romeo world, at least compared to what the Portello factory… Read More Time capsule: 1974 Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1.2
Before becoming a status symbol, Audi was an almost unknown manufacturer outside of Germany, with an extremely niche market in the rest of Europe. Also because his cars were not cheap: they were still a product made with high quality standards, however they lacked the image and, too often, the captivating aspect: the 100S model… Read More Before fame: 1971 Audi 100S Coupé
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