This Fiat 1500, equipped with the twin cam O.S.C.A. engine, features a beautiful patina over its red paint, but it actually was born painted in pale blue. Indeed the previous owner was an enthusiast racer, as all the period badges on the top of the dashboard say, and so he thought that the red paint… Read More Solid patina: 1962 Fiat 1500 O.S.C.A. Cabriolet by Pininfarina
Pininfarina built almost 100 of these coupes, so not as few as you might imagine (in relative terms). In absolute terms this is an absolute rarity. By the way, few knows that Pininfarina built an handful of a cabriolet version of this model but, as far as we know, all of them have disappeared many… Read More An early one: 1954 Fiat 1100 TV Coupé by Pininfarina
The series “It’s original once” continues with this Lancia Flavia Coupè, one of the latest specimens pushed by the 1800 c.c. engine fed by a Kugelfischer MFI. It seems that a little more than 2,000 cars were made with this configuration. No later than five years ago, a friend of mine told me “keep an eye… Read More It’s original once: 1968 Lancia Flavia 1.8 Coupé by Pininfarina
When we think at a classic car with patina, we think at a car like this one: that’s not a wreck covered with dust but a one owner car which has always been driven. Of course we’ve no proof that this is a one owner car, we just trust what the seller says. He posted… Read More Super patina: 1962 Lancia Flaminia Coupé by Pininfarina
This Flaminia Coupè could seem a desperate case if you look at the first photo only, but the truth is that it is actually ready for a full restoration. Indeed the seller says that he bought the car five years ago then started the restoration process: many parts like the dashboard, instruments, radio, wiring, carburetors,… Read More Ready for the job: 1963 Lancia Flaminia 2500 3B Coupé by Pininfarina
This car was built in 1942 for some high-ranked official of the italian police: of course, being built in the middle of the WWII, it was born with the color preferred by the fascist government. As usual for a Lancia prior to be in Fiat’s hands, also this one was characterised by a sophisticated engineering:… Read More Call the police: 1942 Lancia Artena Torpedo by Pninfarina
Here is another car which doesn’t need a full restoration: it oozes “patina” from every spot and it looks as original as it leaved the factory 55 years ago. Of course it is not a driveable car as it is parked from many years ago but the seller says that the engine turns so we… Read More It’s original once: 1962 Lancia Flaminia Coupé by Pininfarina
This super rare 1900C is not a “common” coupé built by Touring but one of the very few cars built by Pininfarina with a special body. Unfortunately the seller says very few about the car but the car had a front crash in the past and that the nose has been repaired by one of the… Read More Face off: 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900C Sprint by Pininfarina
This is an american delivered Flaminia Coupé which has indeed all the instruments marked in m.p.h. and fahrenheit degrees. So far it lived in the dry U.S. southwest and that’s why it is in exceptional dry conditions. The seller says that it had one repaint only in 1985 when, at the same time, te engine was… Read More Dry white: 1961 Lancia Flaminia Coupé by Pininfarina
Slowly but inexorably, these long time underrated Flavia Coupé designed by Pininfarina are gaining ground in the classic car landscape. Especially if in good conditions and showing a beautiful color combo like this one: Brewster Green paint matched to a tan interiors: by the way those look as good as new, they probably have been redone recently… Read More Winning colors: 1964 Lancia Flavia Coupé by Pininfarina
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