The Appia was Lancia’s smaller post-war car, but as often with Lancia the more interesting examples are not the standard saloons. The Vignale-bodied Appia Lusso sits in a different category: coachbuilt, more refined in detail, and far less common than the regular factory versions. A 1960 example with black Padova plates is therefore worth attention,… Read More Unusual version: 1960 Lancia Appia Lusso Coupé by Vignale
The 240Z no longer needs much introduction, but cars like these are not interesting simply because they wear the badge. What matters now is the condition in which they survive. Many have already been restored, modified, repainted in brighter colours than they deserve, or rebuilt from weaker foundations. A pair of complete, title-bearing cars still… Read More Full red: Two 1972 Datsun 240Z
The BMW 326 belongs to the phase when BMW was moving toward a more mature pre-war identity, with six-cylinder touring cars that were more refined and ambitious than the smaller models that had built the marque’s earlier reputation. That is the broad context, but the interest here lies mainly in the body style and the… Read More German emigrant: 1938 BMW 326 Convertible
The 1953 model year sits very early in the steel-bodied 356 story, after the move from Gmünd to Stuttgart and during the short bent-window phase that came before later Pre-A developments. That alone gives this coupe weight, but the real interest here is not just chronology. Cars from this period are now often either fully… Read More Grey underneath: 1953 Porsche 356 Coupé
The Convertible D occupies a narrow place in the 356 story. Built by Drauz after the Speedster and before the Roadster fully took over, it kept the low, open character of the earlier car in a more transitional form. That alone makes it more interesting than a standard late-1950s 356, but with a project like… Read More Hawaiian project: 1959 Porsche 356A Convertible D
The 1973 911 Targa sits at the end of the early long-hood period, just before the impact-bumper generation changed the shape and character of the model. That gives it an automatic place in the 911 timeline, but cars like this are not interesting simply because of the year. On an early 911 project, what matters… Read More Very project: 1973 Porsche 911 2.4 T Targa
The Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider Touring belongs to the period when Alfa Romeo was trying to move slightly upmarket without giving up its twin-cam four-cylinder formula. Built by Touring, the Spider used the shortened 2000 platform and combined refined proportions with relatively advanced mechanical specification for the time, including the 1,975 cc engine and five-speed… Read More Big challenge: 1962 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider by Touring
This ASA 1000 GT Berlinetta (chassis 01302, engine 173/219) is one of those cars where pedigree matters more than displacement. Conceived in the mid-1960s as an Italian answer to the small European GT class, it traces back to a project initiated at Enzo Ferrari’s request and shaped by names that need no introduction: Giotto Bizzarrini… Read More Taped-up: 1965 ASA 1000 GT Berlinetta
This judicial-auction listing concerns an Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint (1966), Italian-registered in Rome. It is the Bertone-bodied coupe from the 2600 range, one of Alfa’s more mature 1960s grand tourers: elegant proportions, a proper long-distance layout, and the kind of cabin and detailing that still reads “serious GT” today. From the photos, the car presents… Read More Judicial auction/2: 1966 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint
What you have here is essentially a specialist’s piece: an early Jaguar E-Type in flat-floor roadster configuration, with a louvered bonnet and the number noted as #876258. For people who follow these cars, “flat floor” is not trivia—it refers to the earliest E-Types, with first-phase construction details that are sought after precisely because they belong… Read More Hardtop equipped: 1962 Jaguar E-Type O.T.S.
