We have seen cars to be restored in any conditions, but it is the first time we see one that recalls the appearance of Tutankhamun’s mummy when Howard Carter took it out of his sarcophagus. Maybe that’s because of the black paint dried (and cracked) under the sun of California, and perhaps also because the… Read More The mummy: 1969 Jaguar E-Type O.T.S.
We all know how these vans produced by Alfa Romeo have recently returned in vogue, and this is the reason why even prices are rising slowly but inexorably. In the specific case we have a service vehicle produced in 1969, equipped with many windows as it was transformed for use as an ambulance of the… Read More White striped: 1969 Alfa Romeo F12 ambulance
Sometimes it happens to find a Giulietta Spider to be restored, sometimes it happens to find two for sale by the same owner, other times – like this – it happens to find seven and a half of them. Do not ask us what the owner means for “half” because neither we have understood, certainly… Read More Seven and half: 1956-1962 Giulietta Spider stock
We know that today these are considered Porsche in every aspect but always remember that, at least until 1972, to buy one of these you had to contact a Volkswagen dealer. In any case, here we are faced with one of the 3,351 examples of 914/6 built and, more importantly, it is a car matching… Read More Minor fire: 1970 Volkswagen-Porsche 914/6
Among the thousands of Porsche 356 ads seen in years of activity, it is the first time that we find a car that does not have the original engine but that can still be called “matching numbers”. In fact the seller says that, although the engine currently installed is not the original equipment, the current… Read More Kardex correct: 1954 Porsche 356 Coupé
This is one of the rarest BMWs ever made: it is a 3200 CS produced in just over 600 examples of which few survive today. The reason for the poor commercial success of this car was certainly not due to its aesthetic: keep in mind that this is a car designed by Bertone in 1963,… Read More Hofmeister kink: 1963 BMW 3200 CS by Bertone
Maybe not halfway, but we can still say that a good part of the work was done on this 2000 Spider. In fact, the work on the body, which alone makes up almost half of the cost of restoring a car like this, has not yet been done: the car has been completely dismantled but… Read More Half done: 1959 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider by Touring
And here’s another Simca 8 Sport to be restored: this in particular has a peculiar history as it received an award at the 1951 Palm Spring Concours. We can deduce that it is a car destinated from birth to the American market (the car is from 1950), and has remained in the US so far.… Read More Palm Springs award: 1950 Simca 8 Sport Coupe by Facel
Today the equation to find the value of a car to be restored is simple: take the same well-restored car, subtract the average cost of restoration and here is the price. Also in this case this equation has certainly been applied, however it must be said that in this case the starting point seems excellent.… Read More Full size: 1965 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider by Touring
This Porsche 356 C wreck was a car that ran regularly on the streets of California, then, for some years, it has become the home of a squirrel. The seller says that this squirrel is willing to leave his home but will leave the new owner of the walnuts car as a compliments. Seriously speaking,… Read More Balls and squirrels: 1964 Porsche 356 C Coupé
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