This is the second Sumbeam venezia we stumble on in three years and that doesn’t astonish us as this car is very rare as 140 were built, and just an handful of these has survived until nowadays. This car, revealed the first time to the press in 1963 in San Marco square in Venezia, Italy, was… Read More The italian job/2: 1964 Sunbeam Venezia by Touring
This is one of the most wanted Alfa of the sixties, painted in one of the best shade available: it is called “Giallo Ocra” (Ochre yellow)and it comes with the car along with a good amount of rust. Maybe this car (chassis #AR252882) has lived most of its life in the rust belt but for… Read More Southern yellow: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
This 2000 Spider (chassis #AR102.04.01549) project comes from Mexico where it is said to have been with the original owner until now: maybe that’s why it’s the first time ever we see the original rigid toolbox we didn’t know about its existence. This looks a nice project indeed: this former-red car has a very dry… Read More Many papers, few rust: 1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider by Touring
March 14 Here it is again with a price drop to €15,000 (today $16,600) February 23 That’s the first time we see for sale an Appia convertibile in this pale blue shade: actually this car has also a blue interior and soft top. Usually it’s easier to find these cars in white red or grey so… Read More Blue on blue: 1963 Lancia Appia Convertibile by Vignale
March 10 Here it is again, this time on eBay, with current bidding at $60,000 and reserve price not met. Thanks to reader Brian for this tip. January 30, 1015 In 1953 the 356 was still made using a bent windshield as well as in 1954 (the last year of this feature), but 1953 was… Read More Bent window: 1953 Porsche 356
This 750E Giulietta (chassis #1493E*23895) is one of the latest cars produced with that model tag: it has already some characters of the 101 series like the bigger headlights, different front grilles and heart along with a different engine code (106), but still it’s a Veloce. The first impression which comes to mind watching the… Read More Late car: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Veloce
It has been a long time since we published a 356 to restore, and the main reason is that these project are becoming rarer and rarer as almost all the barn finds have been trailed out of their barns. However, as this car demonstrates, there is still something out there. This car is a model year 1954 356… Read More Rescue me: 1954 Porsche 356 Cabrio
No papers, no engine, no build year: these are the first things to deal with if you are going to buy this car which needs much more than an engine and a transmission. Indeed the “1966” put in the title is just a guess: the seller didn’t tell about it nor we could know it… Read More More than bravery: 1966 Lancia Flaminia 2500 3C Convertibile by Touring
This is the first time we publish a Corvette C3 and that’s because of a good reason: this is one of the 80 Corvette L88 produced in 1968 and one of the 216 ever produced between 1967 and 1969. The story about this model is quite odd: basically Chevrolet never promoted this car and somehow… Read More 10 seconds club: 1968 Chevrolet Corvette L88
Back in the sixties german car producers often asked to italian designers and coachbuilders to shape their cars: they were actually right as many of these cars came out well like this Glas GT. Designed by Frua and powered by Glas with a four cylinders engine fed by two carburetors, this car was an elegant… Read More The italian job: 1967 Glas GT 1300 by Frua
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