Economy with style: 1957 Fiat 600 Rendez-Vous by Vignale

This car is one of the few survivor of the special coachbuilt series built by Vignale on the Fiat 600 chassis and engine, although often slightly tuned by Abarth. Back in the golden coachbuilders era, every new mass produced car, especially by Fiat, was a new opportunity to build something special for a restricted and… Read More Economy with style: 1957 Fiat 600 Rendez-Vous by Vignale

Japanese flat-four: 1961 Porsche 356 “Outlaw”

This is the typical “stalled project”: a Porsche 356 to be transformed in “outlaw style” but, this time, using a flat-four Subaru WRX Turbo engine and transmission: that’s what we call “lateral thinking”. That’s a really strange idea: for sure it’s the first time we see such choice as the typical engine used in these… Read More Japanese flat-four: 1961 Porsche 356 “Outlaw”

Two is better than one: 1959/61 Lancia Appia Convertibile by Vignale

The seller must be a Lancia Appia nut, however he’s now oriented in parting with his two Appia Convertibile: a 1959 without title and a 1961 which is more complete than the other one. Actually, as the seller says, you can make only one car from these two as one lacks of too many parts,… Read More Two is better than one: 1959/61 Lancia Appia Convertibile by Vignale