The Samantha, based on the Fiat 125 chassis and engine, is one of the last creation of Vignale and, we think, one of the better ones. Even though it was based on a Fiat, this car was never sold by Fiat dealers and that’s probably why there aren’t many cars around. Moreover, a 1600 c.c.… Read More Twin cam blue: 1969 Fiat 125 S “Samantha” by Vignale
We have always had a soft spot for these little coupés and the reason is simple: they’re small, cute, classy, nimble and very well made. That’s quite a good recipe. Indeed that’s not the first time we publish one and it will not be the last one: unfortunately, lately, it’s not easy to find one… Read More Small greatness: 1971 Simca 1200 S Coupé by Bertone
All we know (almost all) that the magic “S” after “Porsche 911” means performance and value, but not all know that if that “S” belongs to a pre-1968 car, the value rises a lot. It raises steeply if that “S” belongs to a matching numbers car like this one is said to be: it actually… Read More Green and Gold: 1967 Porsche 911S 2.0
As we just wrote many times, one of the lesson learned about the classic cars world is that you can’t ever imagine how many model have been built in the past 100 years. This, for instance, is the first specimen of “Kombi” we’ve ever seen and, to be honest, we didn’t even know about its… Read More German perfume: 1949 Mercedes-Benz 170 S “Kombi”
Update: as Brian says in the comment below, this car belongs to a friend of him and that’s not for sale. The CL ad is actually a scam. The beautiful and rare Pastel Blue shade of this 911 was added to the 911 color chart in 1970, so this 911S is a model year 1970… Read More Nothing wrong: 1969 Porsche 911S
This is the first specimen of 2300S which is not in “to be restored” conditions, nor a “driver” or just a wreck like many that you see for sale around. The seller say very few about this car but that It has been restored in the original configuration, paying attention to details: actually we can… Read More Cutting edge: 1962 Fiat 2300 S
When eng. Stanzani, back then chief engineer at Lamborghini, was asked to talk about the Jarama, he said “I made a car according to my taste: that was a mistake”. Now you can like this car or not but, for sure, it will never go unnoticed. The truth is that the Jarama was a grat… Read More Misunderstood: 1976 Lamborghini Jarama S
This car is an example of what we really like to find: an almost unknown car which has never reached the popularity of some European competitors but it’s still a little tile in the automotive history. It is called Bianco (from the surname of its founder, Ottorino Bianco) and was launched d at the Sao… Read More The brazilian way/3: 1979 Bianco S Coupé
The OSI 1200S has been ne of the beneficiary of the Fiat 1100 chassis on which many coachbuilt cars have been built. This car has been built in 280 specimens and this has the chassis #250. Although the 1200S Spider is not as rare as the Coupé version, 280 cars built are a very small production… Read More Half Fiat: 1964 OSI 1200S Spider
The smiling face is, of course, the nose of this 1500S without headlights, front grill and bumper. And that’s because the car is in the early stage of a deep restoration. What is clear is that the restoration of this car wasn’t carried out by professionals but, probably, by the owner itself who tried to… Read More That smiling face/2: 1962 Fiat 1500S OSCA Cabriolet
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