This ’66 Sunbeam Roadster has been the point of a crossbreeding experiment: indeed the original 1725 c.c. inline-four engine, producing 93 h.p. has been swapped with a VW VR6 2.8 engine, rated at 190 h.p. Such power is transmitted to the rear wheels through a 5 speed Toyota gearbox. That’s a lot of work which… Read More Crossbreed: 1966 Sunbeam Alpine Roadster 5th series
This fly (or banana) yellow Fiat 850 Spider is said to have an “amateur” paint job and it’s for sale as the seller says that he has no more time for her. Seller his honest as he says that photos give “too much justice” to the car which is worse than it appears. The seller… Read More Summer (almost) ready: 1972 Fiat 850 Spider by Bertone
This Giulietta Spider 750D (aka s.w.b.) is said to have been a VSCCA racer – preservation class. Even now it has a current VSCCA log book but the current owner never raced it, but enjoyed it driving it on the road during summer. Actually there is still a roll-bar on the car which doesn’t give… Read More Former VSCCA racer: 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
The seller says that this 2600 Spider has been in his family for the last 37 years, and that it spended most of its life in northern California. This beautiful black/red 2600 had a new paint in 2000, engine rebuilt in 2005 and interiors and soft top redone between 2010 and 2011, along with a… Read More Scale model included: 1963 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider by Touring
We’re far to consider ourselves as classic cars experts but we’re neither the last of the bunch. However, we not only haven’t ever saw this car, but we didn’t ever know of its existence. It’s called Alpine Renault A108 Cabrio and, we must say, it’s a very pretty car. This car seems to be a… Read More Never seen before: 1960 Alpine A108 Cabriolet (by Allemano?)
This ’64 Giulia Spider is said to be originally sold in southern California and, after then, it spent most part of its life in Colorado, fetching a total of two owners, not including the seller. Indeed it seems a very dry car, a good start for a full restoration. The seller says that the car… Read More Duco painted: 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider
During the ’50’s and ’60’s, Chrysler often contacted Ghia for some collaboration works for designing and/or manufacturing of its custom show cars. The Ghia 450 SS is said to be the result of an idea of Burt Sugarman, an Hollywood producer, who pushed Ghia to build such car, both in coupè and spider versions. So,… Read More Sugarman’s idea: 1967 Ghia-Chrysler 450 SS Spider
The seller says that this car was sold new in Mexico and, according to Centro Documentazione Alfa Romeo (great guys, they give you information about your Alfa without asking a cent) was produced on the 13th of september of that year. This car has a sharp look and it’s a desiderable 750 series (swb). However,… Read More Latin passion: 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
This 1st series Beta Zagato is one of only 233 made with the 1800 c.c. engine. It features a very nice silver gray/tobacco color combo and, according to what is visible through the photos, this one seems a stunning specimen. Whatever the point of view is, this car seems perfect. The seller says that the… Read More A perfect one: 1975 Lancia Beta 1800 Spider by Zagato
It’s not unusual to find car ads with few explanations, but it’s extremely rare to find an ad without a word: this is the case. So, we must evaluate only what we can see. The second 2000 Spider Touring of this week seems solid and complete. The 2000 has more external trims than the 2600 (we… Read More Two scoops: 1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider
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