The Intermeccanica Italia Spyder is a stunning example of a rare classic car that marries American power with Italian style. Originally, fewer than 300 Italia convertibles were built, features a Ford 351 Windsor engine paired with a 4-speed top loader transmission, encapsulating the typical American engineering. The Italia models have a storied history. After financial… Read More Made in Italy: 1969 Intermeccanica Italia Spyder
The base of this car is the Fiat 118 series (the one used for the 1500 and 1600 coupés, to be precise), but the bodywork is substantially different. As mentioned earlier, for this special spider, the chassis and engine of the 118 series were used, equipped with the twin-camshaft engine produced by Fiat but designed… Read More White scorpion: 1959 Abarth 1600 Spider by Allemano
It is not easy to see these cars outside of Brazil, where they were produced, and in fact this car arrived in Europe thanks to a Brazilian man. The seller says this was originally the car of the Brazilian ambassador in Paris and has been in his family for many years. This is a rare… Read More The diplomat’s car: 1971 Puma Spyder 1600 GTE
This Abarth 750 is a little different from others we have published here, not only for the appearance of the nose but also for the underlying technique and its history. The seller says that this car was sold new in the United States and there its history is unknown until 1969 when it was bought… Read More Red rascal: 1958 Abarth 750 Spyder by Allemano
This little Abarth belongs to the large family of 750 cc of displacement for which the tuner of Turin became so famous. But the peculiarity of this car is to be an uncommon spider, in fact most of the cars caressed by Zagato were coupes, since the coachbuilder’s production was focused on speed racing and… Read More Subtle differences: 1960 Abarth 750 Spyder by Zagato
The seller of this Abarth 750 Spyder, built almost 60 years ago by Allemano, leaves no room for interpretation: the car is plenty of rust. Obviously he’s speaking about the frame as the body (partly sawed in the front) is made of aluminum, and so the rust is not a problem. What is instead a… Read More Plenty of rust: 1959 Abarth 750 Spyder by Allemano
There are many fans of the small Abarth, especially when they were produced in limited numbers and dressed by coachbuilders like Allemano: the seller says also that this car has been published in the book “Abarth Guide” (1984) by Al Cosentino. This is one of his creations, based on the humble (but solid and effective) frame… Read More Red flea: 1958 Abarth 750 Spyder by Allemano
“Spyder” is not a typo: actually we’ve checked the period sale brochure and, indeed, Cisitalia called these open cars “Spyder”, just like the Porsche 550 RS. Strange indeed. Back to this particular car, we suspect that this could be the same car we’ve published here some months ago but we’re not sure of it, so… Read More Fair price: 1961 Cisitalia-Abarth 850 Spyder by Allemano
Ok the seller doesn’t mention the build year of this Cisitalia made in Argentina but we know pretty well that these were built for three years, from 1959 to 1961 starting, of course, from the chassis of a Fiat 600. Actually this one just one of the several models built by Cisitalia Argentina after that… Read More South of the border: 1959 Cisitalia 750 Spyder
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