Eastern green: 1972 Toyota Sprinter Trueno Coupé

The TE27 Trueno belongs to the early phase of Toyota’s small rear-wheel-drive performance coupes, before the AE86 fixed that lineage in wider memory. That is part of what makes it interesting today. It is an early, compact and mechanically simple car, tied to the 2T-G twin-cam engine and to a period when Toyota competition-derived road… Read More Eastern green: 1972 Toyota Sprinter Trueno Coupé

Blue and low: 1957 Karmann-Ghia Coupé

This is a 1957 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia Coupe in “low light” form, meaning the early version with the headlights set lower on the nose and a series of model-specific details that changed soon afterward. It is a meaningful designation: the low lights are the first-production Karmann-Ghias (mid-to-late 1950s), born from a three-way formula—Ghia styling under Luigi… Read More Blue and low: 1957 Karmann-Ghia Coupé

Micro americana: 1952 Crosley Super Sport

According to the seller, this example was stored for over thirty years in a climate-controlled environment and has recently undergone mechanical recommissioning. The seller states that the engine starts reliably, maintains correct oil pressure, and that the charging system operates as expected. The vehicle currently has no functioning brakes, and the seller notes that the… Read More Micro americana: 1952 Crosley Super Sport

Oxide red: 1968 Fiat Dino 2000 Coupé by Bertone

A handsome survivor in rosso ossido (oxide red), this Fiat Dino 2000 Coupé pairs one-owner provenance with the right kind of mechanical pedigree: the alloy, DOHC Dino V6 conceived for Ferrari and mass-built by Fiat so the engine could be homologated for late-’60s Formula 2. The coupé’s crisp fastback lines came from Bertone—first sketched under… Read More Oxide red: 1968 Fiat Dino 2000 Coupé by Bertone

Reference point: 1962 Lancia Flaminia Sport 3C by Zagato

Chassis no. 824.13.3182 is an authentic Flaminia Sport 2.5 3C, one of only 174 examples believed to have been built, representing the transition from the Aurelia’s refined engineering to Lancia’s new era under Carlo Pesenti. Designed by Antonio Fessia, the Flaminia Sport retained the rear transaxle and V6 layout while adopting an all-alloy engine block… Read More Reference point: 1962 Lancia Flaminia Sport 3C by Zagato