Here is a true “Barn find”: a car that was parked indoors many, many years ago, not rotten, that was not cannibalized or disassembled and scattered in buckets. And, most of all, belonged to the same guy during the last six decades. This event is even more remarkable because we are talking about an Alfa… Read More Normale from the past: 1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
Among the countless applications of the chassis of the Volkswagen Typ 1 (aka Beetle) there was also this: the Apal 1200, with the body strictly made of fiberglass. Apal was a Belgian company, indeed the name is the acronym of “Application Polyester Armé de Liège” (Reinforced Polyester Application of Liege), and only 150 of these… Read More Body only: 1962 Apal 1200
The color is black and now opaque while the interior is red: a very nice combo color even if, unfortunately, not original. In fact, the seller says that, according to the certificate of origin, the original color is Lavender Gray, a color that does not contrast the red as much as black and yet it… Read More Faded black: 1953 jaguar XK120 O.T.S.
BMWs, even in the 1930s, were never large cars, at least in comparison with their compatriots Mercedes Benz, but after the Second World War they had to start from very small dimensions. Indeed, it was already a miracle that BMW had got back on its feet (thanks to the Amerian economic aid) so the fact… Read More Unofficially imported: 1963 BMW 700 Cabriolet
A tip from personal experience: if you intend to buy a classic car to be restored, never buy rotten scrap just to save on the purchase price: at the end of the restoration you will regret it bitterly. You will regret it for three reasons: the first is about the money you will spend; in… Read More Dry white: 1962 Porsche 356B T6 Coupé
Certainly there is still a long way to go, before returning to being usable, for this rare Alfa Romeo, but also in rather serious conditions. It is a typical example of a car abandoned for decades (in our opinion no less than three) in bad weather and later, probably consequently to the rise in prices,… Read More Long way to go: 1969 Alfa Romeo GT Junior by Zagato
Of the many Giulietta Spiders we published, very few, indeed probably none (at least as far as we can remember) were black. And when we say black we mean born that way, certainly not repainted in the course of her life. Black is a color that according to me gives a lot to this car:… Read More Black shade: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
A v8 under the hood, beautiful lines and excellent build quality of BMW (that of 60 years ago, we mean), this is the synthesis of the BMW 503. At the time it was a very expensive car and in fact it did not have a great commercial success: the seller says that only 416 were… Read More Four heads: 1957 BMW 503 Coupé
Four years ago we published an article about a similar car, but unlike the first this one looks much more complete and “refined”. However, it is very rare to see for sale these kit cars produced in the 70s and, obviously, based on a Volkswagen Typ1 chassis (more commonly known as Beetle) which ensured maximum… Read More Old future: 1961 Sportsland Concept 1
This is the small sister of the 300SL: the 190SL was in fact built in the image and likeness of its older sister but with a price tag that can still be reached by few, but certainly more than those who could afford a 300SL, both coupe and spider. And we must also say that… Read More Little sister: 1961 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
