Most people for sure don’t know what car is this: basically that’s the attempt to build a sports car by Earl “Madman” Muntz, an American businessman and engineer who sold and promoted cars and consumer electronics in the United States from the 1930s until his death in 1987. Few of these cars were produced as Muntz realized that he… Read More The Arizona girl: 1951 Muntz Jet
Seven days left and no b.i.n. price for this auction regarding a 2600 Spider to restore: that’s a quite complete car painted in blue with ice-white interiors but actually the original color is Graphite Grey, an Alfa Romeo classic shade of the sixties. As usual for these cars, there is rust almost everywhere: floors and… Read More Seven days left: 1963 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider by Touring
The swivel seat are the typical feature of these spider built from 1955 to 1959: the first series were based on the 1100 TV engine while later cars like this have a 1200 cc engine and different trims. These cars were designed by Luigi Rapi at Fiat Carrozzerie Speciali (the special coach division of Fiat);… Read More Swivel seats: 1958 Fiat 1200 TV Spider
The seller of this silver Quattroporte says that the restoratin of the car has already started but, actually, the only beginning that we can see is about some parts removed and nothing else. The car is painted in an elegant – although boring – silver shade mated to a black leather interiors which don’t look… Read More Car and crates: 1969 Maserati Quattroporte
This is the second Sumbeam venezia we stumble on in three years and that doesn’t astonish us as this car is very rare as 140 were built, and just an handful of these has survived until nowadays. This car, revealed the first time to the press in 1963 in San Marco square in Venezia, Italy, was… Read More The italian job/2: 1964 Sunbeam Venezia by Touring
This 1750 GT Veloce (chassis # AR1531198) is said to be a super solid car and, indeed, we are quite astonished by how this car looks solid and rustless. The good (for us) it’s that the original color of this car is the same Ochre Yellow of the GTV published last friday: maybe not everyone… Read More Yellow heart: 1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce
This is one of the most wanted Alfa of the sixties, painted in one of the best shade available: it is called “Giallo Ocra” (Ochre yellow)and it comes with the car along with a good amount of rust. Maybe this car (chassis #AR252882) has lived most of its life in the rust belt but for… Read More Southern yellow: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
March 14 Here it is again with a price drop to €15,000 (today $16,600) February 23 That’s the first time we see for sale an Appia convertibile in this pale blue shade: actually this car has also a blue interior and soft top. Usually it’s easier to find these cars in white red or grey so… Read More Blue on blue: 1963 Lancia Appia Convertibile by Vignale
March 10 Here it is again, this time on eBay, with current bidding at $60,000 and reserve price not met. Thanks to reader Brian for this tip. January 30, 1015 In 1953 the 356 was still made using a bent windshield as well as in 1954 (the last year of this feature), but 1953 was… Read More Bent window: 1953 Porsche 356
It has been a long time since we published a 356 to restore, and the main reason is that these project are becoming rarer and rarer as almost all the barn finds have been trailed out of their barns. However, as this car demonstrates, there is still something out there. This car is a model year 1954 356… Read More Rescue me: 1954 Porsche 356 Cabrio
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