Back in the last century coachbuilders were not only involved in producing cars for wealthy and whimsical people but also for workers with taste. This pickup is the proof of that: we used to know that many commercial vehicles were built on the platforms of mass production cars, especially of Fiat and Lancia, but we’ve never… Read More Coachbuilt pickup: 1934 Fiat 508 Van by Bertone
This bus is red like a Ferrari and it has a name used on a modern Ferrari as well, but it’s indeed a rare vehicle. The F12 was an utility vehicle built by Alfa Romeo in two versions: A12 (“A” is for “Autocarro”, truck) and F12: this belongs to the F series where “F” is for “Furgone” (Bus).… Read More Not a Ferrari: 1974 Alfa Romeo F12
The advertising motto for the 1961 edition of the Rampside series was “Worth more because they works more”: we doubt you will use this for your everyday work. This beautiful Rampside is said to be completely original with the exception of the paint which is new but made respecting the original color combo. That’s the… Read More It works more: 1961 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside
This van made by Lancia is the second series of the Jolly breed: the first series shared many mechanical components with the Appia while this one was born on the same basis of the Flavia. Indeed it shares the engine type 815.000 but it was made in scarcer numbers than the car on which is… Read More Classy van: 1962 Lancia Super Jolly
We believe that Italy was the only place on hearth where someone could think to build a twin cam engine powered van, and that place was Arese, just outside Milano, in a factory called Alfa Romeo. Indeed this van (along with others like Romeo 1° and 2°) is powered by the same single carburetor of the… Read More Twin cam van: 1968 Alfa Romeo F12
This week we have here another delivery van: a 1957 Lancia Appia “Furgoncino”. These cars were often set up in this way to be sold to various companies, especially mechanics-related producers and distributors. These vans were not built by coachbuilders but by Lancia factory. They had a lower power than the sedan version, but a… Read More Style delivery: 1957 Lancia Appia C80S 2nd series
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