Rally Ready – 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
In the world of collector cars, if the top goes down, the price goes up, right? In the case of the famous 300SL Mercedes, the answer is not exactly. The 300SL Roadster is a strange case in that the...
View ArticleGuaranteed Entry – 1947 Cisitalia 202 MM Nuvolari Spider
Throughout the 1930s, Turinese textile industrialist Piero Dusio indulged his passion for motorsport. After winning his class on the 1937 Mille Miglia, he began to explore the possibilities of building...
View ArticleTouring-Bodied Treasure – 1963 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider
A few weeks back, we featured an Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider that was a bit of a basket case. This car, a later 2600 Spider located in San Clemente, California, is pretty much a complete 180 and a machine...
View ArticleOriginal Supercar – 1905 FIAT 60HP Five-Passenger Touring
Survival numbers of the earliest generation of truly lavish dual-purpose supercars, both in percentage and absolute terms, are miniscule. One would be hard-pressed to justify any other single surviving...
View ArticleM is for Marvelous – 1956 Austin-Healey 100M
When the BN2 version of the Austin-Healey 100 came out in 1955, it was a significant but not drastic improvement over the BN1 that had been launched in 1953. There was now a four-speed gearbox,...
View ArticleBackdated RS – 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera
Ask anybody what their ultimate classic 911 would be, and the most common answer you’d get would probably be the 2.7 liter 911 Carrera RS. A truly great car with looks, performance and history all...
View ArticleWeird and Wonderful – 1965 Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato
When it was launched at the Turin Auto Show in 1960, the four-door Lancia Flavia was not the most exciting car in the world to look at, but it was relatively advanced. Underneath was a 1.5 liter boxer...
View ArticleFront-Drive Fun – 1969 Lancia Fulvia Sport 1.3S
It’s hard not to like a Lancia. The Italian company built some of the most interesting cars around during their heyday, and although not all of them worked, at least they dared to take some chances....
View ArticleFlashy Flat Rad – 1951 Morgan Plus 4 Drophead
Morgan has a long tradition (longer than anybody, really) of building raw, mostly uncompromising sports cars that offer the pleasure of driving and not much else. In late 1930s, though, they tried...
View ArticleAlfa with Attitude – 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
The Giulietta, introduced in 1954, has been one of the most popular names from Alfa Romeo’s incredibly long, fabled history. A great car, it was also a great seller and one that would help set Alfa on...
View ArticleYard Find – 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster
There are lots of things you can do to spruce up your back yard. Garden gnomes, exotic plants, water features, a hammock or even a swimming pool. They all look great, but a genuine Porsche 356...
View ArticleSandy Spider – 1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia
The Spider versions of the Giulietta and Giulia represent some of Alfa Romeo’s most significant and best-loved cars. They also sold quite well and did a lot for Alfa’s reputation, especially here in...
View ArticleA Rare Gem – 1951 Siata Daina Cabriolet
Siata, which in Italian stands for Societa Italiana Auto Transformazioni Accessori, made everything from simple speed parts to the unpopular Spring roadster, but it’s for their glorious little 1950s...
View ArticleMagnus Walker’s Best Build – 1972 Porsche 911 STR II
The Porsche 911 presented here owes its exceptional specification and distinctive appearance to its current owner – Los Angeles based Porsche enthusiast Magnus Walker. A prominent figure in the Porsche...
View ArticleBertone’s Sensation – 1975 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale
If there was ever an automobile that turned the rally world upside-down, it was the Lancia Stratos HF. The first automobile purposely built for competition in the World Rally Championships, the...
View ArticleItalian Delight – 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV
Many cars are special for what they are. While the Alfa Romeo GTV is unquestionably a special model beloved by automotive enthusiasts, this particular example from 1974 is special in part because of...
View ArticleIt Came Before the Corvette – 1954 Nash-Healey
We think of the Corvette as America’s sports car, and rightly so. It’s been a household name almost from day one and has shown that America can build a volume-selling, world-class production sports car...
View ArticleVery Hot Hatch – 1988 Lancia Delta Integrale
If you’re like me, then whenever you hear about a Lancia Delta, the first things that come to mind are rally monsters like the flame-spitting S4 of the Group B days and the wide-body Integrale...
View ArticleOne of the First – 1975 RUF Porsche 911 Carrera RS
Ruf is of course famous for taking already potent Porsches and thoroughly reworking them into staggeringly fast machines. So extensive are the modifications that Rufs are typically considered...
View ArticleTwo-Owner Project – 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster
Marrying into money has got to be pretty nice, but marrying into an original Porsche Speedster isn’t so bad, either. That’s just what the seller of this car, located in Kila, Montana, has done, and...
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