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The Porsche 356C represented the final evolution of the original 356 line, combining four-wheel disc brakes with the familiar rear-mounted flat-four that had defined Porsche’s first production sports car. By 1965, the model was approaching the end of its production run, offering a refined driving experience while retaining the lightweight simplicity that made the 356 such an enduring icon.…

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider helped establish the brand’s reputation in the American market during the 1950s. Styled by Pinin Farina and powered by Alfa Romeo’s advanced twin-cam four-cylinder engine, it combined light weight, lively performance and elegant proportions in a package that appealed equally to sports car enthusiasts and everyday drivers. Many spent decades in regular use, making…

The Fiat 1100 was one of Italy’s most versatile post-war platforms, serving as the basis for countless racing specials built by independent coachbuilders and skilled craftsmen. During the 1950s it was common for damaged production cars to be transformed into lightweight competition machines, often incorporating ideas borrowed from contemporary sports racers. Each was effectively a one-off,…

The Peugeot 403 is remembered as the car that pushed Peugeot past the million mark, a Pininfarina-styled saloon renowned for being nearly indestructible. Less familiar are the commercial derivatives — pickups, camionnettes and fourgons — built on the strengthened U-series chassis, which soldiered on in production even after the 404 replaced the saloon. Fitted with the 1,468 cc four in detuned 58…

The Giulia saloon needs no introduction, but Alfa Romeo never offered it as a factory station wagon. The estate versions — usually described as Giardinetta or Promiscua — were built in tiny numbers by outside coachbuilders such as Colli, Grazia and Giorgetti, almost always on commission for institutional customers like the Polizia Stradale or the motorway operators. Combining the 1,570 cc…

The Alpina B7 Turbo was the model that established Alpina as a manufacturer capable of challenging the world’s fastest GT cars. Introduced in 1978 and based on the BMW E24 6 Series, it combined the elegant “shark nose” coupé with a turbocharged version of BMW’s M30 inline-six. With up to 330 horsepower and a top speed exceeding 250 km/h, it was among the quickest four-seat grand tourers of its…

The Jeep CJ-7 is one of the defining civilian off-road vehicles of the late twentieth century. Introduced in 1976, it retained the rugged simplicity of earlier Jeeps while offering improved comfort and practicality for everyday use. By 1984, the CJ-7 was nearing the end of its production run, making well-preserved, unmodified examples increasingly difficult to find. Survivors with documented low…

The Talbot-Lago Record T26 represented the pinnacle of the French marque’s post-war sedan production. Beneath its restrained appearance lay the celebrated 4.5-litre inline-six that also powered the sporting Grand Sport models, making it one of the most sophisticated luxury cars of its era. While most Record T26s were delivered with factory coachwork, a small number received bespoke bodies from…

The Buick Regal and its high-performance Grand National and T-Type variants occupy a unique place in American performance history. Built on General Motors’ rear-wheel-drive G-body platform, these cars arrived at a time when most manufacturers were retreating from horsepower. Buick took a different path, developing the turbocharged 3.8-liter V6 into one of the most effective street performance…

The Fiat Dino Spider was introduced in 1966 as the open version of Fiat’s short-lived Dino range, built around the 2.0-litre Ferrari-designed V6 that Fiat needed to homologate for Formula 2 use. Its Pininfarina body was distinct from the Bertone-built Dino Coupé, and the 160 hp, twin-cam-alloy V6 made the Spider considerably more serious than its Fiat badge initially suggested. The 2.0 Spider…

The Fiat 508 Balilla began as one of the cars that put Italy on wheels, but the sporting 508S and CS derivatives moved into a different world. The Coppa d’Oro and Mille Miglia versions were small-capacity competition cars, with a four-speed gearbox and a tuned engine, and the Berlinetta Aerodinamica body remains one of the most unusual shapes produced by Fiat’s own special coachbuilding activity…

The market for pre-war competition cars is filled with replicas, re-creations and machines whose histories have become increasingly difficult to verify. This Riley 12/4 Kestrel Special stands apart because its story appears unusually well documented. Originally built as a 1936 Kestrel saloon, it was transformed into a lightweight sports racer before becoming the famous “White Riley” campaigned by…

The Maserati Kyalami sits in a difficult but interesting corner of the marque’s history. It belongs to the early De Tomaso period, derived in part from the Longchamp architecture but fitted with Maserati’s own V8 and reshaped into a more restrained grand tourer. It was never produced in large numbers, and the later 4.9-litre cars are rarer still. That gives this example a stronger basis than many…

The Fiat 1100/103 opened a new phase for Fiat when it appeared in 1953, with a modern unitary body and a more contemporary shape than the earlier 1100 series. That matters here because the listing describes this car as a 1948 Fiat 1100 Pininfarina, but that date is not consistent with a 1100/103-based car. If the car is indeed built on the 1100/103 platform, it cannot be a 1948 car in the strict…

The Appia was Lancia’s smaller post-war car, but as often with Lancia the more interesting examples are not the standard saloons. The Vignale-bodied Appia Lusso sits in a different category: coachbuilt, more refined in detail, and far less common than the regular factory versions. A 1960 example with black Padova plates is therefore worth attention, especially when it still carries the visual…

The 356C sits at the end of the original 356 line, with disc brakes and the most developed version of the basic shape before the 911 fully took over. It is not the rarest 356, but the right specification can still make a particular car stand out. A factory sunroof, Slate Grey paint, black interior, matching-numbers claim, Kardex and Certificate of Authenticity are exactly the sort of details that…

The late Toronado belongs to the phase when American personal luxury cars had moved away from the sharp experimentation of the late 1960s and into something softer, heavier and more formal. That makes the XS interesting, because it was one of the few attempts to give the final-generation Toronado a more distinctive identity. The special rear glass treatment and roofline set it apart from the…