My Car Quest

March 29, 2024

The Lance Reventlow Scarab Race Team Had Two Transporters, I Think

by Mike - The transporter below was sold at auction in Monterey in August 2012 by RM for $990,000. My friend, Ron Kellogg, started me thinking about this transporter and its history. The RM catalog description said, Italy’s Fiat, like … [Read more...]

The Best Of France And Italy – 2013

by Mike - On the first Sunday in November The Best Of France And Italy car show is held at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California. I took the Bizzarrini GT 5300 there in 2008. I could not be make it this year but fortunately Bruce Caron was … [Read more...]

This Fiat-Abarth 1000 GT Was Raced By Bruce McLaren and Owned By Briggs Cunningham

by Mike - This rare, one of the three "Cunningham Abarth Bialberos", race cars was auctioned in August 2013 at the Gooding auction in Pebble Beach and sold for $302,500. The Fiat-Abarth 1000 GT is powered by a 982 cc engine with an … [Read more...]

Fiat Stanguellini Berlinetta

by Mike -  This is a great looking little car, a 1954 Fiat Stanguellini Berlinetta. I have never seen one of these before - probably because this is the only one, or one of very few. This car is likely not quick but it looks happy. It would … [Read more...]