by Wallace Wyss As a fine artist looking for cars to depict on canvas, I have been to many Ferrari events in the last couple years and there’s one thing missing at every one of them - 400-based convertibles. Now the purists would say … [Read more...]
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The Lamborghini Espada Would Be A Cool Car To Own
February 26, 2016 By 13 Comments
by Mike - Introduced in 1967 the Lamborghini Espapa was styled by Marcello Gandini of Bertone and based on the Marzal show car and the Bertone Pirana, a rebodied Jaguar E-type, both Gandini’s designs. This was Lamborghini’s most successful car … [Read more...]
Why The Big Difference In Value Between The Maserati Bora and The Iso Grifo?
February 23, 2016 By 14 Comments
by Mike - At the Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance a few years ago a beautiful green 1973 Maserati Bora was parked next to a beautiful red 1974 Iso Grifo Series 2. It started me thinking about why there is such a large gap in … [Read more...]
More Photos Of The 1955 Vignale Fiat 8V
February 22, 2016 By 5 Comments
by Mike - The article yesterday, The Motel Fiat – An Unrestored Treasure, by Wallace Wyss about a 1955 Vignale Fiat 8V was popular and unfortunately the author had only one photo. Lucky for us reader, Chris Pascoe, sent in these photos from … [Read more...]
The Motel Fiat – An Unrestored Treasure
February 21, 2016 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss I first saw the car at Concorso Italiano, I think in 2011. I admired the shape of the bodywork though it had paint flaking off its body. This was a car heavy in patina, y’might say. Fiats are largely mass produced … [Read more...]
Yet Another Car I have Never Heard Of – The Rometsch Beeskow Sports Cabriolet
February 18, 2016 By 9 Comments
by Mike - This is quite an attractive little car that I have never heard of before built using a Volkswagen chassis and engine. It has an elegant style that may have influenced other car designers. I am sure that many of you are familiar with … [Read more...]
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