by Mike Gulett - The Apollo GT was an American made sports car produced and sold by International Motor Cars from 1962 to 1964 in Oakland, California. The Apollo project was the dream of Milt Brown and Newt Davis, who wanted to build an American … [Read more...]
The Intermeccanica Italia: Has It Been Too Long Ignored?
April 8, 2019 By 47 Comments
Another case where a hybrid (European chassis and body with American power) was slow to appreciate. by Wallace Wyss - Founder Frank Reisner was a Hungarian born engineer who, although he had a good job in Canada, that had nothing to do with … [Read more...]
Restomod, Pro-Touring, Replica Or Something Completely Different
September 19, 2017 By 4 Comments
by Mike - I suspect that, like me, many of you are attracted to the idea of creating a custom car that is suited to your own tastes and may run on modern mechanicals for a better and more reliable driving experience than the original or it may be … [Read more...]
Franco Scaglione: King Of The Alfa Romeo BATs
September 23, 2016 By 7 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - There are unsung heroes in every field. Writing about rare cars for my Incredible Barn Finds books (Enthusiast Books, Hudson WI) I keep running across the name Franco Scaglione. I finally began researching him and … [Read more...]
Where Is The Ford Mustang Station Wagon That Was Made In Italy?
March 6, 2016 By 7 Comments
by Wallace Wyss Of course there were a few Mustangs bodied in Italy. Shelby himself sent a couple Shelbys to Italy for Zagato to do, but mostly their contribution was in the roof style. Then Bertone did one designed by Giugiaro, that car … [Read more...]
Car Of The Day – Intermeccanica Italia Spider For Sale
September 23, 2015 By 5 Comments
by Mike - Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica is a car manufacturer, founded by Frank Reisner in 1959 in Italy. The company later relocated to Canada. Intermeccanica started making speed equipment kits for Renault, Simca, Peugeot and other … [Read more...]
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