Lancia Flaminia 2.8 3C Touring Convertibile 1964 LHD What better moment than at this beginning of the summer to welcome my favourite Lancia Flaminia into my classic car garage? Not just any Lancia Flaminia, but the sleek, very stylish “Chinese Eye” Convertibile designed by Touring in Milano and manufactured in his typical state of the art Superleggera concept consisting of panelling a light alloy skin over a tubular space frame. Not just any Lancia Flaminia but this most powerful 3C (have ...

When the new Austin A35 model came out… "....The new cars were thoroughly proved by tests carried out on the German “Autobahnen”, during which drivers of much larger cars, were astonished being overtaken by three small Austins , driven flat out all day, averaging 60 mph for 25000 miles!......" And… ".....a privately-owned works-tuned A35 was driven for seven days around the Montlhéry track, near Paris, in a record breaking run at an average speed of 75 mph, covering nearly 12500 ...

To celebrate the centenary of the Milanese coachbuilder in style, this year's stylish Pebble Beach Tour d'Elegance poster highlights three of Zagato's greatest designs: the Alfa Romeo TZ1, an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and the Aston Martin DB4 GTZ. All three Koh-i-Noor size diamonds...! But, as we know, size isn't everything... What about our sparkling little Lancia Appia Sport Zagato which emanates convincingly all the characteristics of a pure Zagato design? Wouldn't you agree this SWB Appia Zagato ...

Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Touring 3 window Coupé 1956 LHD The 1900C SuperSprint can be considered as the epitome of the 1900 model and the basis for all future aerodynamic Alfa Romeo coupés. Thanks to the Superleggera Touring body and the most powerfull TI engine development (115 BHP) this 3-rd series 3 window Coupé possesed a an excellent power to weight ratio which translated in a top speed of 190 Km/h. Only 854 SuperSprints were produced between 1955 and 1958. This Alfa Romeo 1900 SuperSprint ...

Lancia Aprilia Langenthal Convertible 1937 RHD “What a fantastic car!” was what Vincenzo Lancia exclaimed after having test-driven the first development model in 1936. Indeed, connoisseurs agree that the Lancia Aprilia was very modern for its time: monocoque construction, independent suspension on front & rear axle, compact V4 1.350 cc engine with excellent (48 HP) power output, hydraulic braking system, comfortable road behaviour thanks to the use of silent blocs, roomy interior, etc… Parallel ...

Our classic car friends know that over the years we have developed a weak spot for the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider. Everybody agrees it is a sweet sportscar which for its time was well ahead of its competitors. We love the styling purity and are impressed by the technological refinement of this Alfa Romeo. The sought after original Veloce upgrade certainly adds more pepper to this tasty dish! Two years ago our classic car workshop completely sorted-out this Giulietta for the last Belgian ...

Chassis N°: 1734476 Isn’t it quite amazing that although the introduction of the Fiat 600 in 1955 meant the start of the era of Italian mass mobility, Vignale as a coachbuilder decided to produce their own interpretation of this popular car? Clothing the standard Fiat mechanicals in all-new pretty Coupé body with typical Vignale design accents, these cars provided a more desirable and exclusive product (only a 100 were produced), but this had automatically consequences on the price. It ...

Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint 1961 The in 1960 presented "big Sprint" was the gentleman-driver answer to the "little Sprint" Giulietta and the later Giulia GT. All 3 Sprints were designed by Bertone, the 2000 Sprint with the distinctive signature of the young Giorgetto Giugiaro, who at that time resided with stylinghouse Bertone. Only 704 examples were produced, the Spider by Touring being the flagship (3.443 examples) of the 2000 range. This makes the Alfa Romeo 2000 Sprint, with ...

One of the pleasures of being in the classic car restoration business for over a quarter of a century, is getting the chance to witness how graciously some of our "older restorations" have aged. Take for example this Jaguar XK150S 3.4 litre Roadster: can you believe that more than seventeen years have passed since our restoration workshop Twin Cam gave this beauty a second life? After all these years, its panels are still straight, they still fit perfectly and all gaps are exactly as they were ...

Jaguar XK120 SE DHC LHD - 1953 Matching numbers & matching colours as proven by Jaguar Heritage Certificate. Nothing can beat the Britishness of this Jaguar XK Drophead Coupé! Not: - the elegant lines (designes by Jaguar Boss William Lyons), - the original colour combination of British Racing Green with Sage Green leather upholstery, - the charming wall-nut wood veneer on dashboard and door cappings, - the cosiness of the Drophead Coupé cabin, - the Dunlop wire wheels in the same BRG ...

Renault R8 Gordini 1300 1967 Genuine 1135 type LHD In the sixties, "Le sorcier" Amedée Gordini transformed the mid-size Renault R8, just as Carlo Abarth did with some popular Fiat models, into a succesful rally-competition car. Quite a revelation for youngsters such as I was in those years, to discover in the car magazines I could buy with my pocket money that an ordinary family car which I encountered quite often on the street could become a spectacular winner in the Monte Carlo rally. This ...

Aston Martin DB2/4 MK I 3.0 l. LHD - 1955 Many Feltham Aston Martins (DB2, DB2/4 and DB MK III) crossed my classic car path, but this particular DB 2/4 MKI is one from the/my heart. The reason for that is simple: - We bought this Aston Martin as a wreck, - happy that it was a rare original LHD model, - with matching numbers for engine and chassis, - in the attractive colour combination of Sea-Green & Beige leather upholstery, - All this confirmed with an Aston Martin factory build sheet ...

Jaguar XJ-S C V12 HE Targa-Convertible Automatic 1985 LHD Difficult to fill-in the shoes of the iconic Jaguar E-type for the new Jaguar XJ-S sportscar… Although the finest Jaguar specialists, Chief Engineer William Heynes and designer Malcolm Sayer, developed with the XJ-S a new sportscar which in theory clearly outclassed the Jaguar E-type. Our XJ-S C is the first Targa Convertible developed by Jaguar and fitted with the fabulous 5.3 V12 engine in HE specification developing 295 HP which ...

Alfa Romeo 1900 TI Berlina 1954 LHD ex-1954-MM Fantuzzi & Fancelli Chassis n°: AR1900 TI 07564 The slogan “La Macchina di Famiglia che vince le Corse!” (the race winning family car!) might have sounded a bit over-ambitious when launching this modern-times Alfa Romeo 1900 in 1950 but became quickly reality. It was also convincingly proven at the Mille Miglia between 1952 and the final year 1957 where the Alfa Romeo 1900 became unbeatable in the 2 liter Turismo Internazionale category. To ...

Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider Touring 1962 The long term association of the famous brands of Alfa Romeo and Carrozzeria Touring resulted at the end of the fifties in an increase in volume with the production of the Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider which was launched at the Torino Motor Show of 1958. The elegant convertible was a success, because 3.443 examples of the 2000 Spider were produced between 1958 and 1961 thanks to a clever combination of modern Alfa Romeo technology and state of the art coachbuilding ...

If there is 1 Jaguar XK which has a long term proven reliable rally history, it surely must be this one! My Belgian customer bought this Jaguar XK in the USA some 25 years ago. He selected wisely a very sound, today sought after, XK140 DHC in SE specification benefitting from the performant C-type cylinder head. Being himself a talented engineer, he prepared this Jaguar himself to actively participate at the classic rally scene in Belgium and Holland. Over the years he also improved his XK by ...