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1959 Porsche Zagato – A Long Lost Coupe That Seems Remarkably Familiar
Carrozzeria Zagato, now Zagato Milano, has been responsible for some of the most striking automotive designs of the 20th century. Initially founded on the concept of lightweight functionality and performance, Zagato fabricated special bodies for prewar Alfa Romeos...
Can you help?
Do you know the owner of this car? Its a Cisitalia Nuvolari Spyder. I owned it back when it was an old bag of bones. I'd like to get in touch with the current owner. I believe it's owned by someone on the east coast. Let me know if you can help connect...
1960 Fiat 1500 Barn Find
The Fiat 1500 Cabriolet is a Pininfarina designed open top roadster. It is a classic front engined, rear drive layout. These 1500's actually used an OSCA designed twin cam engine, producing around 80 horsepower. This allowed Fiat to apply some of the Maserati brothers...
See how they smash: 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo
The 911 Turbo is truly the everyday supercar. It's four wheel drive, endlessly powerful, comfortable, and not even that flashy (as far as supercars go). It will handle like a dream, get you from A to B faster than almost anything, and you won't even be fatigued! The...
Top of the line 996: 2006 911 GT2
The 996 era 911 is the unloved 911. The egg shaped headlights did the car no favors, and enthusiasts shy away from this era when speaking about their beloved Porsche's. Just because they don't look as good as some of the others, doesn't mean they don't perform like...
Porsche Zagato – Sanction lost
There are many examples of great competition cars from the golden era of sports car design. Among the finest manufacturers in the world, Porsche has contributed numerous offerings to this storied period including the 550 Spyder, 356 Speedster, Carrera RSR, 935, and of...
1992 TVR Griffith
We're not sure if you were waiting for them, but you can finally import a "modern" TVR! This is one of very few we've seen for sale in the states. The TVR Griffith is a beautiful, fast, great sounding sports car out of England, and the 25 year rule now (as of a year...
Bertone – prosperity arrived with Stanley “Wacky” Arnolt.
1952 Turin Automobile Show. Giovanni and Nuccio Bertone, father and son, were on the Carrozzeria Bertone stand, their stand. The company had kept the doors open thru two world wars and one depression, great accomplishments. The company was transitioning from one...
Ferrari 330 GTC Nose
We came across this slightly damaged 330 GTC Nose panel, described as being restorable and usable by the seller. It has some repairable damage but seems to be a solid deal at $2000. If you need one, you need one! Check it out here on Craiglist in Boston:...
Calling all Arnolt Bristol and Arnolt MG owners.
Photo courtesy of Bearded Mug Media Congratulations to the Greenwich Concours organizers! Arnolt cars (Bristol, MG and Aston) were featured at the Greenwich Concours this year. There were nine Arnolt Bristol’s on display, six Arnolt MG’s and two Astons. An...
See how they smash: 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo
The 911 Turbo is truly the everyday supercar. It's four wheel drive, endlessly powerful, comfortable, and not even that flashy (as far as supercars go). It will handle like a dream, get you from A to B faster than almost anything, and you won't even be fatigued! The...
Top of the line 996: 2006 911 GT2
The 996 era 911 is the unloved 911. The egg shaped headlights did the car no favors, and enthusiasts shy away from this era when speaking about their beloved Porsche's. Just because they don't look as good as some of the others, doesn't mean they don't perform like...
Porsche Zagato – Sanction lost
There are many examples of great competition cars from the golden era of sports car design. Among the finest manufacturers in the world, Porsche has contributed numerous offerings to this storied period including the 550 Spyder, 356 Speedster, Carrera RSR, 935, and of...
1992 TVR Griffith
We're not sure if you were waiting for them, but you can finally import a "modern" TVR! This is one of very few we've seen for sale in the states. The TVR Griffith is a beautiful, fast, great sounding sports car out of England, and the 25 year rule now (as of a year...
Bertone – prosperity arrived with Stanley “Wacky” Arnolt.
1952 Turin Automobile Show. Giovanni and Nuccio Bertone, father and son, were on the Carrozzeria Bertone stand, their stand. The company had kept the doors open thru two world wars and one depression, great accomplishments. The company was transitioning from one...
Ferrari 330 GTC Nose
We came across this slightly damaged 330 GTC Nose panel, described as being restorable and usable by the seller. It has some repairable damage but seems to be a solid deal at $2000. If you need one, you need one! Check it out here on Craiglist in Boston:...
Calling all Arnolt Bristol and Arnolt MG owners.
Photo courtesy of Bearded Mug Media Congratulations to the Greenwich Concours organizers! Arnolt cars (Bristol, MG and Aston) were featured at the Greenwich Concours this year. There were nine Arnolt Bristol’s on display, six Arnolt MG’s and two Astons. An...
Gunshot through the windshield: 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo S
The 993 Turbo S is the holy grail of Porsche Turbo cars, as it's the last air cooled 911 Turbo. A low mileage Turbo S of the same year just sold on Bringatrailer for $310,000. These cars came with a twin turbocharged 3.6 liter flat six motor, producing 450 horsepower,...
1955 Jaguar D-Type Recreation
The Jaguar D-Type was designed from the outset to be a Le Mans winning racer. There were only ever around 87 cars completed, which includes the XKSS, factory D-Type race cars, and customer cars (of which there were 53). They started out using a 3.4 liter six cylinder...
One of the worst we’ve seen: 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider
The Ferrari 488 Spider is the open top version of Ferrari's top of the line sports car. These cars are equipped with 3.9 liter twin Turbo V8's producing 660 horsepower, and are capable of doing 0-60 in just 3 seconds flat. They're highly reviewed, and the 488 GTB was...
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