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1956 Salmson 2300 Sport Coupe
In the aftermath of World War II, there was little demand in France for high-performance luxury cars of the type Salmson had been producing in the late 1930s, the result of punitive rates of taxation. Nevertheless, for the 1953 season, their talented technical staff produced an updated version of the 2.2-liter Randonnée: the 2300 Sport.…
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Two 1953 Siata 208S Sales in Monterey
RM Lot 255 Chassis number: BS 523 Engine number: BS 070 Gooding Lot 121Chassis number: BS 514Engine number: BS 071 Siata 208S BS 523/RM Auctions Siata 208S Spyder BS 523 was sold new in Los Angeles by Ernie McAfee. Circa 1956, it was acquired from McAfee by the young acting sensation Steve McQueen, who…
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Doing the 105 Series Alfa Axle Hop
The 105 Series Alfa Romeos are the cars most non-Alfisti think of when you say “Alfa.” And that’s not surprising, as all of them — coupe (GTV), convertible (Spider) or sedan (Berlina) — offer a level of mechanical sophistication, build quality and pure driving fun which is hard to beat in their price ranges. In…
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1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero
That windshield does tilt up, and once inside, a turn of the key starts the engine, and you can drive off across town. It’s the future come to vivid life Chassis number: C1160 With the Stratos Zero, Bertone transcended the limits of automotive styling and chiseled a shape that appeared as though it were…
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1953 Siata 208 CS Berlinetta
It was with the remarkable Daina series, launched in 1950, that Siata introduced their first in-house chassis. The timing was ripe for the company’s fortunes when Fiat management made the decision to produce a limited number of high-end sports cars powered by an innovative, all-alloy V8 engine. With this power plant, Siata saw the opportunity…
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1957 BMW Isetta 300 Convertible
This car has undergone a complete nut-and-bolt restoration. Powered by a 298-cc 1-cylinder, 4-stroke motor with 13 horsepower. The car has a 4-speed manual transmission with reverse, rack and pinion steering, coil springs in the front and leaf springs in the rear. Has a 12-volt electrical system and weighs approximately 780 pounds with a top…
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1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Prototipo Berlinetta
In response to Alfa Romeo’s request for a TZ successor, Autodelta’s co-founder Ludovico Chizzola built this prototype for Alfa Romeo to opt for its own design—the TZ2—so the car remained a one-off. After completion, this unique Alfa Romeo remained the Chizzola family’s property until it was bought by the current vendor at Bonhams’ Nürburgring Sale…
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1953 Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonic
This car is a stunning styling statement, a jet-age objet d’art very much of its time that has also proven timeless One of Ghia’s most famous designs, the Supersonic was not merely a brilliant fashion statement; it was, in many ways, the result of economic necessity. The two-seat sports car featured stylized, streamlined forms, subtle…
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1913 Adler 1.3-Liter Kleinwagen
Provided you can acclimate yourself to the leisurely pace of this type of very small, very old car, the motoring can be delightful Frankfurt-based Adler was a bicycle manufacturer in the nineteenth century, turning later to the production of motorcycles, cars and the typewriters with which the Adler name is most commonly associated today. A…
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1992 Vector W8 Twin Turbo
Despite being short-lived in production, the Vector W8 was the product of nearly two decades of design and development, beginning in 1972. The driving force was Gerald Weigert, who founded a design firm called Vehicle Design Force. Working with designer Lee Brown, the fledgling company’s first design was the Vector, imagined as an American alternative…