Tag: Italian
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Lakermobile 1958 Isetta
Are you a Lakers fan AND a microcar fan? If so, this is your ride. This Issetta had a frame-off something. We can’t call it a restoration because it didn’t leave the factory with all of the Lakers regalia. Still, it seems to have been completely mechanically restored and everything else was either restored or…
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Off-Road Fiat 500 Derivative
This might be both the strangest and coolest Fiat 500 derivative ever! It seems Ferves stood for FERrari VEicoli Speciali and these used some Fiat 500 and some Fiat 600 parts. Sadly, this one lacks the rumored-to-be-available four-wheel drive system. If you really need to finish out your microcar collection, this seems worth the trouble, including…
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Oddimotive Advertising Idea?
Could this be your marketing concept, or should it be ours? Frankly, the truck itself is a bit too normal for us, but we like the idea. Supposedly, the interior is in ‘fair’ condition and the truck itself has 150K miles. That should be nothing on a diesel, though the almost-thirty years of history could…
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Fiat 128 Estate
Here’s a rarely-seen-in-US Fiat 128 three-door Estate. As the seller states, some might mistake this for a Datsun 510 from a distance. Sadly, this is a front-wheel drive car, unlike the Datsun; but the big upside – aside from pure rarity- is its unique three-door wagon body. It looks like the current owner has started…
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Rare in the US: Fiat 126
The 126 was Fiat’s early 1970s replacement for the aged 500, which had been around since the late 1950s. These never officially came to the US, so they’re rare here. This car’s 126p designation means this Italian-engineered microcar was made in Poland. Yes, this is a microcar and it gets extra points for its rear…
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Track or Street? Guiseppe’s Alfa GTV6 Callaway Twin Turbo
Okay, so this isn’t an original Callaway car, but the engine and turbo setup were swapped in from a real one which was wrecked. Purists may scoff, but we’re rather glad this engine lives on in another Alfa and wasn’t scrapped with the car. This is almost a plank canvas – could easily be a…
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Fiat Topolino with Chevy 350
A Tiny Topolino plus a Chevy V8. Why not? Everything about this car screams Oddimotive, although I must point out that the pictures reveal little. Does it have an interior? Who knows? What’s the frame? Does that matter? Notably, the first picture is a new favorite here, as the seller has blocked the view of…
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Too Few Miles and/or Fire Restoration?
The seller claims this Maserati Biturbo has only 28K original miles since 1984. That could mean that it took 29 years to fix the fire damage, or it could be that it was just otherwise unreliable. Regardless of the history, recent work is claimed, including rebuilt turbos. Peeling clear coat indicates it spent some time…
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Rarely Seen Alfetta Sedan
The wonderful, rear-wheel drive GT we later knew as the GTV started life as the Alfetta and had a sedan sibling early in life. This rarely-seen beauty offers the GTV experience – complete with high-revving 2.0-liter four cylinder – with the added practicality of four doors! The seller claims to have done the mechanical work…
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The Flintstones’ Autobianchi
Yes, here we have yet another bottom-feeder mircocar. Autobianchis were ‘upscale’ microcars based on Fiat 500s back in the day. They had unique sheetmetal and upmarket interiors, at least as compared to basic Fiats. This Bianchina Transfomabile is a coupe with canvas sunroof, which is the ‘transformable’ part. This one was used as a display…