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1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Cabriolet – Exterior and Interior – Auto Zürich Classic Car Show 2022

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The Alfa Romeo 6C was introduced in 1925, the “sei cilindri” concept defined Alfa Romeo’s approach to luxury, sport, and competition cars for nearly three decades, remaining in production until 1953. Technical Details: The 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Cabriolet represents the most technically advanced specification of Alfa Romeo’s post-war six-cylinder range. The “SS” […]

1968 Alfa Romeo Giulia TI – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2022

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At a time when family sedans were expected to be obedient and unremarkable, the Alfa Romeo Giulia TI quietly challenged that assumption. Introduced in 1962, it looked pragmatic but behaved with an ease and confidence more typical of sports cars. Its real achievement was not speed alone, but how effortlessly it blended everyday usability with […]

1951 Lancia Aurelia B 50 Convertible – Exterior and Interior – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2022

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The Lancia Aurelia range was introduced in 1950 as Lancia’s most ambitious post-war passenger car line and remained in production until 1958. It represented a clear statement of intent: technical innovation would be central to Lancia’s identity in the rebuilding years after World War II. Within this context, the B50 occupied a specific and important […]

1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal – Motorworld Classics Bodensee 2022

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The Alfa Romeo Montreal was born from ambition rather than market logic. It carried a racing engine into everyday traffic at a moment when the world was becoming uneasy about power and consumption. That tension between motorsport heritage and changing realities defines the Montreal more clearly than any single specification. Technical Details: The engineering heart […]

1954 Fiat 500 C Topolino – Exterior and Interior – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2022

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By 1954, the Topolino was already a familiar sight. For nearly two decades it had navigated tight alleyways, provincial roads, and crowded piazzas. In its final production phase, the Fiat 500 C no longer represented novelty—it represented continuity. Technical Details: The 1954 Fiat 500 C Topolino retained the compact mechanical architecture that had defined the […]

1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider 1600 TI – Exterior and Interior – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2022

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In June 1962, Alfa Romeo unveiled the Giulia family at Monza, pairing racing-bred engineering with everyday usability. Among them, the Giulia Spider TI stood out quietly: familiar lines, a discreet hood scoop, and a five-speed gearbox that hinted at serious intent. It looked relaxed, but it belonged firmly to the fast-thinking Giulia T.I. world. Technical […]

1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider 750 – Exterior and Interior – Retro Classics Stuttgart 2022

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Following the success of the Giulietta Sprint and Berlina, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider completed a model family that would transform the brand’s postwar fortunes. Introduced in the summer of 1955, the open version quickly became a symbol of Alfa Romeo’s renewed identity: technically ambitious, stylish, and attainable. Technical Details: The Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider […]

1967 Fiat 1500 C Berlina – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2021

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In 1967, the Fiat 1500 C Berlina was not a new model, but an upgraded one—subtly revised to remain competitive in a segment that was becoming increasingly refined. Its evolution was measured in detail rather than redesign. Technical Details: The 1967 Fiat 1500 C Berlina was powered by a 1,481 cc inline four-cylinder engine, featuring […]

1971 Alfa Romeo Montreal – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2021

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Few production cars can claim such a direct genetic link to a racing prototype as the Alfa Romeo Montreal. Beneath its distinctive bodywork sits a V8 derived from the Tipo 33 sports racer, carefully adapted for road use. That unusual origin story already hints at why the Montreal feels different from most early-1970s GT cars. […]

1969 Fiat Vignale Samantha – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2021

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The badge on the grille said Fiat. The shape said something else. When Carrozzeria Vignale introduced the Samantha in 1969, it transformed a practical Fiat platform into a low, fastback coupé with clear design ambition. The result was neither a factory sports car nor a conventional grand tourer, but a coachbuilt reinterpretation of an existing […]

1968 Alfa Romeo Giulia TI – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2021

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The Alfa Romeo Giulia TI arrived in 1962 looking like a sensible four-door sedan, yet it hid ideas that would shape Alfa Romeo’s future for more than a decade. Its boxy silhouette turned out to be unusually aerodynamic, and its family-friendly layout concealed genuine performance potential. Spend a little time with the Alfa Romeo Giulia […]

1972 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV – Auto Zürich Classic Car Show 2021

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Some cars announce a generational shift without changing their silhouette. The Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV did exactly that in 1971, pairing a familiar Bertone shape with a noticeably stronger two-liter engine and subtle mechanical upgrades. Beneath its restrained evolution lay performance figures and engineering decisions that quietly reset expectations in the two-liter class. Technical Details: […]

1940 Siata Super Testa 500 Sport Spider – Exterior and Interior – Classic Expo Salzburg 2021

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Small Italian manufacturers often pursued performance not by scale, but by ingenuity. The 1940 Siata Super Testa 500 Sport Spider was conceived in that spirit: a lightweight, competition-minded sports car built around modest mechanical components that were carefully reworked for speed. It reflects a pre-war Italian approach in which tuning skill and low mass mattered […]

1959 Fiat 500 C Topolino – Exterior and Interior – Classic Expo Salzburg 2021

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By 1959, the name “Fiat 500” already referred to a completely different car. Yet in certain markets and registrations, the older 500 C Topolino was still present on the road—carrying forward a prewar concept into a new automotive decade. Its continued visibility reflected longevity rather than contemporaneity. Technical Details: The Fiat 500 C Topolino, although […]

1966 Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint – Classic Expo Salzburg 2021

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The arrival of the Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint in 1962 marked the quiet return of a classic Alfa formula. Beneath a familiar body lay a new six-cylinder engine that shifted the car into a different league. To the casual observer it looked almost unchanged, but for those who listened closely, the sound alone told a […]

1962 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider Touring – Exterior and Interior – Classic Expo Salzburg 2021

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Among the 2600 family introduced in 1962, the Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider is consistently described as the most elegant variant. Its styling revisions compared with the earlier 2000 Spider are restrained and require close inspection. The front now features slightly staggered twin headlamps, while the indicators move down into the bumper. Technical Details: The 1962 […]
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