This next car is a real international traveler. No…not the Scout…I’m talking about a car that was born in the mind of a Swede named Jan Wilsgaard and assembled in a factory by Italians at Gruppo Bertone in Turin, Italy with an engine made in France (the PRV6)…and it is now being offered for sale on […]
Leather. Wood. Chrome. Black Vinyl Top. Volvo. Are these words that go together? Someone thought so in the late ’70s, strongly enough to create the Swedo-Italian personal luxury car that only true Volvo nuts and weird car fetishists could love. Find this 1978 Volvo 262C Bertone for sale in Portland, OR for $3,500 via the […]
The Volvo 262C Bertone was a multinational affair long before the world became as hyper-globalized as it is today. The coupe variant of Volvo’s 200-series that featured a chop-top vinyl covered greenhouse designed by a Swede, assembly at the Bertone factory in Turin, Italy, and with an engine from France. It was one of the […]
The Super Bowl has been about extravagance in recent decades. Take the numbers for instance — no plebeian Arabic numbers, and instead the Super Bowl is designated with big BOLD Roman numerals, just like the football games back in ancient Rome played to the death in the Colosseum. Big BOLD commercials where advertisers spend millions […]
Inexplicably, my preoccupation with Italian autos continues. Maybe it was too many episodes of Magnum PI as a kid, or maybe I just want to test my tinkering abilities…and patience! An intriguing dilemma indeed, but one I suspect I will need to eventually fulfill. Is a Fiat the way to go? Find this 1978 Fiat […]
In the early days of the horseless carriage, if you wanted a nice car, you picked your frame/running gear and then found a coachbuilder to make the body. This was the recipe for expensive cars until the auto manufacturers decided they wanted 100% of the pie and started putting fancy bodies on their frames. Oddly […]
by Brian — The Fiat X 1/9 was the first affordable mid-engine sports car for the masses. It has all of the looks of a Ferrari or a Lamborghini but at a much cheaper price, and with a removable top. The X 1/9 was produced from 1972-1989, but we did not see the X until […]
The Volvo 262C Bertone was a variant of Volvo’s 200-series that featured a chop-top vinyl covered greenhouse and assembly at the Bertone factory in Turin, Italy. It all sound great until you realize that it was powered by a French V6 — except for this one today. Find this 1980 Volvo 262C Bertone V8 Custom […]
Volvo 262C var det ultimata exemplet på bakåt teknik – om konstruktionen skapades av i hus Volvos designers, som sedan kontrakte med Turin baserat Bertone att bygga organ av pre-rostig italienska plåt. Stranger fortfarande var tjock C-stolpen chop-top stil tak som täcktes i vinyl – förvisso Akvavit flyter i styrelserummet som godkänt 262C. Här hittar […]
The Fiat X1/9 is one of those cars that love it or hate it…wait, what am I saying? You can’t possibly hate the X1/9 — it is such a underdog, such a classic success story, that you can’t hold ill feelings towards it in the least. Find this 1973 Fiat X1/9 here on eBay bidding […]