Hey there! It’s-a me, Mario! Let me tell you about the small time auto maker, Siata (Societa Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori)! These guys from Italy, they were tuners and they made some sweet, sweet rides using parts from Fiat and that classic Italian style. They had mini Ferrari lookalikes, like the S-208 Steve McQueen drove, […]
This next car comes as a tip from Eloquaint who writes: Who needs a Miata when you can have something that will kill you in a crash, has half the power and is much less reliable to boot? Yes, that is indeed a good question and the answer is…anybody who wants something that is different. […]
The Italian tuner and small time auto manufacturer Siata (Societa Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori) built a handful of cars using Fiat mechanical parts and retro styling. The early cars were sweet looking mini Ferrari clones such as the S-208 that Steve McQueen owned and drove, but the later Spring (1967-1975) was a wacky looking 2-seater […]
Spring is in the air. Butterflies float through the fields of flowers and the crisp scent of dewdrops —brrAAAAAAAAP, zoom. What was that? For some folks spring heralds the return of migratory bird species and blooming flowers, but for other the spring thaw releases their classic sports cars from the slumber of winter. Don’t have […]
The wedge shaped Triumph TR7 was the last gasp of the flailing British Leyland Motor Corp. The TR7 was billed as “The Shape of Things to Come” – which was apt as British Leyland’s sales followed an sharp angle…directly into the ground. The TR7 styling was penned by Harris Mann (known for his Austin Allegro […]
The Italian tuner and small time auto manufacturer Siata (Societa Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori) built a handful of cars using Fiat parts. The early cars were sweet looking mini Ferrari clones such as the S-208 that Steve McQueen owned and drove, but the Spring was a different breed. Find this 1971 Siata Spring for sale […]
The first generation Ford Falcon was the brainchild of future US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and featured a small unit-construction body on top of basic suspension (coil front, leaf spring rear). The Falcon was designed chiefly with cost in mind as it was marketed as a high volume compact family car and sold very […]