Il mercato; tutte le auto prebelliche in vendita

In December 1953, Ferrari unveiled its first four-cylinder production sports car – the 500 Mondial, named in honor of Alberto Ascari’s back-to-back World Championships. Like Ascari’s 500 F2 Monoposto, the Mondial featured a two-liter, twin-cam, four-cylinder engine designed by Aurelio Lampredi. Known internally as the tipo 110, this eng..

Deceptively comfortable, sophisticated, and usable, Maserati’s mid-engine Bora surpassed Lamborghini’s groundbreaking Miura in several key respects and predated Ferrari’s 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer by several years. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and masterfully engineered by Giulio Alfieri, the Bora was Maserati’s first monocoque-based r..

One of the most glamorous automobiles of any era, the Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet is an extraordinary true four-passenger convertible, and just 1,232 were produced from August 1969 through July 1971. Built with no cost spared using extensive hand labor, these high-style, V-8-powered machines were aimed squarely at elite buyers in the US an..

A fascinating combination of ingenious oleo-pneumatic, self-leveling suspension, elegant avant-garde styling by Robert Opron, and an exotic, quad-cam Maserati V-6, the Citroën SM remains among the most distinct and desirable GT cars of the past half century. The SM offered here is one of 134 examples originally built for the US market t..

The front-engine V-12, reintroduced to the Ferrari lineup with the 550 Maranello, was strengthened with the 575, which was launched for the 2002 model year. Although its striking Pininfarina silhouette only featured minor revisions, the true advancements came in the form of a larger 5.75-liter V-12 engine, as well as improved weight distribution..

Achingly beautiful with Pininfarina-designed bodywork, the V-8 Ferrari 308 continues to be recognized as one of Maranello’s finest modern road cars. Launched at Paris in 1975, the gorgeous 308 replaced the outgoing V-6 Dino 246 and, soon after, the Bertone-designed 308 GT4. The first 712 “Vetroresina” examples were bodied in fiberglass, with th..

The front-engine, two-seat, V-12 grand tourer has long been a vital part of Ferrari’s DNA. The 1980s saw a gap in Ferrari’s lineup for such a model – with the acclaimed 365 GTB/4 Daytona being phased out in the early 1970s. That was until the introduction of the 550 Maranello at the Nürburgring in July 1996 some 23 years later. The heritage woul..

Building on the already successful grand touring recipe of the 550 Maranello, the 575M was unveiled in 2002 at the Geneva Motor Show. Placed behind the 575 nomenclature on its rear deck lid was a distinctive “M” which stood for “modified,” denoting its numerous updates over the outgoing 550. Revised styling, improved weight distribution, and a h..

Gran Turismo Omologato: a nameplate steeped in history, and one awarded to only the most prestigious road cars from Ferrari. Only two road cars had the privilege to bear the name prior to 2010: the 250 GTO and 288 GTO. The sheer level of performance needed was clearly defined by its lineage, and is why each creation has come to be some of Ferrar..

During the early 1970s, US safety and emissions standards influenced changes in Porsche’s iconic 911. Introduced for 1974, the G-series 911 ushered in a transformative new look, including a shortened hood, crash-resistant impact bumpers, revamped lighting, and a plethora of other upgrades. Porsche offered a higher-performing 911 model f..