This fiberglass body might look like a kit car, but it is actually a limited production sports car built in South Africa back in the 1960’s. The company, Glass Sport Motors, built between 150 and 200 of these lightweight… more»
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Field Find Fiberfab
Reader John M. has been putting his down-time to good use while on a business trip. While surfing the area’s craigslist for parts for his Austin Healey, he came across this ad for a Fiberfab Jamaican. It is sitting… more»
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Abarth Potential: 1965 O.T.A.S. Torino
Here’s one we have never seen before. It is an 1965 O.T.A.S. Torino 820 and don’t feel bad if you mistook it for an Abarth Scorpione. They were both based off the Lombardi Grand Prix car, but with their… more»
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One More Wheel: 1934 BSA Family Four
Most of us know BSA for their bikes, but they also tried their hand at cars. Well, sort of… Heck, they built all sorts of stuff. BSA stood for The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, so you can imagine… more»
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Pop-eyed Italian: 1961 Lancia Flaminia Cabriolet
When we first saw this 1961 Lancia Flaminia Touring Cabriolet, we were rather confused by the protruding headlamps. The coachbuilt Carrozzeria Touring body featured four distinctive headlights, but they didn’t protrude this far out of the body. Apparently a… more»
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Second Chance: 1970 Renault R10
You may have missed out on the Simca, but we doubt you could get any closer with this one. It’s a 1970 Renault R10 and we assume the driving experience will be very similar. It’s also a rear-engined French… more»
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33k Mile 1966 Simca 1000
This 1966 Simca is claimed to have only covered 33k miles before being stashed away in a garage sometime in the eighties. The current owner has since freshened up the engine and gotten it running again, but it still… more»
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1951 Mechanix Illustrated Roadster
It’s unlikely that any modern magazine would run an article about building your own 100mph sports car for $500, but in 1951 Mechanix Illustrated ran one about how to do just that. The article covered the process of converting… more»
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Bavarian Rat Rod: 1958 Messerschmitt KR201
Most people picture rusty old Fords when they hear the term “rat rod”, but the owner of this 1958 Messerschmitt KR201 had a different vision. They took this beat-up micro car and installed a 244cc engine from a Honda… more»
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Never Seen One: 1958 Zarft
We have featured a lot of cars here on BF, but this is one we have never heard of before. It is a 1958 Zarft and it’s claimed to be 1-of-2 cars built. The body is fiberglass and aluminum… more»
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1947 Ford “Belly Tank” Racer
This 1947 Ford belly tank racer was built by a young woman during WWII. She had dreams of racing it one day, but unfortunately she was never able to fulfill her dream. For some unknown reason, the car was… more»
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Baby DB: 1959 Deutsch Bonnet HBR5
This 1959 Deutsch Bonnet HBR5 is one of about 400 ever built and the seller claims that it has been part of a museum collection for most of its life. When they got it, it wasn’t running, but they… more»
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1976 Corvette Greenwood Sports Wagon
We have featured a few of these Corvette sports wagons in the past, but this could be the nicest we have come across. The wagon conversion kit was built by a company called Greenwood and very few are known… more»
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Japanese Fire Truck: 1980 Toyota Land Cruiser
What boy doesn’t dream of driving a fire engine? There is just something mesmerizing about those big red trucks. This 1980 Toyota Land Cruiser might not be the type of fire engine most of us dreamt of as a… more»
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Original Paint: 1971 Renault R-10
Here is a car you don’t see anymore and some people would argue that is a good thing. Few people loved these Renaults, but we like this one. This 1971 Renault R-10 had been in dry storage for over 30… more»
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1956 Kleinschnittger F125 Project
We classify a modern car as being fuel efficient when it achieves 40 mpg, but back in the 1950’s there were companies all over the world building cars that could achieve 60 mpg or more. Sure they might have… more»
