A Six-Potted History of the Busso

A Six-Potted History of the Busso

As Italian car enthusiasts, we are blessed with no shortage of incredible engines to wax lyrical about. Aurelio Lampredi’s Fiat twin-cam engine remains the most successful power unit in rallying history with 10 WRC world titles under its belt. Lancia’s ingenious ingegneri actually conjured up the world’s first V6 engine way back in 1950 for the Aurelia, and their peerless back catalogue is stuffed full of similar innovations. But, the engine that awakens most Italophile car passions has to be, undoubtedly, the iconic Alfa Romeo V6.

What's In Our Watchlist? #1

What's In Our Watchlist? #1

We’ve been so busy working on all your classic and retro Italian cars that we’ve not really had the time to add to our own stock-list for a while now. But, rest assured, we’re still avidly scouring eBay on a daily (okay, hourly!) basis for something really special which inspires us to send our trusty transport guy out to collect.

In what we plan to be a recurring feature here on the blog, we pick out below a few of the Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Lancia models currently in our own watchlist. Some of these have actually been brought to our attention by our followers, which is always nice. If you do find anything you think might be up our strada, please do send us a link here or comment below.

Auction Report - ACA 25th August 2018, Classic Car Sale

Auction Report - ACA 25th August 2018, Classic Car Sale

Not the greatest of catalogues this time around (not when coming from an Italian bent, anyway), but there was still plenty tempting us to raid the italicar piggy-bank. The Fiat 130 Coupe is well known to us, and was actually purchased from a previous ACA sale, the OSCA-engined Fiat 1500 Spider was nothing short of a masterpiece and the guideprice on the 116 GTV6 certainly grabbed our attention (read on to see if the car did likewise!). In fact, it seemed everything was listed with very reasonable guide-prices - indicating some caution in the market perhaps?

If that was the case, the fact that 75% of entries sold (with many sailing past even their upper guide prices) would suggest the investment boom isn't over just yet. Below the line we detail each Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Fiat and Lancia entry, giving our opinion on their condition, and revealing their final sale price.

What's in the Workshop #1, August 2018

What's in the Workshop #1, August 2018

Ordinarily, people only really get to see the cars we've been working on when they're all done, without seeing the work that's gone into getting them to that shiny, sweet-running point. As such, we've decided to keep anyone interested up to date with what we've been getting up to with the spanners. This is the first part of something we aim to do monthly, so be sure to check back soon to follow our progress with these cars.