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Michelotti’s Jolly: ’69 FIAT Shellette

FIAT 850 Shellette

Italians either own too many yachts or have too much time on their hands. And they hate walking. I guess if they had to traverse maybe the length of a football field to get to their yacht from their Maserati it was too much. They were on the phone to a coach builder to create a surrey topped, wicker seat cutie to cover the distance. I guess we are all the better for it. First came the Jolly designed and built by Ghia on a 500 platform. And then Michelotti was asked to design and build a successor on the newer 850 platform for Philip Schell. Only 80 cars were built and we have no knowledge of how many survive. Someone needs to start a Shellette registry. This pretty blue Shellette is a barn-find with 9,900 miles and is in excellent working and cosmetic order. The seller has been invited to numerous car shows including a prestigious event at Saratoga Springs. It is available for $58,000 in New Hampshire and more information is available at Hemmings.com.FIAT 850 Shellette

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Thank You, Sugarman: ’66 Ghia 450SS

Ghia 450SS

We aren’t referring to Sugar Man Rodriguez, the overnight sensation that took 40 years. We are thanking Burt Sugarman, the producer of the Newlywed Game and other TV hit shows. As the story goes, Burt sees the Ghia Concept Car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at the Turin Auto Show in 1960. He was so taken by the styling, he pestered Ghia into a limited production run. The chassis was designed for the car and a small-block Chrysler 273 engine provided the power. Read More

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Budget Supercar: ’69 Ford Torino Cobra

Ford Torino Cobra

New for the ’69 model year, the Torino Cobra was a specific model, and not an option group for the Torino GT.  The Torino Cobra was Ford’s budget supercar entry, a market segment created by the Plymouth Road Runner in 1968. Best of all, the Cobra fastback’s base retail price of $3,333.70 included the big 428. 69 Ford Cobra Engine Read More