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Little Jaguar: ’68 Triumph Spitfire GT6

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68 Triumph Spitfire GT6

Triumph hired the Italian design firm Michelotti to design a coupe version of the Spitfire. It was to utilize the standard 4-cylinder engine. Triumph loved the design but it turned out to be too heavy for the 4-pot motor. They shelved it and gave the design to the racing division because it was more aerodynamic than the roadster. They built the racing bodies out of fiberglass to save weight. It was a success. The marketing folks went nuts and pushed for a street version. Read More

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Spare car: ’65 Lancia Flavia HF Coupe

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65 Lancia Flavia HF

Before you get too excited, this car is in Italy. The owner resides here in Texas and has done all the research necessary to make getting it in your garage easy. This is a Squadra Corse “spare” rally racer. Squadra Corse HF is a rally team sponsored by Lancia. When it comes to the HF versions, do not forget that these sports versions saw the day thanks to the insistence of Cesare Fiorio and his team who worked in a little corner of the Lancia factory. Read More

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Non-electric Hybrid: ’67 Ghia 450SS

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67 Ghia SS

Burt Sugarman, the producer of the Newlywed Game and other TV hit shows loved Italian cars. 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. All approximately 52 Ghia 450SS cars were automatic Spyders with only 2 options – hardtop and A/C. Read More

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Air-Cooled: ’27 Franklin Coupe

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27 Franklin

The Franklin Motor Company began in the early 1900s when John Wilkinson, a young engineer, designed a pair of air-cooled prototype vehicles for the New York Automobile Company. Wilkinson hooked up with an investor named Alexander T. Brown and another man named Herbert Franklin, who owned a company, H.H. Franklin, that made die castings. Read More