Greetings from 1950s Switzerland! From Ascona, on the north end of Lake Maggiore, to be exact. A pair of Simca Arondes (a Berline and a Grand Large hardtop) face away from us and a Hillman…
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Alfa Romeo Milano: Raising Arese
The Alfa Romeo Milano was unique to the United States, or at least the name was. Everywhere else it was the Alfa 75, and the House of Arese’s replacement for the first “Nuova Giulietta,” which…
Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider: Twilight of the Big Alfas
It’s an Alfa and it’s a Spider, but possibly not the one you’re used to seeing. The 1962-65 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider was Alfa’s senior droptop in the 1960s, part of the flagship 106-series 2600…
Innocenti Mini: The Italian Jobs
The Minis blasting through Turin’s streets in The Italian Job were from BMC (who reportedly supplied only the bare minimum, so the production had to buy more) and shipped in from the U.K.; but Italy…