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The incestuous relationships between the Italian super car makers in the 1960s is legend. Today's also legendary Nice Price or Crack Pipe 1967 Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada is the offspring of that industrial interbreeding, but will its price require a vecchio amante danaroso? More »
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One of the great things about old Lancias is that their names sound like a lady's naughty bits. And as today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Fulvia (see?) might prove, they can be great in other ways too. More »
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Pete Vack of Veloce Today wrote this compelling summary of one of the coolest books written about Alfa Romeos. We love Alfas, so we couldn't resist. Hell, even if you don't love Alfas, you should probably buy it. —Ed. More »
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Three of the sweetest words to many auto enthusiasts are mid-engine-Italian. But, as Nice Price or Crack Pipe has found out, those words sometimes can sting. More »
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This 1947 Ferrari 166 Corsa Spyder is one of the rarest cars in existence and also considered to be the oldest, completely original Ferrari. We've got 32 stunning, detailed images for you to drool over. More »
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You know what makes parking easier? People yelling at you in Italian and someone taping it. The video goes on for three minutes and at no point does the young woman in it get anywhere near parking her car correctly. This is what parallel parking looks like when done by someone who was never taught how to parallel park. That being said, the young woman driving does do a good job of swearing back at the onlookers. [TheBoomTube] More »
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While our American parents were smoking dope in the back of their Mustangs and blasting the Beach Boys, our hipper, richer European parents were blasting the Beach Boys and smoking dope in the backs of these Italian-bodied hotties. OSI, located in Turin, was an Italian Design firm that bent metal for companies such as Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Innocenti. The man who designed the Type III Karmann Ghia, Sergio Sartorelli, penned this triple-sexy American-Italian hybrid. Only around 2000 were produced. Please don't bother looking up specs or performance numbers, as they are depressing (e.g., 0-100 km/h — 62 mph — in 14 seconds). Instead, just make the jump and drool. More »
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