Stelvio Automobili ApS

Quality and great engineering dressed in a handsome Pininfarina tailored suit could almost sum up the sophisticated Lancia 2000 coupe. It has body lines which reminds us of a Fiat Dino or 124 coupe and from a rear quarter view it could be a Ferrari 330 GT.

When introduced in 1500cc form in 1960 under the Flavia name, it was the first Italian car with front wheel drive. The 2000 lost ...

Launched in 1996 by Jaguar as the first generation of the XK8 series. It was a brand new car on a platform (further developed from the XJS model) that was so good, that Aston Martin choose also to use it. The engine too was new – a compact 4. 0-liter 32-valve V8 with 290hp, which replaced the famous in-line 6 cylinder engine. The engine was later to be found in many Jaguar, Aston Martin, Daimler, ...

The XK150 was presented in 1957 as a further development of the XK120 and XK140. Originally, the numbers referred to the top speed of the car (120 mph = 190 km/ h). The XK150 was the last incarnation of Jaguar’s famous “XK” series before the E-Type was presented in 1961. The immensely beautiful XK 150 was in production for only 4 years from 1957 to 1961. The chassis was essentially taken over ...

In our opinion, the Carrera 3, 2 is perhaps the most reliable, smooth-driving and refined of all classic Porsche 911’s. Someone might argue that a 964 is also a classic 911 and therefore take the title. Right so, but according to Porsche themselves, 85% of the 964 was brand new construction. Hence, we allow ourselves to put the 964 in category with newer generations.

The Carrera 3. ...

A classic and iconic design – was Volvo in fact the inventor of the “Sportwagen” concept? Probably not, but the shape of the ES with the beautiful glass tailgate is quite remarkable. Designed in-house by Volvo after rejecting no less than two proposals from Italian designers and based on the already beautiful design of the P1800S, the frameless tailgate was cleverly integrated and an instant ...

The final iteration of Porsches 4 cylinder transaxle cars – unlike the 924 and 944 models the 968 was produced by Porsche in Zuffenhausen and the revised 3 liter engine was equipped with VarioCam valve management and produced a healthy 240 bhp. At that time the most powerful 4 cylinder engine in series production. Also the gearbox was new – and now 6-speed so in the best Porsche tradition the ...

When Max Hoffman the well-knowned importer of European luxury and sports cars spotted the sedan and coupe versions of the new Giulietta model he immediately took contact to Alfa Romeo with the message – “We need this model as a convertible”. Hoffman was a man to be taken seriously, which they knew at Porsche, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes and the rest of European automobile manufactures. The demand for ...

When Alfa Romeo launched the new model 156 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1997, the car world was almost blown away by the successful design. The car was an instant success judging by the reactions at the exhibition, and if only it drove half as well as it looked, the journalists predicted that it would become a success. And Alfa Romeo needed it, the sales figures at the time were not too good. After ...

The Biturbo models ensured the survival of Maserati from the Gran Turismo models of the 70’ties to the ownership of Ferrari and the Maserati models we know today. With a mixed reputation (sometimes deserved, sometimes not) but always compact and well driving. Often the issues were electrical because of bad connections, whereas the mechanical quality actually was quite good. Maserati has always produced ...

Compared to the mainstream competitors from MG and Fiat, the Alfa Romeo Spider was more the choice of the discerning connoisseur when, in the 1960s and 70s, an open 2-seater sports car was on the wish list. The well-known Alfa Romeo “Nord” engine, made in aluminum with twin overhead camshafts, 2 double carburetors, 5-speed gearbox also in aluminum and disc brakes on all 4 wheels were standard ...

The last “real” Lancia, designed and constructed before FIAT took over and made the cars more industrial. The Berlina was the successor to the popular Flavia and intended for the growing middle class in Italy, where its natural competitor was the Alfa Romeo 1750/ 2000 Berlina and the larger Fiat models. The Lancia was a technical treat with front-wheel drive, boxer engine with Bosch injection, ...

Oh Lord won?t you buy me?..

If there is one model which really established Mercedes Benz as a producer of high quality comfortable luxury cars it must be the W108/ 109 series ? the first ?S class?. From the start of production in 1965 until 1973 more than 380, 000 cars were produced and the model became synonymous with a luxury car capable of eating long stretches of European and US high ...

The classic and beloved Alfa Romeo sports coupe of the sixties, nick named the ?Bertone coupe?, here presented in its final version, the 2000 GT Veloce. Final development level with 2 liter engine producing 131hk, larger brakes on the front wheels, higher gear ratio and limited slip differential on the rear axle. Basically an identical setup as the earlier models meaning disc brakes all around, 5-speed ...

The beautiful design of Ian Callun created one of the most popular models of Aston Martin – A total of 7, 000 examples were produced from the launch in 1994 providing the company with much needed financial support.
The Volante version, which all of Aston Martins convertibles are called, was introduced in 1996 and along with the coupe produced until 2003.
Our example has the straight ...

In 1948, Porsche presented the new model 356 for the public, and the model thus became the first Porsche in mass production. The previous racing prototypes were built in aluminum, but the 356 got a self-supporting steel body. For cost reasons, the initial cars from the late 40’s shared many components with the VW type 1. Porsche continued to developed the models and during the lifetime of the 356, ...