One of my new favorite categories of car?
Mid-century American cars with Italian-styled bodies. I only realized this after looking at the Hudson Italia (body by Carrozzeria Touring) for sale we posted over on Classic Motorsports.
[The first of only 25 Touring-bodied Hudson Italias built]
drop a mid-century Italian coachbuilt American car in front of a mid-century modern house and I'd be in heaven.
A FB groups strictly for mid-century architecture and cars:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/926381404079922/
In reply to Chris_V :
Don't even get me started on mid-century homes.
I hope I can own a genuine mid-century house someday.
Does 1960 count?
(Italia body on a TR4 chassis)
In reply to Ian F (Forum Supporter) :
Oh yeah, that counts.
tuna55
MegaDork
9/15/23 3:39 p.m.
That is genuinely interesting and surprising. How often are we surprised at how cars look these days?
Chris_V said:
drop a mid-century Italian coachbuilt American car in front of a mid-century modern house and I'd be in heaven.
A FB groups strictly for mid-century architecture and cars:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/926381404079922/
Had to do a quick search for a few more of those:
That Hudson has an art-deco-ish look to it.
Dodge had several concept cars built by Ghia in the 1950s. This one is the Firearrow: