Techno-Classica Essen, Germany 2018

1925 Amilcar CGS boat tail by Duval. The CGS (for Chassis Grand Sport) is one of the most sought-after Amilcars on the market. This one is believed to have been delivered new in Belgium in 1925. An American captain, stationed in Europe after WWII, acquired the car and sent it to his home in the US where it stayed until the 1990s. It retained its original aluminum boat tail body by Duval.

One of the rare Bugatti Type 44 with Fiacre body was on sale by Coys. This car (#441141) was owned by Uwe Hucke, well-known collector and author of many Bugatti books, and before that, Helmut Schellenberg, Bugatti racing driver from the 1930s.

Bugatti Type 57 Atalante chassis 57167.

One of two 1936 Hispano-Suiza K6 Saoutchik roadsters, completely restored by French specialist Lecoq.

One of the last Chenard & Walcker model built before production ceased in 1940, the Aigle 22. It is here presented with a cabriolet body by Labourdette.

This Delahaye 175 S cabriolet by Chapron was shown at the 1948 Paris Motor Show.

Only three Talbot-Lago T26 Record like this one were bodied in cabriolet form by Swiss coachbuilder Worblaufen. Previously shown at Villa d’Este and Pebble Beach.

There was a small exhibit for the 95th anniversary of the Le Mans 24 hours that included this Alpine Renault A441 driven in 1975 by ladies Marie-Claude Beaumont and Lella Lombardi. They were forced to withdraw during the 8th hour of the race. That year, another female team, Mouton, Hoepfner and Dacremont, took the 2 liter class with the Moynet LM 75.

Jean Rondeau won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1980 at the wheel of a car bearing his name. This 1978 car, a M378-Cosworth, took part ten times between 1978 and 1988, more than any other car in history.

1959 Abarth 750 Spider Allemano.

The German Abarth club paid tribute to the numerous victories of the Scorpione.

This unique Abarth is the combination of an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider platform with an aerodynamic body from German designer Colani and a 1300cc engine tuned by Abarth.

In the late 30’s, two Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 were bodied by Zagato in “Siluro” style and entered by the Scuderia Maremmana. Sadly both cars have not survived and an exact copy, certified by Zagato, was built by Dino Cognolato, based on a 1934 6C 2300 berlina Touring chassis. This is the car you see here.

This Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 was bodied in 1946 on one of the 14 chassis delivered to Pinin Farina in 1942. It was then lent by the owner to Pinin Farina for a series of exhibitions. As Italian manufacturers were forbidden to take part to the 1946 Paris Salon, Battista Pinin Farina and his son Sergio had the idea to simply park and show the car outside the Grand Palais!

Rhoddy Harvey Bailey was the only Englishman to drive for Autodelta, in a team more used to hire Italian stars. He stayed in Italy for four years and drove this 1968 Alfa Romeo 1300 GTA Junior.

This 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA 1600 Corsa was prepared by Conrero and French driver Patrick Depailler who drove it at Montlhéry in 1970. Depailler later graduated to Formula One and sadly lost his life during private testing in Hockenheim at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo F1 car.

This Dino 206 GT (# 00306) has been carefully restored in the colors in which it appeared at the start of the 12 hours of Sebring in March 1969. Entered by NART to promote the new model, it was piloted by Bob Dini and Sam Posey, who later won this race in 1975 and raced in F1 and sports cars. Despite overheating problems, Dini and Posey finally finished 36th overall and 1st in class.

This unique 1951 Ferrari 212 Export coupé Vignale (# 0128 E) was first owned by Robert C. Wilke, owner of the Leader Card Company. Raced at Road America in 1957, it has been regularly seen on the classic car scene with visits to Pebble Beach, the Tour Auto and the Mille Miglia.

Also seen at the Mille Miglia Storica, this is another interpretation by Vignale of the Ferrari 212 chassis (# 0221 EL). After being driven very hard in its early years, the car was put in storage for 40 years until a German enthusiast discovered it in 2003 and had it restored.

This Ferrari 275 GTB (#07373) has been recently restored in the livery it wore at the 1967 1000 kms of Monza where team mates “Riccardone” and “Nanni” finished 15th overall and 2nd in the GT 2 liter class.

First shown at the 1952 Paris Salon, this Siata 208 CS was based on the mechanics of the Fiat 8V, presented at the Geneva Salon earlier that year. The car presented here (#CS057L) is a one-off by Bertone.

FCA Heritage, the Fiat Chrysler historic department, sent from the Centro Storico Fiat in Turin this Fiat 8V Rapi # 000101 which is part of the second series launched in 1954. Compared to the first series of 1952, it was improved in terms of increased power and received a re-designed bodywork completely made in fiberglass.

Presented as a Fiat 500 Siata Sport Barchetta, this car was developed in 1947 on a 1937 Fiat 500A chassis with Siata engine parts and suspensions. It took part to the 1948 Giro di Sicilia and is ready again to tackle the beautiful Italian roads.

A Fiat 600 Multipla Taxicab showed by the German club of Fiat 600 friends.

Many Italian coachbuilders found in the Fiat 1100 the perfect basis to show their creativity. Here a nice 1955 Fiat 1100 TV cabriolet by Allemano.

Gilberto Colombo was an Italian engineer and chassis designer. With his brand, Gilco, he also created race cars such as this 1951 Gilco 205 Spider bodied by Zagato.

This Lancia Aurelia B22 was a works entry at the 1955 Sestriere Rally and 1955 Monte-Carlo Rally.

Another Lancia Aurelia, this time a B53 coupé designed by Giovanni Michelotti and bodied by Allemano for the 1953 Turin Motor Show.

Some racing Maseratis were on show like this Maserati 200Si (#2401) which was used by the factory as a test car before it made the first competitive outing at the 1955 Imola Sports Car Grand Prix.

The ex-Scuderia Parravano Maserati 300S (#3058) is one of only five surviving short nose 300S. Tested by Peter Collins before delivery at the end of 1955, it was then driven by Masten Gregory in Palm Springs, at the Nassau Trophy and on the Torrey Pines circuit where it won.

Insofar as the Maserati street cars, there was this 1949 Maserati A6 1500 Pinin Farina coupé (#061). It is of course Mille Miglia eligible and it took part to the Mille Miglia reenactment in 1992, 1995 and 1998

At Techno Classica, a best of show award for the most beautiful car went to the Maserati A6G/54 Zagato #2118 later renumbered 2189, exhibited by German dealer Axel Schuette.

Another rarity was this 1976 De Tomaso Longchamp spyder of which only 14 examples were built by Carrozzeria Pavesi of Milan.

Coys Auctions was selling this 1972 Intermeccanica Indra spyder equipped with an Opel engine. Between 1971 and 1974, 125 units were built with convertible or coupé body. Intermeccanica went in trouble when GM stopped providing parts and advised his dealers in Germany that they were no longer authorized to sell the Indras.

Designed to celebrate Bertone’s Centennial in 2012, the Bertone Nuccio is a tribute to Giuseppe, the son of the founder of the Italian design house. Designed by Michael Robinson and presented at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, this is the last Bertone concept car before Bertone ceased operations in 2014.