Welcome to another edition of Hooniverse Fastback Friday, and in this edition I thought I would share with the Hooniverse Faithful the Fastbacks of local Connecticut Classic Car Dealer, Automotive Restorations Inc. This Company was founded in 1978 and offer a range of services for the Classic and Vintage Car Connoisseur. There are forty highly skilled and enthusiastic craftsmen that can perform metal-crafting, mechanical maintenance and restoration, wood and metal finishing, interior upholstery work, and offer other collector services on and off site. So, let’s see what their current fastback collection that is offered for sale.


This is a 1954 Siata Balbo 208 BS Coupe, and is reported as being one of only eight left in existence. This has undergone such an extensive and correct restoration, that the car is eligible to compete in the famous Mille Miglia, the Colorado Grand, or can be invited to attend any of the major Concours competitions such as the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. ARI actually restored this car with the intent of competing in a major historic rally, and it is astonishing. Asking price for this rolling piece of art is a jaw dropping $790,000! See the detailed PDF file here.

Here is a 1996 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Collector Edition, and is the final year of the C4 Vette Family. This particular example has only traveled less that 20,000 miles and has a full service history to go along with the vehicle. This car also comes equipped with all the options offered except for the tire pressure monitoring system, and F45 Selective Real Time Damping Suspension system. This is one of only 5,412 Collector Edition Corvettes produced for the 1996 model year. Asking price for what is essentially a new 1996 Corvette is $27,500! See the detailed PDF File here.

Here is a 1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage, the successor to the famous car that James Bond drove in several film versions of the Ian Fleming 007 Thrillers. The biggest difference between the DB6 and the DB5 variants was the Kammback design of the rear end which was then in vogue. This was suppose to increase stability at high speed. This particular car is the high performance Vantage, and is equipped with three Weber carburetors and a higher compression cylinder head which was capable of producing 325HP. Asking price for this example is $150,000, which is really a lot of change for a car showing over 92,000 miles. See the detailed PDF file here.

Last but not least is this 1973 Datsun 240Z that has been extensively restored by ARI. The car has been enhanced with a blueprinted 2.6L engine, and a 5-speed manual transmission. The original 2.4L and 4-speed is offered with the car as well. The car came to Connecticut from California, and underwent a bare-metal restoration. The 2.6L engine has been made to look like the original 2.4L unit, and the other upgrades installed include suspension and brake updates, and a modern audio system. Period looking American Racing slotted rims complete the look. Asking price for this essentially new 240Z is $27,500. See the detailed PDF file here.
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