I think this is my rarest and strangest spot of the year. It’s the Cirelli 1, by the storied Italian Carozzeria… err…. Cirelli Motor Company. It seems to be a rebadged Chinese import, available in gasoline or LPG versions. #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

Normally Series Land Rovers are photographed axle-deep in mud. Given that it is a Santana model here, the palm tree seems quite appropriate! #weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky

I can’t offer a partridge in a pear tree… but here’s a pair of festive Fiats! Happy Christmas to all who celebrate. #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

I used to be very dismissive of round-robin letters at Christmas but this year I thought I would send one myself. So, anyway, here’s my lookback at 2025!

I think my local tire repair and service shop is the coolest I know. #weirdcarBS #Carbluesky #nice

Should I be enjoying my coffee even more than usual? #italy #coffee

Even in Italy you don’t see so many Italian cars any more, so I thought it was worth recording sightings of a pair of Lancias and 3 other Italians parked together. #weirdcarBS

I expect these old Peugeots are a pig to drive, but I think I’d feel pretty cool cruising through the French countryside in one! #weirdcarsBS #CarBluesky

A cheery Beetle for a winter’s day. You’re welcome! #weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky

I like to go to small town Italian cafés where you can get an excellent cappuccino and a read of the local newspaper, and it rarely costs more than €1.70. Now I’ve found the solution to never having change - I stopped at the local bank and got a roll of coins😊

If you peered into a French farm courtyard a few years ago, you used to be sure to find a practical but quirky 2CV or R4 quietly rusting in the corner. Looks like the series 1 Renault Twingo has taken over the job. #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

1950’s Oldsmobile slowly reverting to nature far from home! #weirdcarsbs #carbluesky

Siblings from another mother! An unlikely pairing of a Chevrolet Camaro convertible and a Renault Mégane Cabriolet in matching yellow body work with black roof. #WeirdcarBS #carbluesky

Seeing this smart Mondeo (lovely interior) in the autumn sun makes me nostalgic for the 1990s, when I lived in Milan and drove around in a Mondeo station wagon with 3 kids on the back seat. #weirdcarBS #Carbluesky

Sad day! After 55 years & 15 million cars, Ford are stopping production of cars at their Saarlouis factory in Germany. 1,700 of 2,700 jobs to go. Tip of the iceberg for the German auto industry? #CarBluesky

It being November, it seems a good excuse to get out some photos of cars in autumn tints. #weirdcarbs #Carbluesky

In a mad moment, decided to buy a rundown house in my neighborhood, so unexpectedly packing up my old auto books. It’ll be a few months and a shed load of money before I can get them back on the bookshelves. It’s a good reminder that I should actually read them from time to time! #WeirdcarBS

They’re both 60’s icons & they’re both blue and white…. but they couldn’t be more different🤷‍♀️ #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

My neighbor who daily-drives an MGB has finally cracked now that November is here and put the hood up. I added a couple of top-down photos from summer. #weirdcarbs #Carbluesky

Some Bauhaus loveliness: a Porsche 914 in front of a 1960’s apartment block. #WeirdcarBS #CarBluesky

They’re spring colors really…. but even in autumn the Renault 8S and Austin-Healey Sprite look fabulous. Bonus points for the hub caps (or nave plates) on the A-H. #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

Spotted these two lovely Alfa Romeos today. I managed to get a photo of the column gear change on the Sprint. #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

Very pleasing to see a Méhari being used as a proper workhorse. Though the load seems big enough to test even #Citroën legendary suspension. #weirdCarBS #CarBlueSky

Not so many north European tourists bring their classic cars to the Mediterranean by the second half of October, so it was nice to see this Swiss-registered Mercedes 350SL in Italy. #weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky

Lovely Toyota LiteAce street parked in Perpignan, France. Chrome and whitewalls!! #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

Albert - owner of the Aiguës-Mortes Auto museum - proudly showed us each of his cars in turn, opening the doors, lifting the hoods. A self-taught mechanic, he did all the restoration work himself. He also claimed to be 90. Quite a character! Mainly older cars, but some moderns too. #weirdcarBS

Calling #weirdcarBS!

I can’t think when I last saw a Fiat Coupé. Chris Bangle’s controversial design still looks quite fresh. #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky #FIAT

Before | After #tagderdeutscheneinheit

Today on the blog, the year is 847 and the Frankish world is in turmoil. Can three Carolingian brothers stop plotting against each other for long enough to do some much needed firefighting? Find out as they have a little family get together. #medievalsky salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/f...

The perfect car for late summer touring, the Mercedes W114/5’s elegant lines catch the early evening sunlight. #weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky

Today on the blog, I celebrate the forthcoming paperback release of The Emperor and the Elephant by looking at elephant diplomacy in the twenty-first century. #elephant #diplomacy @princetonupress.bsky.social salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/p...

Now in #paperback, The Emperor and the Elephant by @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social is a new history of Christian-Muslim relations in the #Carolingian period that provides a fresh account of events by drawing on Arabic as well as western sources. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

The elephant rides again! 🐘 Join us on a journey from the palaces of Baghdad, through the streets of Córdoba and all the way to the forests of Aachen #medievalsky

There was a very rare Alfa Romeo 1600 Zagato at the Autogiro d’Italia this week. Its fastback styling seemed to be a forerunner of the Alfetta GTV (also at the Autogiro). #weirdcarBS

It’s amazing how the blue skies of the Côte d’Azur make even a 1930s concrete church look beautiful.

This Porsche just took my breath away! #weirdcarBS #Porsche #CarBluesky

It was only as I took the photo that I noticed the contrast between the elegant lines and simple silver paintwork of the FIAT 2300 coupe and the brightly colored onion domes of the Russian Orthodox Church of Sanremo in the background. #weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky

What could be better than a red Fiat 500 for #FiatFriday? That’s right - it’s a red Giannini 500 TV! Alongside Abarth, Giannini supplied homologation Fiat specials for racers in the 1960’s. Apart from the tuned engine they added a beautiful instrument panel. #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

I’ve been wanting to watch “Caught Stealing” for a while - but I didn’t think my wife would like it. So when she had an appointment this afternoon I decided to go to the cinema on my own. And when I say on my own…..

Made a detour past our local classic car garage today. Rewarded by this lovely red #Lancia Delta Integrale. It’s the only garage I know with trompe l’œil windows & balconies on the inside wall😳. #weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky #Italy

My eldest has recently relocated to Germany, so you might find some of Stuttgart’s finest starting to appear here. Porsche 911 on the way to the Schwäbische Alb Bergpreis. #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

It turns out that an MGB is a great tourer for enjoying some late summer sun on a French boulevard. Even if it’s the less pretty late model with US specs. #weirdcarBS #CarBlueSky

TR3 in late summer sun. IMHO the best color/trim combination. #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

Citroen Méhari parked in front of Nice market at closing time #weirdcarBS

Some gorgeous Alfa yellowness, set off by the lovely chrome trim! #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky

Normally, I like to see baby Fiats on standard wheels, but these two look pretty good with big boots. #weirdcarBS

I always associate Vienna with glamorous Transeuropean road trips and the XJS is beginning to look the perfect ride for the trip. It certainly looks good compared to the moderns in the street. #weirdcarBS #CarBluesky #Jaguar

Spotted my first Alpine A290 in the wild today. In plain white, it doesn’t really stand out as being different to the regular Renault 5 E-Tech. #CarBluesky #weirdcarBS

Whenever I’m in Italy, I always look for a small town gas station to fill up my car - you never know what you’ll find on the forecourt. Yesterday‘s surprise was a lovely 1950s Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider. #WeirdcarBS #carbluesky #Alfa