It may come as a surprise that Ettore Bugatti’s first straight-8 engine did not power one of his rolling sculptures,...
In 1896, in Suresnes a western suburb of Paris, Alexandre Darracq started his business, A Darracg & Cie. His business...
In the early ’50s Grand Prix regulations changed. Aurelio Lampredi was able to create for Ferrari a new, larger displacement, naturally aspirated V12 engine to do battle with the 1.5-liter supercharged powered Alfa Romeo Alfettas. This new motor was immediately successful in Ferrari’s 375 Grand Prix car. In 1952, the...
Before WWII, the term “sports car” was an alien phrase in the USA. There was no such thing. Returning G.I.s...
Enzo Ferrari’s focus was on racing, not road cars, but he needed money to finance his racing addiction, so he...
There are a number of cars that are better known by their nicknames, than their original designation, like the Alfa Romeo Montreal, or the Ferrari Daytona. But probably the most iconic and well-known nickname is Mercedes’ Gullwing. The 300SL was a road car based on Mercedes’ 1952 W194 racecar. The...
I was disappointed. The Aston Martin I was supposed to drive was in the shop. But, Alberto Gutierrez had another...
Ray Petros is a dedicated Studebaker collector. It is natural that he focuses on that marque, since his family were...
In 1948, Jaguar launched the wild and wooly XK120 at the London Motor Show. It was a testbed and show car to display the new William Heynes designed XK engine. The show car was a sensation and created quite a stir. Jaguar’s founder and chairman William Lyons had no other...
Max Hoffman was a racecar driver in Europe before immigrating to the United States to avoid the Nazis. Hoffman became...
The MGA’s looks harken back to MG designer Sid Enever’s one-off, envelope body that he created for an MG TD...
When you think of Volkswagen you don’t often use of the word rare, but in this case, with a 1958 Karmann Ghia Lowlight Coupe, it is the right word. Volkswagen wanted to be a part of other markets. They needed something other than their ubiquitous Beetle, something with more flair,...
Porsche put the word out to all its foreign concessionaires, in the summer of 1958, the now 4-year old rough...
The Appia was introduced as Lancia’s new entry-level car in the 1950s. It started out as a passenger car in...
Fiat, OSCA, Pininfarina…an interesting equation. The Fiat 1200 was not a very quick machine, in fact, you couldn’t really call it a sports car. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our...
Carlo Abarth was born Karl Alberto Abarth, in Vienna, Austria, on November 15, 1908 (He would go on to change...
In 1962, Alfa Romeo came out with a new machine, the Giulia. It was actually a series of machines. There...
The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud series was produced between 1955 and 1966 with a production run of 7,372 units. The first generation of Silver Cloud was constructed as a body-on-frame arrangement, which still allowed for custom-bodied versions. The majority of examples were produced using a steel body shell with lightweight aluminum...
Carroll Shelby had a thing for speed. First, it was airplanes. During the war, Shelby flew everything from a Beechcraft...
When you hear the two words Aston and Martin, you unconsciously start playing the James Bond theme music in your...
In October of 1964, the 275 GTB was revealed at the Grand Palais in Paris, showing styling cues influenced by the mighty 250 GTO. The 275 was more than a larger engined version of the original 250 GT series, and though it may have been an evolutionary step, it was...
Trevor Wilkinson started his engineering business, in 1946, in Beverly Grove, Blackpool. It was named Trevcar Motors and the business...
Isothermos was a manufacture of refrigeration units before WWII. The company was founded in Genoa, in 1939, but was moved...
What’s in a name? Let’s examine the two simple words that make up our feature car. Super: Very good or pleasant, excellent. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes...
In 1963, the Giulia Sprint GT was first shown to the press at Alfa’s recently opened plant in Arese, followed...
The 330 GTC was unveiled at the 1966 Geneva Salon and was an amalgam of other Ferraris. It shared its...
It’s the swinging ’60s in London, you’re the daughter of an industrialist, your husband disappeared over the Amazonian rain forrest, presumed dead, you are an adventurer, expert fencer, a certified genius specializing in chemistry, and a master of martial arts and you can pretty much kick anyone’s ass, and look “marvy”...
It was September of 1964, when Porsche brought out the Ferry “Butzi” Porsche designed 6-cylinder 911 as the successor to...
There are many distinguishing features of Jaguar’s big cat XKE. Disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering and independent front and rear suspension,...
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 made its first appearance to an enthusiastic world at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968. It was unofficially know as the “Daytona,” a name given to it by the media purportedly to celebrate Ferrari’s 1-2-3 finish at the 1967 Daytona 24 Hours. Like the earlier “Tour...
