This son of a German garage owner had never raced a car until May 26, 1935, at the superfast Avus...
The car that laid the foundation for Mazda’s tradition of distinctive innovation, the Cosmo Sport, was launched on May 30,...
The International Hillclimb course, Klosters-Davos in Switzerland, on August 27, 1961. This BMW 700 was being driven by Mark Aron who was from the town of Zweisimmen in Switzerland. He was third in the class for cars under 700-cc. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High...
Rear-mounted, air-cooled cars are a common site at racetracks, persistently challenging their conventional, front-engine, water-cooled competition often with great success....
Auto Union (Audi) history at a glance (left to right): 1938 Horch 830 B; 1953 DKW3=6F91; 1959 NSU Prinz 30; 1937...
In the 1970s, Bertone was commissioned to reimagine NSU’s Wankel rotary powered Ro80. Marcello Gandini moved the small, compact engine to the rear of the car and split the two rear seats to either side of the engine. The result was the Trapeze, which made its debut at the 1973...