Ralph de Palma at the wheel of his 1928 Mercedes-Benz Type S 26/120/180 . This was the car that de...
Gabriel Voisin was born in 1880, in Belleville-sur-Saone. As a young man he studied industrial design in Lyons. In 1908,...
Every August, the history of the automobile rolls onto the competition field of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance where, this year, 216 classic cars from 17 countries and 31 states represented the evolution of the automotive dream. Among the cars chosen to participate in this premier automotive pageant of elegance and...
It may come as a surprise that Ettore Bugatti’s first straight-8 engine did not power one of his rolling sculptures,...
In January 1933, Pierce-Arrow revealed a new design at the New York Auto Auto Show. The official announcement, of January...
1934 advertisement for the Pierce-Arrow “Silver Arrow”, available as either a 175-hp, 12-cylinder or a 140-hp, 8-cylinder model....
Prelude to Excellence There is a story that the Coventry car company name Alvis originated by taking “Al” from the...
Lincoln buyers were often wealthy enough to have special coachwork built for their cars. In 1927, Brunn did a beautiful...
The People The two people critical to the development of Tatra’s most significant automobiles, including the subject of this profile,...
Auto Union’s Wanderer brand constructed three, Ferdinand Porsche designed, aluminum-bodied W25K roadsters for the 1938 Liege-Rome-Liege rally. Equipped with inline,...
One of three experimental aerodynamic prototypes built for the 1940 war-affected Mille Miglia, this unique 328 was designed by Wunibald Kamm. After World War II, this car would be crashed and destroyed in 1953....
In 1945, the Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB, began design work on a prototype road car with the intention that...
Described as “a little beauty”, this grey, 1947 Maserati coupé represents Italian style at its most sophisticated at the Geneva...
In 1896, in Suresnes a western suburb of Paris, Alexandre Darracq started his business, A Darracg & Cie. His business was building road and racecars. Darracq would go on to become famous for the success of his racecars. But by 1912, Darracq had sold off what remained of his business....
Worldwide is gearing up for its 12th annual Auburn Auction this Labor Day Weekend, with a stunning 1948 Tucker Model 48...
Some of Buick’s most iconic design features, including waterfall grilles and portholes on the hood, originated with the 1949 Roadmaster...
This 1949 Delahaye 175 S, with flamboyant Saoutchik roadster coachwork, was originally custom built for Sir John Gaul and featured Saoutchik’s “Narval” nose, inspired by the protruding tusk of the Narwahl whale. From Gaul the Delahaye was next owned by the British bombshell actress Diana Dors....
Renowned GM stylist Harley Earl wanted to incorporate design elements inspired from post-war jet aircraft into the design language at...
Sensational French shapes and racing pedigree are part of what make Talbot-Lago automobiles exotic, beautiful, rare and sought after. Few...
Built in 1952, by Lou Fageol’s son Ray, the Pataray was essentially Lou Fageol’s original Fageol Supersonic reimagined with a roadster body. Powered by a modified Fageol inline-6 bus engine, the Pataray was reported to be capable of 125 mph. [button link=”https://sportscardigest.com//going-supersonic/” size=”large” target=”new” color=”blue”]Click here to read the full...
In the early ’50s Grand Prix regulations changed. Aurelio Lampredi was able to create for Ferrari a new, larger displacement,...
Sir William Lyons, founder of the Jaguar car company, knew, as domestic car production returned to the UK, after World...
1952 Lancia Aurelia B50Photo: Peter Collins On a rare sunny day in late spring, on empty roads in Wiltshire, this car was a complete delight. It handled well, was very comfortable, had plenty of interior space and went well enough. So it should have done, it’s a Lancia, derived from...
In 1951, the Spanish industrial manufacturer ENASA, under the leadership of former Alfa Romeo engineer Wilfredo Ricart, debuted an exotic...
Before WWII, the term “sports car” was an alien phrase in the USA. There was no such thing. Returning G.I.s...
Not every Alfa Romeo 1900C chassis that went to a Carrozzeria for custom coachwork (see this month’s Roadcar Feature) emerged a beauty! Such was the case for the 1953 Boneschi Astral. The first Astral was displayed at the 1953 Turin Motor Show. The second Astral was sold to Rafael Trujillo, then...
At the 1953 General Motors Motorama in New York City, Cadillac unveiled a concept car designed by Harley Earl. Named...
In 1953, Chrysler’s famed design chief, Virgil Exner entered into a partnership with the Italian styling house Ghia to produce...
Enzo Ferrari’s focus was on racing, not road cars, but he needed money to finance his racing addiction, so he sold road cars to feed the habit. In November 1948, the first show cars ever exhibited by Ferrari were on a stand at the Turin show—a 166MM racer and a...