Vincenzo Lancia was an ex-racer and an ingenious designer, who made cars to suit his taste and maybe a few...
There are many cars you would not expect to find at a British restoration shop, and certainly a Safety Orange...
The Super 90 was Porsche’s way of giving driving enthusiasts more power, in a pushrod 356, without resorting to the complexity of the Carrera’s quad-cam engine. As its name implies, it was said to put out a sold 90 horsepower. In tests prior to its introduction, it easily put out...
AC is the oldest manufacturer of motor cars in Britain. Started by talented designer John Weller and financed by a...
It’s hard to imagine that what was probably the greatest range of post-war production sports cars, really started life as...
A manufacturer’s ultimate aim in motor racing is to hope success on the track will lead to greater sales off track. However, if one looks at Grand Prix racing today, it’s not that obvious—although Mercedes is ruling at the moment, which can’t be too bad for their business. In the...
It is unlikely that anyone who was around to see the first Volkswagen or even an early 356 would have...
The year 1957 was one of firsts for Corvette. It may have been a virtual twin to the 1956 model,...
Going back to 1953 with the launch of the TR2, Triumph was quick to win the hearts of motoring enthusiasts throughout the world as a manufacturer of hairy-chested sports cars. While relatively primitive, the TR2 with its 2-liter engine was a car built for the enthusiast to be enjoyed and...
The late 1950s found Lotus Engineering Company Limited with a class win at Le Mans under its belt, but with...
The year 1963 was a big one for General Motors, the C2 was introduced that year. The lineage of the...
With 17,712 built between 1963 and 1968, the Austin-Healey 3000 MIII BJ8 represents just over 24 percent of total big Austin-Healey production. However, with its burl walnut dash, wind-up windows and a lockable glovebox it is seen by many as the Austin-Healey to own. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
The genesis for Volkswagen’s near-ubiquitous Transporter, or Microbus, was a combination of post-war necessity and the clever instincts of a...
Photo: Pete Austin At the Goodwood Festival of Speed just a few months ago a Mercedes Benz W196, once driven...
The initial design for the Amphicar—a contraction of Amphibious and Car—came from German racer and engineer Hans Trippel, who in 1932 began work on an amphibious vehicle for Volkswagen, the Schwimmerwagen. After the war, Trippel adapted his Schwimmerwagen design into a production, leisure vehicle that would be built under the...
During the 1960s, Mercedes-Benz offered a series of convertible and coupe sedans based on its W111 chassis platform. Early variants...
When Chevrolet introduced the 1972 Corvette for the fifth year of C3 production, the basic car remained essentially unchanged from...
There are only a few cars that can be considered “Holy Grail” machines. The Ferrari 250 Short Wheel Base, the 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, the 8C Alfa Romeo and the subject of this drive, the Aston Martin DB4 GT. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Colin Chapman began building and racing his own cars in the late 1940s. Over the next 10 years, his Lotus...
By the early 1950s, several British automotive manufacturers had completely devoted themselves to satisfying the seemingly insatiable postwar appetite for...
This year is the 50th anniversary of the 911. Its first public viewing was at the September 1963 Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany, though at that time it was know as the 901. However, in 1929 Peugeot had introduced the model 201. The company registered with the French government’s office...
Few cars in the history of the automobile can be viewed as more revolutionary than the Mini. Designed by Sir...
Bond: “Where’s my Bentley?” Q: “It’s had it’s day I’m afraid.” Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
When you think of hot rods, you think of ’32 Fords and ’40 Mercs, but what about a Mk 10 Jaguar as the starting point? Not an obvious choice to most, but it was in Paul Child’s mind. The Mark X was the top of the line saloon car built...
The story of Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica, in many ways parallels that of fellow Italian small constructor Abarth. Intermeccanica was founded...
In 1903, Henry M. Leland began selling a $750, single-cylinder, automobile under the name Cadillac. Later touted as the “Standard...
Sir William Lyons, founder of the Jaguar car company, knew, as domestic car production returned to the UK, after World War II, that it would be a fast race for the hearts and minds of car enthusiasts around the world. Lyons also knew that while Jaguar—and in its earlier iterations...
Starting in 1954, Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo launched a series of small, affordable sports cars based around its all-alloy, 1300-cc,...
Nearly a decade after it had stunned the world with the original 300 SL, Mercedes-Benz faced the daunting task of...
llan and Richard Jensen started business manufacturing auto bodies under contract for Austin. The firm also made bodies for the Volvo P1800, Sunbeam Tiger and Austin-Healey in addition to the first Interceptor built from 1950 to 1957 with various engines under an attractive glass fiber body. The second iteration of...
