1,582 cc SOHC air-cooled, horizontally-opposed four-cylinder engine, 88 HP (SAE), 75 HP (DIN) at 5,000 rpm, four-speed manual gearbox, four-wheel independent suspension, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 82.7"
The rakish 356 Speedster was one of Porsche’s most successful models and it ranks today as one of the true icons from Stuttgart..
1,466 cc OHV XPEG inline four-cylinder engine, twin SU carburetors, four-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with control arms and coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel Lockheed hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 94"
Few sporting cars have enjoyed such enduring popularity and influence as those from..
270 cid “Super Red Ram” V-8 engine rated at 183 HP, PowerFlite two-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 120"
Virgil Exner was a man of vision and talent, which Chrysler sorely needed in the mid-1950s. When Exne..
1,991 cc SOHC inline six-cylinder engine, triple SU carburetors, 74 BHP, four-speed manual gearbox, solid front and live rear axles with transverse semi-elliptic leaf springs, Girling hydraulic front and mechanical rear drum brakes; wheelbase: 117”
Historic as Britain’s oldest independent automotive marque, AC weathered two world wars, the Great ..
201.5 cid inline six-cylinder engine, 114 HP, two dual-barrel carburetors, three-speed manual transmission, independent coil spring front and leaf spring rear suspension, four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 105"
Hudson, like most auto manufacturers, spent some time during World War II mulling ideas for its postwar automobiles. Hudson, unlike most ..
265 cid V-8 engine, 162 HP, three-speed manual transmission with overdrive, independent coil spring front suspension, rear semi-elliptic leaf spring, four-wheel drum brakes; wheelbase: 115”
Chevrolet’s top-of-the-line Bel Air convertible was dripping with class and gleaming with chrome in 1955, and it was just the car for any occasion and the pub..
235.5 cid inline six-cylinder engine rated at 150 HP, two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs and stabilizer front suspension, rear semi-elliptic leaf springs with solid axle, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 102"
The Chevrolet Corvette was envisioned as an American interpretation of..
430 cid OHV V-8 rated at 350 HP, automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs and wishbones, live rear axle with leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulically-actuated power drum brakes; wheelbase: 131"
When Continental ended production of the Mark II in 1957, it was the end of America’s most expensive production car. It was a ..
3,442 cc DOHC inline six-cylinder engine rated at 180 HP, upgraded five-speed manual gearbox, independent wishbone front suspension with torsion bars and anti-roll bar, live rear axle with semi-elliptic springs, upgraded disc brakes; wheelbase: 102"
Jaguar wasn’t always a company that built sleek and fast roadsters. In the beginning they did a br..
235.5 cid OHV inline six-cylinder rated at 115 HP, three-speed column mounted shifter transmission, coil-spring independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes; wheelbase: 115"
The American convertible of the 1950s is always an object of beauty at any car show. This was the era of ele..