The Jaguar E-Type was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961, but the guest of honor nearly missed its own debut. The Jaguar Fixed Head Coupe, destined for the motor show, was running late when leaving for Geneva, due to the enthusiastic response from the British press, who were offered an advanced preview back home in the UK. Jaguar’s ..
Introduced in 1948 in the footsteps of the American Jeep, the Land Rover has become an integral part of British postwar history. Built amid postwar steel shortages, early Land Rover bodies were constructed using aluminum alloy, which made them both lightweight and impervious to rust. A decade later, a more advanced and restyled Series II was int..
An icon of design and performance, the E-Type is among the most important sports cars ever made. Fresh off a series of five Le Mans wins in the 1950s, Jaguar wasted no time putting the lessons it learned into its sensational new sports model. Introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961, the E-Type had monocoque construction, a twin-cam eng..
The Porsche 912 was unveiled in 1965 as an entry-level alternative to the newly introduced 911. While appearing similar to its stablemate, the 912 was stripped of standard equipment to bring pricing closer to the company’s outgoing 356. A re-tuned version of the 356 SC’s 1.6-liter pushrod flat-four replaced the 911’s more powerful flat six-cylin..
Alfa Romeo began building light trucks in 1954 with the introduction of the Autotuotto or “all-purpose” vehicle. The model continued to evolve through several iterations and multiple configurations of cargo and passenger vans, as well as pickup trucks, through the 1983 model year. By 1967, the F12 had made its debut, featuring a 1.3-lit..
Designed by Giulio Alfieri and bodied by Touring, the 3500 GT was a luxury 2+2 Coupe that benefited heavily from Maserati’s previous racing experience. Beneath its elegantly styled Superleggera (Super light)body, consisting of a steel frame wrapped in aluminum panels, sat a tubular chassis and a DOHC inline six-cylinder engine derived f..
The Porsche 911 Targa was introduced in 1967 as a response to safety concerns raised in the US over fully open-top cars. Named for the Targa Florio road race, the model featured a stainless steel roll bar, removable roof panel, and foldaway plastic rear window allowing for an open-air experience. Buyers could choose a higher-performing “S” (Supe..
By 1963, Carroll Shelby’s Cobra was already making a name for itself on tracks worldwide. But Shelby wanted to create a car that was even more capable and based on the design of the mid-engine De Tomaso P70 prototype. After initial testing showed this design had numerous issues, Shelby ordered a pair of Cooper-Monaco T61Ms and, after strengtheni..
Aluminium replica body Assorted engine and other parts included Exciting and potentially most rewarding project Its Portello factory devastated by wartime bombing, Alfa Romeo did not resume car production until 1946 with, inevitably, a pre-war carry-over, the 6C 2500, which would form the basis of the Milanese marque's post-war recovery. Last o..
One of 581 300d saloons built in 1960 Left-hand drive Non-original Mercedes-Benz engine Manual column-change gearbox Repainted and re-trimmed in 2020 One of Mercedes-Benz's first all-new designs of the post-war era, the 300 saloon debuted in 1951 and would succeed in re-establishing the Stuttgart firm in the front rank of prestige motor manuf..