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While most automobile manufacturers were struggling with the oil crisis and increases in safety and emission regulations, Porsche was thriving. The experience gained from turbocharged air-cooled engines of their racing program were implemented and applied....continue
The Fiat 600 was a very suitable car for modifications, and Abarth made a world-famous name for doing just that. Karl Abarth, born in Vienna, Austria, in 1908, was a mechanical mastermind. He started production with the Abarth 750 Berlina, based upon....continue
The final incarnation of the Jaguars XK series of sports cars arrived in 1957, and it represented a progressive development of the XK120 and XK140, wearing an evolution of their design and endowed by a 3.4-liter engine and four-speed Moss transmission....continue
The full-size 1955 through 1957 Chevrolet passenger-car line had been immensely successful, yet Chevrolet styling took a new direction in 1958. The 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air looked nothing like its 1957 predecessor, as all full-size 1958 Chevrolets received....continue
In 1953 Buick introduced the Skylark - a vehicle built to celebrate the companys 50th anniversary and intended to be produced as a limited edition off of the Roadmaster line. Designed by the famous Harley Earl, the car had style and performance. The....continue
The French-based Talbot-Lago Company was founded in 1936 and would produce a variety of automobiles, including sport and racing cars, through its demise in 1959, when it was sold to Simca. It was founded by an Italo-British businessman named Antonio....continue
This Fiat 508C was assembled in 1938 as a standard four-door sedan. It was sold new in Austria and survived the war in good condition. Dr. Oskar Gohring purchased the car on April 23rd of 1955 and soon gifted it to his playboy nephew, Rudolfo Rudi....continue
The Goutte dEau, or teardrop, is justly regarded as one of the most beautiful and enticing designs of all time. The serene perfection of its lines is used as a reference point against which all other late-1930s automobiles are measured. The history....continue
In 1900, the White brothers (Rollin, Windsor, and Walter) began production of steam-powered cars, and in 1910 they switched to producing gasoline-powered engines. Car production by the White Motor Company came to an end after World War I, so they could....continue