1981 Super Cars
The BMW M1, internally dubbed the E26, was a cooperative effort with several top Italian specialists. Lamborghini was initially contracted to build the car but Giorgetto Giugiaros Ital Design ultimately took over the project. It had a fiberglass body......
In the last sixty years, very few new car enterprises have been launched from the ground up. However, with years of experience in the auto industry, John DeLorean knew that if he wanted to build his own car design, creating his own company was the most......
For 1981, the Ferrari 308 received a Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection system, replacing the carburetion system. With this big change, the 308 received the letter i to its nomenclature. The dual-overhead-cam eight-cylinder engine produced 205 horsepower......
This 1981 Ferrari GTi 400 is painted in its original color of Marrone Colorado. It is fitted with the desirable five-speed gearbox and fuel-injected engine offering 315 horsepower. Its early life was spent in Germany, later imported to the US in 1983,......
The 512 BB was introduced during the year of 1976. It had a larger 4942cc F-12 engine, however it produced less power than the 4390cc engine it was replacing. Albeit, it did produce more torque and had a higher compression ratio. In 1981, the......
This 1981 Lamborghini Countach LP400 S Series II by Bertone is titled as a 1982. It is one of 105 low-body models that include the lowered suspension, ride height, and body of the earlier LP400. It has been given a recent comprehensive, multi-year......
When the Mimram brothers took over the company in July 1980, establishing the Nuova Automobili Ferruccio Lamborghini, the new owners did not only start production of the LM 002 off-road, but the evolution of the Silhouette as well, whose main points......
The Zagato Sport model was available from the Lancia Fulvia line. The Fulvia was introduced in the year 1963 and shared a great resemblance with the Lancia Flavia Berlina. Fitted with the smaller V4 engine that powered the front wheels, the Fulvia series......
The 1981 Lotus Turbo Esprit has the UK registration plate UVF 464X and was first registered to Lotus on 1 August of that year. Its own Lotus Certificate of Provenance reveals it was allocated to company founder Colin Chapman for his exclusive use. Following......
The CAN-AM Series was around for a very short period in history but during that time it accumulated many fans and heated rivalries between competitors. There were limited rules which meant that horsepower, exotic materials, and aerodynamics ruled the......
The Porsche 911SC came standard with air conditioning and power steering. For 1981, it gained halogen headlamps. Power was from a flat-six engine with overhead-cams and displaced 182.6 cubic-inches. It had a Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection and helped......
Most commonly known as the 911 Turbo, the Porsche 930 was built by Porsche between 1975 and 1989. It debuted at the Paris Auto Show in 1974, and at the time it was Porsches ultimate 911 model and the fastest normal-production car available in Germany.Ferdinand......
The Rolls-Royce Corniche was a revised version of the H.J. Mulliner, Park Ward-bodied two-door variants of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and Bentley T-Series saloons. The Corniche was introduced in March of 1971 and powered by a 6.7-liter V8 engine that......