1982 Super Cars
The mid-1970s were riddled with ill-fated projects for Aston Martin, bringing them to the brink of extinction. The William Towns Lagonda sedan and the mid-engined Bulldog project were two examples that did not help the companys fortunes, but thankfully......
Due to production difficulties, the DBS first appeared with the DB6s 4.0-liter six, instead of housing Aston Martins new V8 engine. The DBS was larger and more luxuriously appointed than the DB6 yet its slightly reduced performance was a bit of a disappointment.......
John Z. Delorean left Chrysler for Packard, where he helped develop Packards highly regarded Twin-Ultramatic automatic transmission. With Packards ill-fated 1954 merger with Studebaker, Delorean was given the opportunity to join his choice of five......
The Dodge PPG M4S Turbocharged Interceptor played a starring role in the 1986 movie, The Wraith. The M4S was designed to be a pace car on the PPG-CART Indy Car World Series racing circuit. Powering the car was a one-of-a-kind Chrysler 2.2-liter four-cylinder......
The 308 GTBGTS Quattrovalvole, with a removable targa roof, was presented at the 1982 Paris Salon and succeeded the 308 GTBiGTSi. Its sweeping curves and aggressive lines designed by Leonardo Fioravanti has made the 308 one of the most recognizable......
BB stands for Berlinetta Boxer. Berlinetta in Italian means little saloon and came to refer to any especially sporty coupe, typically a two-seater but often 22 as well. The term Boxer refers to a horizontally-opposed engine layout where two banks......
Ferrari began using the Mondial name on two-liter racing vehicles produced between 1954 and 1956. 39 of these cars were prepared with the Scuderias Formula 2 engine. Ferrari introduced the 308 family of sports cars in 1975 with the Dino 308GT4.......
Jaguars momentous victory at Le Mans would evoke memories of the days when the Surbiton-based outfit dominated the French endurance classic. More than a few years of sweat and tears by TWRs team would be poured out until that glorious stretch of 24......
The Lamborghini Countach LP5000 S, also referred to as the LP500 S, was produced from 1982 through 1985 with 323 examples produced. The production version of the Bertone-styled car was unveiled at the 1982 Geneva Motorshow. The first Countach prototype......
In 1982 Cleveland hosted a racing event that included such prominent names as Mario Andretti, Tom Sneva, Jonny Rutherford, Rick Mears, Al Unser, Sr., A.J. Foyt, and Gordon Johncock. The race was the Budweiser-Cleveland 500 held at Burke Lakefront Airport......
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 Porsche 928 model was very different from the vehicles that the Stuttgart based firm had produced to date. It came at a time when Porsche were trying to expand their range to include a truly grand touring car.Porsches front-engined, water-cooled,......
The Corniche was the two-door version of the Silver Shadow, and it was the most successful convertible ever produced by Rolls-Royce. The Corniche name was registered by Rolls-Royce in the 1930s and apparently assigned to a prototype based on the Bentley......
