Alfa Romeo is an Italian branded car manufacturer that specialized in smaller sedan and coupes. The 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 is part of the 105/115 coupe models, although with much more horsepower than the standard model. The 105/115 did see an extended production life for the time, starting in 1963 and ending in 1977. …
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The Lamborghini Espada proved to be a short lived model concept from the legendary automotive company, but this did not prevent the different variations from leaving a lasting impact on the auto industry. The vehicle itself remained in production from 1968 until 1978 with only 1217 models ever made. This low number is what makes …
BMW doesn’t make many one-offs, but when it does, the vehicle tends to stand out. There is where the 1967 BMW Glas 3000 V8 Fastback comes in. For anyone who has never seen this BMW before, think 1967 Pontiac GTO mixed with classic BMW styling. Naturally, it is something unlike anything else that BMW has …
The 1966 Jaguar XJ13 was built as a Le Mans prototype. The sad story is the car never participated in any race though the original idea of the automakers of the car was to compete with the likes of Ferrari and Ford in La Sarthe. But time constraints among other factors delayed the project, and …
The first Volkswagen buses were built between 1949 and 1967. Up until 1956 they were primarily manufactured in Wolfsburg, Germany. They then moved production to a new factory in Hanover. German Volkswagen plants ceased production of the Samba Buses in 1967 however, production continued in Brazil through 1975. More commonly known as ‘splitties’, these split-window …
The 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham was introduced in the market as a personal luxury car made by Cadillac Division of General Motors. At the time, it was one of the luxurious Vehicles you could find in the market. The two doors 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham was hand-built at GM Detroit auto factory according to each …
In 1953 Chevrolet announced the Corvette series of sports cars. This was also the year that Chrysler was to revolutionize sports cars by revealing their 1953 Dodge Zeder; however, that didn’t happen. It’s a story of ‘almost did’. Allegedly company politics, and a sort of reverse nepotism squashed the prototype evaluation and road tests, and …
The 1953 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible has long been a truly desirable American muscle car. During the 1950s, American sedans featured extremely long bodies, even when constructed with only two doors. While future generations of the Eldorado stretched out the design even further, the first generation 1953 Cadillac Eldorado helped start the trend.
The 1948 Tatra T87 is a car built in former Czechoslovakia. The original Tatra T87 initially started production in 1936, with German officers heaping high praise on the overall speed and performance of the vehicle. The car could travel up to 100 miles per hour, and in the late 1930s, this proved especially impressive. The …
Cord designers managed to create vehicles with intriguing shapes – rectangles and arcs – that looked good. The 1936 Cord 810 Sportsman (C92-FB) introduced plenty of innovations ahead of their time. Pop-up headlights, which really became available in the 1960’s, were concealed on the front side of the wheel Pontoon fenders. Another aerodynamic feature that …