In the 1930s, demand for high-performance cars in Germany dramatically rose as enthusiasts wanted sporting machines to use for everyday driving and weekend racing. BMW ...
The success of the BMW-Isetta microcar ensured BMW’s survival in the difficult economic environment of the mid-Fifties. As happens, it also conditioned consumers to ...
There are few who doubt Alfa Romeo to be one of the world’s most legendary and storied automobile manufacturers. Their history is rich and ...
The Rolls-Royce Phantom II had proven to be one of the most successful flagship models for the marque; one that would cement Rolls-Royce’s reputation as ...
After earning his engineering degree from the University of California Berkeley, Howard Marmon went straight to work in his family business, The Nordyke & Marmon ...
Jaguar unveiled the XK150 in 1957 as a heavily reworked and updated replacement for the XK140. By that time, the XK chassis was starting to ...
The arrival of Cadillac’s Series 62 marked a significant turning point for General Motors’ flagship marque. The upright grilles and running boards of the ...
With the Great Depression in full force and the threat of war lingering over America, Buick approached the 1941 model year with extreme optimism offering ...
By the time the Ford Mustang made its sensational debut in 1964, Carroll Shelby was well-established within the Ford Motor Company hierarchy. Ford actively pursued ...
When the Cadillac Eldorado made its debut it was major news. All three of GM’s top car lines had been authorized and budgeted to ...
It is no secret that Datsun-Nissan was inspired by the Jaguar E-Type when it was decided that a new sports car was needed to take on the ...
The booming sports car market of the 1950s and early 1960s sent many manufacturers scrambling to the drawing boards to come up with cars that ...