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Cars We Love
Monday, August 31, 2015
Sunday, August 30, 2015
1940 Lincoln Zephyr Continental
Saturday, August 29, 2015
1948 Cisitalia 202 Coupe
In the mid 1940s Piero Dusio told stylist Giovanni Savonuzzi "I want a car that is wide like my Buick, low like a GP racer, comfortable like a Rolls Royce, and liht like our single seater D46 race car". The beautiful 1948 Cisitalia 202 coupe appeared at the Villa d"Este Concours d'Elegance in rare form and till this day it is in the permanent collection at the New York Museum of Modern Art.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
1965 Ford Shelby Mustang GT 350
All Shelby had to do to make the GT 350 was take a really good car and make it even better. They gave it more power and better handling similar to a cobra. The shocks were upgraded and it was given rear traction bars for better suspension. The engine was allowed to breathe easier using bullet mufflers, and you just gotta love those stripes.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
1967 Lamborghini Miura P400
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
1957 Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Saturday, August 22, 2015
1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
From 1966 - 1969 Chevrolet went after a market yearning for compact cars. So they created the Corvair Monza, but they skipped a crucial step when they did not put in the suspension stabilizing bar. They were trying to save money in production but without the stabilizing bar the Corvair had terrible handling. By 1969 Corvairs were done.
1964 Ford Mustang Fastback
The Ford Mustang was introduced on April 17, 1964 and sold 400,000 units in the first year. It was the bestselling new car in history so GM (feeling the pressure), immediately came out with the Camaro in 1967 in competition with Mustang. With the 64' Mustang you had the option of a fastback, hardtop coupe, or a convertible. The long hood-short rear design is being copied to this day. This truly is a trendsetting car.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
1939 Bugatti Type 57C Sqoutchik Roadster
French designers did a wonderful job on the 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Sqoutchik Roadster. They eliminated the square cut box shaped car designs that dominated since the early 1910s and replaced them with aerodynamic designs. The interior cockpit was pretty basic with leather seats, a wood grain dash with big easily read instruments and controls.
The Top 20 Cars Of All Time
The best top 20 cars of all time list.
1. 1967 Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby Cobra
2. 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
3. 1968 Dodge Charger
4. 1966 Pontiac GTO
5. 1966 Ford Thunderbird
6. 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
7. 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396
8. 1970 Dodge Challenger
9. 1961 Lincoln Continental
10. 1965 Cadillac Eldorado
11. 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
12. 1949 Cadillac Series 62
13. 1971 Oldsmobile 4-4-2
14. 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
15. 1992 Dodge Viper
16. 1955 Ford Thunderbird
17. 1953 Chevrolet Corvette
18. 2014 Chevrolet Camaro
19. 2014 Dodge Challenger
20. 2014 Ford Mustang GT
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
1930 Caddillac V-16 Sport Phaeton
Monday, August 17, 2015
1951 BMW 501
In the 50's the BMW sports car was pretty much small potatoes to sports car enthusiasts. After World War 2 Russia took over most of BMW's manufacturing facilities in Germany. It wasn't until 1951 when BMW started to get back on it's feet.
Saturday, August 15, 2015
1994 Saturn S Series
Owning a Saturn in the early 90' was pretty respectable. Al Gore even gave his stamp of approval on the Saturn and said he wanted to "Saturnize" the federal government. Saturn was unique because they were honest and foreal, at a time when Detroit was very deceitful with all kinds of hidden charges. The lies from cars salesmen seemingly forced Americans to buy foreign, but Saturn's honesty was a reason to by American again.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Sport
From 1927 to 1947 Alfa Romeo was the king of racing cars in the Mille Miglia. The 1,000 mile race was the most challenging race in the world and the Romeo won more time than anyone. The 8C 2900B sport was very unique in that no two were exactly alike, only 30 of them were made.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
1953 Auburn Boattail 851 Speedster
Frank & Morris Eckhart were brothers who started the Auburn Automobile Company. They were two very successful wagon makers in the 1800s. After years and years of unsuccessful cars Auburn was given $50,000 and essentially one last chance to produce a successful car that actually sales. They came up with the 1935 Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster with a supercharged V8 engine that had the power of 150 horses. In other words really fast and really successful.
Monday, August 10, 2015
1952 Bentley Continental R-Type
In 1931 Rolls Royce acquired Bentley but did very little in establishing Bentley's own identity. It wasn't until 1952 that the Bentley division of Rolls Royce created a separate and unique design for Bentley called the Continental.
Sunday, August 9, 2015
The History Of The Top 3 Cars In America
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