The Italian car designer created some of the most beautiful cars ever made Giuseppe Figoni started as just another car designer, in the 1920s. But when he met Ovidio Falaschi,…
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In pictures: 50 years from the first Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupés
A story of German beauty and power Mercedes-Benz has a delightful picture gallery for its fans, and it's especially pleasing for those loving its classic coupés Fifty years ago, Mercedes-Benz…
In preparing for the new 911, Porsche remembers the original car
And wants you to do the same Porsche confirms that the next-generation 911 (992) will debut on November 27 in Los Angeles. That’s 55 years before the original 911 took…
The incredibly beautiful cars of Franco Scaglione
The forgotten Italian designer was an aerodynamics wizard The 1950s and 1960s were, without doubt, the Golden Age of automotive design, both in Europe and in the USA. Free from…
The Goldfinger Aston Martin DB5 is back, gadgets included
Aston Martin to build 25 replicas of the DB5 featured in various James Bond movies Oh boy, oh boy, Aston Martin is recreating not one but 25 DB5s as initially…
About that time in 1994 when Bugatti build two EB110 Le Mans racers
Bugatti kept racing in its veins long time after WWII When you say Bugatti, you probably imagine a super-fast luxurious grand tourer. Or, if you’re the nostalgic type, the art-deco…
VIDEO: Watch Ford’s fascinating Mustang concepts evolving over the years
10 million Mustangs built, but some of the concepts look even better America's best-selling sports car of the last 50 years had some inciting concepts over the years, and Ford…
Watch the evolution of the Toyota Supra sports car
This video makes us crave the new Supra even more As the new Toyota Supra gears up for debut, let’s take one more trip down memory lane and witness the…
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR won every race it entered and finished
This video of it in Goodwood is a polite reminder of its race prowess This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed brought together a universe of cars of all ages and…
The Maserati Eldorado was short-lived, but changed race sponsorship forever
By wearing an ice cream company’s livery Some race cars are best remembered for their victories at Le Mans or Mille Miglia, or thanks to the big-name drivers that steered…