1959 Ferrari-Chevrolet 250 GT Coupé When the supply of European replacement engines dried up in the sixties many enterprising racers... Read More
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1950s Cars
Welcome to our full list of 1950s cars. As you know at Supercars we focus on classic, iconic and important historical cars so you won’t find everyday models here. If you are looking for important 1950s cars, this is the list of the all the iconic and amazing 1950s car models of the era.
1952 Ferrari 212 Europa In 1951, many different chassis were manufactured by Ferrari including the 195 and its replacement, the... Read More
1957 Chevrolet Corvette In 1957, Chevrolet enlarged their V8 engine to 283 in³ engine that was rated at 220 bhp.... Read More
1955 Schaghticoke-Manning Special Built as one of the the many Chuck Manning kit cars, this Schaghiticoke Special was build by... Read More
1959→1968 Rolls-Royce Phantom V When it came time to replace the aging Silver Wraith in 1959 – an endearingly classic... Read More
1956→1957 BMW 507 Series I When making its debut in New York in 1955 the 507 left both journalists and... Read More
1952 MG TD In 1950, MG offered a larger T-Series roadster known as the TD. This used the same engine... Read More
1958→1961 Lola Mk1 Right on the tipping point of success or failure, Eric Broadley took the bold step to sell... Read More
1959 Cooper Type 39 ‘Bobtail’ In 1955 Cooper introduced their mid-engine Type 39 ‘Bobtail’ two years before their similar F1... Read More
Ferrari 375 America Coupé Speciale During an era when advertising was in its infancy, and the only symbols on a... Read More
1958 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider Built on the new Series 201 platform, the 2000 Spipder was produced alongside the 1.2-litre... Read More
1952 Packard Special Speedster In 1952 Packard’s Director of Styling Edward Macauley and chief engineer, Bill Graves, were searching for... Read More
1954 Chevrolet Corvette GM Styling Concept Owned by an unknown GM Styling employee, this 1954 Corvette was outfitted with several... Read More
1956 Continental Mark II Convertible In 1956, two pre-production Mark II convertibles were created to expand the Continental Division range... Read More
1958 Echidna Special John Staver, Ed Grierson and Bill Larson were responsible for the Echidna, a racecar named after an... Read More
1954→1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe The Mercedes-Benz 300SL stands as one of most memorable coupes of the fifties. The gullwing... Read More
1955 Jaguar XK140 ‘Royale’ IN 1955, this dramatic show car was envisioned by Charles “Andy” Anderson who wanted a new... Read More
Maserati A6G/2000 Sport The A6G54 was Maserati’s only dual-purpose road/race car made in series production. After the A6GCS became a... Read More
1953 Packard Caribbean The Caribbean is Packard’s attempt to change the overall look of Packard. At a selling price of... Read More
1951 Alfa Romeo 159 Alfetta Alfa Romeo followed its Grand Prix Championship triumph of 1950 with a repeat performance in... Read More
1952 Chrysler ‘Thomas Special’ Prototype The first of many Chrsyler Specials by Ghia, this showcar debuted at the 1952 Paris... Read More
1958→1961 Austin-Healey Sprite Mark I Known alternatively as the Frogeye or Bugeye, the Austin-Healey Sprite was known for its distinctive... Read More
1955 Chevrolet Corvette EX87 Built for outright top speed, this prototype Corvette was built by Zora Duntov. He successfully piloted... Read More
1955 Imperial Convertible Being chairman of board can have its perks and Kaufman Thumra (K.T.) Keller knew all about it.... Read More
1950→1955 Siata Daina ‘Gran Sport’ Based on the Fiat 1400, the Daina or Gran Sport is a carefully crafted special.... Read More
1953 Ferrari 340/375 MM Berlinetta Built for the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans, the type 340/375 combined the Mille... Read More
1959 Bentley S2 Continental In 1959 Bentley upgraded their flagship chassis to the 6¾-liter V8 including the S2 Continental which was... Read More
1953 Chevrolet Corvette In the 1950s, American motoring culture found a launch point to new performance credentials with the iconic... Read More
1957 Bugatti Type 252 The Bugatti Type 252 is a one-off sports car developed by Bugatti between 1957 and 1962.... Read More
1951 Maserati A6GCM Raced by some of the time’s most talented drivers like Luigi Villoresi and a young Alberto Ascari,... Read More
1956→1957 Rometsch Beeskow Sport Cabriolet Karosserie Rometsch produced this upmarket Sport Cabriolet for discerning German clients that wanted more luxury... Read More
1957→1960 Denzel 1300 in 1948, race driver and engineer Wolfgang Denzel started producing his own sports cars based on Volkswagen... Read More
1956→1959 Austin-Healey 100-Six BN4 In August of 1956, the big-Healey entered regular production with a six-cylinder engine and included a... Read More
1954 Alfa Romeo BAT 7 The Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica 7, or B.A.T. 7, took up the styling dictates of the... Read More
1956→1958 Porsche 356A/1600 Coupé Despite looking outwardly similar to the preceding models, Porsche thoroughly updated their 356 line in 1956... Read More
1954 Dodge Firearrow IV Concept The Dodge Firearrows were a grouping of four one-off concept/dream cars designed by Chrysler’s legendary... Read More
1958 Ford Fairlane Skyliner In mid-model-year 1957, Ford introduced the first-ever mass-produced retractable hardtop convertible, the Fairlane 500 Skyliner. The... Read More
1952 Lancia B52 Aurelia ‘B Junior’ The B52 was the chassis Lancia sent out to be custom fit by one... Read More
1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 1958 marked the last year before Harley Earl went over the top with Cadillac tail fins.... Read More
1951 Porsche 356 SL Roadster When Porsche went to Le Mans, they reverted to aluminum shells made at their first... Read More
1956 Triumph TR3 The TR-250 was the North American title for this car, the European model was the more sequentially... Read More
1953 Gordini Type 24S To compete with the Maserati 300S, Mercedes-Benz 300SL, and Aston Martin DB3S and Austin Healey 100,... Read More
1957 Ford Custom Phase 1 Supercharged In response to the 1957 NASCAR regulations which allowed both fuel injection and supercharging,... Read More
Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series II After a first series of 410 Superamericas, Ferrari updated the design with a shorter wheelbase.... Read More
1953 Siata 208S Another illustrious recipient of Fiat’s glorious two litre 8V engine, the 208S came from SIATA (Società Italiana... Read More
1949→1958 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Built alongside the 4¼-Litre Bentley was the Wraith chassis of similar specification and performance. Almost all... Read More
1953 Ferrari 340 MM After the 340 Mexico came Ferrari’s 340 MM which helped Giannino Marzotto and Marco Crosara win... Read More
1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Roadster In October 1951, Daimler-Benz presented the Mercedes-Benz 300 S at the Paris Motor Show. In... Read More
Ferrari 4.9 Superfast A show car based on 410 Superamerica chassis and engine was Ferrari 4.9 Superfast. First time presented... Read More
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR The development of the 300 SLR racing sports car was heavily influenced by the Mercedes 300... Read More
Ferrari wasted no time in exploring the potential of Lampredi's successful, Grand Prix, long-block V12 engine as a road-going power unit, introducing the 340 America at the Paris Salon in October 1950. Read More
1955 Bentley S1 Bentley updated their R-Type into the S1 or S series which was almost the exact same car... Read More
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe With its eight-cylinder, 2982-cc engine developing up to 310 horsepower, this Silver Arrow was... Read More
1948→1950 Cisitalia-Abarth 204 A With resources and talent from the defunct Cisitalia Automobili, Carlos Abarth started his own company called... Read More
1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Coupé From today’s standpoint the 1950s appear as a utopian decade which looked back to the... Read More
1956 Buick Centurion A spectacular four-passenger coupe with a fiberglass body and an all-glass top, the red and white Centurion... Read More
1951→1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 ‘Adenauer’ Cabriolet D The 300 Cabriolet D was among the most expensive and luxurious cars available on... Read More
1957 Maserati 450S Costin-Zagato This one-of Maserati Coupe was developed for Le Mans and it was the only Maserati 450S... Read More