1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR The development of the 300 SLR racing sports car was heavily influenced by the Mercedes 300...
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1953→1955 Austin Healey 100 BN1 The original Austin Healey was the 100 produced in 1953 as a sporting alternative to...
1954 Jaguar XK140 Zagato Coupé During the post-war period, Jaguar, and its founder, William Lyons, wanted to add more prestige...
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.
1950 Cannon Mk. I Jim Seely saw the first post-war race at Palm Springs in California and decided to make...
1955 DKW 3=6 Monza After the series of wins by the DKW 3=6 Sonderklasse in European touring car racing and...
1949→1958 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Built alongside the 4¼-Litre Bentley was the Wraith chassis of similar specification and performance. Almost all...
1956 Chrysler Plainsman Chrysler’s Plainsman is the only concept station wagon known to exist from the 1950s and ‘60s. Like...
1955 Pontiac Star Chief Pontiac’s high-prestige flagship in the mid Fifties, the Star Chief embodied the era’s technical innovations and...
1956 Ferrari 250 GT b.Genève Cabriolet Felice Mario Boano became known for his flamboyant Chrysler designs that were intricate and...
1953 DKW 3=6 Sonderklasse In 1953, Auto Union GmbH premiered its new DKW 3=6 Sonderklasse F 91 model (34 bhp...
1954 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva In the late fifties, Alfa Romeo was looking to revive the glory of their prewar...
Ferrari 410 Superamerica Series I As the most expensive Ferrari available, the 410 Superamerica replaced the 375 America after only...
1953→1955 Aston Martin DB2/4 The DB2 was Aston Martin’s best selling model to date, but the economic climate for a...
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...
1953 Gordini Type 24S To compete with the Maserati 300S, Mercedes-Benz 300SL, and Aston Martin DB3S and Austin Healey 100,...
1955 Citroën DS 19 Paris, 1 October 1955 – At the Grand Palais exhibition centre in Paris, a new car...
1956 Chevrolet Corvette SR-2 Design mid-1956 for Harlet Earl’s son Jerry, the SR-2 was put into racing duty in 1957....
1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Spyder The 340 Mexico was a purpose-built racecar intended for the Carrera Panamerica. Three of these...
1956 Ford Thunderbird In 1956 Ford changed little from their successful debut just a year earlier. New to the 1956...
1957 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder In 1957, at the Nurburgring circuit, in the middle of the racing season, a well-kept...
1956 Porsche 550A RS Spyder On June 10, 1956, 50 years ago, the company now known as Dr. Ing. h.c....
1959 Elva Courier The main road car, introduced in 1958, was called the Courier and went through a series of...
1953 Aston Martin DB1 2-Litre Sports ‘Paul Jackman Special’ Shortly after David Brown purchased Aston Martin, construction began on an...
1957 Chrysler 300C As the Fifties progressed, Chrysler products began to sprout distinctive tailfins, ostensibly to improve handling and stability...
1956→1959 BMW 503 Cabriolet At the International Motor Show in Frankfurt in 1955, BMW presented not one, but two spectacular...
1953 MG TF In 1953, MG updated their Midget line to include fully integrated headlights and redesigned front fenders. This...
1957 Jaguar XK-SS The XK-SS is the limited edition road going version of the D-Type. Most changes on the car...
1955 Bentley S1 Continental Replacing the R-Type, Bentley launched the S1 as their predominant luxury car. Among these was the...
1957 Maserati 250 F Designed for the 2.5 litre Formula 1 regulations new for the 1954 season, the 250F followed...
1956→1957 Facel Vega FV2B Like all Facel Vegas, the FV2B was an expensive grand tourer that was heavy, large and...
1956 Porsche 1600 Beutler Coupé In 1948, the Beutler Brothers began construction of special models based on Porsche and Volkswagen...
1954 Alfa Romeo BAT 7 The Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica 7, or B.A.T. 7, took up the styling dictates of the...
1959 Cooper Type 39 ‘Bobtail’ In 1955 Cooper introduced their mid-engine Type 39 ‘Bobtail’ two years before their similar F1...
1956→1958 Porsche 356A/1600 Coupé Despite looking outwardly similar to the preceding models, Porsche thoroughly updated their 356 line in 1956...
1952 Lancia Aurelia B53 Think of the work of Italian carrozzerie in the 1950s and many images may flit across...
1953 Packard Balboa The Balboa-X was a prototype made to show off Richard Teague’s new Canopy Top. The original top...
Ferrari 410 Berlinetta Speciale Since Ferrari’s 410 S was developed specifically as a factory race car, it was rare for...
1955 Stovebolt Special After undergoing a number of changes, this ex-Formula 2 car was rebuilt in Tacoma, Washington into the...
1954 Pontiac Bonneville Special In the 1950s, Americans were fascinated by the future. Newspapers and magazines were full of stories...
1959 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray In 1959 chief stylist Bill Mitchell made his own version of the Corvette using his...
1955 Flajole Forerunner After designing cars like the Nash Metropolitan, Bill Flajole started his own independent design consultancy which produced...
1955 Ferrari 375 MM Berlinetta Speciale To showcase what was possible with possible at the highest level, Pinin Farina made...
1954 Buick Wildcat II While sharing little in common with its predecessor, the Wildcat I, the Buick Wildcat II was...
1953 Chevrolet Nomad With the Corvette launch in the 1953, Chevrolet released America’s first roadster and it was quickly followed...
1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville By the late 1950s, Cadillac ruled the American luxury car market with exciting products that were...
1959→1959 Scarab Mk. II After the first Scarab proved itself to be a winning platform, additional cars were made with...
1953 Buick Wildcat I Built as first of two concept cars, the Wildcat was a boulevard cruiser showcasing GM’s new...
1953 Cadillac Eldorado Sport Convertible Coupe In 1953 the Eldorado name was introduced to mark Cadillac’s golden anniversary. It became...
1957 Cadillac Eldorado Seville Like the 1956 Seville, the 1957 model was a remodeled version of the Series 62 Hardtop...
1953 McCulloch Supercharged Corvette To turn the 1953 Corvette into a high-performance sports car, McCulloch Motors created an experimental supercharged...
1953 Chevrolet Corvette In the 1950s, American motoring culture found a launch point to new performance credentials with the iconic...
1952 Muntz Jet Bailon Convertible Built to special order by Freddy Martin, this Muntz Jet was modified by San...
1951→1954 Delahaye 235 After only selling 77 cars in 1951, Delahaye decided to switch gears and build the 235. It...
1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 1958 marked the last year before Harley Earl went over the top with Cadillac tail fins....
1955 Packard Request The Packard Request was one of the very last Packard show cars built in 1955 before the...
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing To stay competitive in sports car racing, Mercedes-Benz offered a handful of 300 SL...
1958→1960 Porsche 356A/1600 Convertible D In August of 1958 Porsche revised the 356A/1600 Speedster into the Convertible D. In many...
