Cars that defined an era and are still legendary. History, mechanics and the soul of true classics.
DODGE CHARGER: The Flop That Became a Legend There is a delicious irony in the history of the Dodge Charger: the car that now stands as the quintessential American muscle car started as a commercial disaster. The first 1966 Charger was… weird. It featured a pronounced fastback, fold-down rear seats, and a design critics described … Read more
Alpine A110 (1961–1977): The French Underdog That Humiliated Porsche The Visionary from Dieppe Jean Rédélé was no industrial tycoon. He was the son of a Renault dealer in Dieppe, a coastal town in Normandy better known for its mussels than its motorcars. But Rédélé had an obsession: hillclimb racing. In 1945, at just 23 years … Read more
Volvo 850 T-5R: the yellow wagon Porsche helped tune, the 850 estate Volvo raced in the BTCC, 240 hp with overboost, and why Americans only got the automatic.
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing: Aviation on Wheels There is a photograph from 1954 that says it all. A Mercedes-Benz 300 SL with its doors open to the sky, parked in front of a DC-3 on an airstrip. The message was clear: this is not a conventional automobile. This is aviation on wheels. Seventy years later, … Read more
LAMBORGHINI MIURA (1966-1973): The Car That Invented the Supercar The Forbidden Project In 1965, Ferruccio Lamborghini was crystal clear about one thing: he did NOT want to build race cars. His factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese was cranking out the 350 GT and 400 GT—elegant grand tourers designed for gentlemen who wanted to travel fast but … Read more
PONTIAC GTO (1964-1974): The Godfather of the American Muscle Car The Birth of a Forbidden Legend In 1963, General Motors had a crystal-clear policy: no division could install engines larger than 330 cubic inches in intermediate-sized cars. It was a corporate safety rule, designed to prevent “mad engineers” from putting bombs on wheels into the … Read more
