Greatest Cars, Lamborghini Diablo

Diablo, a high-performance mid-engined sports car was produced by Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001. It was the first Lamborghini capable of attaining a top speed in excess of 200 miles per hour (320 km/h). After the end of its production run in 2001, the Diablo was replaced by the Lamborghini Murciélago. Diablo is “devil” in…

Greatest Cars, Porsche 959

The Porsche 959 was manufactured only for three years, from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a legal production car designed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations requiring that a minimum number of 200 street legal units be built. In 1986, it held the title as the world’s fastest…

Greatest Cars, Marcos

In this feature we’ll be featuring the race cars by Marcos. We shall return to Marcos Automobiles and cover the full history as well as the road cars later in the year. The name Marcos derives from the surnames of founders Jem Marsh and Frank Costin. The company was founded in 1959 and although it…

Greatest Cars, Triumph Stag

Triumph Stag is a classic icon of British Sports Cars. It was produced and sold between 1970 and 1978 by the Triumph Motor Company, styled by the Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti. Envisioned as a luxury sports car, the Triumph Stag was designed to compete directly with the Mercedes-Benz SL class models. All Stags were four-seater…

Greatest Cars, BMW 328

The BMW 328 was produced between 1936 and 1940, with the body design credited to Peter Szymanowski, who became BMW chief of design after World War II. The 328 was introduced at the Eifelrennen race at the Nurburgring in 1936, where Ernst Henne drove it to win the 2.0 litre class. The 328 had more…

Greatest Cars, Austin Healey 3000

The Austin-Healey 3000 was built from 1959 to 1967, and is the best known of the “big” Healey models. The car’s bodywork was made by Jensen Motors, and the vehicles were assembled at the BMC Abingdon works. The 3000 was a successful car which won its class in many European rallies in its heyday, and…

Greatest Cars, Lister Storm

Those who have a fetish for old racing cars would know the name Lister. This British company had been developing and racing cars since 1954. While most of their models were based on Jaguar’s, there were/are quite a few Lister Chevrolet’s that raced as well. However, today I won’t bore you with the history of…

Greatest Cars, Jaguar D Type

The Jaguar D-Type was produced between 1954 and 1957. Although it shares several components, including the basic Straight-6 XK engine design, with its predecessor the C-Type, the majority of the car is radically different. For example its innovative monocoque construction introduced aviation industry engineering to competition car design, and also an aeronautical understanding of aerodynamic…

Greatest Cars, Ferrari 365 GTB 4 Daytona

One of the most beautiful cars ever produced in my opinion is the Daytona. Its right up there with the E Type and other timeless classics and here is the story of this legend. The Ferrari 365 GTB/4, better known as Daytona was produced from 1968 to 1973. It was first introduced to the public…

Greatest Cars, Porsche 917

Today’s featured car is a little different to others. We mostly feature road cars that have also have been raced and have some race history behind them. Today we are featuring a famous race car that was also made into a road car, well at least two were. The Porsche 917, probably the most famous…

Greatest Cars, Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato

  The Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato was introduced in October 1960 at the London Motor Show. It was effectively a DB4 GT, lightened and improved by the Zagato factory in Italy, by Ercole Spada. Initially the factory had plans to produce 25 cars, but demand wasn’t as strong as expected and production ceased at…

Greatest Cars, Alvis

Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was based in Coventry from 1919 to 1967 manufacturing cars, Racing cars, Aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles. After becoming a subsidiary of Rover in 1965, car manufacturing was ended but armoured vehicle manufacture continued. Alvis became part of British Leyland and then in 1982 was…