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Your classic: Datsun 280Z - Classic & Sports Car
A stop on the Datsun 280Z road trip to explore California’s giant redwood trees. Eventually, I found my ‘roadmate’ in a 1973 Datsun 240Z that was reliable, quick and sleek.. I drove it more than 50,000 miles and it never let me down, but after three years I moved on to a 1976 Porsche 911S.. I quickly embraced the marque and over the ensuing decades I …
20 1960s classic cars with unconventional engines
Dec 12, 2024 · 2. 1960 Chevrolet Corvair. Infamous rather than famous, the Chevrolet Corvair might have been somewhat unfairly made the scapegoat for all the safety ills of the motoring sector in the 1960s, but it certainly wasn’t short of genuinely innovative engineering.
22 of the greatest Jaguars - Classic & Sports Car
4. 1951 Jaguar C-type. Inspired by the promising potential of a three-car works XK120 entry in 1949’s Le Mans 24-hour race, William Lyons consented to the creation of an XK120-based sports-racer with reduced weight, better brakes and more performance.
25 of the most luxurious classic cars ever - Classic & Sports Car
1. Packard Eight (1924) Packard ranked alongside the very best in the world for pre-war luxury cars. Much of this was thanks to insisting on the best components and build standards for its models, as well as the supremely refined 5.9-litre straight-eight engine that sat on rubber mounts to further isolate it from the car’s occupants.
21 classic great British kit cars | Classic & Sports Car
Variety is the spice of life. Britain’s cottage industry of kit car manufacturers has never lacked creativity. Derek Buckler effectively ushered in the movement in the late 1950s via his eponymous Mk6 sports car package.
32 times Fiat got it right - Classic & Sports Car
2. Fiat 12hp (1901) The 12hp shows how far Fiat progressed in the two years after it took over production of the Welleyes. A decision to switch to front-mounted engines with vertical cylinders had already led to the creation of a 1082cc twin for the 8hp, but this was dwarfed by the 3.8-litre ‘four’ fitted to the 12hp.
21 of the greatest tailfinned cars | Classic & Sports Car
4. 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. GM called it the ‘Hot One’ in its sales literature, and with its first-time addition of rear fins, a Ferrari-inspired ‘chip-cutter’ front grille and chrome spears on its front fenders, the second-generation Chevrolet Bel Air was a radical departure from its predecessor.
24 rotary-engined classic cars - Classic & Sports Car
1. Alfa Romeo Spider/1750. We are, of course, starting this alphabetical list at A… Alfa Romeo ran a development programme for single- and twin-rotor engines before deciding to drop that idea in 1973, because of those reliability and fuel consumption problems which you’ll be hearing about again several times.
65 years of brilliant British touring cars - Classic & Sports Car
1. Austin A105. The 1958 British Saloon Car Championship got under way a little bit early with a meeting at Brands Hatch on Boxing Day 1957. That race was won by Tommy Sopwith in his Jaguar 3.4, which set the template for eight outright wins from 15 races.