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At the 1992 Birmingham Motorshow MG – now part of Rover Group – first introduced the RV8. It was initial conceived as a a test and when the audience was thrilled, MG decided to build a small series. Superimposed on the magnificent concept of the 1995 MG-F with its four-cylinder mid-engine, a small sporty roadster was built. It was targeted against the Fiat Barchetta and the Mazda MX-5. The engine ...

In 1949, Borgward presented the first German post-war design as a pontoon limousine, the Hansa 1500. The Borgward Isabella was the successor, elegant, sporty and very successful. The coupé of this model series was presented in February 1957. It was an attraction! The lines of the bodywork were beguiling, a lot of love went into the details. This two-seater was a direct hit and successful in export, ...

The development of a new Rolls-Royce model always took a long time. After all, a new Rolls-Royce should remain in demand for a long time. Here are the dates of the Silver Spirit and Silver Spur: development from 1972, presentation in 1980, built until 1998. The new bodywork was clearly structured and was characterised by significantly larger windows and a low waistline. The technology underwent only ...

Porsche had been producing the Type 356 since 1950. The Roadster body variant ? called Speedster at Porsche ? corresponded to the wishes of the US market. It was supposed to be light, nimble and reasonably priced. This is still the case today, except for the price, which has developed considerably. The Speedster, especially the early Pre A types, are highly sought after.

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The VW “Beetle”, a design by Ferdinand Porsche in the mid-1930s, was a post-war success of unimagined dimension. Heinrich Nordhoff, then general manager of the Volkswagen factory, had the product continuously improved and recognised the might of a perfect VW service network. The export of the car, a global success, began in August 1947. From March 1953 the oval rear window was introduced, the ...

Rover has been building cars since 1904. It gained its reputation for building very reliable cars even before World War II. The premium model "Rover 3-liter P5" was available since 1958 and its nickname was "Elephant" or "poor man's Rolls-Royce" to illustrate its high end construction and assembly. One of its specialties was the 4-door Coupe, a body variation with a 7 cm low roof which led to ...

During the further development of what is probably the best-known sports car, a number of requirements had to be met. To make the engine oil cooling system even more efficient, Porsche engineers moved the oil filler neck to the outside in the 1972 model year. This was not without its problems due to the risk of confusion with the fuel filler flap. As a result, the oil filler flap disappeared again ...

With the introduction of the new Mercedes 350 SL series R 107 it was speculated that there would soon be a longer Coupé version. There certainly was a market for a sporty, 4-seater Coupé. The idea was to compete with the BMW 3. 0 CSi or the Citroën SM. The 350 SCL was introduced at the Paris Salon in October 1971 and starting in March of 1973, the 450 SLC was available. In total, 62, 888 cars of ...

In 1951, the 100-year-old Glas agricultural machinery factory in Bavaria became a manufacturer of motor vehicles. It began with the Goggo scooter and the Goggomobil. A small car that was built over 210, 000 times between 1955 and 1969. Further developments followed: Glas Isar, Glas 1004 to Glas 1304 and finally the Glas 1700, a mid-range competitor to BMW. The top model was the marvellous Glas 260

The Land Rover brand embodies the design and production of off-road vehicles like no other. The shortage of steel in England in the post-war period encouraged the use of aliminium, which was available in large quantities as many military aircraft had been scrapped. The first Land Rover was shown at the Amsterdam Motor Show in 1948. These vehicles were to ensure the survival of the Rover company. Nobody ...

At the end of January 1976, the new W 123 mid-range was introduced with the 200 to 280 E models and various diesel variants. These classic models are still the most successful Mercedes model series today, with almost 2. 7 million units built. From April 1978, the so-called ?T-Model?, the first estate built by Mercedes-Benz itself, rolled off the production line at the Bremen plant. The ?T? stands ...

The Mercedes-Benz Roadsters 190 SL and 300 SL were icons. So it was hard for any successor to replace both series. The new 230 SL, quickly named “Pagoda” given its characteristic hard top, easily achieved that with the 190 SL but the 300 SL remained unique. The continuous improvement of the W 113 series led to the very well balanced 280 SL via the 250 SL.

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After 18 years of production, the R 107 SL series was replaced by the R 129. The design of this masterpiece was created by Bruno Sacco. The technically pioneering two-seater was built at the Bremen plant using the latest production facilities.

Our Mercedes-Benz SL 320 Roadster comes from the optimised series with the fantastic six-cylinder in-line engine. The classic with German first ...

After World War I the demand for larger cars, especially the ones with chauffeur, declined rapidly. So Henry Royce felt compelled to develop a smaller model, the "Twenty" which was introduced in 1922. Its outstanding performance for its size (100 km/ h were possible!) made the Twenty very popular with its owners. The next version of this model was the 20/ 25 HP which was in production between 1929 ...

The Jaguar E-Type kicked off a new era in 1961 and initially there were some weak spots but they were continuously improved. The series 3, which was introduced exactly 10 years after the first E-Type had rolled off the assembly line, the brand new V12-aluminum engine trumped everything, including the aging E-Type itself. Another 15, 287 cars were made and the market didn't realize how unique ...