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The DeLorean DMC-12 is the only car model built by the DeLorean Motor Company, from 1981 to 1982.
The DMC-12 featured gullwing doors and unpainted stainless steel bodywork. About 9,200 examples of DMC-12 were produced. The car became world famous for its appearance in Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future film trilogy, in which a specimen was used by Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown as the basis for his time machine.
The origin of the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 Touring In 1925, Vittorio Jano, a former Fiat engineer employed by Enzo Ferrari for Alfa, designed…
n 1970, Lamborghini development driver Bob Wallace created a test mule that would conform to the FIA’s Appendix J racing regulations. The car was appropriately named the Miura Jota. Wallace made extensive modifications to the standard Miura chassis and engine. Weight reductions included replacing steel chassis components and body panels with the lightweight aluminium alloy Avional and replacing side windows with plastic, with the resulting car weighing approximately 800 lb (360 kg) less than a production Miura.
Built on the Alfa Romeo 33 chassis with a centrally-mounted engine, it became a style classic, known for its creativity and original features, some of which contribute to its legendary standing. Design features like its tight lines, tapering front blending in seamlessly with the windscreen, and the air inlets and outlets.
The Abarth 2000 Scorpione was designed by Pininfarina and unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show. The car was designed by Filippo Sapino. The light unit in the front section of the vehicle consisted of six headlights that could rotate according to the driver’s needs.
After WW2, Maserati introduced a new race car based on the prewar 6CM model, named A6 after Alfieri, one of the Maserati brothers, and its Straight-6 engine layout. In 1947 a 2-seater version with a 2-Liter engine was developed called GCS which stands for Ghisa (the Italian for cast iron, referring to its cylinder block), Corsa & Sport. Later a new version of the GCS was developed to take part in the 1st FIA World Sportscar Championship series going to start in 1953, which was bodied as a Spyder designed by Fantuzzi and Fiandri and coded with its birth date: A6-GCS/53.
The origin of the Ferrari 250 GT Breadvan The Ferrari 250 GT Breadvan: In 1961, Count Giovanni Volpi di Misurata, a 23 year old…
The De Tomaso Mangusta is a sports car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer De Tomaso between 1967 and 1971. It was succeeded by the De Tomaso Pantera.
The Lancia Stratos Zero (or 0) preceded the Lancia Stratos HF prototype by 12 months and was first shown to the public at the Turin Motor Show in 1970. The futuristic bodywork was designed by Marcello Gandini, head designer at Bertone, and featured a 1.6 L Lancia Fulvia V4 engine.
The origin of the Lamborghini 400 GT Monza In 1963, the 350-GTV was introduced as the 1st prototype by a new Italian company, Lamborghini.…
The origin of the Bugatti Type 101-C Ghia The Bugatti factory in Molsheim, left in ruins after WWII, was finally confiscated by the state…
The origin of the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale In 1967 Autodelta decided to take part at the 2.0L division of the World Sportscar Championship…
