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When Jaguar unveiled its E-Type at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1961, it was a complete surprise. It was a surprise because no one had received any prior information about the Coventry-based brand's future Grand Touring, and also because the E-Type's styling totally captivated the crowds. A line signed by William Lyons, ...

12 Apr 2024
France

The 635 CSI chassis #RA2-59 has been entered by Bavaria Automobiles, a French team based in Reims. Assembled in 1985, it was initially intended for the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). Finally, the team led by Dominique Fornage entered the car in the 1985 Spa Francorchamps 24 Hours with Claude Ballot-Lena, Jean-Claude ...

8 Apr 2024
France

M is for MOTORSPORT Audi has the Quattro, Mercedes the 190 Evoluzione, BMW the M3 E30: three 1980s models that marked the beginning of a fine tradition of sporty mid-size cars, equally at home on the track and on the road. In BMW's case, however, the first M3 is considered to be not just the mother of all M3s, but of ...

4 Apr 2024
France

The term "Carrera RS" clearly originated in 1972 with the launch of the Iconic 911 Carrera 2.7 RS, the success of which would later form the basis for a number of ultimate, sporty 911 models. Despite the success of the original, Porsche did not bring another RS to the market for 18 years, until the Type 964 RS was created ...

4 Apr 2024
France

Our Porsche 911 2.8L RSR was built on the basis of a 1973 911 2.4L E, between 2011 and 2014, on commission from its current owner. Construction and tuning were initially entrusted to the RS Autosport garage in Chalonvillars, then in 2014, when the garage closed, the car was taken over by Nicolas Suarez (ex-Renault F1 engine ...

2 Apr 2024
France

What is the sporty version of a sports sedan? To a race car, that goes without saying. That's exactly what the Giulia Ti Super is, which takes the qualities of the 1900 Ti Super to the extreme by pushing the concept to the extreme: lightweight bodywork, a vitamin engine, a more rigid low-profile chassis and 189 km/h top ...

30 Mar 2024
France

If there's one version of the Porsche 911 that's unanimously recognised for its qualities, it's the Carrera RS 2.7. This little beast, with its famous 'duck tail', is THE sports car par excellence, capable of delivering rare driving pleasure. The 911 Carrera RS 2.7L is a legend on wheels. Presented in October 1972 at ...

27 Mar 2024
France

The first Grand Touring Lotus, the Elite represented an important step in the brand's history. It brought Lotus fame, even if the car was not financially profitable. When the prototype Lotus Elite was introduced at the Earls Court Motor Show in October 1957 it created a real stir, for not only the fact it was a pretty ...

26 Mar 2024
France

La saison sportive 1963 avait mis en évidence l'écrasante domination des Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Super, que ce soit dans le tout nouveau Challenge Tourisme Européen, comme dans toutes les autres compétitions réservées aux voitures de tourisme dérivées de voitures de série. L'année suivante, beaucoup de constructeurs ...

24 Mar 2024
France

In 1974 a new era began at Porsche. At the same time as BMW and its 2002 Turbo, the first production 911 with a turbocharged engine appeared. Its name: 911 "Turbo", or "930" for those who know it well. But unlike the BMW, which remained without descendants, the Porsche 911 Turbo was to be the initiator of a great lineage. ...

13 Mar 2024
France

A 911 FOR RACING? Contrary to what you might think, many Porsche 911 2.0 T were bought for racing. The reason is simple: it's a simple car by design, which can easily be prepared for the track. Already light from the outset because it was lightly equipped, it offered good value for money for this type of use. The 2.0-litre ...

12 Mar 2024
France

Lorsque Jaguar dévoile sa Type E au salon de Genève en mars 1961, c'est la surprise totale. Surprise, car personne n'avait eu d'informations préalables sur la future Grand Tourisme de la marque de Coventry, et également parce que la ligne de la Type E a totalement subjugué les foules. Une ligne signée William Lyons, ...

9 Mar 2024
France

The small Bristol-powered racer, designed by John Tojeiro in the early 1950s, was a great success in competition with Cliff Davis. AC Cars, renowned for its sporty models but with an ageing range, was looking for a new model and took a keen interest in Tojeiro's small car and decided to put it into production in 1954, ...

23 Feb 2024
France

1958 saw the appearance of the HK 500 coupé (type HK), regarded as the culmination of the series. Behind its now-familiar physiognomy, whose double vertical headlamps set the standard in Stuttgart, was a powerful 5,907 cm3 Chrysler V8 engine with automatic gearbox, the Pont-à-Mousson mechanical gearbox being optional. ...

22 Feb 2024
France

Before crossing the path of American Carroll Shelby, the AC Ace could have been a small roadster without great ambition, if not that of saving a moribund builder after the war. But the story of a creation as striking as the ancestor of the legendary Cobra could not be banal ... Although widely known since the 1960s, AC ...

17 Feb 2024
France