Archive
18/05/2020
1923. Persu, the power of fantasy
The Romanian engineer Aurel Persu presented a revolutionary car in 1923 with the wheels inside the bodywork, passengers in the front, and the engine in the rear.
16/05/2020
Senna, with McLaren, continues to win after 25 years
The McLaren Senna is a legendary car named after a famous driver, and all 500 units were sold before its official presentation.
13/05/2020
75 SLRs that 12 years ago celebrated Moss
The 300 SLR Moss Edition is a Mercedes inspired by the glories of the '50s and was presented in homage to Stirling Moss in 2008. It had no roof or windshield, and just 75 were produced.
11/05/2020
1923. Benz Tropfenwagen GP. The first Silver Arrow
Benz made racing cars based on the principles of aerodynamic purity proposed by Edmund Rumpler, resulting in the Tropfenwagen, or "teardrop vehicle". With a two-liter engine, two overhead camshafts.
07/05/2020
American Spirit: 1937 Studebaker J5 Coupe Express
The Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company was founded in 1852 in Indiana and entered the automotive market in 1902. In 1937, it produced the J5 Coupe Express pickup truck designed by Raymond Loewy and finished by artist Helen Dryden.
04/05/2020
1921. Paul Jaray and his airships on four wheels
Paul Jaray was an engineer who applied his expertise in aerodynamics to cars after the end of World War I. He developed a set of design principles called the "Jaray code" to make cars more aerodynamic.
03/05/2020
The legends of Group B on the wave of "Reaganesque optimism"
Group B was a legendary class in motorsport in the 1980s, with few design constraints and cars capable of producing up to 600hp. However, the lack of safety led to its cancellation after serious accidents.
01/05/2020
The Honda NSX
The Honda NSX was designed to be a rival to the Ferrari 348, and Pininfarina created a concept car for Honda in 1984 called the HP-X. However, the NSX that was ultimately marketed was conceived in Japan and lacked originality in design.
29/04/2020
Dodge Viper. The Pride of the Stars and Stripes
The Dodge Viper, introduced in 1992, was a powerful sports car designed to send a message of "American pride" and had nothing to do with the monotony of mass production.
27/04/2020