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For automotive fans with manual skills, the premises in the London suburb of Surbiton must have been a paradise. Scrap metal everywhere, car parts, tyres and a dedicated father screwing on cars and bikes in a garage. And in the middle of it, a certain John Cooper, who created the basis for an extraordinary career … Read more
This year (2021), Lamborghini celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Jalpa, presented for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1981. In keeping with Lamborghini tradition, the Jalpa takes its name from a breed of fighting bulls, the Jalpa Kandachia, and is the Sant’Agata Bolognese carmaker’s last evolution of the grand touring … Read more
Since the beginning of its history in 1963, Automobili Lamborghini has always stood out as a highly innovative and pioneering company. This is all thanks primarily to a series of engineers, production technicians, and innovators who utilized their courage and visionary spirit to shape the brand of the Bull into one of the most prestigious … Read more
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) has announced that it is reproducing spare parts for the Corolla Levin / Sprinter Trueno (“AE86”), and will start selling them both domestically and overseas on November 1, as part of the GR Heritage Parts Project. The project reproduces spare parts that have been discontinued and sells them as genuine parts, … Read more
the heritage home of the great British automotive marque – is this month marking an important anniversary for one of the supercars created at its historic site, the original V12 Vanquish, which was revealed publicly 20 years ago. When it was presented before an eager audience at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show the V12 Vanquish … Read more
Throughout its history, BMW has designed and produced limited-production automobiles that are quintessential expressions of the passion for driving that is the company’s soul. The legendary 328 roadster made its 1937 debut as a race car at Germany’s famous Nürburgring. The spectacular 507 roadster, built during 1956-59 in only 253 examples, is considered by many … Read more
As a constant innovator of automotive engineering, Mercedes-Benz sometimes takes unconventional paths. One example is the F 400 Carving research vehicle, which the brand presented at the Tokyo Motor Show (14 October to 7 November 2001) in October 2001, 20 years ago. It features many future-orientated systems, amongst which the active camber adjustment of the wheels is the main … Read more
The airbag is one of Mercedes-Benz’s outstanding innovations in the field of passive safety. For this success story, 23 October 1971 was an important date: on that day, the then Daimler-Benz AG applied for a patent entitled “Impact protection device for the occupants of a motor vehicle” (patent specification DE 21 52 902 C2) fifty years ago. The brand’s engineers had … Read more
The Ferrari GTO (often referred to as Ferrari 288 GTO) (Type F114) is an exotic homologation of the Ferrari 308 GTB produced from 1984 to 1987 in Ferrari’s Maranello factory, designated GT for Gran Turismo and O for Omologata (homologated in Italian) Contrary to what is reported historically in the press, the Ferrari GTO was … Read more
In celebration of the UAE’s 50th Anniversary, Dubai Autodrome is hosting the Historic Dubai Grand Prix Revival to pay homage to the 1981 Dubai Grand Prix, which was the first of its kind in the region. Dubai Autodrome, the UAE’s first premier motorsport and motoring venue in the Middle East, will hold the momentous race … Read more