Category: Automotive Rewind
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Le Mans winning Car 1951
Clearly, the XK120 was never going to be competitive against pure sports-racing cars and something had to be done to maintain the head of steam and the precious publicity it was accumulating. The 24 Hours race of Le Mans had the right ingredients as it was technically demanding, famous in America, conveniently close and with…
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Purpose Made
The Man knew how to play with curves Malcolm Sayer – 1916/1970 Aircraft and car designers, Sayer is the man behind the curves of the C, D and E-type Jaguar – only! What a GENIUS! Back in the days, they were simply doing their job at the best they can could – not especially well…
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La Scuderia Alfa
In the 1930s, Alfa Romeo launched a series of road and sports cars designated as 8C, in reference to their original straight-8 cylinder engines design. In 1935, the 8C-35 Tipo C Monoposto was born, and used a 3.8-litre straight-eight developing 330hp! The engine was designed by Vittorio Jano and was used for racing purposes from…