In the 50’s there was the Mercedes 300SL. Which was a car everybody wanted, just because it was the fastest production car available worldwide. However, the 300SL was very expensive. Because it was so exclusive. But Mercedes wanted to exploit the success of the 300SL and sell more affordable cars. So this car was introduced, the Mercedes 190SL. And even though the car looked similar to the 300SL with the ...
According to some, this is the very last real Bentley. Bentley has been bought by VW, and this car has been developed with the help of VW. However, its basis is much older. The car’s character is way different from a Continental GT’s. It looks like a Bentley Mulsanne, but more ridiculous. The Mulsanne is a 4-door limousine with a lot of room. It also takes up a lot of ...
There are plenty of power limousines available today. 600 horsepower already sounds pretty normal, but that wasn’t the case in the eighties and nineties. So what do you think of these two? The Lancia Thema 8.32, and the true enthusiast will know what I’m talking about. This is a Lancia with a Ferrari V8 in the front. Or this Mercedes-Benz, the 500E. A very special car in Mercedes’ history. It’s ...
Rev up your engines, a lot of people have asked me, Scotty how come you still drive your old 94 Toyota Celica. Well today I’m going to explain why. First I’m a mechanic, we spend all week fixing other people’s cars, the last thing we want to do in our spare time is work on our own cars, that’s why I’ve got a Toyota Celica because the Celica is pretty ...
This car was introduced in 1968. The Lamborghini Espada has a special story. Ferruccio Lamborghini was angry at Mr. Ferrari because he thought he couldn’t build decent cars. He started building cars himself. He introduced the 350GT, and people liked it. However, they wanted a car to seat 4 adults, a Lamborghini Panamera avant la lettre. Mr. Lamborghini came up with this car, the Espada, with seats for 4 adults. ...