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 ...
Is Bentley Brooklands the very last real Bentley?
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 ...
1988 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary: The Rocket Sled
My passion for cars and karting began when I was little. I wanted to get involved in all that, but I wasn’t able to. I wanted to stop going to school and go off to work to get into karting. At one point, everything came together. One day, I was with my father and a friend of his, who had a go-kart, this guy said, “I want to sell it.” ...
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint With An Identity Crisis by Roger Leyens
I’m not sure why I’m such a car nut. There were no car enthusiasts in my family. The only purpose of a car was to go from A to B. The first time I saw the Alfa Romeo Giulietta was in a french movie called „The Things Of Life“ from 1970 in which the car plays a major part. The story of the film revolves around an accident caused by ...
Lamborghini Espada classic review
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. ...