The VW-Porsche Escher Kleinbahn was a series of small trains produced from 1954 to 1971 for use in parks and botanical gardens. These...

The Tatra 603 was a luxury car produced by Czechoslovakian automaker Tatra from 1956 to 1975. It was the third model in the Tatra 600...

The Simca 1000 saloon was launched in France in October 1961 and was an instant success with French buyers, but the response in export...

Lancia presents an elegantly drawn 2 + 2-seater Flavia Coupé at the Turin Salon, designed in the Pininfarina studios. With the wheelbase...

The Lancia Flavia variants were introduced in 1962, and the Appia production soon ceased. Vignale stopped the production of the Appia...

In 1962 Iso Rivolta made their first Grand Touring (GT) car – and what a car it was and still is – the Iso Rivolta GT. With chassis...

Kit car based on the VW Beetle, 1962–1967. At the same time, Luigi Colani advanced his plastic designs, culminating in the 1960s in his...

Prototype for a city car, La Quasar, designed by Quasar Kahn. The car allows easy access from all four sides and can reach speeds of...

The Panamera is not Porsche's first sedan. In 1967, a Texas dealer of this German brand, a certain William Dick, instructed the...

Rolls Royce Phantom V, received by John Lennon on June 3, 1965, was initially painted in traditional black. After a radiotelephone, TV...

In the automotive world, many brands were less known to automotive enthusiasts today. One of them is Serenissima, the automotive brand found

The most outrageous and least well-known Lancia Zagato was the 1.8 liter Flavia. Designed by Ercole Spada, Zagato's leading man of the...

The Saab Sonett is an automobile manufactured between 1955 and 1957 and between 1966 and 1974 by Saab of Sweden. Sonetts share engines...

At the same time as the Coupé, Fiat also introduced the convertible sporty two-seater Spider, with the original 843 cc engine tuned to...

1964 Alfa Romeo 2600 SZ (SZ = Sprint Zagato), only 105 were built (1965-1967). After the presentation of the 2600 Berlina, Sprint and...

On the Vignale stand at the Salone di Torino in 1965, an original 2-door 4-seater prototype was designed by Giovanni Michelotti and...

Maserati is celebrating the 55th anniversary of the Ghibli. On 3 November 1966, the Maserati Ghibli made its debut on the world stage at...

The Lamborghini Miura was designed by Marcello Gandini, of Bertone. A mockup was displayed at the Turin Motor show in 1965. It featured a...

An American-Italian hybrid developed by designers Robert Cumberford and Franco Scallone, produced in New York in the workshop of Jack...

In 1966 at the Turin International Auto Show Ghia displayed their Giorgetto Giugiaro styled 450/SS. The cars were hand-fabricated which...

The Fiat Moretti Sportiva is a small coupé produced by the Moretti Motor Company based on the Fiat 850 from 1967 to 1971. It was based on...

Designed by Giugiaro in 1966, while at Ghia, the De Tomaso Mangusta (Mongoose) was a landmark in futuristic design and an example of...

One of the most radical of these factory one-offs is shown here; an A-Body machine called the Daroo I. According to Juliano's extensive...

The Ostentatienne Opera Sedan was offered at a F.O.B. price of $19,600 (1967), had a weight of 5,740 lb (2,600 kg), and sat on a 119 in...