The Legendary Appeal Behind Datsun’s 1971-1978 280Z Arriving in the wake of Nissan’s 1969 240Z introduction, the 1971 Datsun 280Z doubled down on its predecessor’s winning sports car formula. While the incoming 280Z preserved beloved 240Z design cues tracing back to earlier competition roadsters, its larger 2.8 L engine uptick power and performance to elevate…
De Tomaso Pantera – Italy’s American Muscle Superstar As the 1960s expired mourning lost luminaries, a daring Modenese hopeful named Alejandro de Tomaso harbored ambitions of returning racing glory back to Italian soil through a tiny upstart workshop bearing his name. Lacking resources to develop machines completely from scratch, he cleverly imported a surplus 351…
Porsche 959 – The Groundbreaking Supercar That Redefined Performance Decades ahead as a technical showcase redefining roadgoing limits, Porsche’s radical 959 projects set in motion during the early 1980s targeted one goal – continuously innovating and pushing boundaries. This road-legal interpretation previewing their impending rally competition hopes to marry bidirectionally adjustable torque splitting all-wheel drive…
Triumph TR6 – The Quintessential British Sports Car As emissions regulations and safety standards tightened entering the 1970s, many iconic marques faced existential jeopardy from legislations hampering unfettered engineering celebrations handcrafting bespoke mechanical masterpieces towards unrelenting progress. But before stifling constraints signed beloved sports car obituaries, Triumph forged ahead optimizing their TR formula maximizing driver…
Ferrari Testarossa – Defining 1980s Supercar Excess through Flamboyant Style & Performance Among aficionados and pop culture fans alike, the Ferrari Testarossa embodies eye-catching 1980s automotive extravagance pairing angular nostalgic styling cues from competition racers feeding the road with a flat-twelve soundtrack blaring behind the occupants’ shoulders. Wider rear track dimensions necessitated by mid-mounted powerplants…
Porsche 928 – The GT That Nearly Replaced an Icon When Porsche executives approved developing their radical new V8-powered 928 flagship codenamed the “World’s Car” in 1971, early intentions marked a clean break replacing the beloved rear-engine 911 outright before changing tides kept both icons coexisting. Dramatically introduced wearing a drag coefficient under 0.33 plus…
Volkswagen Karmann Ghia – The Stylish VW Sports Coupe When Volkswagen commissioned renowned Italian styling house Ghia to bestow flair upon the venerable air-cooled Beetle platform in 1953, neither knew this curious collaboration would birth a beloved sports coupe now considered one of history’s most gorgeous shapes. Yet the graceful Karmann Ghia won hearts over…
Aston Martin Valkyrie – Pushing Hypercar Limits with Red Bull F1 As Aston Martin sought to retain relevance among established hypercar elites, Ferrari and McLaren, a radical collaboration with Red Bull’s F1 ace Adrian Newey bred their sharpest road car yet – the Valkyrie. This rule-breaking speed creation promised to bring pure race pedigree to…