One of THE most beautiful Grand Prix cars, the 1950-51 Talbot Lago T26c
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Tag Archives: 50s
History of F1 Grand Prix cars 1945-65: 6 part video.
What a fantastic video this is, going through the Formula One Grand Prix cars between 1945 and 1965 only—-where they go through a summary of the GP cars of the time…..incredible drivers and legendary cars.
what a great way to ‘waste’ an hour…
part 1.
part 2.
part 3.
click here to go to the next page for the last 3 parts!
Mercedes progress on gullwing coupe revival
Well, it’s undoubtedly one of the great icons in automotive history, the famous Gullwing Mercedes coupes of the 50s. We all know that Mercedes has been testing prototypes of the car very openly…and although very concealed, have provided insight into the direction MB are headed in…
Below are some ‘new’ sketches found on the Top Gear site, along with a couple original spy photos and what Top Gear claim, are the ‘actual’ interior shots of the production car. Either way, the car looks fantastic. Can’t wait to see the final product.
more pictures after the push—– Continue reading
Coupe Des Alpes (4 Parts) Video
As written in the description for the video, these videos document the 1958 Alpine Cup rally across southern Europe and the video itself was used by BBC2 as a ‘test’ video prior to the channel going public.
35 minutes of glorious vintage rally racing! Amazing stuff.
PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE
PART FOUR
Porsche Targa Florio online flipbook.
This is one of the coolest and most beautifully made webpages on the the net….it’s nothing new, they launched this sometime in the last couple of years. But it’s truly a great read, with lots of info about the race, the cars, and including some great photos.
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