by ClassicCars | Nov 11, 2023 | The '50s
The Swallow Doretti is a British sports car produced in between 1954 and 1955. It was built on the Swallow design using Triumph TR2 mechanics. It was sold as a 2-seater coupe. The car was intended for the American market and was to be more sophisticated than...
by ClassicCars | Nov 3, 2023 | The '50s, The ’60s
The Borgward Isabella is a car produced between 1954 and 1962 by Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH. The model was to be marketed as the Borgward Hansa 1500, but the name Isabella was used on test vehicles and proved popular with technical staff and the media. The car was...
by ClassicCars | Oct 31, 2023 | The '50s
The Jaguar D-Type is a sports racing car produced in between 1954 and 1957. It was designed specifically to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It shared the inline XK6 I6 engine and many other mechanical components with its C-Type predecessor. Its structure...
by ClassicCars | Oct 25, 2023 | The '50s, The ’60s
The AC Aceca is an enclosed coupe from the British company AC Cars, based on the open 2-seater AC Ace, produced in between 1954 and 1963. The car was a handmade grand tourer with ash wood and steel tubes used to make it. The car was relatively light...
by ClassicCars | Oct 17, 2023 | The '50s, The ’60s
The name Lotus Elite is used for two production vehicles and one concept vehicle produced by British manufacturer Lotus Cars. The first generation Elite Type 14 was produced from 1957 to 1963 and the second generation model (Type 75 and later Type 83) from 1974...
by ClassicCars | Oct 15, 2023 | The '50s
The Opel Olympia is a compact car of the German car manufacturer Opel, which was then part of G.M. It was produced in 1935-1940, 1947-1953 and 1967-1970. It was one of the world’s first mass-produced cars with a unified body structure,...
