The 70s

The Lancia Stratos HF Stradale brought the Stratos’s distinctive look and sporting spirit to public roads. Its short body, wide stance, and striking wedge-shaped profile remain unmistakable to this day. Under the hood is a 2.4-liter Dino V6 engine with three Weber...

The BMW 2002 Turbo combined a compact body with a turbocharged engine and a striking, sporty appearance. Wide fenders, a deep front spoiler, and colored stripes immediately revealed that this was a special version of the 02 series. The model was unveiled at the 1973...

The Citroën SM combined French design and comfort with a Maserati engine. This luxury coupe represented a bold vision of long-distance travel: it offered high speed, hydropneumatic suspension, and technical solutions that set it apart from other cars of its time. It...

The Škoda 130 RS is one of the most significant cars in Czechoslovak motorsports. The coupe, nicknamed the “Porsche of the East,” demonstrated what a combination of a lightweight body, meticulously engineered technology, and a small engine could achieve. It made its...

The Mercedes-Benz 450 SL is one of the most iconic luxury roadsters of the 1970s. The SL model combined a sporty character with comfort and became one of the most famous open-top Mercedes models of its generation. This model dates from 1974 and is a left-hand-drive...

The Lamborghini Jarama is one of the lesser-known but exceptionally interesting models from the Italian automaker. It served as the successor to the Islero and offered a combination of sportiness, luxury, and practicality in a 2+2 configuration. Marcello Gandini of...

The Fiat 131 Abarth is one of the most significant Italian rally cars of the 1970s. What began as an unassuming family sedan evolved into a machine that managed to establish itself among the absolute elite of world rally racing. Abarth was responsible for its...

The BMW M1 is one of the most significant sports cars in BMW’s history. It is the first production car developed entirely by the BMW Motorsport division and also the first production BMW with a mid-engine layout. Its original purpose, however, was not to create a...

The Ferrari 512 M is one of the most significant Ferrari race cars of the early 1970s. It was developed at a time when Ferrari needed a response to the exceptionally successful Porsche 917 and its dominance in endurance racing. The basis was the 512 S model, which...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is one of the most influential cars in history. When it was introduced, it combined the practicality of a standard hatchback with the performance of a sports car and laid the foundation for the segment we now know as the “hot hatch.” Its...