Jaguar’s advertising slogan was ‘Grace, space and pace’ – three qualities the XJ6 had in spades. It was also far more affordable than its rivals (which were few and far between), but Jaguar obviously couldn’t come up with a fourth ...
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FERRARI 308 GIB
The 308GTB and GTS (targa version) represented quite a departure for Ferrari; this was its first mid-engined production car with a V8 engine. Designed to supersede the V6-powered 246 ‘Dino’, the GTB and GTS were born on the back of ...
Read More »Lotus Europa 1967
Intended to be a car for Europe (hence the name), the Europa was radical for Lotus with its mid-engined layout; until now all of the marque’s cars had featured an engine in the nose. But while Lotus had put aerodynamics ...
Read More »Lamborghini Countach
Over the years there have been dozens of jaw-dropping supercars, but not one of them has had the visual presence of the Countach. The most brutal supercar ever created – aesthetically and dynamically – the Countach was stylistically the work ...
Read More »Plymouth Barracuda
The Barracuda was the result of Chrysler’s determination not to be left out of the ‘pony car’ market – although the model was launched in the same year as the Ford Mustang. Plymouth took its Valiant saloon, added unique bodywork ...
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