Archive for February, 2011
Toyota Classic Cars: The Supra of 1979 and 1986
Toyota Supra is a sports car from the house of Toyota. This model was first manufactured in the year 1978 and underwent several modifications since then. The Japan based factory of Toyota manufactured the last Supra in 2002 and in 1998 the company ceased the sales of this car in the United States. Right now you can get hold of used versions of this car. Some vendors sell high quality used versions of the Supra. In the initial years, the design of the Supra resembled that of the Celica, another Toyota production. However, the Supra was a bit wider and longer. The car was redesigned in 1986. This new Supra had no resemblance with the Celica. The freshly designed version of the car belonged to the third generation of this series of Toyota classic cars. In 1978, Toyota started manufacturing the...
The 2011 Retromobile Show: Showcasing Precious Vintage Models
The recently concluded Retromobile Show arranged at the Paris Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center attracted close to 100.000 classic car fanatics from all across the world. The car show displayed four hundred cars taken from three hundred exhibitors. The group of exhibitors included clubs, automobile museums and reputed dealers if vintage vehicles. The exhibition displayed some of the finest vintage car models and some of them were liked more by the visitors due to the style, elegance and specifications they possessed. The one that was praised the most was Duncan Hamilton’s ROFGO Gulf Collection. As the name suggests, this was a collection of different models of Gulf racing car. Another highlight of the show was a Fardier de Cugnotreplica. The original version of this car was on roads during...
Cobra Classic Cars and the Licensed Replicas
Cobra classic cars have always been dream machines for vintage car fanatics. The different classic car models manufactured by the company have captured the imagination of car lovers for years. Let it be the Cobra 427 launched long back in 1963 or the 1993 launch Cobra MkIV Lightweight with an engine of 7.0lt; classic makes of Cobra have always emerged as a winner as far as the popularity among buyers is concerned. Today the used versions of these models are still on high demand. The birth of these hot vintage car models has an interesting history. Carroll Shelby, the racing driver from Texas built an alliance between the Ford Motor Company and AC Cars. The plan borrowed features like twin tube chassis frames having 4-wheel disc brake from AC cars and small block V8engine from Ford models. The...
Morris Classic Cars: Minor 1000 2-door Sedan & Cooper S
Morris Classic Cars were famous and popular since 1910 and they gained a good reputation in the market by offering customers with distinctive and stylish design. Morris is a British automobile manufacturing company which remained in use as a brand till 1984 Austin Rover Group of British Leyland decided to concentrate on popular Austin marque. The company was found in the year 1910, when bicycle manufacturer named William Morris decided to produce cars and started to plan a compact car. The manufacturing plant was opened in Oxford Military College, Cowley, Oxford, United Kingdom in the year 1913 and the first vehicle manufactured and introduced by the company was two-seater Bullnose. In the year 1914, there were two more categories added in the production lineup called vans and coupes. After...
Nash Classic Cars: Metropolitan Convertible & Ambassador
Nash Classic Cars came after the vintage era and they started long before the company began. Nash Company is an automobile manufacturer which is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin in United States which was found in the year 1916. Since then company has been the automobile division of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation. The production of Nash automobile started in the year 1954 after the formation of AMC (American Motors Corporation). The company was found by the president of General Motors Corporation, Charles Nash in 1916, who acquired Thomas B. Jeffery Company, best known for producing successful vehicles like Rambler. The Nash 671 model was manufactured and launched by Nash Company in the year 1917. Nash began as a new company, Lafayette, Indianapolis, marketing an expensive luxury vehicle, the company...
Oldsmobile Classic Cars: 442 & Toronado
Oldsmobile Classic Cars have been in the market since 1897 and the company is basically a luxury division created by General Motors Corporation. The company was found in the year 1897 by Ransom E. Olds as Olds Motor Vehicle Company and in its history, it manufactured and launched more than 35.2 million vehicles including 14 million created at its Lansing, Michigan manufacturing plant. In 2004, it was phased out as the oldest American automobile brand and the oldest car manufacturers in the world after Peugeot and Daimler. It is also one of the first marques of General Motors’ that was formed in 21st century after the creation of Canadian market Asuna and Geo in 1990s. In 1900s, they manufactured and launched one of the best selling upscale models called Curved Dash in United States. In the...
Studebaker Classic Cars: Champ & Grand Tourismo Hawk
Studebaker Classic Cars are manufactured and designed to compete against other manufacturers in the market like Ford, Plymouth and Chevrolet. The automobiles manufactured by Studebaker Company are often seen in Classic Car Auctions and one of the most famous is Barrett Jackson Classic Car Auction that usually has a standard list of classic cars. There are lots of different models of Studebaker such as Studebaker Daytona, Studebaker 1913 Runabout, 1962 Studebaker, Studebaker Avanti, Studebaker Cruiser, Studebaker S10, Studebaker Starliner, Studebaker Golden Hawk, Studebaker Pick-up, Studebaker Skyhawk and Studebaker Coupe. During Civil War, the company manufactured wagons for military which later became the automobile production in the nineteenth century. In 1920s, Studebaker Classic Cars gained...

