Tag: 1954
1954 Lotus MkVIII
Friends reunited. Only a handful of Lotus MkVIIIs were made before the wild concept was tamed. Today we drive the example bought new by...
1954 Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe vs. 1958 AC Ace Bristol
Robert Coucher travels to Glashiitte in Germany to drive an AC and Frazer Nash, and discovers cars with the precision that suits their watchmaker...
1954 Jaguar D-Type vs. 1953 Aston Martin DB3S
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Won for the road Aston DB3S vs Jaguar D-Type. Mick Walsh gets an exclusive road run in a pair of endurance racing legends. Jaguar...
1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Berlinetta Pinin Farina
Few cars have been preserved as well as this ultra-rare Ferrari 500 Mondial. Massimo Delbo tells an extraordinary 65-year tale that illustrates the early...
Aston’s first V12 – 1954 Lagonda DP115 V12 Le Mans
Ambition and agony. In the early 1950s, David Brown hatched plans for a V12-engined race car to beat Ferrari at Le Mans. This is...
Crazy like a fox 1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 Coupe Coachwork by Bertone
’Wacky’ Arnolt’s Вertone-bodied DB2/4 Coupe outshines standard Astons in Scottsdale. Words Chris Bietzk. Photography Gooding & CO. Stanley ‘wacky’ Arnolt was...
1954 Hudson Italia
Based on Hudson’s uninspiring Jet sedan of the early 1950s, the Hudson Italia looked every inch a dream car - but its magic wasn't...
‘Scrapped’ swallow to fly again 1954 Doretti using TR2 running gear?
When William Lyons launched SS Cars (later Jaguar), he kept Swallow Coach-building, which produced motorcycle sidecars. He sold this company in 1945, and when...
Rare prototype 1954 Alfa-Romeo Giulietta Sprint Type 750
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A passion for imperfection. It takes a special owner to fastidiously restore a rare classic – but then this Alfa Giulietta Sprint is like...
Picture Post in October, 1954, to illustrate an article titled “Which Came First – The Woman Or The Car?
A family outing gone awry on a wet autumn afternoon being recorded by a heartless roving photographer? Not quite. This tableau was posed by...
