posted on August 19, 2012 with 95 notes
Dick Wharton / Alfa Romeo 308 (1940)
During the Grand Prix that happened in Alexandria Bay (New York). The 308 was built in 1938 for the 3 liter class, with power output ranging from around 220 to 300bhp.

Dick Wharton / Alfa Romeo 308 (1940)

During the Grand Prix that happened in Alexandria Bay (New York). The 308 was built in 1938 for the 3 liter class, with power output ranging from around 220 to 300bhp.

posted on July 6, 2012 with 189 notes
Fiat 1100 (1950)
Compact styling for you and all of your friends.

Fiat 1100 (1950)

Compact styling for you and all of your friends.

tags fiat 1100 40s 50s
posted on May 20, 2012 with 87 notes
Lincoln Continental (1940)
This particular example was being modified by Frank Lloyd Wright himself. He wished for a circular window, and he got a circular window.

Lincoln Continental (1940)

This particular example was being modified by Frank Lloyd Wright himself. He wished for a circular window, and he got a circular window.

posted on March 31, 2012 with 34 notes
Rita Hayworth’s Lincoln Continental (1941)

Rita Hayworth’s Lincoln Continental (1941)

posted on March 28, 2012 with 26 notes
Cary Grant’s Buick Century (1941)
—Makes sense, doesn’t it?

Cary Grant’s Buick Century (1941)

—Makes sense, doesn’t it?

posted on March 14, 2012 with 30 notes
MG TC (1945)
The TC was the first post-war MG, and coincidence or not, the TC brought some needed changes to the MG lifestyle.
To begin with, the TC was an obvious and no-apologies-for, two seater sports car. There were no optional assets to improve your family Sunday drive experience, the TC was just what it was.
A light body and a 1.2 liter engine meant it was… slow, very slow, actually. Zero to a hundred (kph) took more than 26 seconds, and it stopped its life at around 130kph. But the ride was apparenly quite a bit of fun, which made this TC quite popular from the very beggining.

MG TC (1945)

The TC was the first post-war MG, and coincidence or not, the TC brought some needed changes to the MG lifestyle.

To begin with, the TC was an obvious and no-apologies-for, two seater sports car. There were no optional assets to improve your family Sunday drive experience, the TC was just what it was.

A light body and a 1.2 liter engine meant it was… slow, very slow, actually. Zero to a hundred (kph) took more than 26 seconds, and it stopped its life at around 130kph. But the ride was apparenly quite a bit of fun, which made this TC quite popular from the very beggining.

tags mg tc 40s
posted on March 8, 2012 with 311 notes

Delahaye 175S Aerodynamic Coupe (1947)

Design by Figoni & Falaschi, obviously. Only 51 175 were built and despite that, some were used in the 1951 Monte Carlo Rally, which did incredibly well.

1941 Delahaye 135MS
Body and design by the astonishing French coach builder Figoni et Falaschi. Extravagant doesn’t really do it any justice, does it?
Unfortunately, this would be the last (real) model Delahaye produced.

1941 Delahaye 135MS

Body and design by the astonishing French coach builder Figoni et Falaschi. Extravagant doesn’t really do it any justice, does it?

Unfortunately, this would be the last (real) model Delahaye produced.

Porsche 356 Gmund (1949)
— There’s a hierarchical tree of epicness concerning classic Porsche’s models.
To begin with, any classic Porsche is cool. Period. Then, there’s Porsches at rally stages: watching a 959 or a 911 getting seriously dirty has a tasteful hint of naughty.
And then there’s this. A 356 Gmund risking its life on a 1949 rally stage (couldn’t figure out where, sorry about that). Just wonderful!

Porsche 356 Gmund (1949)

— There’s a hierarchical tree of epicness concerning classic Porsche’s models.

To begin with, any classic Porsche is cool. Period. Then, there’s Porsches at rally stages: watching a 959 or a 911 getting seriously dirty has a tasteful hint of naughty.

And then there’s this. A 356 Gmund risking its life on a 1949 rally stage (couldn’t figure out where, sorry about that). Just wonderful!

posted on January 7, 2012 with 371 notes
BMW 328 (1936)
1 of 464 — designed by Peter Szymanowski.

BMW 328 (1936)

1 of 464 — designed by Peter Szymanowski.

tags bmw 328 30s 40s