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Unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in 1951, the Pegaso Z-102 was a world-class sports car, built under an unlikely parent company, ENASA (Empresa Nacional de Autocamiones S.A.), a commercial truck manufacturer based in Barcelona. With its all-aluminum dual overhead cam desmodromic valve dry sump V-8 engine and De Dion rear axle, the Z-102 was a co..

The MGA 1500 Roadster presented here is surely among the most original, best preserved, and well-documented examples to be found anywhere. Completed in January 1959 and finished in attractive Glacier Blue over black leather, this MG was delivered new to Southern California. Its first owner served as chief mechanic for the Los Angeles Cou..

Bearing chassis no. 80881, this Porsche 356 1500 Speedster is a rare “Pre-A” model, of which just 1,234 were built during 1954–55. As recorded in the original warranty policy, this Speedster’s first owner was Richard Seike of San Francisco. After collecting his new Porsche in Paris via French distributor Sonauto, Mr. Seike, an active member of t..

Introduced in 1948 in the footsteps of the American Jeep, the Land Rover has become an integral part of British postwar history. Built amid postwar steel shortages, early Land Rover bodies were constructed using aluminum alloy, which made them both lightweight and impervious to rust. A decade later, a more advanced and restyled Series II was int..

This remarkable, garage-find XK150 Drophead Coupe is a rare, 3.4-litre S model, which benefits from a revised cylinder head and three 2" SU HD8 carburetors to produce a prodigious 250 hp, a full 60 hp more than the standard car, and 40 hp more than the mid-range 3.4 SE. According to its Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust Certificate on file, this DHC..

Following the highly successful production run of the 300 SL Gullwing Coupe, between 1957 and 1963, Mercedes-Benz hand built 1,858 examples of the 300 SL Roadster at their Sindelfingen plant in Germany. The $10,950 price tag for the Roadster represented a substantial price increase over the Coupe, but offered greater practicality and usability w..

Introduced in 1948, the 356 was the genesis of Porsche’s sports car lineage and boasted lightweight construction and a windswept silhouette. Referred to as “Pre-A,” the earliest models were built from 1950 to 1955. The first significant revisions occurred in 1952, when the 356 received updates including sturdier bumpers, a synchromesh gearbox, a..

This one-of-a-kind “Proposal Car” is an integral part of the Corvette story, with a fascinating history that dates to early 1953 – well before the first production models rolled off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. Prior to series Corvette production, which commenced on June 30, 1953, Chevrolet built approximately 15 handlaid fiber..

If ever there was a name synonymous with Simca in the US, it was Roger Barlow. A fixture of the 1950s Southern California sports car scene and an accomplished racer, he was a founding member of the California Sports Car Club. His International Motors dealership in Hollywood, California sold European exotics, including Simcas, to celebrities and ..

Founded by successful British race car driver Sydney Allard, the Allard company gained recognition for building high-performance sports and racing cars designed for a variety of motor racing events. Each model incorporated an American V-8 engine, coupled to a lightweight tubular British chassis, delivering remarkable power-to-weight ratios for t..