Classic Car News

50 years after, a look back at the first modern Volkswagen From the launch of the Beetle through the Bus, the 411 and other models, Volkswagen built all of its cars around air-cooled engines mounted […]

Bugatti History Type 2 1900-1901   Type 5 1903   Type 10 1903   Type 13, 15, 17 – 1910-1920 8 Cylinder   Type 13, 22, 23 – 1914, 1919-1926   Type 16 BeBe – […]

Volvo Sport (1956 -1957) When Volvo presented an open 2-seater sports car with a body made of fibreglass-reinforced polyester in 1954, it was something of a sensation. However, the Volvo Sport did not go into […]

From Woodstock to Waikiki, the nostalgic pull of the 23-window Bus What do touring musicians, alpine explorers and beach bums all have in common? You could catch them behind the wheel of the elusive and […]

The Volvo PV36 (1935 – 1938) Volvo adopted the streamlined trend of the 1930s and in 1935 introduced the PV36, popularly known as the “Carioca”. The car featured independent front-wheel suspension with wishbones and coil […]

The 1939 Aston Martin Lagonda The 1939 Aston Martin Lagonda v-12 rapide is considered one of the finest automobiles in motoring history. Its design and multi-cylinder production made it stand up to Cadillac, Hispano-Suiza, and Rolls-Royce. […]

Ferdinand Porsche with Ferdinand Alexander Porsche and Ferdinand Piëch In an age when most of its competitors have been absorbed into larger manufacturers, Porsche remains a staunchly — and profitably — independent maker of high-performance […]

Volkswagen Type 4 Herndon, VA — In 1968, the iconic Beetle had been selling by the millions every year, establishing Volkswagen as one of the world’s largest exporter of automobiles. Still, continued success demanded an […]

VOLVO Duett (1953 – 1969) In 1953, the famous Duett (variant DH) was introduced, based on the PV445, the bare chassis version of the PV444. This became legendary, and is the ancestor of today’s exclusive, […]

The Volvo OV4 (1927-1929) Volvo ÖV4 (1927 – 1929) The first series-produced Volvo car left the Lundby factory in Gothenburg, Sweden on April 14th 1927. The designation for this old-fashioned open car with 4 cylinders […]