Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster. Photo by David Douglas Duncan (via)
The Renault cars family portrait from 1984.
1964 Ferrari 158 replica at the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum in Birmingham, Alabama (link). Photo by Tim Walker.
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing. The original. Photo by John Balsom. Words by Mike Goodbun. Source: Mr. Porter.
The 160mph gull-wing is the height of 1950s automotive design and technological know-how: the Bugatti Veyron of its day. With a racing-derived, fuel-injected six-cylinder engine and those signature roof-hinged doors - a necessity due to its spaceframe construction - it is equally at home swooping starlets off their stiletto-heeled feet in Hollywood as it is flying along the Brescia-Rome-Brescia route of Italy’s Mille Miglia race, emulating Sir Stirling Moss. He used a gull-wing to recce the course before his fastest-ever 1955 victory in a 300 SLR.
Renault 4 Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
In 2011 Renault celebrates the 50th anniversary of the best selling French car worldwide. It was shown to the general public at the 1961 Paris Motor Show. The car was so popular that its production continued for more than 30 years. On 3rd of December, 1992 Renault officially announced its end of production (although it was still manufactured in small numbers in Slovenia and Morocco up until 1994). Renault 4’s total production figure is 8 135 424. The model displayed here is the fashion-inspired Renault 4 La Parisienne introduced in 1963. You can get a full-size photo here. This story was brought to you by Cartastic.
Renault 4 La Parisienne.
Proud to be American. Featuring Ford Mustang, the most famous muscle car. Photo by Steve Koukoulas.
