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Cadillac has used the Brougham name since 1916. In the 1950s, the name appeared as the four-door variant for the Eldorado. The Eldorado Brougham prototype model appeared in 1955, then as a limited production model from 1957 through 1960. The name was used in connection with the Fleetwood model from 1965 until 1986, and eventually, …
The Lotus 17 was a sports car racing model built by Lotus Cars in 1959. Designed by Len Terry, it was built in response to the Lola Mk1 which was dominant against the previous Lotus model, the 11. It was replaced in 1960 by the Lotus 19. The Lotus 17 was Chapman’s answer to the …
Bentley Motors Limited is a British producer of cars founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just “W O”. Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later versions of the …
R10 TDI The Aud R10 TDI, usually abbreviated to R10, is a racing car from the German car manufacturer Audi. The car is a classic at Le Mans, winning every year since its introduction until it was replaced by the R15. It is designed and constructed for sports car racing in the Le Mans Prototype …
Audi A5 interior The A5 marks Audi’s return to the mid-size coup? market since the (B3/B4) Audi 80-based Coupe model ended production in 1996. The B6/B7 A4 spawned a convertible variant but not a coup?. For the fourth generation A4 (B8), Audi decided to spin off the cabriolet and new coup? into a nameplate of …
::Audi A5 interior The A5 marks Audi’s return to the mid-size coup? market since the (B3/B4) Audi 80-based Coupe model ended production in 1996. The B6/B7 A4 spawned a convertible variant but not a coup?. For the fourth generation A4 (B8), Audi decided to spin off the cabriolet and new coup? into a nameplate of …
The Audi A1 (internally designated Type 8X) is a supermini-class car launched by Audi at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Sales of the initial three door A1 model started in Germany in August 2010, with the United Kingdom following in November 2010. [4] The car is aimed mostly at young, affluent urban buyers. A five …
Skylark Introduced to mark ‘Buicks 50th anniversary, the Skylark (a name previously used by short-lived Hupp for its sporty 1939 Cord Model 810-based Skylark) was one of three specialty convertibles produced in 1953 by General Motors ; the other two were the Oldsmobile Fiesta and the Cadillac Eldorado. All three were limited-production vehicles promoting General …
The BMW M6 is one of the high-performance versions of the 6-Series automobile, designed by the motorsport division of BMW. The new BMW M6 concept made its debut at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It is based on the BMW E63/E64 6-Series, introduced in 2004. It shares the same 5.0 L V10 S85 engine and …
The Audi Front presented early in 1933, the Audi Front UW 220 was Europe’s first car to combine front-wheel drive with a six cylinder engine. It remained in production for slightly under two years before being replaced by the Audi Front UW 225 featuring a larger 2.25 litre engine. The larger engined car introduced in …