5,340 cc DOHC alloy V-8 engine, four twin-choke Weber carburetors, 305 BHP at 6,000 rpm, five-speed ZF manual gearbox, independent front suspension with wishbones and coil springs with anti-roll bar, De Dion tube rear suspension with coil springs and trailing arms, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 102.8”
Launched in 1972 as the success..
213.5 cid V-8 rated at 230 HP with fuel injection, four-speed gearbox, independent front suspension with double-wishbone and anti-sway bar, independent rear suspension with pivoting swing axle and trailing arms, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 108.3"
Mercedes-Benz has always exemplified precision and grace and 1971 was no exception. Th..
400 cid (6.6 liter) V-8 advertised at 200 HP, three-speed automatic transmission, independent front coil suspension, solid rear-axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 108"
Since the 1930s, Hollywood has always had a great effect upon the representation of the car to the American public. One such instanc..
3,153 cc SOHC inline six-cylinder engine, Bosch fuel injection, 206 BHP at 5,600 rpm, Getrag four-speed manual gearbox, four-wheel independent suspension with front and rear anti-roll bars, ventilated four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 103.4"
Based on the E9-series 3.0 CS and conceived by BMW’s competition department, the 3.0 CSL was th..
2,778 cc SOHC inline six-cylinder engine, Bosch mechanical fuel injection, 180 BHP at 5,700 rpm, four-speed automatic gearbox, fully-independent suspension with wishbones and coil springs front and rear, single-joint swing axles, power-assisted four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes; wheelbase: 94.5”
Debuted at Geneva in March 1963, the W113 Mercedes-Be..
55.1 cid (903cc) inline four-cylinder engine, 48 HP, rear-engine and rear-drive, four-speed manual gearbox, A-arm front suspension with transverse leaf spring and semi-trailing arm rear suspension, hydraulic front disc and rear drum brakes; wheelbase: 79.8"
The beach culture of Southern California spawned a plethora of leisure and recreation vehic..
848 cc inline four-cylinder, 35 HP, automatic transmission, four-wheel hydraulic brakes; wheelbase: 80.2"
The Mini was a product of Britain’s slow economic recovery and the oil shortage created by the Suez Crisis in 1956. Built by the British Motor Corporation, and later its descendant British Leyland, the Mini first came to market in 1959. From t..
400 cid V-8 rated at 300 HP with four-barrel carburetor, three-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with four-link coil rear suspension, hydraulic brakes; wheelbase: 112"
The muscle car era was drawing to a close by 1971 but Pontiac, the division that brought the world the GTO, continued to spread the performance choices thro..