The fall of the year 1959 saw Opel Kapitan roll off its production line for the first time in Russelsheim. The Opel Kapitan was internally known as Opel Kapitan P2 2.6 ltr and courtesy its unique design, state-of-art technology and high comfort level, it became a big hit in a very short span of time, a best seller to be precise. By the year 1964, it had already sold 145,616 units and this made it the highest selling P2 2.6 ltr Opel Kapitan ever.
The Volvo PV36, popularly known as Carioca stands out of all the other Volvo cars in terms of looks as well as features. The Carioca is very famous in the auto industry considering there were very few models built and Volvo being a small manufacturer makes it even more special.
This year the Carioca completes its 75th year. There have been quite a few allegations of this car being a copy of Airflow by Chrysler, let us make this clear, this isn’t the case. The debate over these two cars has been going on for ages and although Chrysler was the first to launch its model, it doesn’t necessarily mean Volvo copied its style. It is perhaps the timing of the launch as Volvo launched it a year after.
McLaren M6A, a racing car, was developed by Bruce McLaren along with his racing team for the entry into the Can-Am season, 1967. It came primarily as the replacement for the M1Bs and interestingly helped win them their first championship amongst many at Can-Am. The M6A was replaced by M8A during the 1968 season and in the meantime McLaren and Trojan came together to build the M6B.
The Oldsmobile Cutlass, manufactured by General Motors Oldsmobile division was introduced in the year 1961 in order to compete in the unibody compact car market. Its primary competition was the Mercury Comet and Dodge lancer.
At its launch, the 1978 Fiat Ritmo was touted as the most distinctive small car in the entire Europe. The car was styled by Bertone of Italy. The car could not manage to do much business in the U.S. and U.K. due to its unconventional looks. In those days a ladies sanitary towel in U.S. also had a make by the name Ritmo and hence it was introduced as Fiat Strada in the country. The Ritmo had a front wheel drive which was similar to the conventional 128.
The 1957 Geneva Show was used as the platform for the launch of the Aston Martin DB Mark III. It was a sports car that was also referred to as the Mark III. Prior to the London Motor Show, which was held in October 1957, the car was only available for export.
The Bentley Speed Six was manufactured between the years 1926 to 1930. Walter Owen Bentley’s desire for more engine power led to the creation of this machine and he added two cylinders to the regular 4 engine that was used in those times. Introduced in 1928, Bentley Speed Six is still renowned as the most successful racing car ever produced by Bentley. The twin carburetors fit was the main difference between the Speed Six and the other standard models of Bentley. The car was an absolute delight for those who had an eye for motor sports events.
World War II had broken the back of British car industry. The conflict had left the manufacturers strained to the breaking point. The silver lining came with Nuffield Motors and Austin joining hands to create British Motor Corporation in 1952. However, the sales of the British Motor Corporation were on a decline because of the German imports. This led Leonard Lord to turn to Alec Issigonis.
The Volvo Amazon was manufactured from 1956 to 1970 and was a mid-size car produced by Volvo cars. A total of 667,323 Amazons were built during that time. Unlike its predecessor, the PV, the Amazon was available in a variety of body styles and was a modern car. Amazon has the distinction of having three point seat belts and was the first car which had seat belt as standard equipment. The Volvo Amazon though had the wheelbase, the tall posture and the High H-Point seating of the PV.
Tom Ulrich, who has built many cars during his time, can be credited for the way the ‘62 Mercury Monterey S-55 catches the fancy of everyone around even today. The car has 4.6 liter dual overhead cam engine and a four speed automatic transmission. The shift linkage of the car has been modified to work with the help of a cable. It has a 9-inch 3.89 gears and a ’03 Mustang Cobra exhaust.
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