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  The 1951 Lancia Aurelia B20 coupe, a Lancia that was less known, yet is considered the path layer for the term ‘Grand Turismo’. Launched on 2 nd April 1951 at the Turin motor show, the man who designed the Aurelia was Francesco De Virgilio, he was an Italian engineer hired by Lancia and was made responsible for the Aurelia. The B20 was a coupe based on the B10 which was the saloon version. The first ever Aurelia was displayed at a private showing on April 15 th 1950 behind Lancia’s downtown business plaza. The Aurelia is also marked as a very special car for Lancia, for two main reasons, the first one being that this was the very first car Lancia manufactured post world war1. Second reason being it was the first car to be developed after the death of Vincenzo Lancia . The B12 saloon  What made this car so special? Apart from the clean timeless design, and its motorsport pedigree the car had many engineering accomplishments. The Aurelia was the first car to be manufactured with a V6

Ford Bronco: Better than the Jeep wrangler! Ford took the cover of the new Bronco this week and since then the internet has not stopped talking about it. The new Bronco has ticked two very important boxes, this being nostalgia factor and yet modern looking unlike the land rover discovery that is too modern and doesn’t have any design elements to give buyers that nostalgic feeling. Ford has managed to reach a very wide group of audience by launching three models under the Bronco name. While those who spend most of their time in urban areas but want a weekend getaway vehicle can choose the Bronco sport . The two door and four doors directly compete with the jeep wrangler and are meant for hardcore off-road users. The two and four door models give a complete open-air experience. The new Bronco 2 door and 4 door Bronco comes with a 2.0L twin turbo 4 cylinder producing 270 bhp and 310 lb-ft of torque, or a 2.7 V6 that produces 310 bhp and 400 lb-ft of torque. These engines come with

The Contessa has recently struck the hearts of many Indian car enthusiasts, the upright A pillar, along with a C pillar that merges with the trunk gives it that 80’s muscle car look. Agreed it came in an under powered diesel which is far from a 327, let alone a V6. Vauxhall FE VX The start of the Contessa The Contessa starts it life as a Vauxhall FE VX, the production of the Vauxhall was stopped in the year 1978, however they agreed to manufacture parts until 1994, but in the year 1979 Hindustan Motors the manufacturers of the Ambassador approached Vauxhall for the body for production in India as it wanted to launch a premium sedan in the Indian market. The production of the car in India started only in the year 1984.The cost to Hindustan was £1.5m including all the blueprints for manufacture. In August 1980 an engineering team was tasked with making the mechanical changes which was mainly the engine & transmission. The engineers also used as many

The Matra Djet is a French sports car originally designed by René Bonnet, he was a French engineer and race car driver who had created his own company called ‘Automobiles René Bonnet’ in 1961. The car started as a René Bonnet Djet in the year 1962, the car was named ‘Djet’ as the French could not pronounce ‘Jet’. The company Matra was well known for its presence in formula 1, 2 and 3 and they were even successful in Le Mans. Matra entered F1 in the year 1968, the same year Jackie Stewart was a serious contender, and the car’s most innovative feature was perhaps its aviation inspired fuel cell. It was unfortunately banned, they always used Cosworth and Ford engines. Coming back to the Djet, the Djet has distinction of being the first mid-engine sports car, even before the De Tomaso.   The first ever cars were called CRB1 and CRB2, for Competition René Bonnet . It even had disc brakes on all corners.     De Tomaso's Ford-powered Vallelunga was the second car to