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  picture taken by me (Aniruddha)     The Fiat X19 was the successor to the fiat 850 spider, a light weight mid-engine sports car. Fiat offered a sports car in the all economic segment and the 850 spider was the entry point into the sports car segment. Now coming to the X19, yes, it’s an odd name for a car especially from an Italian company. X19 happens to be the prototype name and the reason behind this can be found in the history of the car.   850 spider source https://img.hmn.com/fit-in/900x506/filters:upscale()/stories/2020/08/10164834/HMN0920-ISX-01-e1597241711360.jpg The main drive behind the X19 was none other than Nuccio Bertone, who at the time was building the bodies for the 850-spider in the late 60’s, in his factory. In the year 1969 fiat had given Bertone the task to redesign the 850-spider based on the new Fiat 128, which had a 1.2 L engine and was front wheel drive. However, Bertone had other ideas, he designed a fully new shell and placed the ...

The beginning The Renault R5 turbo was a beast, a rally car that dominated the tight tarmac circuits in the World Rally Championship (WRC). The small footprint and big power allowed it to slide around like nobody’s business, the R5 turbo was a replacement for the Alpine A1 that was outdated and being beaten by the Ferrari powered Lancia Stratos. The R5 Turbo would leave fans unsettled and in disbelieve about the cars handling and performance, the R5 would leave the each sharp turn with a loud bang from the exhaust and would shoot flames in the straight stretches, the flames and pops pushed the crowd behind the tape. The little hatchback borrowed turbo charging technology from formula one, the engine was a 1.4L engine as if it was a 1.5L then it would have been put into a class above where it would have been the weakest of the lot. The small French hatch could not have handled the massive 300 bhp from the 4L engine in the year 1972. In 1984 the car would sit on a brand new ch...

This car had a lot riding on it just by the use of the name “Dino” the son of Enzo Ferrari. Born in the year 1932 the first son of Enzo Ferrari his full name was Alfredo Ferrari, Dino was groomed from the age of 15 attending one of the finest schools in Europe and he was later on responsible for cars such as the 750 Monza. All the dreams that Enzo Ferrari had of his son leading the empire came crashing down. Dino suffered from a medical condition known as Muscular Dystrophy at the age of 24, passing away in June of 1956.  Enzo like any other parent was devastated. The Dino series of racing cars were named in honour of his son. Dino was initially a standalone brand and they built 6 cylinder roadsters. The 206 was technically not a Ferrari but a Dino yet it was Maranello’s first mid-engined road car. Now we all know that Enzo loves his V12 engines however since his beloved son made the suggestion of using a V6 it was carried out this V6 was originally intended to be used...