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The car's image was boosted when a Hunter driven by Andrew Cowan won the 1968 London-Sydney Marathon. The range was soon simplified with trim levels and varying engine specifications: the Hillman Hunter DeLuxe or DL replaced the Minx and retained the Minx 1496 cc engine; the 1725 cc engine with an iron cylinder head being an option on these ...
The McLaren M6A was a Group 7 prototype race car designed and developed by driver Bruce McLaren, and built by his Bruce McLaren Motor Racing team for their entry in 1967 Can-Am season. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As a replacement for the team's M1Bs from 1966, the Chevrolet -powered M6A's improved design earned Bruce McLaren and his team their first of ...
After World War II, Gilera dominated Grand Prix motorcycle racing, winning the 500 cc road racing world championship six times in eight years. [6] Facing a downturn in motorcycle sales due to the increase in the popularity of automobiles after the war, Gilera made a gentleman's agreement with the other Italian motorcycle makers to quit Grand Prix racing after the 1957 season as a cost-cutting ...
The Monteverdi High Speed is a series of sports cars with different bodies produced from 1967-1976 by Swiss automaker Monteverdi. The High Speed series included several coupe models, a convertible and a sedan. In addition, the Coupé Berlinetta and the Cabriolet Palm Beach also belong to the model family.
The Chaparral 2D is a Group 6 sports prototype race car designed and developed by both Jim Hall and Hap Sharp, and built by American manufacturer Chaparral, which campaigned in the FIA World Sportscar Championship [4] between 1966 and 1967. [5] It famously won the 1966 1000 km Nürburgring, driven by Jo Bonnier and Phil Hill. [6] [7] [8]
The single completed car was displayed at the 1965 Turin Motor Show as the Ghia De Tomaso Sport 5000. De Tomaso then modified the steel backbone chassis of the P70 and it became the basis for the Mangusta, which was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Ghia. The Mangusta entered production in 1967, at the same time De Tomaso had purchased Ghia. [5 ...
BMC ADO17 is the model code used by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) for a range of front wheel drive cars in the European 'D' market-segment of larger family cars, manufactured from September 1964 to 1975.
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