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The estate version, announced in April 1967, [11] was originally launched as the "Hillman Estate Car" without either Hunter or Minx badging. It came with a one-piece tailgate which was much cheaper to produce than the horizontally split two piece tailgate featured on the car it replaced , but the change nevertheless drew some unfavourable press ...
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 Fiat 2300 is a six-cylinder executive car which was produced by Italian automotive manufacturer Fiat between 1961 and 1968. The 2300 was made as saloon (styled by Dante Giacosa), estate car and coupé. The 2300 saloon is noteworthy as in 1966 it became the first Fiat model to be available with an automatic transmission.
1967 brought makeovers which changed front and rear styling extensively. The 4-door sedan was dropped from lineup (leaving the 4-door hardtop, 2-door hardtop, and 2-door convertible), the 440 V8 remained and only available powerplant in two guises: base and more powerful TNT. 1968 face-lifting brought concealed headlamps which were to be 300 ...
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.
De Tomaso Fissore Vallelunga. The engine is a 1.5 L straight-4 Ford Kent from the Cortina, [3] [4] tuned to a power output of 104 hp (78 kW) at 6,200 rpm [2] with twin Weber 40DCOE2 carburetors, mated to a Volkswagen Beetle transaxle.
In a 1967 test by Auto Motor und Sport, only 193.3 km/h (120.1 mph) was attained. [2] During 1966 a 3.2 litre engined version providing maximum power output of 129 kW (175 PS) was also under development, but 1966 was the year when the company's precarious finances drove a crisis that resulted, in September 1966, in a take-over by BMW .
On the 16th/17th of January, 2014, auction house RM/Sotheby's in Phoenix, Arizona auctioned a 1967 Fiat Abarth OTR 1000 Coupe (Corsa) for US$79,750. [ 15 ] On January 15, 2015, a similar model was listed for sale through Bonham's auction house in Scottsdale, Arizona , with an estimate of between $70,000 and $90,000.