Articles by Steve Buscemi
27/10/16
01/10/16
1. The Icon 2. The Quintessential Gentleman Driver’s Ferrari 3. The Agnelli 4. A Model of Sophistication 5. The Legendary Sixteen 6. Crimson Celebration 7. Stunningly Simple 8. The Record Breaker 9. The White Spider 10. The Grand Tourer 11. The Heartthrob 12. The Ingrid 13. The Patriarch
19/07/16
The prototype 2CV was conceived to mobilise French farmers in 1930s, the brief was for a low-priced, rugged “umbrella on four wheels” that would enable farmers in clogs to transport 50 kg (110 lb) of farm goods to market at 50 km/h (31 mph), if necessary across muddy, unpaved roads.
03/06/16
Anticipating a war, Alfa Romeo hid their competition cars and production moulds before manufacturing would be suspended. When the hostilities of the Second World War were over, Alfa Romeo only needed to dig up the cars and moulds to immediately continue production. This gave the Milanese manufacturer an apparent edge over the competition, but the lack of high quality materials hampered production. One of the competition cars concealed was the Alfa Romeo 158 Grand Prix racer, which took the first Formula 1 Championship in 1950.
09/04/16
A radical gull-winged saloon which was designed to preview the cars of the 21st century. The rear lights ended up on the EXA coupe.
09/04/16
To coincide with the launch of the Cinquecento Fiat invited a number of design houses to come up with their versions of Fiat’s city car. The was Zagato’s take.
08/04/16
Presented at the Geneva Motor Show, the two-seater car had neither doors nor roof and was based on a Ferrari 365 GTC/4. The car was made by Michelotti in Turin for a customer from the Middle East.
13/03/16
1. 2016 Ferrari F12 tdf 2. 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB TDF 3. 2005 Ferrari FXX 4. 2015 Ferrari FXX K 5. 2009 Pagani Zonda R 6. 1964 Ferrari 250 GTO Type 64 Series II 7. 1991 BMW E30 325i Touring 8. 1997 Toyota Chaser Tourer V 9. 2010 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento 10. 2016 Lamborghini Aventador SV
12/02/16
The Czechoslovakian Tatra 77 (T77) is the first serial-produced truly aerodynamically designed automobile. It was developed by Hans Ledwinka and Paul Jaray, the Zeppelin aerodynamic engineer. Launched in 1934, the Tatra 77 is a coach-built automobile constructed on a central tube-steel chassis.
12/02/16
The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale is arguably one of the most beautiful cars ever made and one of the rarest too, since the Italian carmaker only built 18 road-going versions of the Tipo 33 racer. Of these, fewer than 10 are known to exist today, so you can imagine it’s quite a trophy in the world of classic car collectors. An Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale in good condition would fetch well over $3,000,000 USD at auction (price estimate from 2011) however this is merely academic as they almost never change hands.
12/02/16
The Porsche 930 Turbo was a milestone model for the German company. It coined the Turbo moniker which has stuck as the top luxury model for the 911 range ever since. Only the hardcore, track-focused GT2 and GT3 have higher prestige. Yet some were not entirely happy with the single turbo unit installed into the 3.3 liter cars of 1978 onwards. This is where French tuning garage Almeras steps in.
05/02/16
The 1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder is considered by many racing historians to be the most powerful race car to have ever turned a wheel on asphalt.
02/02/16
The 250 GTO was designed to compete in GT racing, where its rivals would include the Shelby Cobra, Jaguar E-Type and Aston Martin DP214. The development of the 250 GTO was headed by chief engineer Giotto Bizzarrini. Although Bizzarrini is usually credited as the designer of the 250 GTO, he and most other Ferrari engineers were fired in 1962 due to a dispute with Enzo Ferrari.
01/02/16
Noen som har 7 mill liggende rundt?
31/01/16
The BX 4TC represents Citroën’s attempt at engaging into World Rally Championship at the time of the famous Group B era. For homologation, the manufacturer had to produce 200 cars and consequently developed a road version on the base of the BX, powered by a turbocharged 2141cc engine developing 200bhp, with a four-wheel-drive system.
29/01/16
Ever looked at an R32 GTR and thought ‘’That would look nice with Honda bodywork.’’? Me neither, but the japanese tuner A’PEXi did, and they proceeded to do so when making the A’PEXi A450,made to compete with the HKS Zero-R.
28/01/16
Grand touring vehicles are plentiful, except in Japan. Think about it: Mazda Cosmo Coupe? Too quirky. Nissan GT-R? Too hardcore. Toyota Soarer? Too lame. Europe has near-limitless examples, from the Ferrari California to the BMW M6 Coupe. Aston Martin DB9. Porsche 911. Even America has the Corvette—and if you stretch your definition a bit—the Shelby GT500.
24/01/16
The Abarth 030 was a prototype race car made to race in the Tour d’Italia. Only two of these Abarth 030 Pininfarina race cars were ever built. Although they were strong performers at the 1974 Tour d’Italia, what really mattered in the end is that they didn’t finish the race ahead of the same parent company’s Lancia Stratos’, so any possibility of further development was then scrapped.
12/01/16
Im sure you’re familiar with the Silvias, RX-7’s and 86’s beeing used as drift cars, but what if I told you there was another way? Since I have been playing Forza Motorsport 6 since launch, I’ve had some good time to experiment with other cars. The following list contains the cars that was actually good, and some of these might be some of the best drift cars I own. 1. Lexus LFA
08/01/16
Penned right after Ford announced the formation of Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) in the fall of 1980, the McLaren M81 Mustang was the result of a collaboration between Ford Design and McLaren Performance, the latter already famous for its motorsport endeavors and success.
06/01/16
In 1988, Porsche produced a two-door called the 969, based upon the bodystyling of the 911. Intended as the successor to the Porsche 930, the car did not get past the prototype stage.
06/01/16
There seems to be some stir about unoriginal content on Car Throttle lately, and because of this it came to my attention that not everyone knows about the report function.