Cheap and affordable short-distance transportation became a necessity after the Second World War. A micro-car was seen as a better alternative because it offered weather protection than motorcycles and scooters. Italian carmaker Iso came out with the Isetta, and it became so successful and influential as a city car that it was built in other countries, including Spain, Belgium, France, ...

The 1964 Aston Martin DB5 is perhaps the most famous and most recognized automobile of the famous movie spy franchise, James Bond. The DB5 first appeared in Goldfinger (1964), and then in Thunderball (1965), GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Casino Royale (2006), Skyfall (2012), and Spectre (2015). Powered by a 282-horsepower all-aluminum 4.0-liter DOHC inline 6-cylinder engine with three ...

While working on our stories about model cars for our Miniature Wheels section under The Rack, we were reading about Porsche road and racing cars from the mid-1970s when we chanced upon a small box ad placed in the “Market Place” classified ads section of the January 1976 issue of Road & Track magazine. The box ad was about a ...

With the right time, effort and dedication, any car has the potential to be a show winner and no other vehicle serves as better proof of that than the 1974 Volkswagen Type 181 that bagged the top honors at the 2014 Manila International Auto Show (MIAS) car show competition. Owned by Ronnie Fernandez and restored by Jules Chanco of MAC Sport ...

In 1959, Enzo Ferrari was given a concept for a small Ferrari sports car.  The designers felt that the Modena sports car factory should cater to the young motoring enthusiasts who were driving around in Alfa Romeos, MGBs, Triumphs and similar small roadsters that were the rage during the care-free post war years. However, Il Comandatore, (as the Ferrari patriarch ...

The Peugeot 404 had one of the longest production lifespan in the history of the automobile. Introduced at the Paris Motor Show in 1960, the Pininfarina-styled 404 was initially available in 4-door Saloon (sedan), 5-door Estate (wagon), and 2-door Pickup body configurations. A 2-door Cabriolet was added in 1962 and a 2-door Coupé in 1963. Suspension was by coil springs ...

While researching on how we can best restore our 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle 1303 S (Please click the Project Cars box at the top header of this Power Wheels online home page), we stumbled upon a set of instructions written in German on how to install the side marking stickers on a 1303 Big Beetle. Our curiosity was piqued: What is ...

The Cortina Mark 3 was a massive gamble for Ford Europe. The Cortina Mk1 and Mk2 were successful compact cars in the 1.5-liter class and the Mk3 was designed to retain the entry-level price point. It was also expected to take its top variants up to the 2.0-liter class, effectively competing with its Corsair stable mate, which had weak sales. ...

The nice thing about the internet is that information travels at the speed of light, if your data speed is lightning fast, that is. The sad thing about the internet is that only information travels at the speed of light and not one’s immediate funding capacity. Take the case of this 1957 Volkswagen Beetle Oval Window: It was listed in ...

(Editor’s Note: We were browsing through our favorite car trading website when we saw this 1987 Land Rover Double Cab for sale. We’ve seen several Landies before but this is the first double cab pickup version we’ve seen that we felt compelled to share it with you, our dear readers.)  According to the seller, this 1987 Land Rover Defender Double ...