Month: November 2017

Volvo 900 series

The Volvo 940 is among the last in the long-running line of large rear-wheel drive cars from Volvo. Introduced in 1991, the 940 was essentially a cosmetic reskinning of the…

Alfa Romeo history

The company that became Alfa Romeo was founded as Società Anonima Italiana Darracq (SAID) in 1906 by the French automobile firm of Alexandre Darracq, with some Italian investors. One of…

A.L.F.A 24 HP

The A.L.F.A 24 HP came on the market in 1910. This was the first automobile created by A.L.F.A (later Alfa Romeo). Giuseppe Merosi was the man behind engineering. The car…

Alfa Romeo 6C

Alfa Romeo 6C name was used on road, race and sports cars made between 1925–1954 by Alfa Romeo. 6C refers to a straight 6 engine. Bodies for these cars were…

Audi Quatro

The Audi Quattro shared many componeThe Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, part of the Volkswagen Group. It was first shown…

Visa

The Visa was launched at the Paris Salon in 1978 to replace the Ami 8. The development of this new compact car started life in the early 70’s as ‘Projet…

Citroen DS

The evolution of the DS Although the DS (and ID) were manufactured during almost 20 years, they seem not to have changed very much during that time. There was only one…

Berliet

Marius Berliet started his experiments with automobiles in 1894. Some single cylinder cars were followed in 1900 by a twin-cylinder model. In 1902, Berliet took over the plant of Audibert…

Skoda 100L

After a company-wide vacation forty years ago, Automobilove zavody narodni podnik started producing an impatiently expected new vehicle – the Skoda 100/110. The production launch was not delayed despite a…

Skoda 100 mm

The Skoda 100 mm Model 16/19 (100 mm M.16/19) was a mountain howitzer modified by Skoda Works from the design of theM.16, and its most notable difference was the longer…