TOP FIVE VINTAGE CARS.

 

                                                              

                                           TOP FIVE VINTAGE CARS:

1.Aston Martin DB5.

The Aston Martin DB5 is a British grand tourer (GT) produced by Aston Martin and designed by Italian coach builder Originally produced from 1963 to 1965, the DB5 was an evolution of the final series of  DB4. A different DB5 was used in the 1995 Bond film Golden eye  in which the car was Bond's personal vehicle and had no gadgets - although it did come equipped with a champagne cooler in the arm rest and a fax machine. Three different DB5s were used for filming. This same car briefly reappeared in the next film,Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). It was set to make a cameo appearance in the Scotland -set scenes in The World is Not Enough  (1999), but most of these scenes were cut in the final edit. Another DB5 (registration 56526) appeared in Casino Rovale (2006), this time owned by the villain, Alex Dimitrios. This car had Bahamian number plates and left-hand drive (where the previous British versions had been right-hand drive). In the film, Bond wins the car from Dimitrios after beating him in a card game.


 2. Ferrari 250 GTO:

The Ferrari 250 GTO is a GT car produced by Ferrari from 1962 to 1964 for homologation  into the FIA's Group 3 Grand Touring Car category. It was powered by Ferrari's Tipo 168/62 colombo V12 engine.The "250" in its name denotes the displacement  in cubic centimeters of each of its cylinders; "GTO" stands for Gran Turismo Omologato, Italian  for "Grand Touring Homologated. The 250 GTO was designed to compete in Group 3 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. 


 
 

 3. Jaguar D- Type: The Jaguar D-Type is a sports racing car that was produced by Jaguar Cars   between 1954 and 1957. Designed specifically to win theLe Mans 24-hour race, it shared the Straight-6XK engine and many mechanical components with its C-Type predecessor. The design applied aeronautical technology, revolutionary at the time. The "tub", or cockpit section, was of monocoque construction, mostly comprising sheets of aluminium alloy. Its elliptical shape and comparatively small cross-section provided torsional rigidity and reduced drag. To the front bulkhead was attached an aluminium tubing subframe for the engine, steering assembly, and front suspension.


 4. Mercedes-Benz W196: 

 The Mercedes-Benz W196 was a Formula One racing car produced by Mercedes-Benz  for the 1954  and 1955  F1 seasons. Successor to the  W194 in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss it won 9 of 12 races entered and captured the only two world championships in which it competed. Firsts included the use of desmodromic valves and Daimler-Benz developed mechanical direct fuel injection adapted from the DB 601  high-performance V12  used on the Messerschmitt Bf 109E  fighter during World War II. 

5. Ford GT40:

The Ford GT40 is a high-performance endurance racing car  commissioned by the Ford Motor Company. It grew out of the "Ford GT" project, an effort to compete in European long-distance sports  car races, against Ferrari, which won the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans  race from 1960 to 1965  Ford succeeded with the GT40, winning the 1966 through 1969 race. Henry Ford II had wanted a Ford at Le Mans since the early 1960s. In early 1963, Ford reportedly received word through a European intermediary that Enzo Ferrari  was interested in selling to Ford Motor Company. The Ford GT40 was first raced in May 1964 at the Nurburgring 1000 km race where it retired with suspension failure after holding second place early in the event.


Vintage cars are the best way to experience the open road. They are the personification  of a time when the automobile was a status symbol, not a necessity. They are also the realization  of the freedom and adventure of driving without the distractions of modern technology. They're the embodiment of fun. Most people associate vintage cars with old movies, but today’s vintage cars are some of the most stylish, powerful, and comfortable vehicles on the road. Vintage cars offer a level of style and performance that can’t be matched by new cars. They also offer a level of customization that’s simply not possible with modern vehicles.

 

 

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Varsha Tiwari. 

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