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1. The Jaguar C Type Jaguar is one of the legendary and most famous cars of the 1950s. In 1950 this company introduced three of its C-type racing cars that raced at the Le Mans the same year. During this time, the C types were considered to be produced for racing only, and it was possible with a lighter weight and better thermodynamics.
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1950s cars were some of the most classic, powerful and unsafe cars ever driven. The modern designs and acceleration abilities were getting more and more amazing every year. Advertisement If you ask someone who loves classic cars what their favorite car is, 8 times out of 10 they'll say '57 Chevy.
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The 1950s were a time of change for the automotive industry. The world was finally recovering from World War II, with industry at a peak. With the suburbs growing, cars were now a necessity for many, and a new style was taking over.
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Jaguar C-Type 1951-1954. The immortal glamour car of the early 1950s, with two Le Mans victories (1951 and 1953) to its credit and countless other wins besides. The reliability and power — up to 220bhp by 1953 — of the twin-cam 3.4-litre six, but so did innovative Dunlop disc brakes and a superb aerodynamic body.
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What Were the Best American Made Sports Cars of the 50's and 60's. Jerry Fisher Updated: Oct 19, 2023 5:35 PM EDT Key's over there on the left, behind the wheel. Neutral? Waggle to to make sure. Ready? Contact "No. It emphatically has not exploded.
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The 50s was an iconic decade for classic vehicle looks and engine power previously unseen in classic sports cars. In the 1950s, cars were as much about style as they were about substance and many of the models are now modern legends.
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Introduced towards the end of the '50s, Speedsters lived up to their name - a 1.5-litre flat-four (air cooled, naturally) provided 70bhp, propelling the aerodynamic aluminium coupe from 0-60 in around 10 seconds and on to touch the 100mph mark.
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AC Ace, Ace Bristol 1954-1963. Bespoke British sports cars with fine looks, excellent performance and, if you like crossplies, handling to match. Two engines — 1991cc AC unit and more powerful 1971cc 120bhp Bristol engine introduced 1956 — both 6-cylinders, both symphonic. Less than 700 produced all told, so rare now.
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Published by Haynes, £29.99. ISBN 0 7603 0367 3. Author Lynch claims this to be "the first in-depth survey of the first decade of American road-racing," and it's hard think of another such comprehensive source of facts about this period. It was significant because, while road-racing had been arguably even more important to car.
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56. THE SPORTS-CAR RACES OF 1950 Analysis of the Five Leading European Contests Shows Ferrari to be Invincible and the XK 120 Jaguar to be Convincingly Supreme Amongst British Cars. SPORTS-CAR racing, or more strictly, Production-car racing, is increasing in popularity with hotlt manufacturers and spectators. It seems a good thing to look back.
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The rise of famous racer and race car builder Jack Brabham. South America. The Carrera Panamericana is held from 1950-1954; The Argentine Grand Prix debuts in 1953 as the first F1 race in South America; Africa. The Moroccan Grand Prix, the first F1 race to be held in Africa, is held in 1958; See also. 1940s in motorsport; 1960s in motorsport
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Rocking a sweet race car-esque design, the DB4 GT Zagato had a 3.7-liter, six-cylinder engine that churned out 240 horsepower. You may remember how the Aston Martin DB5 was made famous by James Bond in the early '60s, and you better believe the DB4 set the stage in the late 1950s for what would become an iconic big-screen car.
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Alfettas won the first two F1 seasons at a canter, but it is in 158 guise that it was at its most potent, winning every single F1 race of 1950 (the World Championship also included the Indy 500, which Alfa Romeo did not enter, preventing the team from winning every single race that season) and handing the title to Guiseppe Farina.
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300+ Global Mentions Home / Cars The Top 10 Sports Cars of the 1950s Garrett Parker | Updated on August 5, 2021 The 1950s were a new kind of Golden Era in the world of competitive racing. Following closely after WWII, many countries had automobiles on the road which predated the war and were in terrible condition.