Tag: 1950
Jaguar’s best Mille Miglia finish, 23 April 1950
Unlike the 24 Heures du Mans, Jaguar’s successful hunting ground during the Fifties, Italy’s Mille Miglia was a harder race for the company to...
In this month: 4 March 1950 – Rover runs JET 1, the first gas turbine car
Most of the modern cars we now own are piston-engined. Some, increasingly, are hybrid, fully electric, maybe even fuelled by hydrogen. But back in...
Jaguar XK120’s first North American race, Florida, 1950
Although it was clear from its 1948 British Motor Show debut that the XK 120 would be a quick car, Jaguar still needed to...
Wearing a three-piece – Super-early 1950 Aston Martin DB2 set to star at Silverstone’s NEC sale
Launched off the back of a successful debut at Le Mans in 1949, where one of the three-car works team finished seventh, Aston Martin’s...
Why we love… 1950s British movies
Well, not exclusively ’50s movies – we love pretty much any old film in which you can spot some interesting cars – but that...
1950 Lancia Aurelia B50 Cabriolet Farina
Back to the Future Farina’s gorgeous drop-top Aurelia B50 is a poignant reminder, from nearly 70 years ago, of Lancia’s halcyon days. Story by...
1950 Mercury “Planet Voodoo” Custom up for sale
It’s not very often that a renowned and highly regarded UK custom comes up for sale – and this one’s arguably the finest built...
1950 Ferrari 195 Inter Vignale
Out Of The Blue. In the early 1950s, Enzo Ferrari’s preferred coach-built der was not Pinin Farina but VignaIe. We drive a rare survivor...
1950 Ferrari 166 MM/212 Export ‘Uovo’ by Fontana – Marzotto brothers rebodied race car test
The EGG Factor Ferrari 166 MM ‘UOVO’. Driving a unique and prescient 1950 racer. The Marzotto brothers rebodied their 1950 Ferrari 166 MM in...
The King Of Style 1950 Ferrari 166MM Touring Barchetta
In Turin with Gianni Agnelli’s gorgeous barchetta Ferrari, Touring and Gianni Agnelli were trendsetters. Combine them and the results border on magic, as this...
