Cars Tagged - Inline 4

1948 Maserati 4CLT

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The Maserati 4CL and its derived sister model the Maserati 4CLT are single-seat racing cars that were designed and built by Maserati.

1952 Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Touring

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A racing car concept with mechanics from the Alfa Romeo 1900 made in collaboration with Milan based coachbuilder Touring.

1954 Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva by Bertone

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The Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva is 2 litre sports car developed in the early 1950s.

1955 Austin-Healey 100S

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Lighter and more powerful, the 100S developed for racing and enjoyed success around the world.

1955 Maserati 250S

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The Maserati 250S featured an enlarged 2.5L version of the brands all new four cylinder engine, increasing low end torque.

1956 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA

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Alfa Romeo’s homologation special GTA was a lightweight race version of the Giulia Sprint GT road car.

1956 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider

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The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (series 750 and 101) was a subcompact automobile manufactured from 1954 to 1965.

1959 Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage

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The Maserati Tipo 61 (commonly referred to as the Maserati Birdcage) is a sports racing car of the early 1960s.

1962 Lotus Elan

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The Lotus Elan was launched in October 1962 at the British Motorshow, just as the Sixties started swinging.

1966 Lotus Europa

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The original Lotus Europa used Lotus founder Colin Chapman’s minimalist steel backbone chassis that was first used in the Lotus Elan.

1966 Vauxhall XVR Concept

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Sitting at only 40 inches in height, the Vauxhall XVR concept car was a sleek low slung prototype.

1969 Alfa Romeo Junior Z

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Alfa Romeo’s Junior Zagato was an elegant modern wedge shape that drew mixed feeling when initially revealed in 1969.

1971 Skoda 110 Super Sport “Ferat”

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With only a single prototype ever built, the Super Sport was a futuristic coupe that would go on to become a film star.

1972 BMW Turbo Concept

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The E25 Turbo concept car was built by BMW as a celebration for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

1973 Lotus Elite

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Like all production Lotuses since the Elan, the Elite II used fiberglass for the hatchback bodyshell, mounted on a steel backbone chassis.

1974 BMW 2002 Turbo

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BMW’s first ever turbocharged production car, the 2002 Turbo earned a bad reputation during it’s launch.

1974 Volkswagen Golf

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The name is short for Golf-Strom, German for Gulf Stream; it was named for that oceanic current to reflect its international character.

1975 Lancia Beta Montecarlo

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Cars from the first series, which were produced from 1975 to 1978, were known as Lancia Beta Montecarlos.

1975 Volkswagen Scirocco

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Volkswagen began work on the car during the early 1970s as the replacement for the aging Karmann Ghia coupe.

1976 Lotus Esprit

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The Esprit was launched in October 1975 at the Paris Auto Show, and went into production in June 1976.

1976 Volkswagen Golf GTI

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The first generation Volkswagen Golf GTI was introduced in March of 1975 and went on to release several special editions in various markets.

1978 Honda Prelude

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In Japan it was only available at the newly established dealership sales channel Honda Verno.

1979 Vauxhall Chevette HS

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In order for the Chevette to compete in Group 4 rallying, Vauxhall created this homologation special, the Chevette HS.

1980 Porsche 924 Carrera GT

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Based upon the Porsche 924 Turbo, the homologation special 924 Carrera GT was both wider and lighter, with higher turbo pressure and engine compression.

1980 Renault 5 Turbo

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Built to go rallying in the Group 4 competition, the Renault 5 Turbo was based off the Renault 5 supermini.

1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTS

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When Porsche decided to go racing with the 924, they began the process of homologation with the 924 Carrera GT and later the GTS.

1981 Toyota Celica Coupe

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August 1981 saw the introduction of the third-generation Celica.

1981 Volkswagen Scirocco GT

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A heavily redesigned “Mark 2” variant of the Volkswagen Scirocco went on sale in 1981, although it remained on the A1 platform.

1982 Lancia Rally 037 Stradale

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The Lancia Rally (also known as the Lancia Abarth #037) is a mid-engine race car built by Lancia in the early 1980s purely for FIA Group B World Rally Championship.