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Toward the latter part of the decade, however, a new name appeared among the winners of the most prestigious national races. Lister became the name with which to conjure. Britain's Lister was the marque toward which the best men and teams gravitated as if impelled by sheer magnetism. Read More... Giugiaro's Bugattis The road to revival of the famous Bugatti name and the involvement of Giorgetto Giugiaro had many twists and turns and involved a wide range of characters. In the beginning, some time in the mid-1980s, there were three main players: Ferruccio Lamborghini, Jean-Marc Borel and Romano Artioli. Lamborghini, who was in retirement, needs no introduction having already created his own brand of supercars; enthusiasts of the marque would know the name Borel as the author of some books on Lamborghini and his cars. Read More... Monica: One Man's Dream The story of Monica is the story of one man’s dream, a fascinating saga that involved a number of people on both sides of the English Channel. It was the result of an Anglo-French collaboration between Christopher Lawrence and Jean Tastevin and involving a Romanian stylist, an Italian coachbuilder and some American influence. Read More... Armstrong Siddeley’s Finest Gems Armstrong Siddeley Motors was a semi-independent business unit within the huge industrial conglomerate known as the Hawker Siddeley Group Co. Ltd. The decision by the board of directors to manufacture the Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire was a leap of faith into the unknown for the company. Read More... Speed Vendettas When manufacturers threw their hats into the top-speed ring in the ’50s and early ’60s, they often inflated figures to ensure they would be the fastest, if nowhere else than on paper. Read More... 45 Years of Mustang Design Evolution Lee Iacocca knew that Ford needed a youthful, affordable sporty car even before he became Ford Division vice president at the tender age of 36 in November 1960. “We approached the decade of the ’60s with a rather stodgy, non-youth image,” he said later. Read More... Regally Rollston A-list coachbuilders are known for quality of construction as well as design details that culminate in a distinguished “look.” At the top of that list is New York City’s Rollston, Inc. Relatively few Rollston bodies were built, yet their special character continues to make them well known. Read More... Biography: Carroll Shelby Carroll Shelby is many things to many people. His history is crowded with famous faces, infamous rivalries, world-class races—and wins—and enough myth-making to make any iconoclast blush. To record the invention and re-invention of Shelby (the man and the image) is best left to yet another book project on the matter. Read More... Pic Pic Only a handful of the fine Pic-Pic cars remain in the possession of collectors worldwide. This is the story of the rise and fall of a Swiss marque that started with a license model of Hispano-Suiza in 1906, participated in the famous Grand Prix of 1914, and even after keeping company with the most distinguished marques in the world, folded shortly after World War I. Read More... Aston Martin: A Week in the Life of a Company at the Crossroads Very rarely does one witness an automotive concern accomplishing what Aston Martin is in the process of achieving. In 1992 the noted English firm made just 46 cars. Last year production hovered around 2,000. Read More... Glen Kidston: A Boy and His Bentley Every London bobby and taxi driver knew the southeast corner of Grosvenor Square in Mayfair. During the late twenties, at least a few, and sometimes as many as a dozen, Bentleys were lined up along the curb. The number depended upon whether the four “Bentley Boys,” whose homes adjoined, were having a party. Read More... HCM: The Story Behind the Marmon 12 The HCM was singular—in every sense of the word. The only thing not unusual about the car was its name. Previously Ransom Eli Olds had used his initials for the Reo, Harry C. Stutz for the H.C.S. Unlike those antecedents, this car would not see production. But that was not for lack of trying by Howard Carpenter Marmon, who thought the HCM might save his company from the jaws of the Great Depression. Read More... The Holman Story of the GT40 at Le Mans The official name of the race is the "Grand Prix d'Endurance des 24 Heures du Mans." It is regarded by a large portion of the world as the most important motor race of all time. Since its beginning in 1906, car manufacturers from all industrial nations have made colossal efforts to win this race. Read More... Stirling Moss - The Champion without a Crown During his all-too-short 15-year career, Moss drove 85 different cars, winning more than 40 percent of the 529 events he entered and was among the first British to drive racing cars for a living, racing in circuits worldwide. Read More... Jacques Saoutchik, Carrossier, Paris The outstanding and elegant Transformables, Cabriolets, Coupés and Town Cars of Jacques Saoutchik for many years represented the essence of Parisian chic. They regularly were distinguished by collecting awards and prizes in the cherished Concours d'Elégances of Paris and the fashionable resorts at the Atlantic coast and the Côte d'Azur. Read More... Austin Seven Comet The Austin Seven catapulted Herbert Austin's company in much the same way as the Model T did for Henry Ford's. While the Model T is credited with putting America on wheels, the Austin Seven did the same in England. Read More... Hispano-Suiza French automaker Hispano-Suiza had a justifiable reputation as a producer of some of the most elegant cars ever built. But in the 30's, the company surpassed even itself with the introduction of the exquisite J-12, a car for which many of Europe's most renowned carrosserie crafted beautiful bodies. Read More... Excalibur The mythical sword Excalibur could slice through armor and chain mail and never lose its edge; nor would its bearer lose blood if he wore Excalibur's scabbard. Read More...