Exhibition of vintage cars Bashny.Net

The exhibition «Allure of the Automobile» («The temptation of cars") opened on March 21. It presents 18 cars, which was a breakthrough in its time - and they are radical concepts at the time, or continue to influence the creation of design of cars for many years. "This exhibition presents the greatest automobiles from 1930 to 1965", - said the director of the museum, which hosted the exhibition, Michael E. Shapiro. The exhibition will be held until 20 June.






Packard Twelve Runabout Speedster 1934 release. Total was created only four cars of this brand, and Clark Gable changed its copy. The car was collected in Detroit. The car has a V-shaped windshield, elegant doors and mud guards in the European style. (Peter Harholdt)



Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe 1937 release. Bugatti experimented with aerodynamics - an important element of modern car design, as well as with light metals. The company produced elegant luxury cars, which combines sportiness and sleek style. To this day, the cars of this brand are considered to be the most beautiful. Unfortunately, to stop production before World War II were collected only 40 copies. (Peter Harholdt)



Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster 1937 release. This car is the top of the design pre-war automobile industry. Of the total number of roadsters (419,540) made during the period from 1936 to 1939, 26 models 540 K Special Roadster dominated on the road. This car has been created in order to gain speed of 168 km / h, despite the 2494 kg of its own weight and 5 meters long. (Peter Harholdt)



Porsche Type 64 Coupe 1938/39 model year. The only pre-war Porsche - Type 64 Coupe - was set up for the race Berlin-Rome, which had to be postponed because of the outbreak of the Second World War. Only one of the three pre-war car survived the war, but the German automaker collected manually with an exact copy of the original drawings for its new museum. In the US, the car never exhibited. (Porsche of North America)



Dubonnet Hispano-Suiza H-6C Xenia 1937 release. European world vanished in a rage of World War II. The car is assembled on an individual drawing, its long curved body resembles the fuselage of the aircraft, and a curved windshield was later (since the 1950s) is adapted by many manufacturers for mass production of other cars. (Peter Harholdt)



Porsche 550 LeMans Coupe 1953 release. This car helped the Europeans to move to a less dimensional, sports models, while American manufacturers have focused on the mass production of cars. The success and the perfect design of the car helped Porsche to achieve success both in trade and in the hearts (or rather eyes) consumers. (Peter Harholdt)



Tucker Model 48 Torpedo 1948 release. Car Tucker Torpedo design resembled a rocket and have a bold design of the grille, four-speed transmission, as well as a built-in rear engine, which can be easily removed. Preston Tucker's ambitious plans for mass production of this car was never realized. (Peter Harholdt)



Dodge Firearrow III Concept Coupe 1954 release. Today, the car is as good as half a century ago, when Chrysler was first ordered it from the Italian design house «Carrozzeria Ghia». The result is a car with a low roof, a huge grille with four headlights, "covering" short rear windows and bumpers. Yes, in modern cars such you will not find. Long live Italy! (Peter Harholdt)



Jaguar XK-SS 1957 release. The owner of this "Jaguar" was Steve McQueen, American actor and racer. Shiny stylish Roadster XK-SS bears all the traits of successful racing cars D-type mid-1950s, however, this model was not created as a race car. Among other features XK-SS - plexiglass windshield, as well as an enlarged area with carpet and upholstery. All were released 16 copies. According to rumors, McQueen liked to drive on the streets of his Los Angeles. (Peter Harholdt)



Cadillac Eldorado Brougham 1957 release. This "Caddy" was one of the most expensive cars «General Motors». Bold and daring, with bulging rear "fin», Brougham in those years had the latest technology such as air conditioning and cruise control. Too high (compared to the «Rolls Royce» of those times) the price of the assembly of these cars has led to what was collected less than 400 copies. (Peter Harholdt)