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... . The EM utilised a Standard Eight engine and gearbox unit and, with 38 bhp on tap, the open-top two-seater had a top speed of 75 mph and lively, if not startling, acceleration. The Fairthorpe Zeta. 1961 Fairthorpe Electrom Minor Mk III. The body and chassis was the basis form many other Fairthorpe models, ranging from the unsuccessful Electrina sedan to the powerful Ford Zephyr engined Zeta, which had a 130 mph top speed and could accelerate over a quarter mile in a little under 15 seconds. 1971 Fairthorpe TXSS. It was powered by a TR6 engine producing 152 bhp and had brilliant acceleration. 1968 Fairthorpe TX GT. It used a larger body than the TXS and TXSS, and also featured an opening rear door. The Fairthorpe EM Once again the ...

... into vogue with new shapes and new ideas. But there was still some life left in Frua's design prowess. He built one-off bodies on a Chevrolet Camaro, a BMW 2000 TI, an Opel Diplomat and a BMW 2800. In 1971 he built a special-bodied Porsche 914/6, a 5-litre V8 Maserati and a revised version of his Glas coupe using Ford 1600 components. He also designed a body for an American, Alfred Momo, who was planning to build a series of cars, but this never materialised. One successful car that Frua did build was the Ligier JSI, designed by French racing driver Guy Ligier. This car was initially powered by a Cosworth-Ford engine and later by the V6 Citroen-Maserati engine and gearbox. The ...

... We all expect to see John DeLoreans name appear when speaking the ill-fated DMC12, but not many would know that it was DeLorean that headed up the Pontiac Division during the design and release of the awesome Firebird. Delorean had originally designed a two seat sports car with a body style very similar to what was to later become the Corvette, however Pontiac needed a vehicle to compete with the Ford Mustang and new Chev Camaro. DeLoreans 2 seater design was scrapped, and work began on the design of the Firebird � and the use of the Camaro's "F" body ensured development time and costs would be kept to a minimum. The Toyota 2000GT 1967 would also mark Japan's first foray into the manufacture of sports cars, a niche previously dominated by the Europeans. ...

... the Northwest Territory, for admitting new states to the Union and limiting the expansion of slavery. 1812 The first pawnbroking ordinance was passed in New York City. 1812 The first pawnbroking ordinance was passed in New York City. 1931 A major German financial institution, Danabank, failed. This led to the closing of all banks in Germany until August 5. 1978 Lee Iacocca was fired as president of Ford Motor Co. by chairman Henry Ford II. 1099: The Crusaders launched their final assault on Muslims in Jerusalem. 1534 The Ottoman armies captured Tabriz in northwestern Persia. 1558 Led by the court of Egmont, the Spanish army defeated the French at Gravelines, France. 1643 In England, the Roundheads, led by Sir William Waller, were defeated by royalist troops under Lord Wilmot in the ...

... -ton Mk IX, suspended between two steel floats. In America, the front wheel drive pioneer Waiter Christie was also developing an amphibious tank fitted with a 75 mm cannon. Once the pressures of the war had eased, amphibious vehicle projects once again took on their old, somewhat ludicrous, air. In 1926 students of Wisconsin University attempted to make a floating car out of a Model T Ford. It sank. Also in America, a couple of years later, there were reports of a curious streamlined amphibian driven by a rear-mounted, 70 hp aero-engine with a pusher airscrew. Speeds of 80 mph on land and 25 mph on water were claimed. The SG6 Amphibious Adler In 1932, the imperious figure of Hans Trippel entered the field of amphibious cars. So ...