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Lamborghini LM002

Lamborghini · 1986

The LM002 is Lamborghini’s first production off-road vehicle. It followed two failed rear-engined military prototypes — the Cheetah (1977) and LM001 — both rejected for poor handling. It moved the Countach’s V12 to the front, adopted a new ladder-frame chassis, and entered production from 1986 to 1993 in 301 units. Named 'LM' for 'Lamborghini Militaire', it broke Lamborghini’s bull-naming tradition. It was introduced under the Mimran brothers’ ownership and discontinued after Chrysler’s 1987 acquisition.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT

Giorgetto Giugiaro · 1963

The Giulia Sprint GT was revealed at Alfa Romeo's new Arese plant on 9 September 1963 and built until 1965, when the Sprint GT Veloce replaced it. Giorgetto Giugiaro drew its Bertone body, known as the step front for the raised edge of its bonnet. It paired an all-aluminium 1570 cc twin cam four with a five-speed gearbox and four disc brakes, and 21,902 were built.

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Alfa Romeo TZ2

Zagato · 1964

The TZ2 was shown at the 1964 Turin Auto Show on the Zagato stand. It swapped the TZ's light alloy body for a more streamlined fibreglass one and dropped the weight to 620 kg. It was a racing version only, with an Autodelta-prepared 1,570 cc twin plug engine, and 12 were built. Development of the TZ cars stopped at the end of 1965.

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BMW 1500 Neue Klasse

Wilhelm Hofmeister · 1961

The BMW 1500 was shown at the 1961 Frankfurt Motor Show and built from October 1962 to December 1964. It was a compact four-door executive saloon with the new M10 four-cylinder engine, MacPherson strut front suspension and independent rear suspension. It was the first car of the New Class, the line that arrived as BMW broke even in 1962 after years of losses.

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BMW 2002

Giovanni Michelotti · 1968

The BMW 2002 went into production in January 1968 as the larger-engined derivative of the 1966 1600-2, itself a shortened New Class saloon. It used a two-litre version of the M10 engine, and the range grew to include the fuel-injected tii, the Touring hatchback, a Baur TopCabriolet and, in 1973, Europe's first turbocharged production car.