10th place - Jack Shepherdson’s Top 10 Classic Grand Touring Cars Vincenzo Lancia’s vision was to innovate; to create cars using clever engineering principles. The Fulvia Sport 1,3 Zagato epitomises this. With its narrow angle V4 engine, it was the perfect sports car for the discerning enthusiast. The Fulvia’s clever engineering

9th place - Jack Shepherdson’s Top 10 Classic Grand Touring Cars Named after the sword used to slay bulls, the Espada was a supremely capable grand tourer. Having taken inspiration from the Lamborghini Marzal concept of 1967, Marcello Gandini’s design initially polarized opinions at the 68’ Geneva Motor Show. Despite the love

8th place - Jack Shepherdson’s Top 10 Classic Grand Touring Cars The title of prettiest Alfa Romeo isn’t one to be thrown around lightly, but the Giulietta Sprint Speciale is definitely a contender. Initially debuted at the 1957 Turin Motor Show, the Sprint Speciale is another of Franco Scaglione’s masterpieces, clearly

6th place - Jack Shepherdson’s Top 10 Classic Grand Touring Cars 12,000. That’s how many Citroën DS’ were sold on October 5th 1955, its first day at the Paris Motor Show. Never before has the automotive industry leaped forward so far with just one car. The DS offered so many clever

5th place - Jack Shepherdson’s Top 10 Classic Grand Touring Cars The Hispano-Suiza Dubonnet Xenia is the closest any car has come to blending aeronautical and automotive design. Penned in 1938 by Saoutchik under the eye of Andre Dubonnet, the art deco body clothed a Hispano-Suiza H6B chassis and stock 6.5

4th place - Jack Shepherdson’s Top 10 Classic Grand Touring Cars Designed by Franco Scaglione, the Alfa Romeo B.A.T 7 is a design marvel of beauty with purpose. During the 50’s Alfa Romeo showed interest in researching automotive aerodynamics, this led to a partnership with Bertone to build three one-off concept

3rd place - Jack Shepherdson’s Top 10 Classic Grand Touring Cars When thinking of Lamborghini, the first thing that comes to mind likely isn’t grand tourers, but up until the Miura, Lamborghini focused solely on front engine GT cars. The 350GTV is the first car to wear the raging bull badge,

2nd place - Jack Shepherdson’s Top 10 Classic Grand Touring Cars If you were to argue that an automobile can be art, this is the car you would look too. Only 9 Goutee D’Eau’s, or teardrops, were built from 1937, making the T150 not only one of the prettiest cars ever

1st place - Jack Shepherdson’s Top 10 Classic Grand Touring Cars The Ferrari 250 GT Lusso’s one of those rare cars you can’t not look at; a rare piece of design which pushes everything from your mind. Its organic, free flowing lines encapsulate what a 1960’s Ferrari should be. The last