Rock stars and royalty. They may occupy pedestals on polar-opposite sides of the social spectrum, yet a quick look at the types of vehicles insured by these groups of diametric demigods shows a surprising similarity in automotive taste. Here are the four most iconic classic and super cars of all time, Let’s have a look.
1.Jaguar E-Type
Upon seeing its svelte lines at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show, Enzo Ferrari called the Jaguar E-type “the most beautiful car ever made”. Shaped like a bullet, with its long bonnet and short rear overhang, the E type was an instant sensation. The car was able to reach speeds of up to 150mph and, at £2,250, was remarkably affordable-giving the boys at Modena and Newport Pagnell something about which to worry. At its launch in Switzerland, Jaguar was so inundated by test drive requests, that it was forced to send out another E-type to Geneva. Sir William Lyons, Jaguar’s founder, picked up the phone to Norman Dewis, Jaguar’s test driver, and ordered him to deliver a convertible model straight away. Dewis completed the 600-milejourney in an astonishing ll hours, at an average speed of 68mph.Rightly regarded as a blue-chip classic, the E-type had a total production run of67300 vehicles, starting with the Series l in March 196l and ending with the Series 3 in February 1975. Prices fluctuate wildly. depending on condition, mileage, and model year.
2. Porsche 911
The Porsche 911 is a car that divides opinion. For many, its ubiquity makes it an uninspiring choice. Since Porsche debuted the original in 1963(production continued until 1975) the Stuttgart-based manufacturer has introduced a further seven series, each of which has barely strayed from the initial design. The most valuable Porsche 91ls are low-production, high-performance, track-oriented models like the964 Carrera RS,993 GT2 or the newer 2010 911 Sport Classic. Should you have any doubts about just how cool the 911 is. remember, Keanu Reeves drives one.
3. Aston Martin DB5
Aston Martin has a lot for which to thank John Stears. Despite James Bond driving an Aston Martin DB Mark III in the novel, it was Stears, a special effects expert working on the Goldfinger film, that persuaded the British marque to make a DB5 prototype available for the 1964 picture Two DB5s debuted at that year's World Fair in New York under the banner ‘the most famous car in the world’. Thanks to various cameos in the 007 franchise since then. the car has come pretty close to living up to that claim. The DB5 was the first Aston Martin to boast an all-aluminum(4-litre) engine. Despite the standard model coming with reclining seats, wool pile carpets, twin fuel tanks and even a fire extinguisher, the can was capable ofreaching145mph. In August 2018, Aston Martin announced that it planned to build 25replicas of the DB5 seen in Goldfinger, equipped with some of the gadgets seen in the film. Deliveries began in December 2020 well-heeled,007-mad classic car collectors having paid around L3.3 million for a piece of cinematic motoring history.
4.Pagani Zonda
When Pagani began producing the Huayra in 2012it did so with the intention of phasing out the Zonda. Yet so strong was the demand for the Italian supercar manufacturer’s flagship vehicle, that the marque kept making the model (in microscopic numbers for customers that included Lewis Hamilton) until 2019 -20 years after the two-door, mid-engine sports car wrote the headlines at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show. Founded by Horatio Pagani. an Argentinian carbon-fibre specialist previously of Lamborghini. Pagani established a composite-materials R&D company with the aim of manufacturing his own supercar. The Zonda C12, with its six-litre, V12 Mercedes-Benz engine, was the culmination of that ambition. Only five of the original models were made.
