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CARS OF THE WORLD Coventry Transport Museum, UK, has named the Ferrari F40, Porsche 911 Turbo, original Range Rover and Jaguar C-type as the first entries in a special Trailblazing Cars of the World display, as part of the museum's re-launch celebrations beginning this weekend.
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he Ferrari F40 was the fastest and most expensive Ferrari of its time and was the first road-legal production car to break the 200mph (321.869km) barrier, while the Porsche 911 has been in production since 1963, making it one of the 'Cars of the 20th Century' and one of only two cars in history to have remained in continuous production for more than 50 years. The Turbo derivative of the 911 was the first commercially successful turbo performance car, becoming an instant automotive icon and led to the universal acceptance of the turbo as a way of boosting performance. Jaguar's Coventry-built C-type, in production from 1951 to 1953, pioneered the use of disc brakes, first used in the 1952 Le Mans 24-hour race, which the car won. Disc brakes went on to replace the traditional drum brakes on almost all new cars produced, saving countless lives and winning races all over the world with the same basic concept as pioneered on the C-type
The Ferrari F40 was the first road-legal production car to break the 200mph (321.869km) barrier. still being used today. The original Range Rover of 1970 established a whole new sector of all-terrain vehicle for Europe, and remains in production today as the pinnacle of luxury SUVs the world over. Culture Coventry chief executive Gary Hall says: “The Trailblazing Cars of the World line-up is one of the highlights of the re-launch celebrations following the Museum's NZ$20m redevelopment. We've been really excited to be able to name just some of the cars that will be on display – many of which were made here in Coventry.” Full details at www.transport-museum.com.
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