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Sports car of the year 1961 under cross-examination

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Created on November 1, 1961

Reading time 8min

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Hanno Parsifal

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Sunbeam Alpine (1963) - hübsches und elegantes Cabriolet

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Sportwagen im Kreuzverhör - Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, MG A, MG A Twin Cam, Sunbeam Alpine, Triumph TR 3, Porsche 356 1600 und Porsche 356 1600 S

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (1957) - ein hübsches Cabriolet

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder (1960) - vollkommen offen

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta Super Sprint Spider (1955) - frühe Version des Giulietta Spiders

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider (1963) - der Name wechselte von Giulietta zu Giulia

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Porsche Typ 356 B Coupé (1959) - von Anfang an attraktiv, der Porsche

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Porsche Typ 356 B Coupé (1960) - das B-Modell unterschied sich vom A-Modell durch höher angebrachte Stossfänger

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1959) - als Cabriolet

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1959) - das Cabrioletdach verschwand unter einer Kaputze

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1960) - der Roadster D an der deutschen Autobahn

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1961) - Cabriolett mit Hardtop-Aufsatz

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1961) - Hardtop-Coupé

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1960) - der praktische Sportwagen für jeden Tag

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1960) - ein 356-er überzeugte auch im Winter

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Porsch 356 - Porsche 356 1600 Cabriolet am Genfer Autosalon 1961

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1961) - im September 1961 vergrösserte Porsche die Heckscheibe

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1961) - Modellpflege im September 1961 - grössere Frontscheibe und geänderte Form des Kofferraumdeckels (neuer Wagen rechts)

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1960) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett - neues Lenkrad und geänderter Schalthebel für das neue Baujahr

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Porsche Typ 356 B (1961) - Blick in den Kofferraum - der Tank wurde beim B-Modell tiefer gelegt und damit Platz für mehr Koffer gewonnen - sichtbar die Schlitze der neuen Belüftungsanlage

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Porsche 356 (1959) - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1959 - dank Hardtop zwei Wagen in einem

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Porsche 356 (1962) - Werbung in den USA im Jahr 1962 (engl.)

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Sunbeam Alpine (1961) - mehr Hubraum und viele Karosserieverbesserungen anfangs der Sechzigerjahre

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Sunbeam Alpine (1961) - ein Testwagen in der Schweiz

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Sunbeam Alpine (1962) - Werbung in den USA im Jahr 1962 (engl.)

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Triumph TR 3 (1960) - für die sportliche Frau von "heute"

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Triumph TR 3 (1960) - wer könnte hier widerstehen

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Triumph TR 3 (1958) - aus der Vogelperspektive

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Triumph TR 3 (1958) - die Speichenräder waren beliebt

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Triumph TR 3 (1959) - mit aufgesetztem Hardtop

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Triumph TR 3 (1959) - mit Hardtop

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Triumph TR 3 (1956) - der Vorgänger des TR 4

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Triumph TR 3 (1956) - der Vorgänger des TR 4

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Triumph TR 3 (1960) - der Nachfolger TR 4 stand schon vor der Türe

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Triumph TR 3 (1960) - machte auch mit Hardtop eine gute Figur

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Triumph TR 3 - der TR 3 streckt seine Nase am Genfer Autosalon 1961 hervor

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Triumph TR 3 (1958) - nicht wirklich für vier Personen, auch wenn der Sitzabstand hier enorm gross erscheint

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Triumph TR 3 (1958) - die Rückbank war vor allem für Kinder oder Gepäck gedacht

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (1958) - offene Version in schöner Umgebung abgebildet

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (1958) - die Mercedes-Leute nannten diese Version Roadster, was aber nicht ganz den Konstruktionsgegebenheiten entspricht

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (1955) - mit abnehmbaren Coupé-Dach

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (1957) - mit aufgesetztem Hardtop

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (1955) - der Touren-Sportwagen mit geschlossenem Stoffdach

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (1955) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (1957) - Motorraum von rechts gesehen

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MG A 1959 - Seitenansicht, rechts

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MG A 1959 - MGA Coupé in der Seitenansicht

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MG A 1959 - MGA 1600 Spezial von 1959 in der Seitenansicht

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MG A Twin Cam (1958) - Testwagen in geschlossenem Zustand

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MG A 1959 - von schräg vorne links, geschlossen

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MG A Twin Cam (1958) - Interieur des Testwagens

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MG A Twin Cam (1958) - Cockpit des Testwagens mit montierten Steckscheiben

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MG A Twin Cam (1958) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett des rechtsgesteuerten Fahrzeuges

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MG A Twin Cam (1958) - Kofferraum und Ersatzrad

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MG A Twin Cam (1958) - Motorraum

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MG A (1955) - Chassis des 1500-er-Le-Mans-Fahrzeuges

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Fiat 1500 Cabriolet (1962) - die 1200er-Normalversion neben der Osca-befeuerten 1500er-Version. Die breit laufende Lufthutze hatte nur eine optische Funktion

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Fiat 1600 S Cabriolet (1962) - die schnelle Version mit OSCA-Motor trug die Lufthutze links

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Fiat 1500 Cabriolet (1962) - es gab auch ein Hardtop, doch auch ohne konnte man zum Skilaufen fahren

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Fiat 1500 Cabriolet (1963) - die 1500-er-Version musste ohne Doppelnockenwellenmotor auskommen

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Fiat 1500 Cabriolet (1962) - die schnelle Version mit dem Doppelnockenwellenmotor ist an der asymmetrischen Lufthutze zu erkennnen

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Fiat 1600 S Cabriolet (1963) - auf Testfahrt

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Fiat 1500 Cabriolet (1963) - Seitenansicht, links

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Fiat 1500 Cabriolet (1963) - Interieur vor der Modellpflege

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Summary

In 1961, the magazine 'hobby' "cross-examined" affordable sports cars. Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint, Fiat 1500 Spider, MG A, MG A Twin Cam, Triumph TR 3, Porsche 1600 and 1600 S, as well as Sunbeam Alpine and Mercedes-Benz 190 SL were contrasted and compared. And the winner? Read for yourself! Let's just say that although the most expensive car was almost twice as expensive as the cheapest, the best sports car scored just under 3% better than the worst. This report edits the comparison test of the time and supplements it with many contemporary photos and sales brochures of the vehicles involved. To revel in!

This article contains the following chapters

Clear the way for the acceleration test
What they cost
Evaluation of road and cornering characteristics
Next round: ride comfort
Special rating: Safety

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

"When are sports cars finally going to be cross-examined?" Many hobby readers keep asking us this question. Here is our first 'race on paper' of the 'classic' sports cars, the final result of which will again be decided by the hobby readers themselves. Lap after lap, passenger cars from all over the world have raced for points and prizes on our paper autodrome. Now at last, eagerly awaited by hobby readers, it's their turn: the sports cars! As with real races, we need to divide the cars into classes, but instead of following the FIA regulations, we have set up the individual classes in such a way that they can compete with each other in terms of performance and price.

Welcome to Zwischengas!

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