Italian American

America is a melting pot, where immigrants from different societies come together and create something altogether new. Like an alloy of metals or a mongrel dog, such combinations are often more than the sum of their parts. It was that kind of philosophy that created America’s first postwar supercar, the Cunningham C-3.

Although intended primarily to homologate racers for Le Mans, the road-going versions of Briggs Cunningham’s eponymous automobiles were themselves adept and luxurious grand tourers. They coupled American V-8 power and rugged American independent front suspension systems to carry them with race-bred chassis developments like a De Dion tube rear suspension and handsome, handcrafted bodies from Carrozzeria Vignale. The chassis were built in Florida and the bodies in Turin, Italy.

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