An Elegant Argentine Restomod Keeps the Spirit of the Sporting 1930s Alive

Iconic SP40 Restomod Speedster

Based on the 1934 Model 40 Special Speedster, the Iconic SP40 Restomod Speedster is an art deco-styled throwback. Underneath the carbon fiber bodywork lies a...

An elegant Argentine restomod keeps the spirit of the sporting 1930s alive

The SP40 Restomod by Iconic Auto Sports is an Argentine update of the one-off 1934 Ford Model 40 Special Speedster, enhanced for the modern era

Longbow’s Speedster EV is light and speedy, and so is the company’s development process

Could EV startup Longbow be the company that brings the British auto industry back to life? The company impressed the autorati by bringing its first model, the Speedster, from a design sketch to a functioning demonstrator in a mere six months, about a third of the time automakers typically take for such a development phase. It hopes to begin customer deliveries in 2026. The company’s founders—Daniel Davey, Jenny Keisu and Mark Tapscott—are takin…