Without a doubt, cars are the most popular of all cutaway illustrations, so they couldn’t be absent from our cutaway series. Here you have a collection of 28 rare vintage drawings, some of them crafted by some of the greatest cutaway artists in the business.
Martini Porsche 935, 1976,
Image: Bonhams
Martini Porsche 936 Sportwagenweltmeister 1976
Image: Bonhams
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Zagato
Image: Yoshihiro Inomoto/Bonhams
Two Lotus Elite illustrations, from 1957
Image: R. H. Hodge/Bonhams
An Alfa Romeo 6C-2500 racing car
Image: Bonhams
MGA sportscar
Image: Casara/Bonhams
BMW 3.0 litre CSL racing car
Image: carinpicture.com
1927 Claveau
Image: Brian Hatton/Bonhams
Ford Zodiac Mk IV (1966), Ford Consul Classic 315′ (1961), 1962 Zephyr VI and Ford Cortina Estate (1963)
Image: Brian Hatton/Bonhams
Aston Martin Bulldog
Image: Bonhams
1974 Lotus M50 Elite
Image: Brian Hatton/Bonhams
Lotus Europa Renault
Image: Brian Hatton/Bonhams
Sunbeam Talbot 90
Image: Sidney E. Porter/Bonhams
Martini Porsche 935, 1976,
Image: Bonhams
Martini Porsche 936 Sportwagenweltmeister 1976
Image: Bonhams
1970 Lancia Stratos Zero by Bertone
Image: Quattroruote, Marzo 1971.
1963 Lotus-Ford Mk 29 Indianapolis car
Image: Keith E Rainer/Bonhams
Original artwork cutaway of a 1965 Cobra 427 S/C, CSX 3022
Image: David Kimble/Bonhams
1888 Benz Three-Wheeler First Production Car and 1903 De Dietrich 24Hp Tourer
Image: John G Hostler/Bonhams
1962 Ford Zodiac Mk III
Image: James Allington/Bonhams
Toyota Supra
Image: Toyota UK
The Burney car by Streamline Cars Ltd. Designed by Sir Charles Dennistoun Burney in 1927.
Image: Wikimedia Commons
1960 Volkswagen
Image: Volkswagen ad/Roger Wollstadt
1985 Kadett Rallye 4X4
Image: Opel ad/John Loyd
Bonus: 1967 Cosworth-Ford Formula 1 V8 engine
Image: Vic Berris/Bonhams