3956_1047 Photographed by Mark Shaw for the Jan. 14, 1957 issue of Life, this model poses in a Givenchy designed tunic with a Moorish pattern made of elasticized cotton. The Life article, "French Flavor for U.S. Beaches" featured fashions photographed on the beach at Trouville and the harbor of Honfleur, France © 2010 Mark Shaw

3956_1046 Photographed for LIFE in August of 1956, models wearing Claire McCardell creations pose in an alpine valley near the village of Lofer, Austria. The backdrop of church steeples shows the influence of Byzantine architecture © 2010 Mark Shaw

3846_2159 Cars 1974 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 © 1988 Ron Avery

3846_1606 Cars 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB 2007 © 2007 Ron Avery

3846_1586 Cars 1966 Aston Martin DB6 2007 © 2007 Ron Avery

3846_1579 Cars 1970 Mercedes C111-2 2007 © 2007 Ron Avery

3912_0198 Veronica Lake circa 1940 ** I.V.

3846_1785 Cars 1983 Mazda RX-7 GLSE (El Mirage Dry Lake bed) © 2009 Ron Avery

3863_0001 "Hollywood Canteen" Bette Davis, John Garfield 1944 / Warner

3813_0010 "What's Up, Doc?" Madeline Kahn, Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal 1972 Warner Brothers Photo by Bruce McBroom

3956_1027 Backstage at the Pierre Balmain Couture show 1954 © 2008 Mark Shaw

3813_0115 "What's Up, Doc?" Ryan O'Neal, Barbra Streisand 1972 Warner Brothers Photo by Bruce McBroom ** I.V.

3846_1807 Cars 1952 Jaguar XK 120 FHC © 2010 Ron Avery

3912_0208 Veronica Lake Circa 1940 Photo by E.R. Richee **I.V.

3912_0210 Veronica Lake Circa 1940 Photo by E.R. Richee **I.V.

3846_1399 Cars 1952 C-Type Jaguar © 2005 Ron Avery

3748_0170 "Star Wars" David Prowse, Peter Cushing 1977 Lucasfilm Photo by John Jay

3854_0061 Crowd Scene C. 1922 Silent Film

3846_2168 Cars 1963 Ford Falcon Futura © 1978 Gene Trindl

3956_1043 Raoul Dufy art "Aphrodite" (right), "The Breakwater" (left) with French model Jackie Mazel 1955 © 2010 Mark Shaw

3912_0201 Veronica Lake Circa 1940 Photo by E.R. Richee **I.V.

3846_1400 Cars 1952 C-Type Jaguar © 2005 Ron Avery

3846_1388 Cars 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 C SS Coupe (coachwork by Ghia) © 2005 Ron Avery

3846_2070 Alain de Cadenet in Monterey, California 08-17-2012 © 2012 Ron Avery

3846_2040 Cars 1963 Chevrolet Corvette coupe 2012 © 2012 Ron Avery

3846_2026 Cars 1967 Toyota 2000GT 2011 © 2011 Ron Avery

3846_1986 Cars 1961 Jaguar E-Type FHC (New York auto show car) 2011 © 2011 Ron Avery

3846_1938 Bugatti picnic 1961 © 1978 Lou Jacobs Jr.

3846_1307 Cars 1956 Jaguar XK 140 © 2004 Ron Avery

3846_2158 Cars 1974 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 © 1988 Ron Avery

3813_0007 "What's Up, Doc?" Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal 1972 Warner Brothers Photo by Bruce McBroom

3846_1570 Cars 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC 2007 © 2007 Ron Avery

3912_0002 Veronica Lake 1941 Photo by George Hurrell

3785_0197 "The Train Robbers" John Wayne 1973 Warner Brothers © 1978 David Sutton

3846_1957 Cars 1961 Jaguar E-Type (Geneva Motorshow-Car) and a 1959 Jaguar E2A 2011 © 2011 Ron Avery

3785_0184 "The Train Robbers" John Wayne, Ann-Margret 1973 Warner Brothers © 1978 David Sutton

3846_2031 Cars Chevrolet Camaro Z28 2011 © 2011 Toni Avery

3809_0103 "Wait Until Dark" Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin 1967

3912_0228 Veronica Lake circa 1942 ** I.V.

3912_0177 Veronica Lake c. 1940/Paramount Photo by Eugene R. Richee **I.V.

3813_0123 "What's Up, Doc?" Director Peter Bogdanovich 1972 Warner Brothers Photo by Bruce McBroom ** I.V.

3956_1013 Fashion model circa 1955 © 2008 Mark Shaw

3846_1756 Cars 1938 DuBonnet Xenia Hispano-Suiza H6C Saoutchik Coupe on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills 6-15-08 © 2008 Ron Avery

3846_1736 Cars 2006 Ford GT 2008 © 2008 Ron Avery

3846_1912 Cars 1965 Jaguar E-type 4.2 coupe © 2007 Ron Avery

3715_0005 "Shane" Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Alan Ladd 1953 Paramount Pictures ** R.C.

3846_1916 Cars 2011 Lotus Evora 2+0 2011 © 2011 Ron Avery

3846_1578 Cars 1970 Mercedes C111-2 2007 © 2007 Ron Avery

3956_1009 Fashion model circa 1955 © 2008 Mark Shaw

3956_1011 Fashion models circa 1960 © 2008 Mark Shaw

3846_1558 Cars 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC 2007 © 2007 Ron Avery

3912_0225 Veronica Lake circa 1942 ** I.V.

3913_0041 Bela Lugosi Columbia Portrait, 1930's. **I.V.

3846_1884 The Paris Motor Show (Paris Salon d'Automobile) / Grand Palais exhibition hall 1956 © 1978 Paul Hesse

3733_0032 "Some Like It Hot" Marilyn Monroe, Joan Shawlee © 1959 UA / **R.C.

3846_2010 Cars 1949 Jaguar XK (alloy body) 2011 © 2011 Ron Avery

3813_0104 "What's Up, Doc?" Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal 1972 Warner Bros. Photo by Bruce McBroom ** I.V.

3846_1872 Cars 1956 Jaguar XK 140 DHC 2010 © 2010 Ron Avery

3846_1542 Cars 2003 Maserati Coupe GT 2007 © 2007 Ron Avery

3715_0030 Alan Ladd, Van Heflin, SHANE, Paramount, 1953, I.V. .

3846_2021 Cars 1967 Toyota 2000GT 2011 © 2011 Ron Avery

3906_0001 "Marriage-Italian Style" Sophia Loren 1964

3846_1883 1960 Mercedes-Benz 220S sedan and 1960 Jaguar Mark II in Paris circa 1960 © 1978 Paul Hesse

3742_0010 "The Spirit of St. Louis," James Stewart 1957 Warner / MPTV © 1978 Ampas/Sanford Roth

3714_0104 "Sex and the Single Girl" Natalie Wood and Tony Curtis on the set, 1964 © 1978 Chester Maydole

3846_1551 Cars 2003 Maserati Coupe GT 2007 © 2007 Ron Avery

3956_0977 Models in Nina Ricci 1961 © 2008 Mark Shaw

3715_0003 "Shane" Alan Ladd, Brandon De Wilde 1953 Paramount Pictures ** R.C.

3846_1566 Cars 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC 2007 © 2007 Ron Avery

3846_1529 Cars 1967 Shelby GT500 / September 1966 © 1978 Sid Avery

3956_0979 Fashion model circa 1961 © 2008 Mark Shaw

3910_0023 Deanna Durbin, UNIVERSAL, 1944, I.V.

3846_1511 Cars 1965 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Coupe 2008 © 2008 Ron Avery

3846_0611 Cars 1967 Shelby GT350 at Shelby's 'Skunkworks' in Culver City, CA (427 Comp Cobra (far back) and 427 Street Cobra (near back) September 1966 © 1978 Sid Avery

3708_0103 "Serenade" Mario Lanza 1956 Photo by Jack Woods

3846_0613 Car Category 1967 Shelby GT 500 Sept. 1966 © 1978 Sid Avery

3684_0012 "Rebel Without a Cause" Director Nicholas Ray has a private word with Natalie Wood 1954 Warner Brothers © 1978 Bob Willoughby

3846_1539 Cars 2003 Maserati Coupe GT 2006 © 2006 Ron Avery

3956_0941 "Fashion" Models backstage at the Pierre Balmain Couture show / Paris, France 1954 © 2005 Mark Shaw

3846_1972 Cars 1957 Jaguar XK SS 2011 © 2011 Ron Avery

3846_0563 Cars 1960 Chevrolet Kingswood © 2000 Mark Shaw

3802_0106 "Uptown Saturday Night" Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby 1974 First Artists ** I.V.

3846_1856 Cars 1956 Jaguar XK 140 DHC 2010 © 2010 Ron Avery

3784_0113 "The Towering Inferno" Faye Dunaway, Paul Newman 1974 20th Century Fox

3956_0930 "Fashion" London Post debutante Henrietta Tiarks models Nina Ricci man-tailored suit in Ricci's salon with Ricci designer Jules Francois Crahay / Paris, France 1959 © 2005 Mark Shaw

3846_1904 Cars 2011 Lotus Evora 2+0 © 2010 Toni Avery

3846_1471 Cars 2005 Lotus Elise © 2005 Ron Avery

3784_0123 Faye Dunaway and Jennifer Jones in "The Towering Inferno" 1974 20th Century-Fox ** B.D.M.

3956_0922 "Fashion" Models backstage at the Pierre Balmain Couture show / Paris, France 1954 © 2005 Mark Shaw

3893_0111 James Coburn 1966 © 1978 David Sutton

3846_1971 Cars 1939 Alfa-Romeo 6C2500 2011 © 2011 Ron Avery

3846_0574 CARS 1967 275 GTB/4 Ferrari circa 1970 © 1978 SID AVERY

3846_1789 Cars 1955 Nash Ambassador Country Club circa 1955 © 1978 Herman V. Wall

3910_0035 Deanna Durbin circa 1940s ** I.V.

3910_0037 Deanna Durbin circa 1940 ** I.V.

3846_0593 Car Category 1955 Ford Thunderbird © 1982 Ron Avery

3678_0086 "Raintree County" 1956 MGM © 1978 Bob Willoughby

3956_0994 Fashion model circa 1960 © 2008 Mark Shaw

3897_0001 "Peter Pan" Betty Johnson and Jack Murphy 1924

3846_1944 Bugatti picnic 1961 © 1978 Lou Jacobs Jr.