During WWI, the company began producing airplanes and airplane engines in order to stay in business. After the war, car production resumed but Spyker went bankrupt in 1922, being bought by a ...

Behind the cabin, Spyker installed an Audi-sourced 4.2-liter V8 gasoline engine. The Dutch automaker paired it with a six-speed manual gearbox that sent all the oomph to the rear wheels.

In 2005, Spyker got the green light from the U.S. government to sell the C8. It also unveiled the C12 LaTurbie, powered by Audi's 6.0-litre W12. That same engine later wound up in the D12 (2006 ...