Although having a family resemblance to the XK120 and XK140, the XK150 was radically modernised. A one piece windscreen replaced the split screen and the wing line no longer dropped as much over the doors. The bonnet was widened, opened down t...

Bedford was a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors which was the provider of commercial vehicles for the UK and export markets. The origins of Vauxhall Motors can be traced to 1857 when Alexander Wilson founded the Vauxhall Iron Works in Wand...

The MGA replaced the MG TF 1500 Midget and represented a complete styling break from MG’s earlier sports cars. Launched to the public at the 1955 Frankfurt Motor Show with its radically streamlined steel body, the MGA was a big leap forward in...

The Jaguar XK120 created a sensation at the 1948 London Motor Show. It was low and lithe, with a curvaceous envelop body and it had a newly designed dual overhead-cam six of 3,442 cubic centimetres. There was nothing else like it on the market...

Marketed as a four-door coupé, the CLS was designed by Michael Fink in 2001 who also styled the first generation CLK, the C-SportCoupé, and Maybach 57 and 62. The W219 CLS is based on the E-Class platform and shares major components including ...

The Bentley Arnage was launched in 1998, a large luxury saloon car that replaced the previous Bentley Turbo saloon. Built in Crewe from 1998 to 2009, the Arnage and its Rolls-Royce sibling, the Silver Seraph, were introduced in the Spring of 1...

The first XJ was launched in 1968 and the designation has been used for successive Jaguar flagship models ever since. The original model was the last Jaguar saloon to have had the input of Sir William Lyons, the company's founder. With the int...

After a debut for Queens Park Rangers in March 1969, he was appointed captain and central midfield player during the 1970s and considered a key player in the QPR side which came close to winning their first-ever league title in 1976. He won 12...

One of 16 examples built by Halse Engineering of Lewes, West Sussex in 1974. It is believed that only two examples remain in the UK, this and chassis number B443FU which recently exchanged hands in excess of £40,000 at auction. The remaining t...

The 72 year old London-based owner of this Peking to Paris Volvo, was taken ill at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early March. As a long-term patient of University College of London Hospital’s internationally respected Haematology team,...

In 1963, Mercedes-Benz debuted an all-new roadster to replace the 190 SL and 300 SL - the 230 SL. The 230 SL 'Pagoda' was a stunning Paul Bracq designed two-seat convertible that followed Mercedes' new design language, featuring crisp lines an...

The Mercedes-Benz 300 debuted at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 1951 and would succeed in re-establishing the Stuttgart firm in the front rank of prestige car manufacturers, marking as it did a return to the marque's tradition of building high-per...

Prices for Jaguar’s limited edition ‘Le Mans’ series XJ-S’s are rising significantly of late. Unsurprising if you think about it, as the Brown’s Lane firm launched this very special model to celebrate Jaguar’s famous win at Le Mans in 1990 in ...

For the debut of its new MGA in 1955, MG wisely chose that year’s Le Mans 24 Hour race; after a succession of open-wheeled models there were fears of an adverse reaction to such a streamlined car, and it was felt that by showing the MGA in com...

An ultra-luxury saloon produced mainly for the Japanese market, the Century’s appearance is iconic in Asian countries, serving as Toyota's flagship car within Japan. The Century derived its name from the 100th birthday of Sakichi Toyoda the fo...

Manufactured in 19th March 1954 and painted blue with a contrasting red leather interior, it was subsequently dispatched from Browns Lane on 3rd May 1954 and shipped to the U.S. It was then sold by Hornburg of Los Angeles to a Mr. A. Masearo c...

The 944 was to feature new styling based upon the Le Mans styled Porsche 924 Carrera GT, along with a brand new Porsche designed and developed 2.5 litre, four cylinder engine. Sales of the 168bhp coupé went through the roof with a massive 26,8...

The MG J2 Midget design is iconic, being the starting point for the square rigged MGs, a style which was retained up to the TF in the 1950s. The beauty was not skin deep however as the car was fitted with a jewel of an engine at 847cc with a c...

Following a ten year development the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was launched in October 1965.This new model differed significantly from its predecessor and benefited from a monocoque chassis, independently sprung wheels and disc brakes all roun...

‘For the tenacious, no road is impassable’ or ‘Nulla tenaci invia est via’ - an appropriate motto as Reiter Engineering in Holland developed the modern Spyker to compete exclusively at Le Mans. The LM representing ‘Le Mans’ and ‘85’ for its po...