This car was bought over the phone, bringing to mind a favorite jest of one of my good friends:The new Aston Martin DB6 was introduced at the 1965 London Motor Show as a distinctively restyled development of the successful DB4 and DB5 model rang...
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At a time when a Corvette cost just $8,000, convertible Interceptors were $25,000. It's no wonder Jensen Motors Ltd. bit the dust.In 1931 brothers Alan and Richard Jensen opened a coachwork factory in West Bromwich, U.K., which supplied many Bri...
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Dropheads were a rare sight new and even scarcer today, with exceedingly handsome styling in the vintage English idiomThe Morgan Motor Company, the oldest independent automobile company on the planet, crafts its unique sports cars in a turn of...
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When a seller lists "a magnet with associated nuts and bolts stuck to it" among the spares offered, it's time to run for the hillsAs described by the seller on eBay Motors: I'm listing this car for a friend. Wow! Super-rare! 1964 Lotus Elan S1...
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There sat my never-forgotten love from Paris, among common British machinery like Morris Minors and MG MagnettesThe Arnolt Bristol was the obsession of engineer, industrialist, importer, and sports car enthusiast Stanley "Wacky" Arnolt. He ma...
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There simply isn't another open sports car from the pre-1950 era, in this price range, that offers the same visual panache along with reasonable mechanical reliabilityThe Ford Model T put America on wheels, and the T series MG put Americans b...
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At the heart of the Speed Six legend was a phenomenal chassis, which led to many original bodies being replaced with lightweight, homemade, "boy-racer" coachworkThe Bentley Speed Six positively shone in long distance endurance racing. At ...
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Owning one of these carsAC Cars, Ltd., began production of the Ace in 1954, and 686 were built before the model was succeeded by the Ford V8-powered Cobra. It was the introduction of the Bristol-engined version in 1956 that created the most memo...
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The new owner paid the price times two for one of the finest XK 140 dropheads extantThe XK 140 was introduced in October 1954, retaining the classic XK lines but with major changes in engineering and appearance. A chrome strip ran down the len...
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Whenever Bond is seen in the film near to, or sitting in, a Vanquish, that car is most likely this oneAston Martin, James Bond's traditionally preferred make of car, returned to secret service after a 15-year absence when Pierce Brosnan got ...
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Its door gaps were as exact as a bespoke Tuxedo and the engine bay was spotlessAustin-Healey's highly successful six cylinder cars entered their final iteration in 1964 with the BJ8 series, or Mk III. This was the high point in driver and passen...
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The late 1960s marked a turning point for Colin Chapman and his Lotus Company; the car racing manufacturing business had grown dramatically since he raced his Lotus Mk II for the first time in Silverstone in 1950. Typically light and simple...
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In 12 short years, Bentley became one of Britain's most revered marques through its cars' technical sophistication and enviable record in long-distance racing events, including winning the Le Mans 24-hour race five times. Designed by Walter ...
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The MGB was introduced in 1962 as an answer to the growing knowledge and desire of economically minded enthusiasts for a more powerful and also more comfortable sports car. Although stronger and larger than the MGA, from which it is derived, the...
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Keen to increase car sales, MG decided to attempt to set the Class "H" 750-cc World Speed Record at over 100 mph. A prototype racing car, called the C-Type, was prepared for the 1931 season and George Eyston promptly took the Class "H" record ov...
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