Like many old sports cars, they were frequently run into the ground, with body and mechanical repairs made via cannibalising other carsProduced from 1969 to 1976, the Triumph TR6 marked the end of the line for the traditional sports car. As such...
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It's no surprise that the seller didn't drive it in the rain, as the aeroscreen modifications don't provide any place to fasten the soft-top and side screensDuring the Second World War, William Lyons and his colleagues conceived a new car design...
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Early E-types had a variety of distinctive styling features that complemented the elegance of their lines, though not all of them were practicalThe new E-type had understandably received rave reviews at the Geneva Auto Show in March 1961, so Jag...
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Dealers were using the Le Mans kit to tart up cars and help move them off the showroom floorThis is a rare Austin-Healey with factory Le Mans options, finished in beautiful Reno Red and black. Notice the vented hood with leather strap, fold down...
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According to an interview with Sir William in the 1970s, the design was created, start-to-finish, in less than three weeksThe first post-war auto salon held in London, the Earls Court British Motor Show, opened its doors on October 27, 1948. No ...
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I can tell you firsthand that there were a number of bidders ready and willing to drop two and a half million bucks on this carThat ultimately became the single most important Gran Turismo in the entire history of Aston Martin was first seen at ...
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Continentals were lightened versions of the standard steel-bodied cars, built for high-speed cruising The post-war heyday of Bentley was with the Continental models, from their introduction in 1952. The combination of sporting performance and a ...
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The Mk III is the most desirable of the Astons assembled at the Lagonda works, with increased power, better gearing, and improved brakesTwo years after the introduction of the DB2/4 Mk II came the DB Mk III-the suffix "2/4" now dropped. The Mk I...
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While the SIII roadster, with its longer wheelbase and flared wheel wells, could be considered an attractive design by most admirers, the 2+2 coupe is another matter altogetherTesting the new E-type Series III back in 1972, Road & Track reckoned...
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No less an authority on grace than Sir William Lyons was rumored to have tossed his scones on his first sight of a DartDaimler of England startled the automotive world in 1959 with the Dart roadster, a swoopy sports car powered by an advanced 2....
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Some early TR2s were immediately re-sprayed by their owners, changing effeminate colors like Olive Yellow and Geranium to more traditional ones like British Racing GreenThe post-war Standard-Triumph company, like most manufacturers of the period...
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Raise the bonnet and you are treated to one of the most beautiful engine layouts in sports car motoring. As Sir William Lyons was rumored to have said, "It costs no more to make it pretty"The E-type is one of those rare gifts to the automotive w...
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The Elf was designed to appeal to older "Buick and Oldsmobile" customers, with a miniature vertical grille, leather interior and a strange projecting trunk that pretty much ruined the Mini's perfectly cute linesA luxury Mini blessed with margina...
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This Aston seems to have been banged around more than Drea de Matteo's character on "The Sopranos"This competition-modified DB2/4 Mk I was supplied new to Lawrence & Hilton Ltd. of Blackpool, and spent much of its life in the Sussex area. A list...
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The McLaren F1 is a wreck just waiting to happen - while names can't be named, over a dozen cars were crashed by their over-exuberant owners soon after deliveryThe idea of creating the ultimate and most exciting road car was conceived as early a...
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