Category: Classic Cars

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TVR CERBERA

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1999 TVR Cerbera GT

The majority of TVR Ceberas were built in 1999 or 2000, most of them six-cylinder cars. The Cerbera Speed Six was developed by TVR company principal Peter Wheeler to give enthusiasts the same joy they got from driving Aston DB4s and E-type Jaguars. What resulted was an honest-to-goodness GT of the old school. The first Cerbera used a V8 engine which proved to be a powerful monster, one Wheeler felt was too much for many sports car fans to handle. So, in 1998, he initiated the Speed Six. Rather than… Read more

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PEUGEOT 404

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1962 Peugeot 404

The Peugeot 404 followed on from the popular 403. It was sold with a number of different bodies – four-door sedan, two-door coupe, two-door convertible, two different five-door wagon versions, a utility and a light truck. With a body by Pininfarina, the result of a partnership that began back in the 1950s, the 404 along with the 403, 504, 104 and 406 were considered to be among Peugeot’s most beautiful cars. Popular as a taxi, the 404 enjoyed a fine reputation for both durability and value. With a wheelbase of… Read more

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PLYMOUTH BARRACUDA

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1970 Plymouth Barracuda

The Plymouth Barracuda was first released in 1965 in response to the Ford Motor Company’s successful launch of the Mustang. This Ford completely rewrote the sales records of that time following its April 1964 launch. When the Mustang was released it became known as a ‘pony car’, a term which was used to describe new style sporty compact vehicles. Chrysler’s response was very quick but it was fortunate in having a suitable car, the Valiant, on which to base the new Barracuda. With some quick modifications to Valiant tooling Chrysler… Read more

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ROVER 2600

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1977 Rover 2600

The Rover 2600 was marketed in two model forms. The base S was a 4+1 door saloon which also came as an up-market Vanden Plas version. Unlike the popular Rover 2000, which used a four-cylinder engine, both models used the same six-cylinder OHV engine first developed for the Rover 2300. However its capacity was increased from 2350 cc which developed 88kW to 2957cc increasing its power to 97 kW at 5000 rpm and a torque of 206 Nm at 3750 rpm driving the rear wheels. The engine had a seven-bearing… Read more

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NAPIER

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1907 Napier

Early production Napiers were twin-cylinder engined machines but these were soon followed by a four-cylinder model. In 1904 Napier built a straight-six variant. Being happy with this engine’s performance Napier developed a whole series of magnificent ‘sixes’ culminating in the rare circuit racing types with engines up to 12 litres. The 60hp (approx 45 kW) model of 1905 to 1910 had a front-mounted engine driving the rear wheels with a separate chassis. Its 7.7-litre side-valve engine was fuelled by a single Napier carburettor. This was the third version of Napier’s… Read more

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PORSCHE 928

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1984 Porsche 928 S

The introduction of the Porsche 928 in 1977 was the company’s entry into a sector of the market where the emphasis was as much on luxury as on performance. In 1978 it won a major car of the year award, but during the next decade there was a strong reaction against its high price and some uncertainty about its supercar role. In spite of this its position as an outstanding GT car was never questioned. The 928 was a wide, bulky car, with a luxury interior quite unlike any other… Read more

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FORD MODEL Y

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1933 Ford Model Y

Whilst the Ford Model T established Ford as a dominant marque in America the Ford Model Y was the single model which launched Ford-UK on its way to market leadership. This was Ford’s first really small car that, due to its cheap price, allowed it to open up Ford motoring to the masses. Before the 1930s, Ford-UK business was devoted to the assembly of American models such as the Model T and Model A. With the onset of the Depression in Europe Ford needed something smaller, cheaper and produced locally… Read more

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MORRIS 10

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1933 Morris 10

In the early stages of the motor manufacturing industry all automobile manufacturers were basically chassis manufacturers with car bodies being added by several selected body works. However by the 1930s some manufacturers commenced building cars without a chassis. These were described as being built by unitary construction. One such car was the Morris Ten Series M which was first released in 1938. It was a completely new car in the Morris Ten Series range which started out in 1933 as the Morris Ten, a medium sized car. Variants of this… Read more

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DE LOREAN GULLWING COUPE

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1981 De Lorean Gullwing Coupe

Around the mid-1970s John DeLorean, a senior executive with General Motors, had a strong desire to build a rear-engined two-seater coupe using a Ford V6 as the power source. He envisaged it would have many high tech features. Its body would be of unpainted stainless steel mounted on a chassis built from a lightweight composite material. The stylist selected to design the body was Giugiaro who had designed the Tapiro for Porsche in 1970. Although the idealised specifications were based on strong safety conscious intentions the concept of gull-wing doors… Read more

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BMW 507 SPORTS

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1955 BMW 507 V8 Touring Sport

Whilst BMW is today considered to be one of the finest marques, this was not always the case. In the 1920s BMW made aero engines and motorcycles before beginning licensed production of the Austin Seven in 1929. The company’s original design arrived in 1934 and two years later it established its credentials with the 328, which was probably the best all-round sports car of the day. After World War II the firm’s major plant in East Germany was nationalised and eventually made the unloved Wartburgs. The Munich factory in West… Read more