The ‘RXD’ numberplate prefix shows it was a press car; Vauxhall was never shy of the publicity generated by product placement. It had an effortless kind of performance that was way beyond the ...
It aped the new Silver Shadow II’s key dimensions, being just half an inch shorter, at 203.9in, and less than half an inch wider, at 71.8in. More than that, its restrained and elegant lines, combined ...
The process started in 2010 and, inevitably, the rot was worse than it first appeared. A lot of new metal was needed, including floors, rear quarters, inner rear arches, one complete rear wing and ...
So now, with no restrictions – other than the circumspection necessary for driving a highly valuable classic Ferrari on public roads – I’m about to discover what an ‘optimum’ 275 really feels like.
Heynes’ original idea for the XJ project in the early ’60s was to create a four-door, four-seat E-type, a low-slung sports saloon that would take the fight to the Europeans in the ’70s and recapture ...
In creating the Vision SLR, Mercedes stylists unashamedly looked to the past, mating design cues from the original 300SLR – campaigned so successfully throughout the ’50s by the likes of Fangio, Moss ...
Developed in-house, the Convertible was the range-topper with a clever folding hood that stowed flush beneath the rear deck ...
In July 1966, while the rest of the country developed World Cup fever, Hine set about trying to cure the smoky engine that ...
His collection includes almost every classic make, including Fender, Epiphone, Gretsch, Martin, Sigma and Harley Benton.
As soon as the stunning blue-black Bugatti pulls out of specialist Ivan Dutton’s Oxfordshire base, it’s as if the supercharged coupé knows its way back to first owner Earl Howe’s estate. The return of ...