25 of the most luxurious classic cars ever - Classic & Sports Car
WEB1. Packard Eight (1924) Packard ranked alongside the very best in the world for pre-war luxury cars. Much of this was thanks to insisting on the best components and build standards for its models, as well as the supremely refined 5.9-litre straight-eight engine that sat on rubber mounts to further isolate it from the car’s occupants.
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Buyer’s guide: Triumph Spitfire - Classic & Sports Car
WEBMay 10, 2019 · The Spitfire used a shortened Herald chassis, with many outriggers cut off and stiffening built into the sills instead to give it a low floor. Michelotti made the prototype in 1960; two years later Triumph found the funds to produce it. The car was an instant hit and outsold BMC’s Spridget rivals, ultimately sharing its 1500 engine with the last Midgets.
30 British car makers you might not know - Classic & Sports Car
WEB30 British car makers you might not know. Alldays & Onions was formed in 1889 by the merger of two very long-established Birmingham engineering companies founded by William Allday and John Onions. It produced its first quadricycle in 1899, and continued building cars (including one with a radial engine) into the 1920s.
Buyer’s guide: Ford Anglia 105E/123E - Classic & Sports Car
WEBMay 10, 2023 · Why you’d want a Ford Anglia 105E/123E. Britain was a world leader in car production by the late ’50s, but some of its products were distinctly antiquated – not least Ford’s 100E Anglia, with its pre-war-derived sidevalve engine, three-speed gearbox and vacuum-operated wipers.. But simplicity and low cost were appreciated, so the 100E Popular continued to ’62, alongside the 100E body ...
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The 35 greatest barn-finds of all time | Classic & Sports Car
WEBWhen car restorer Charlie Lyons visited Glenwood, Alabama, with a view to buying a 1970 Chevelle, the last thing he expected to come across was a rare 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona – a car developed to win NASCAR races and built to the tune of just 503 examples. 6. Dodge Charger Daytona in an Alabama barn (cont.)
Buyer’s guide: Porsche 944 - Classic & Sports Car
WEBJan 31, 2020 · Meticulously built with top-quality components, the Porsche 944 was expensive new but offers a lot for the money today, especially when you factor in remarkably good fuel economy and quite exceptional parts availability for a 1980s classic. With half a 928 engine and a superb handling/performance blend, the 944 had none of …
Buyer’s guide: Saab 900 Turbo - Classic & Sports Car
WEBJun 14, 2019 · Why you’d want a Saab 900 Turbo. Saab made automotive headlines in the late 1970s with its 99 Turbo, extracting unimagined torque and power from the Triumph Dolomite-derived slant-four.. Incredibly, the firm kept it reliable and long-lived, even with twin overhead camshafts and 185bhp. Where other early turbo vehicles were all about high revs and suffered huge lag, Saab engineered its cars ...
Jaguar E-type: a quest for perfection | Classic & Sports Car
WEBJun 17, 2022 · The classic Jaguar’s perfect brightwork is an indication of Bridges’ hard work. “It was the least-desirable E-type model, but was entirely rust-free,” says Bridges. “Having just done all the welding on a UK-market Sunbeam Tiger at the time, rust-free seemed like the way to go!”. Over the following decades, Bridges learned a lot ...