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25 of the most luxurious classic cars ever - Classic & Sports Car
1. 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.
Jaguar E-type: a quest for perfection | Classic & Sports Car
Jun 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 ...
Buyer’s guide: MGF - Classic & Sports Car
Aug 7, 2020 · In the UK, these range from £240 for a TF115 to £330 for an MGF Steptronic (from 1/3/01). The TF120/ TF135 are £305, the TF160 is £265 – oddly less than the VVC and Trophy, which are £270 to 1/3/01, then £305. The LE500 is £265, as are the 1.6i and 1.8is from 1/3/01; earlier 1.8is are £270. K-series engines are wonderful except for ...
Buyer’s guide: MGB roadster - Classic & Sports Car
Feb 3, 2023 · See above for what to check before buying any classic MGB roadster for sale. Engine and gearbox. The B-series engine is simple and honest: wear is evident as oil leaks or blow-by, rattles, knocks or low pressure (should be 15psi+ at hot tickover, 50-60psi+ at speed). Check the cooling system for leaks/sediment.
Mercedes-Benz W114 and W115: making a marque
Oct 2, 2023 · The ‘New Generation’ Mercedes-Benz W114/115 range was the marque’s bread-and-butter model for eight years. It was nothing more than a beautifully engineered and built three-box, five-seat, overhead-cam-engined saloon car with swing-axle rear suspension that, across a typical nine-year production cycle, was expected to serve as a diesel taxi workhorse while also, in its six-cylinder form ...
30 British car makers you might not know - Classic & Sports Car
30 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.
The Daimler Dart that never was – and the earliest SP250
Aug 14, 2020 · The red factory press and publicity Dart, XHP 438, now recognised as the oldest in existence, is not so much the first production SP250 but rather the last prototype of this unlikely breed of strangely lovable Daimler sports cars. Never did a car go so much better than it looked. Some might say that would not be difficult, yet the 2650 people ...
Fiat’s final champion: Fiat-Abarth 131 Stradale - Classic & Sports Car
May 29, 2020 · Time was when this was a car for heroes. Autocar labelled it: ‘A strange mixture of the clever, the brash, and the sophisticated.’. That was in 1977, and the description still fits. The funny thing is, the car that initially was to have replaced the 124 Abarth Sport as Fiat’s rally weapon of choice in the latter half of the 1970s was the X1/9.
Buyer’s guide: Porsche 944 - Classic & Sports Car
Jan 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 the ‘VW engine ...