There are basically three ways to approach a classic car: buy one in perfect condition, buy a driver to whom you will plan all the necessary chores, or buy a wreck and arrange it according to your wishes. Certainly the last option often proves to be the most expensive even if, initially, it can give… Read More Two for one: 1967 Sunbeam Tiger
“Ashley” is not the name of a friend of ours but that of a model produced by the British company Falcon Shells, a model that we have already published a few years ago. The Competition MKII was in fact introduced in 1959 as a car intended primarily for competitions (as the name suggests) and the… Read More After Ashley: 1959 Falcon Shells Competition MKII
This post, as well as all the others to follow, are dedicated to my nephew Quinn, born yesterday. And, to celebrate the event, today there will be three posts instead of one. “Live long and prosper”, as Leonard Nimoy used to say. “To Catch a Thief” is the title of the film in which Cary… Read More Welcome, Quinn: 1953 Sunbeam Alpine MKI
We know that most British classic cars do not make crazy prices at professional retailers market or at auctions, however they are not generally “gifted”. Well in this case we find ourselves evaluating an MG TD which, despite apparently acceptable conditions, has an extremely affordable price, even considering some work to be done on the… Read More Inexpensive thrills: 1952 MG TD
Fifty years are, in human terms, a very long time. There are many people who at the age of 50 are not even lucky enough to arrive and others, such as the former owner of this Ace Bristol, have even owned the same car for all these years. The previous owner actually bought the car… Read More Black barn find: 1959 AC ACE Bristol
Years ago we published another Austin Healey with a fiberglass body made by the American Jamaica, but that time it was an open body, very different from this one. This Austin Healey in fact has a “Berlinetta” bodywork whose lateral lines closely resemble those of the Lamborghini Miura without being a ridiculous copy. Indeed, it… Read More Mini Miura: 1959 Austin Healey 3000 Mk1 Jamaican
The seller of this very rare car which, including us, few know, has been rather stingy in the description; consequently we will try to fill these gaps. The point is that it is not only this model that is rare (as it is produced in only 45 units), but the entire production of this mysterious… Read More 1 of 45: 1947 HRG Aerodynamic
Apparently only 145 of them were made, Touring of Milano took care of their build and, consequently, they all had aluminum bodywork. The goal of Sunbeam was to rely on one of the most famous Italian ateliers to build an elegant coupé that could compete, for example, with the Lancia Flaminia built from the same… Read More The Italian Job/3: 1964 Sunbeam Venezia by Touring
We have often seen many Porsche 356s in these conditions (and many have been published), but this is the first one we find in these conditions. It is in fact a substantially original car, probably repainted in black once: probably this layer was very thin and in fact it seems that it can be detached… Read More Highly original: 1954 Jaguar XK120 O.T.S.
This car is much more beautiful than it actually appears in these photos, and is also powered by a muscular Chrysler 318 engine. It is in fact a Bristol 409 of 1968 (in reality we believe that ’68 is the date of US registration since this model was built until ’67) produced, from what the… Read More 1 of 74: 1968 Bristol 409
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