The Aero 8 chassis was the world’s first to use Alcan pre-coated aluminium, laser-cut and bonded in Birmingham by Radshape. The panels weren’t hand-beaten, either – they were pressed at Superform in ...
Four fast BMWs are the cover stars of the December 2025 Classic & Sports Car – and they’re just the tip of the iceberg.
Take Porsche’s 928. With a state-of-the-art, all-alloy, 240bhp V8 engine, a clever rear-mounted transaxle and captivating ...
As for the Mulliner-built car, Coombs of Guildford ran an advert for it in The Autocar in 1955, offering the ‘special foursome drophead’ for £1575, which was roughly the going rate for a new Rover 90 ...
The neat 500cc powerplant would become the renowned ‘Square Four’ – in effect, two vertical V-twins laid out one behind the ...
Like so many of the most memorable cars, the Studebaker Avanti was the vision of one man. That was Raymond Loewy, the ...
When he was at university in the early ’70s, he had an MG TC and remembers: “One of the girls on my course said to me one day ...
A significant risk highlighted by the report is the ageing population of keepers of ‘historic’ vehicles – defined by being ...
The Celica, being more compact and not quite so glitzy, was a more palatable entry from Toyota into the hearts and minds of British car buyers. It arrived at a time when the concept of a practical ...
Was it transformative enough, though, to convince a new breed of middle managers that the only way was Solihull, not Browns Lane? Designated ‘Buick 215’, the 3.5-litre, all-aluminium unit had ...
Having spent 30 years squirrelling away new-old-stock parts – he even found a set of original, unused Dunlop RS5 crossply tyres that had not seen the light of day since the early 1970s – Bridges was ...
General Motors gave official support to the project, with select dealers selling the Tojan alongside regular Firebirds as a more exclusive, pricier option. As GM’s sporty marque, Pontiac hoped this ...