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Classic Cars Citroen Traction Avant
Every now and again an automotive star is born, sending reverberations throughout the industry. This is exactly what happened in 1924 when Andre Citroen unveiled the Traction Avant. more
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 MGB
Never was a sports car more loved by the British public than the MGB - a car that was later literally dumped by its manufacturer. more
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 VW Karmann Ghia
For most who take an interest in that wonderful automotive era of the late 50s and 60s, the name Volkswagen conjures up just one image...the iconic Beetle. more
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 Triumphant Stag
The demise of the British motor industry was a saga of brilliant ideas, botched manufacturing and often dreadful management. more
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 Ford Classic
It was a big, bold, shiny, heavenly set of wheels. Some called it tacky, but with more front than Diana Dors, the 1960s Ford Classic was certainly a car of its time. more
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 Austin A99
Rally fans will remember or have read of Pat Moss's win at the wheel of an Austin Healey on the 1960 Liege-Rome-Liege rally. more
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 Jaguar XJ220
One of the great British supercars - the Jaguar XJ220 - is a rare sight these days. more
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 Rover Jet1
In the 1950s Rover was regarded as the staid wheels of the well-heeled. They went about life in their own snooty way, and you would hardly have guessed the company had a tiger by the tail. more
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 Austin Ambassador
There are some cars that are easily forgotten and the Austin Ambassador is one of them. Launched in March 1982, it took the reins from the disappointing wedge-shaped Austin Princess, with the added advantage of a tailgate. more
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 Ford Consul
Mar 23 2007
When people talk about the fabulous Fords of the 1970s they usually go gooey-eyed over the Capri, Cortina and Escort. more
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 Abbot
For those lucky enough to have a pocket deep enough to indulge in a little fantasy, the world of military vehicles offers some amazing opportunities. more
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 BMC 1800
That odd, and later unstable conglomeration of great British marques, BMC lived in a strange world of certainty in the early 1960s.
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 BMW Z1
One car which I believe has never been granted the credit it deserves is the BMW Z1. This is the daddy of all the BMW Z Series.
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 Vauxhall Victor
Some cars can capitalise on their own failings. A perfect example of this is the Vauxhall Victor F of the late 1950s which has become quite a rarity because thousands of them just rotted away at a relatively early age. more
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 Ford Escort
So much has been written about the great Ford Escort, launched in 1968, that we tend to forget a model bearing the same name produced a few years earlier. more
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