Tag: British
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British Black Gold
Ahh…the Lotus Europa. Never has such a great car been so amazingly ugly. Add in the black and gold John Player Special color scheme and you have one of the coolest, weirdest things ever. Unfortunately, this car’s owner had some health issues, so the car has sat unused since 2007 and was not prepped for…
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Most Dangerous Vehicle Ever:Chopped Reliant Robin with no Rollover Protection
What could be the most dangerous car ever? How about a Reliant Robin with absolutely no rollover protection? Yes, some genius chopped the top of this rollover-prone three-wheeler and added no roll bar. The seller claims this was ‘professionally chopped’, if there is such a thing, and that the windshield frame is reinforced. We’re not…
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Claimed Super Low Mileage Jensen GT
We’ve featured the wonderful Jensen GT once before, but that was a project car. This appears to be a sub-9K mile car in amazing condition. Our biggest worries here would be issues arising due to lack of use, and the fact that we’re not huge fans of white cars. Either way, this is one of…
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Euro-Emissions Oddity: Aston Martin Cygnet
The European Commission planned to adopt corporate average emissions standards in 2012 and that scared some small makes. Aston, sitting all-alone (post-Ford), decided it needed an emissions champ to offset its core product. Thus was born the ill-advised partnership with Toyota and a Toyota/Scion IQ-based Aston microcar. Needless to say, we can’t wait until there’s…
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Triumph GT6 Was 70s Customization Victim
Just a couple weeks ago, we featured our first Triumph GT6. Actually, we featured our first two in a single ad. Little did we know one so good would come along so soon after that post. This one did not survive the 70s without some delightfully tasteless modifications. This overly customized beast sat in a…
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Your Snipe Hunt is Over!
Anyone who camped as a kid knows about snipe hunts. Despite the fact that snipe is a type of bird, we were all later told they were fruitless exercises meant to cause the youngest and/or most annoying on any given campout to disappear in the woods for extended periods. That has been proven wrong, as…
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Save this Two-Fer from the Scrap Yard!
Oddly, we have never featured a Triumph GT6, despite it being a rarely-seen oddity among Triumphs. The GT6 is a coupe based on the Spitfire roadster and features an inline six in place of the Spitfire’s four cylinder engine. As we have been remiss in failing to feature one, we hereby present a GT6 two-fer!…
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Trevor’s Tasty 2500M
Most enthusiasts know that TVR was named after its founder, Trevor Wilkinson. TVR was never a big volume manufacturer and was always known for handling, performance and quality issues. These 70s M-series cars replaced the relatively successful Vixen and Tuscan at the time and were really a major minor change. They always offered very light weight…
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1974 Lotus Elite (No, not Elise!)
In the early to mid 70s, Lotus launched a whole new lineup, moving away from the tiny (and beloved) Elan and the bizarre (and beloved) Europa. The first all-new car replaced the four-seat Elan +2 and was our feature car, the Elite. It was a larger more practical Lotus, but still weighed next to nothing when…
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Part II of Scariest Project Ever?
We previously posted something we thought might be the scariest project ever. That was a Lotus Esprit V8 in need of engine work. Today’s installment is also a Lotus Esprit, but it’s a 1977 Series I car, mostly disassembled. This one comes with two engines and two transaxles – maybe you could build it as…