Tag: British
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This Car in this Condition is Hard to Swallow?
This is a rare beast! Most people think of the Jaguar SS 100 as the only pre-war Jag, but there were others. This 1939 1.5L Drop Head Coupe was a somewhat more practical Jag, even with a back seat. the 1.5 liter four cylinder was acquired from Standard, unlike the in-house Jaguar six cylinder in…
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An Austin Pickup with No Relationship to Texas
Austin made the A40 in many bodies and I confess I have never seen one of these pickups. As pointed out by the seller, the fender skirts are particularly cool. The bad news here is yet to be determined, as the seller provides very little info. This doesn’t look like it runs, however; so set…
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Plaidless S1 Esprit
Here we have a series 1 Lotus Esprit. These didn’t offer the rocketship acceleration of the later, turbocharged versions, but they offered high-revving fun in a package that weighed nothing. While yellow is a fairly common exterior colour on these – and one of which we approve – it’s a bit disappointing that this one…
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Lotus, Schmotus – Cortina Estate with 302 and 5MT
This is one of the coolest cars we’ve featured! What’s not to love about a small wagon with a V8, 5-speed and massive sleeper potential? The Cortina everyone thinks of is the Lotus variety, which was fitted with a Lotus-designed twin-cam head on Ford’s inline four cylinder. That produced a nimble, high-revving and very successful…
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Brand new vintage? Must be a Morgan.
A brand new car that looks eighty years old? Yes, that’s the classic Morgan formula. Sure, the Aero looks semi-modern, but that’s not what anyone thinks of when Morgan comes up. These three-wheelers were brought back to the market recently and was the recently the only Morgan officially sold in the US. This is because…
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Can’t say I’ve ever seen this Miata swap
Monster Miatas are, in the scheme of things, relatively common. V8 swap kits have been available almost since the Miata itself launched. This, however, is the only V12 swap I’ve heard of. This is a Jaguar V12 and the seller claims it has internal mods in addition to the downdraft carbs shown in the images.…
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The Car I Like to Call the Lotus Eclair
Many of our readers may know that the Lotus Elite of the 50s/60s was one of the most beautiful sports cars ever made and had the track credit to match. We previously posted a 70s Elite and noted that it was, well, nothing like its predecessor. Today’s subject car is the Eclat,which was a fastback sister…
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A Kougar, not a Cougar
There was a time when the concept of Jaguar E-Type “donor cars” existed. These days, almost any E is worth restoring, but that wasn’t always true, based on values. In the 70s, the Kougar Sport was a kit car that used E-Type running gear and other bits to make a nostalgiac ‘vintage’ racer. Interestingly, these…
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This has no business in the US: Wolseley Six Limousine
I have certainly never seen one of these and I can’t imagine what it’s doing in the US. This seems to have a transverse I6 and thus front-wheel drive. Basically, it’s a microcar limo, of sorts. Click for eBay ad St. Louis, MO $6,200 with 9 bids and reserve not met -Post by CG Interior…
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“Taken apart to refit and stored in garage.” What could go wrong?
Here we have the very rare Jensen GT, which is basically a hatchback/shooting brake version of the Jensen Healey roadster. That means this is powered by the excellent Lotus twin-cam and offers greater rigidity than the roadster, but with a slight weight penalty. This is a non-running project car that appears to be complete, though…