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17th February 2017
I’m one of those people who will, if the subject comes up (which it usually doesn’t), smugly say: “Oh yes, advertising doesn’t work on me!” Marketing, especially looking at the marketing for cars, is a…
17th February 2017
The MkIII has its own following (though not as popular in motorsport) but the MkIV cars produced from 1976 onwards are a rare sight both on the road and at car shows. Although technically they…
17th February 2017
Its successor, the 8-Series, on the other hand was greeted with confusion: in typical BMW style the firm decided to push upmarket and replaced the nimble six-cylinder 6-Series with a V12-powered GT-style coupe which was…
17th February 2017
The current models are technically more accomplished of course and offer diesel economy the V8 classic models can only dream of, but their general bulk and complexity means they’re no better off road than the…
17th February 2017
Volvo also trod a rather advanced engineering path, which means that even products from the ‘Sixties are easy to live with today. However, they are still not as sought after as many other classic premium…
17th February 2017
The later ‘X300’ model from 1994 onwards remains relatively plentiful but the XJ40 now seems to be one of those cars where you have the choice between the increasingly tatty examples clinging to an MoT…
17th February 2017
Created in 1979 by the simple expedient of designing a coupé body based around the platform of the original ‘E12’ 5-Series and adding 7-Series engines, the 6-Series was built for BMW by Karmann, which perhaps…
17th February 2017
Michelotti’s distinctive fastback styling is as neat as any Ferrari of the era and was originally commissioned as a GT version of the Spitfire, although the additional weight blunted the performance of the four-cylinder car…
17th February 2017
The car was standard issue for cabinet ministers and prime ministers and indeed the Government Car Service must have been more than wary of Jaguar’s new XJ saloons since it bought and stored the final…
17th February 2017
It didn’t come without a price though; its massive development costs led Jaguar founder William Lyons to merge his company with BMH in order to get access to the funds necessary to put the XJ…
17th February 2017
It has been known in classic circles for some time now that the W123 E Class is a phenomenal machine, which represents the apex of Mercedes-Benz build quality, durability and mechanical expertise. A slightly unfair…
