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  • Alfa Romeo Spider Information
    The very aesthetically pleasing Alfa Romeo Spider, which is also sometimes referred to as â€Spyderâ€, shared many competent of the Giulia. With four wheel assisted disc brakes, independent suspension to the front, and coil suspended to the back in the same fashion as the Giulia.

  • Austin Healey Sprite Information
    Leaping into production in 1958, the Donald Healey Sprite was a low cost sports car which used existing BMC parts to ensure over heads of the cars productions remained low. The Austin Healey Sprite would prove to be a big success.

  • Bmw History
    The world famous automotive manufactures BMW, who now have their headquarters in Munich, started producing automobiles in the late 1920s. BMW, who was now also a motorcycle manufacture, made the shift after the production of their aircraft engines ceased due to the peace treaty at the end of the first world war prohibited t ...

  • Chevrolet Corvette Information
    Since its launch in 1953 the Chevrolet Corvette has become a huge American icon, seen and heard on popular television programs, console games, and even in the title of the top 10 prince hit â€Little Red Corvetteâ€. The six distinct off springs, C1 through to C6, have all retained the all American status, with successful ...

  • Ford Capri Information
    The Ford Capri, sporting a â€muscle car†image due to its styling and marketing, has become a cult classic in the UK, with parts and accessories easily accessible, and a high number of owners clubs across the United Kingdom. Not only was the Ford Capri styled in an aggressive manner, the muscle car image was reinforced b ...

  • Jaguar Xjs Information
    Based on the XJ Saloon, the Jaguar XJS was composed to be an elegant grand tourer with the task of becoming the E Type replacement. The luxury grand tourer was successful, although the sporty character of the previous E Type was never really achieved with the Jaguar XJS.

  • Mg Midget
    Introduced in 1961, the MG Midget is a roadster based on the Austin Healey Sprite, a small British sports car. Originally sporting a 948cc engine, the MG Midget produced 46hp, which was shortly after increased to a capacity just over a litre to increase power to 56hp. Being produced as a relatively cheap sports car like the ...

  • Porsche 911 Information
    Often said to be firstly named the Porsche 901, the name was later scrapped due to Peugeot having copyright over car model names which contain three numbers, with a zero in the middle. The Porsche had a name change to 911 before release in 1964. Replacing the Porsche 356, the beginnings of this long running classic proved t ...

  • Range Rover Information
    The Land Rover Range Rover was introduced in 1970 and was an instant success. The simple design was resistant, practical and of high performance compared to the previous Land Rover models. The aluminium body panelled Range Rover quickly paved its way to become the leading four wheel drive off roader.

  • Rolls-royce Silver Spirit Information
    The 6.8 litre V8 powered Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit superseded the Silver Shadow, although maintaining much of the same layout and the same V8 engine, and was introduced in 1980 to much applauds. Although the Silver Shadow was tremendous in terms of production numbers, the car was becoming dated and Rolls-Royce craved a rene ...

  • Triumph Spitfire Information
    Designed by Giovanni Michelotti, the Triumph Spitfire was released in 1962, based heavily on the Triumph Herald. With the chassis, suspension and 1147cc engine all from the Herald, the Triumph Spitfire was lightweight and relatively low cost to produce. The low overheads were needed in the production of the Triumph Spitfire ...

  • Volkswagen Golf Information
    Known around the world under many different labels, including, Caddy, CitiGolf and Rabbit, the Volkswagen Golf and Golf GTI are true classic and iconic models within the VW brand. With the Beetle originally taking the stage as the VW mass produced car, Volkswagen were forced to develop another cheap to produce mass market c ...


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