vintage cars

Attention all Classic Car Enthusiasts: Now the weather is starting to get warmer and the daylight hours are lasting longer into the evening it’s time to delve into those dusty garages and retrieve your vintage vehicles.  The Independent website has reported that “there is something about classic cars that is intrinsically more interesting than a new one”, and each car is ...

There have been many classic cars featured in films throughout the years, including the 1966 Thunderbird Convertible, which saw Thelma and Louise hit the open road in 1991, the 1966 Chevy Corvette Sting Ray in the 1999 film Austin Powers and perhaps the most famous of them all the 1948 Ford De Lux “Greased Lightning” car in the 1977 film Grease. Popular amongst men and women alike ...

From a modest two-seater, 1.1 litre engine classic car to an “ultra-efficient, low-emission, mid-engine super sports car”, Porsche have certainly demonstrated one of the biggest and most impressive transformations in motoring history. Featuring the latest eco-friendly fuelling system, the Porsche Spyder 918 “claims 78mpg” and runs on “hybrid and electric drive ...

The Aston Martin owes its origin to Mortimer Morris Goodall and the creation of the Aston Martin Club, which was established to “promote the sport and pastime of motoring”, and of course to develop interest in the Aston Martin car, according to Aston Martin: ‘A Complete Illustrated History Of The Marque’. In 1948 there was little hint of the further fame that would be ...

The legend of the Lotus can be traced back to 1948 with the creation of the Mark 1 model, “which was based on an old Austin Seven”, reports LotusCars.com, and was the vehicle that sparked the innovation of many classic cars to follow. Lotus can boast vehicles that are “powerful, light in weight, and endowed with exceptional road holding and handling”, describes ...