As many of you will be aware, in Ian Fleming’s books Casino Royale and Moonraker, James Bond drives a thirties 4½ liter Bentley “Blower” (the blower being the Amherst Villiers supercharger). This car is written off…
Daimler Double Six, 1926-1938
The British Daimler motor company began in the pioneering days of the automobile industry: back in 1896, a time when automobiles in Britain had to be preceded by a man waving a red flag to ensure…
Ringo Starr’s Mini from 1966
1966 was a pivotal year for the British beat group The Beatles. It was a year in which they toured the United States, released some of their signature songs including “Got to get you into my…
Packard Model G Four-Passenger Surrey
In 1902 there were exactly four Packard Model G automobiles made, and today only one of those four still exists. The Model G represents the end of an era for Packard, and the beginning of a…
Bentley Brooklands R
Although in our younger years we may yearn after a sports car with a nice big engine that preferably makes an elegant sufficiency of noise as it burbles down the road; when we get older and…
Morgan 4-4 Series 1 Roadster
The Morgan 4-4 was the Morgan Motor Company’s first foray into building four wheeled automobiles. The models made by the company prior to the 1935 debut of the 4-4 were all three wheeled cycle-cars with two…