W.O. Bentley’s 4480 cc single overhead camshaft V12 engine which went into production in Lagonda cars from 1938-1940 was the pinnacle of his design career. It produced 180bhp and was so tractable that it was claimed…
Maserati 450S Costin Zagato
This is an article I did for Hagerty recently. You’ll find the original post on the Hagerty website if you click here. The Maserati 450S was a classic sports and racing car that was driven by…
1954 MG Midget TF ‘1250’ Roadster Barn Find
The MG Midget TF 1250 Roadster was first introduced in 1953. It featured a set of improvements over its predecessor the TD in having a pressurized cooling system with the radiator now a separate assembly from…
1929 Rolls-Royce 20/25hp ‘Woodie’ Estate Car Barn Find
There is an old wise saying that says “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s there are few”. And so it was in the first few decades of the car industry that…
1971 Abarth 1300 Sport SE 018 ‘Prototipo’
Carlo Abarth chose the scorpion as the logo for his cars because a scorpion is a small creature with a sting in its tail and he liked to build small cars with a sting in their…
The Eagle Low Drag GT – A Re-birth of the Jaguar E-type
Described by Enzo Ferrari as “The most beautiful car in the world” the original Jaguar E-type caused a great stir when it first appeared at the Earl’s Court Motor Show in 1962 where I first caught…