The “Jaguar” SS90 and SS100 are, I think, one of the nicest restoration project cars one could be blessed to acquire. The SS Cars Ltd. SS90 and SS100 stand out amongst the prettiest creations of the…
Jaguar SS90 and SS100 Roadsters – Two Barn Finds
1938 Bugatti Type 57C Convertible
The Bugatti Type 57C was a supercharged version of the Type 57 intended for racing, thus it was a car intended for exuberant driving. Type 57 Bugattis were fitted with a 3,257cc straight eight Double Overhead…
1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 by Pininfarina
The Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 by Pininfarina was and is a stylish and attractive piece of Italian automotive art. Following on from the 250 GT, itself a head turning car, and improving on that was I…
1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Villa d’Este Coupé by Touring
I sometimes wonder why Ian Fleming gave James Bond an Italian Beretta 418 pistol but a British Bentley motor car. Things Italian evoke an aura of exotic romanticism whereas things British tend towards the not so…
1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 S by Bertone
The Lamborghini Muira made it’s debut as a rolling chassis at the Turin Salon in 1965 and just as a bare bones chassis it created something of a stir. It was like giving someone their first…
The Austin A35 and the British Lemming
(This was an article I wrote for Hagerty which was published on 15th March 2015. You’ll find the original on the Hagerty web-site if you click here.) I sometimes wonder if all Britons have just a…
