What do you get if you cross an E-Type Jaguar with an old fashioned Mini and then add some Italian spice to it? Answer, you get an Abarth 1000 Bialbero. When I first saw an Abarth…
The Cars of “Surf City”
My wife and I have four children, and back when they were little our “going to the beach” car was our trusty Series 3 Land Rover “Safari” station wagon. It had an eight seat capacity and…
1957 Chevrolet Corvette
The British back in the fifties and sixties tended to be a tad predjuced against American cars which were disparagingly referred to as “Yank Tanks”. The generic folklore that ran around them at that time was…
1925 Bentley 3-Liter Speed Model Open Tourer
Of all the motor cars Britain has produced the one that stands out as the quintessential set of wheels for the well heeled British gentleman adventurer is a Bentley of the twenties up until the Great…
The Citroen DS, Extraordinaire
The Citroen DS series is, without doubt, one of the most extraordinary motor cars ever to grace the roadways of planet earth. When it was first introduced at the Paris Motor Show of 1955 the company…
Maserati Mexico 4,2-Litres 1968
There are a small number of cars that are on my “If you could only own one car you would love to own this one…” list. Most of the cars on that little “bucket list” of…