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1967 DAIMLER 250 V8 Complete restoration to a very high standard. Finished in unmarked Old English White, interior is Jaguar/Daimler old red with original hide seats with very light patina. New carpets and new headlining. All the wood veneers have been restored to a very high standard. If you are looking for a Daimler 250 and only want the best don’t miss this one. ................................................................ £36,995

1977 JAGUAR XJC 4.2 AUTO. Finished in British Racing Green with black everflex roof. The Cinnamon Velour trim is virtually as new. Only 3 owners and 47,000 miles with documented History File. Often referred to as the most elegant of all Jaguars. Certainly a wise investment. ............................................. £34,995

1954 MG TF First year of production original RHD car sold to one of the colonial countries and repatriated back to the UK in 1958. Finished in MG Red with Red Leather, had a full restoration some years ago and still looks superb and drives as good as it looks. Very sensibly priced at. ................................................................ £28,495

1973 TRIUMPH STAG ONLY 34,000 miles from new. Finished in White with Brown trim. Manual transmission with overdrive. Full Service History and comes with all original books, invoices for work carried out, old MOT certificates and Radio/8 track player. Non restored original low mileage car. Very Rare. ........................... £26,995

1990 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT II. Immaculate Graphite, Black Everflex roof unmarked, Silverstone Hide piped in Slate, Grey Wilton Carpets and Dark Grey Lambswool rugs. Only 35,000 miles and 2 owners. Service book stamped by P & A Wood. Recently recommissioned by Silverlady Brentwood. Stunning looking car in exceptional condition. .......£25,995

1967 JAGUAR MK 10. Originally Jaguar Main Dealer Demo from Feb 1967 to Nov 1967 when sold to a lady who had owned it until we purchased it recently following her husband’s passing. Finished in BRG with Suede Green Hide and a recorded mileage of 33,000 miles. Stunning for ............................................ £24,995

1966 JAGUAR MK10 4.2 AUTO. Finished in Opalescent Blue with Dark Blue Hide and excellent Walnut Veneers. Ony 3 owners from new and 58,000 miles. Restored in the nineties and very light use since. Comes with original sale brochure, log book, book pack and hand books etc. MOT’s dating back to 1991 and complete tool kit. ..............................................................£24,995

2003 JAGUAR XJ6 3.0 PETROL AUTO. One owner virtually as New XJ6 only 8600 miles from new and unmarked in Platinum Silver with sand Hide. Supplied by H.A Fox of Norwich with options of metallic paint, front park control, electric rear blind, chrome grill & mirror covers. New car invoice with the car. Unique opportunity to acquire one of the last real XJ Jaguars in as New Condition. ........................................£19,995

1961 HUMBER SUPER SNIPE. Finished in immaculate Dark Blue with Pale Blue roof and Grey Hide. Lots of chrome walnut dash and picnic tables. Only 57,000 miles recorded. Comes with the original sales brochure, lots of invoices for work done over the years. Very original and has power steering, column change manual gearbox and ivory steering wheel. Must be one of the best on the market. ...........................................£16,995

1983 DAIMLER SOVEREIGN SERVICES III VERY RARE MANUAL Immaculate grosvenor brown with biscuit hide. Very rare, 5 speed manual gearbox, electric sunroof/windows and mirrors. Only 29,000 miles. Letters confirming this. Original log book, letters from the 1st and 2nd owners confirming mileage and history, old MOT’s, book pack and complete tool kit. ........................£18,995

1970 MGB ROADSTER Finished in Mineral Blue with Black Trim, only 53,000 miles recorded. Early toggle switch and alloy bonnet model. Comes complete with tools and tonneau cover. Perfect for summer shows. ..................................£16,995

1971 TRIUMPH 13/60. This time warp car has only covered 22,000 miles. First lady owner kept the car from when she worked at the British Embassy in Germany, Supplied by German Triumph distributed in RHD format, WALTER HAGEB GMBH until 1990. It was then sold to an English collector at 22,000 miles. Original purchase invoices, document service history. Must be one of the best and most original on the market ................................£14,995

1975 MGB ROADSTER. Finished in Flame Red with Grey Leather Trim, Black Hood and minilite style wheels. 85,000 miles. Excellent example and ready for this summer making the most of staying in the UK .....................................£13,995

1983 MERCEDES 240D Finished in immaculate Ivory Pearl with Henna Red interior. Totally original never been painted or welded. Only 3 owners from new and 82,000 miles. Comes with MOT’s from 1988 to present. Stunning example of a genuine Mercedes W123. ............... £13,995

1979 MGB GT ONLY 16,000 MILES. Only 16,000 miles finished in immaculate Russet Brown with Black Leather upgraded seats. MOT and service invoices confirm the very low mileage. Comes with hand books and 2 sets of keys etc. Hard to find in this condition and mileage........... £12,995

2006 JAGUAR XJ 350 3.0 EXECUTIVE. Immaculate British Racing Green with Heritage Tan hide. Only one owner from New with FSH 6 main dealers and 3 specialists, last at 39,000 miles. Only covered 44,000 miles. All the usual Jaguar refinements and more Climate control, Sat Nav, electric windows/ seats. Original books, unused spare wheel and tool kit. Immaculate low mileage one owner car, last of the classic XJ Jaguars. .........................................£11,995

AVAILABLE SHORTLY 1981 MGB GT Pageant Blue. Only 12,000 miles 1992 MERCEDES 190E AUTO. Finished in Mercedes Brilliant Silver with grey checked trim. Very high spec includes sunroof, electric windows, flat face alloys and Radio CD player. Full Service History and 78,000 miles. Comes with Large file of invoices and old MOTs.. £5,495

1995 MERCEDES E220 AUTO ESTATE 7 SEATER. Finished in Smoke Silver. 1996 model with ABS and later side mouldings. High spec car with electric sunroof/windows, cruise control and radio/CD player. 11 Mercedes main dealer stamps, 5 specialist stamps and a further 5 stamps. 127,711 miles. Comes with original book pack and service book. ................... £6,995

1959 TRIUMPH SPEEDTWIN 500CC Restored a few years ago and has had very little use since. Ready to ride or show. ............................. £6,495

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e had to stop and laugh recently when a discussion about replacing company lease cars saw us seriously considering electric Hyundai and Kia SUVs rather than the usual Germanmade suspects. As you can imagine, for people writing about cars for a living this represents a big change indeed. Nevertheless, it was a reminder of the speed with which the automotive landscape is changing. As you can read in this month’s news pages, the very future of some of our best-loved brands is looking bleak as the world order changes; two of my personal favourites, Jaguar and Alfa Romeo look set for troubled times as they try to reinvent themselves, although cynics would point out that it’s by no means the first time for either marque. And as the world of new cars changes, so does the world of classics and it was discussing this particular subject which saw at least one online meeting this month descend rapidly down an internet rabbit hole into the world of early hybrid cars. Laugh if you like and yes, an early Prius does have a slightly Toytown appearance but the Honda Insight still has a look of the future about it, especially in the startling Citrus Yellow. This kind of thing can only herald more change closer to home: we’re all more than comfortable nursing an ill-considered project

car purchase back home in the face of all kinds of mechanical defects, but what do we know about fixing an ageing Honda IMA system? Next to nothing, in truth; but maybe that’s all part of the appeal and what keeps us chasing those bargain basement Insights we’ve now started noticing. There’s also a part of me which really likes the idea of the Insight sitting in the garage next to my own S2000 – both cars a fine illustration of Honda flexing its engineering talent. But even better is the thought of the Insight paired with our Bentley turbo R project car. Now there’s an eccentric driveway... Paul Wager Group Editor

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PLUGS & LEADS

Classic marques look set for a rocky future but summer car events are back on track.

12 AUCTION NEWS Reviewing the latest classic sales.

16 MARKET TRENDS Tracking the values of ’70s German coupes.

18 ROAD TEST: TRIUMPH STAG Did the Stag deserve its reputation? We revisit the British answer to the SL and find out.

ON THE COVER

24 TWIN TEST: DAIMLER v DAIMLER Not a lawsuit but a comparison of two Jaguar V12s: the late Series 3 meets the final ‘X305’.

ON THE COVER

34 ROUND UP: ’60s EXPORT HEROES The British success stories which earned valuable foreign currency thanks to their popularity in the USA.

ON THE COVER

44 BUYING GUIDE: ANGLIA 105E The ‘Anglebox’ is no longer cheap but it is still cheerful and is an affordable way into the Sixties Ford scene.

52 DATABASE: MAZDA MX-5 Facts, figures and history on the car which reinvented the market the British had abandoned.

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MARKET TRENDS: US CARS IN THE UK

Tracking the values of Mustangs, Camaros and Caddies.

BUYING GUIDE: FORD FOCUS ST

The lowdown on the car which reinvented the fast Ford.

RETRO PROJECTS

Checking in on our staff cars, from MR2 to Turbo R.

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Remembering the oddball French creations you’d all but forgotten: Renault Wind, anyone?

RETRO RIVALS

BMW’s E46 Compact or Mercedes’ C-Class Sport Coupe?

LIVING WITH THE LOTUS ELISE

The back-to-basics sports car which saved the company proves to be easier to own than you might think.

130 TAILGATE Debating how car finance impacts future classics.

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CLASSIC MARQUES SET FOR SHAKE-UP

hen it comes to their futures, car manufacturers have never faced more challenges. As well as the UK government’s plan to halt the sale of conventional new diesel and petrol cars and vans by 2030, there’s the transition to electrification, a global pandemic, trade barriers, a semiconductor shortage, upstart rival companies and changing consumer habits all to contend with. Change is inevitable, but what does that mean for some of our most iconic traditional brands in terms of making – or breaking – them? The fate of Jaguar looks to be particularly worrying. In February it boldly announced that all its vehicles would be electric by 2025 as part of its ‘Reimagine’ plan, but also dropped plans to build an electric version of its XJ saloon. There’s a lot to do in four years if Jaguar is to write a new chapter in its long history, but things surely won’t have been helped by the news of design director Julian Thomson’s departure, with no real reason given for his departure and as yet no word on a successor. He was appointed in 2019 to succeed previous design director Ian Callum, but has been at Jaguar for more than 21 years. Indeed, commentators have speculated that Thomson’s exit may be indicative of a sinking ship. Another cherished brand, Alfa Romeo also looks set for an interesting period. Recently it took the Giulietta hatchback off sale after 11 years, seemingly bringing to an end to a long-running nameplate that first appeared in 1954. The Giulia saloon and Stelvio SUV aren’t long for this world either, with both sharing an expensive platform. Instead, Alfa will move to platform sharing under the management of parent Stellantis, but whether it works remains to be seen. Elsewhere, questions abound over whether we will ever see a return for TVR, but there’s better news for other traditional British brands. Despite the pandemic, Bentley has just enjoyed the best quarter for sales in its 102-year history. Overall sales are up 187 per cent from the first quarter of 2020, with the Bentayga SUV accounting for most sales but the popularity of the new 2021 Flying Spur, especially in China, being the real key to the upturn.

There are positives at Aston Martin, too. The brand is still losing money, but a pre-tax loss of £42.2m in the first quarter of 2021 is significantly down from £110.1m in the same period last year, suggesting Aston Martin could be on the road to recovery. The turnaround has been attributed to the new DBX SUV, which now accounts for 55 per cent of sales. Meanwhile, Lotus announced that its new Emira model will be its last hurrah for internal combustion engine cars, and will be based on one of four new architectures that will see the firm move beyond its traditional focus on sports cars. Lotus expects this strategic shift, part of a turnaround plan ending in 2028, to result in a tenfold boost in sales. Even Bristol Cars could be poised to enjoy a renaissance following its liquidation last year, with new owner Jason Wharton announcing his plans to transform it into an electric vehicle company by 2026. As for the more affordable traditional brands, MG is finally enjoying sustained success. Granted it’s owned by Chinese giant SAIC Motor these days, but the brand’s lineage stretches back almost a century. In the past MG often had

to make do with repackaging older technology, and for much of the last decade we’ve been used to laughing at it for mediocre sales and lack of marketing, but now it appears to be leapfrogging the competition thanks to a range of affordable EVs and SUVs. MG is now the fastest-growing car brand in the UK, with a record 50.8 per cent sales increase year-on-year. And while the current range won’t excite brand traditionalists, its Cyberster sports cars looks set to become a reality. With the meteoric rise of Tesla and oncemocked manufacturers like Hyundai and Kia now thriving thanks to innovative new models, our traditional big names though have now reached a critical point, where it’s surely a case of adapt or die. For now, we can take some solace in the likelihood that some of our most iconic brands are poised to survive the change. While their cars will not be traditional in their motive power, being able to buy a new version of a brand steeped in history can provide an easier path to ensuring the prosperity of specialists and clubs surrounding the marque – albeit with challenges of their own ahead.

REPLICA CASE RUMBLES ON The furore surrounding a Jaguar C-Type copyright infringement case rumbles on, with the case to be heard in the Swedish Court of Appeal during the first half of 2022. Last December, Jaguar Land Rover won a landmark copyright infringement case at the High Court in Sweden, giving the brand copyright protection over the C-type’s external shape in a case it brought against a retired Swedish couple who had built a replica of the iconic 1950s model, and supposedly had plans for their company to make more. It led to the defendants Karl and Ann-Christine Magnusson hitting back with their side of the story, branding Jaguar “the unacceptable face of capitalism” and setting up a crowdfunding page to help support a challenge to the ruling.

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CRACKDOWN ON MOT FRAUD he public are being urged by government to help protect people from unsafe vehicles by reporting instances of MoT fraud. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has published new guidance on dealing with dodgy testers and garages after hundreds were banned within the last year. Over the past year the DVSA has investigated 2057 fraud reports in England, Scotland and Wales, which resulted 156 garages and 335 testers being stopped from testing. Examples of breaking the law include giving an MoT certificate to a vehicle they know should have failed, passing a vehicle they have not tested and taking a bribe to issue a certificate. MoT testers or centres can be reported to the DVSA without giving your name or details, but you will need to give as much information as possible about each case – including the registration numbers of the vehicles involved if you know them. Note that a separate process exists to appeal an MoT result if you think the tester got it wrong via www.gov.uk/government/ publications/complain-about-an-MoT. When the DVSA receives a report, it will review the information provided, investigate and, if it finds that fraud has been committed, the garage or tester could be fined, banned from carrying out MoTs or even jailed depending on the seriousness of the offence.

As well as acting on reports from the public, the DVSA also checks that garages are operating legally by carrying out site visits, vehicle inspections, mystery shopping and covert surveillance. Last month an MoT tester in Wiltshire who was reportedly ‘coerced’ into issuing a fake certificate by a friend was fined and banned from ever working as a qualified MoT tester again. Although historic vehicles built or first registered more than 40 years ago do not legally require an MoT unless substantially altered in the last 30 years, the MoT still plays a vital role in keeping our roads safe. Whether our classics need an MoT or not, they still have to share the roads with cars which may only receive one proper inspection a year. If that is carried out fraudulently, it potentially puts all motorists at a greater risk.

Another important factory is the reliance on the DVLA’s MoT history data when evaluating a potential new purchase, as it can uncover details that could determine whether you’re buying into someone else’s problems. The service allows us to see a vehicle’s mileage, test expiry date, failure points and advisories for each test carried since 2005, where applicable. Before 2015, the user needed the vehicle’s numberplate and either the latest MoT certificate number or the vehicle’s logbook (V5C) number. However, the system was subsequently opened up by requiring just the numberplate, meaning it could used by all. It became one of the top 10 government services as result, showing how often it’s used. But if a car is given a dodgy MoT it throws the whole system out of kilter, hiding information that could leave folk buying unroadworthy vehicles.

SIR STIRLING CELEBRATED AT GOODWOOD he legendary Sir Stirling Moss, who passed away last April, will be commemorated at all three of Goodwood’s headline motorsport events in 2021. It was at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in 1948 that Moss clinched his first win, a day after his 19th birthday and at only the second race meeting he had ever attended. Over the 14 years that followed, Moss raced at the Sussex circuit on a further 56 occasions, winning 21 times and scoring a further 13 podium finishes. Goodwood was also the scene of four of Moss’s seven Tourist Trophy victories, but was sadly the scene of his career-ending accident in 1962, too. This year’s Revival, on September 17-19, will see one of the biggestever gatherings of Moss’s competition cars including the Mercedes-Benz

300SLR ‘722’ in which Moss and Denis Jenkinson won the Mille Miglia 66 years ago, plus the Ferrari 250GT SWB he drove to his last Goodwood win in 1961 and the Lotus 18 he raced to wins at Monaco and the Nürburgring. Before that, the Festival of Speed July on 8-11 will celebrate Moss as part of its theme: ‘The Maestros – Motorsport’s Great All-Rounders’. Finally, the 78th Members’ Meeting on October 16-17 will host the third Moss Trophy, contested between GT cars originally raced until 1962. Goodwood will also celebrate 70 years since British Racing Motors (a.k.a. BRM) made its Formula One debut in the middle of the 1951 season. The Festival of Speed will see every Grand Prix-winning BRM car brought together, with the Revival to stage the modern-day return of theV16-powered Type 15.

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TIFF JOINS THE LONDON CLASSIC CAR SHOW iff Needell is set to return to The London Classic Car Show when it takes place at its new venue of Syon Park on June 25-27, with the popular broadcaster and racing driver to host the lively ‘Talks Theatre’ chat forum. Over all three days of the show, Tiff will be interviewing a succession of personalities from the classic car and wider motoring sectors. The forum will mainly focus on the show’s central theme of ‘The Evolution of Design’, with some of the world’s top car designers sharing their thoughts on 135 years of automotive progress. Visitors will also be encouraged to ask their own questions, with Needell sure to add anecdotes from his own career, which included a spell racing in Formula One, 15 years as a Top Gear presenter and now his current Lovecars YouTube programme. Visitors to the show will also be treated to special showcases marking the centenary of the Bugatti Brescia and 60 years of the Jaguar E-type, while 120 lots are set to go under the hammer for CCA’s first auction outside the Midlands. Full details of all displays, exhibits and ticket options can be found via www. theclassiccarshowuk.com.

T OLDEST MARINA UPDATE nfairly slated and the subject of tedious piano jokes, the Morris Marina has finally enjoyed a period in the limelight over the past week as it celebrated the 50th anniversary of its launch on April 27, 1971. With that in mind, it seemed appropriate to report on the progress of the oldest known Marina, which is undergoing restoration in Suffolk. Around 5000 Marinas were built in readiness for the launch event, but just nine are known to survive today, with VRU 362J, a 1.3 Deluxe Coupe in Bedouin (beige), thought to be the oldest. It was first registered on April 28, 1971, and was in use until 1979 when it was laid up in a leaky shed in Dorset. That was until it was saved by the archivist for the Morris Marina Owners’ Club and Morris Ital Register, Josh Ward, in 2017. It has numerous early features that are not found on other surviving Marinas, and the glass is date stamped 1970.

Though Josh’s other Marina projects will prevent this one from seeing the road in the near future, work is well underway, as he reports: “I won a competition to have it dipped by Enviro Strip, and just week or so ago I bought a pair of NOS front wings which I think is the last piece of the jigsaw. “At the moment the shell is tucked up safely in my unit stuffed full of the panels which could basically build a whole new Marina! Despite appearances, aside from the driver’s side front end, it’s much better than anticipated. The damage has come from a leaking shed roof from where it sat since 1979. The usual bits such as the sills are really quite good.”

Classic Crossword 186 Clues Across 1 Tuning specialists who turbocharged the TVR Taimar’s Ford V6 (10) 7 Former Suffolk car maker (7) 8 _ Railton, famous engineer (4) 9 Vanden _ , talking version of the Maestro (4) 10 Marque behind the Mini-based Hornet (8) 13 Large Vauxhall MPV from the late 1990s (6) 14 Toyota people carrier - ideal for a packed lunch! (6) 17 Engine type found in the Jowett Javelin (4-4) 19 _ models, entry-level offerings (4) 21 Small Daewoo model introduced in the early 1990s (4) 22 A shooting brake conversion of the Jaguar XJ-S by Lynx (7) 23 Famous US marque of old who made the Lark (10) Clues Down 1 The Bristol Brigand’s non-turbo sister model (9) 2 Ascona marque (4) 3 Kit car company behind the Phaeton (6) 4 Supply source of existing components (5,3) 5 _ Charger, iconic muscle car (5) 6 Bentley models developed from the MkVI (1-5) 11 Post-WWII Armstrong Siddeley saloon (9) 12 _ Park, former Ford plant in Manchester (8) 15 _ Europe, Nissan model closely related to the Alfa Romeo Arna (6) 16 A marvellous Skoda nameplate! (6) 18 Makers of the Esprit (5) 20 A problem with loss of oil, for example (4)

Answers to Crossword 185 Across: 7. Equipe 8. Diesel 10. Corniches 11. BRM 12. RMBs 14. Everflex 16. Corrados 17. Wasp 20. Elf 21. Alejandro 23. Tuning 24. Pajero Down: 1. Kei car 2. Burr 3. Spain 4. Fissore 5. Isabella 6. Climax 9. Chevrolet 13. Barn find 15. Savanna 16. Cresta 18. Proton 19. Japan 22. Djet

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£100k EVO HEADLINES HERITAGE FLEET SALE itsubishi’s fleet of heritage cars have hit heady heights at auction, with the star lot – a 2001 Lancer Evolution VI Tommi Makinen Edition – selling for over £100,000. Mitsubishi is halting sales of its models in the UK later this year, which led to Mitsubishi Motors in the UK (MMUK) offloading its prized assets. All 14 of its heritage vehicles and a large selection of private number plates were listed online with no reserve via specialist platform Auto Auction, with interested parties having from April 1 until April 30 to place their bids. The Evolution VI was undoubtedly a very special example, having been signed by Tommi Makinen himself and covered just over 10,000 miles. It’s also featured in countless magazines and was the very car we took to Wales for a Classics World video last year. Frenzied early activity saw it quickly rise to £78,000, before finally selling for a whopping £100,100 after 71 bids. Three more Evos were also included in the sale, with a 2008 Evolution IX MR FQ-360 HKS – one of only 200 built – selling for £68,900 and a 2015 Evo X reaching £58,100. The brand’s rally heritage was also showcased by an Evo IX driven to consecutive British Rally Championship victories by Guy Wilkes in 2007 and 2008, which sold for £61,700. A little cheaper at £12,500 was a Galant GTi rally replica built in the late ’80s to commemorate Pentti Airikkala’s Lombard RAC Rally victory in a Galant VR4.

Two of the earliest original Mitsubishis registered in the country were also offered. Both from 1974, the Colt Lancer and a Colt Galant realised impressive figures of £15,000 and £11,600 respectively. The brand’s flagship sports cars of the ’80s and ’90s were also represented by a 1988 Starion Turbo at £21,100 and a 1992 3000GT at £24,500. Also impressive was the performance of the 4x4 models, with another Classics World Video star – a 1987 Mk1 Shogun – selling for £16,000, and a 1979 J27 Jeep produced under licence by Mitsubishi selling for £20,600. The newest vehicle was a 2017 L200 ‘Desert Warrior’ built for the brand by journalist and TV presenter Tom Ford, which sold for £30,100. For the full list of results, visit www.autoauction.co.uk.

10km SKYLINE SET TO MAKE HISTORY T he Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R has enjoyed years of rising prices, but now a barely used 2002 example could make history when it goes for auction in Japan. With the US just a sort while away from being able to legally import the JDM legend thanks to its 25-year ruling, prices for ordinary examples are expected to continue to climb, but this example for sale with BH Auction in Japan is no ordinary model. As well as having covered just 10km and never having been registered, it’s one of only 718 V-Spec IIs built with the Nür package,

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meaning it was fitted with the gold N1 engine previously reserved for race cars. Nismo believed that the standard RB26 engine required too much maintenance to use in GpA or GpN racing, so the N1 got a higher spec crank, thicker cylinder walls, better piston rings, new camshafts and upgraded turbos. This isn’t the first time this car has been for sale, having been bought three years ago for 35.2m Yen (around £234k). No estimate has yet been published this time, but we would expect it to sell for upwards of £350,000.

SUCCESSFUL START FOR NEW CHESHIRE AUCTION

major new classic car auction in the North West got underway with a successful inaugural sale on April 27. Hosted by Manor Park Classics in Cheshire, the public-facing auction grossed an impressive £1.4m as 104 cars found new homes, with an initial 77 per cent sale rate. The auction included nine excess vehicles from the Vauxhall Heritage collection, all offered with no reserve and all finding new homes. The oldest, a 1929 Vauxhall R-Type 20/60, sold for £16,875, with a 1937 Big Six BXL Limousine snapped up for £6,750 and a 1938 10/4 the cheapest of the prewar cars at just £2588. In addition, a 1953 E-Type Wyvern sold for £6975 and a 1966 HB Viva impressed at £8775. Skipping forward a generation, a sub10,000 1990 Nova 1.2 Merit sold for £5175, with a 1999 Omega V6 Elite and a low-mileage Tigra 1.6 from 2000 both making £4050. Finally, the last ever Frontera made, a 20k-mile diesel example from 2004 used extensively as the Vauxhall collection’s support and tow vehicle, sold for £6862. Elsewhere, there was a wonderful story as a very happy customer, Rory Mackinlay, tracked down and bought the 1992 Jaguar XJS his dad had from new for £11,925. Other notable entries included several Minis, with a 1991 Rover Mini City that had covered just 2282 miles selling for £12,994, a 2000 Rover Cooper Sport making £16,312, a 1959 Mini-Minor reaching £18,333 and a stunning restored 1966 Austin ‘woody’ Countryman selling for £24,750. Various saloons also performed well, with the highlight being the 1973 Triumph 2500 P/I owned by former Triumph road test and development engineer, Gordon Birtwistle, which smashed past its £8000-£12,000 estimate to sell for £24,188. A 1992 Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 also beat its £9000-£11,000 estimate to sell for £14,062, while the highest figure on the day was achieved by a 1967 Porsche 911 Targa at £94,500. There were still bargains to be had though, with the prime example a solid 1977 MGB GT that sold for £1800. Manor Park’s next auction will take place on July 6.

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AUCTION NEWS REVIEW: MATHEWSONS, ONLINE, APRIL 23-24 athewsons’ latest auction on April 23-24 is surely a contender for its biggest to date, with a whopping 475 lots of classic cars, bikes and memorabilia going under the hammer. The sales continue to be held behind closed doors for now, but that didn’t hamper some trademark frantic bidding – particularly when it came to Blue Ovals. The trend was set when the first 100 lots were offered on the Friday evening. A very rare 1979 Ford Cortina 2.0S was expected to crack the £8000 mark but soared on to a hammer price of £17,400. On Saturday, a 23,255-mile 1996 Escort RS Cosworth got things off to a stunning start when it received a £75,500 top bid, ahead of a very early Escort XR3 reaching £18,500 and a Mk2 Cortina Lotus restoration project a healthy £16,500. In addition, a Sierra XR4x4 was close to doubling its estimate at £7000, a 1999 Mondeo ST24 made £7200 and a Mk1 Escort RS2000 reached a hammer price of £29,000. It wasn’t all big price tags though, as a onefamily-owned 1978 Mk3 Capri 1.6 sold for a very reasonable £4500. Typically, Vauxhall values lag behind contemporary Fords, but a couple of Griffins put up a decent fight here. A very smart Mk1 Astra GTE sold on the hammer for £19,000, while a Mk1 Cavalier sold above estimate at £4400 despite having a mere 1256cc engine under its

One of several big Healeys in the sale, this 1965 Austin-Healey 3000 was a Category D insurance loss in 2003 but had been subject to a four-year restoration since then. Estimated at £35,000-£45,000, it reached a hammer price of £53,500. bonnet. Particularly attractive was a seemingly unrestored Viva HA showing just 23,000 miles, which looked a bargain at £4300. Other entries to do well included a rallyprepared Toyota Celica GT-Four at an impressive £25,500, a 1961 Austin A55 van at £15,000 and a 1973 Rolls-Royce Corniche that sold well above its guide for £23,250. On the flip side, threefigure bargains included a 2000 Volvo S40 T4 at £750, a £700 Mk3 VW Golf and a 1989 Peugeot

309 for just £620 plus fees. Alongside, a host of established classics like Morris Minors, MGBs and Midgets were snapped up for sub-£5000 figures. With further entries ranging from a Victorian horse carriage through to a Noble M12 GTO, this was a sale to pique a wide span of interests. More on the same is on the horizon too, with an eclectic mix already being consigned for the next sale on June 4-5. See www.mathewsons.co.uk to view the catalogue as it builds.

Best bids were invited for this very early Escort XR3. Unrestored and showing 66,875 miles, it sold on the hammer for an impressive £18,500.

This 1974 Bentley T presented very well inside and out. Its guide price was £8000, but it sold for more than double that at £16,350.

This 1981 Mini City in Snapdragon yellow, complete with original side stripes had been lightly modified and needed some TLC, but still looked good value at £4000.

A Mk4 Ford Cortina 2.0S is a rare car, especially with its original trim. Showing 34,983 miles, this 1979 example sailed past its £8000 guide to sell for £17,400.

Not to be outdone by the XR3, this 71,800mile 1984 Vauxhall Astra GTE beat its £16,000-£18,000 estimate to reach £19,000 on the hammer.

Recently restored with genuine panels, this 1959 Sunbeam Rapier Series 2 looked the part and comfortably exceeded its £8000 guide to sell for a remarkable £18,450.

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REVIEW: HOBBS PARKER, TIMED ONLINE, APRIL 28-29 obbs Parker’s first classic car auction of 2021 took on a timed online format, beginning at 12pm on Wednesday April 28 with the first lots ending 24 hours later. With lockdown restrictions gradually lifting, the appetite from buyers proved very strong, resulting in three busy viewing days prior to the sale. German marques dominated proceedings, with a wide selection of Mercedes spanning three decades headlined by a 1981 280SL at a very attractive £13,310 and a 2000 C43 AMG at £10,450. Also included were four vehicles from a BMW main agent’s heritage collection, with a stunning E21 320 Auto selling for £11,110, a beautifully base-spec 1987 E30 318i Auto on steels making £7810 and a 1992 E36 325i SE Auto achieving £7480. The most remarkable result, however, had to be a 2009 Jaguar XKR Convertible. It had covered just 2600 miles but sold for an astonishing £40,810. Continuing the big cat theme, a pair of Mk2s in 3.4 and 2.4-litre guises sold for £13,310 and £11,990 respectively, while a 1955 Daimler Conquest looked excellent value at a mere £3740. Further traditional classics included a 1951 Sunbeam Talbot Mk3, which sold for £14,080, with a 1948 MG TC reaching £20,515. The latter was counterpointed by a 2004 MG TF 80th Anniversary Edition from 2004 that made £2970, while a quartet of contemporary Mazda MX-5s and a pair of Fiat Barchettas all found new homes too. Much pre-sale interest surrounded a 1980 one-owner Ford Escort Mk2 Ghia with no reserve, which resulted in a top bid of £8910. Upping the pace slightly was a 1965 Mustang V8 race car at

Top: This 1980 Mk2 Ford Escort 1.3 Ghia came with plenty of paperwork to back up its 88,815 miles and still had the dealer sticker in the window. Offered with no reserve, it sold for £8910. Above: Joining a pair of Mustangs, this imposing Buick Electra was a fitted with a 6571cc motor and changed hands for £14,000. £20,460, while a 1968 six-cylinder Mustang 3.3 looked a great buy at £12,500. Features editor Jeff was also quite taken by a 1977 Mk2 Capri project, which sold for £1870. Of course, we all look at auctions in the hope of finding a bargain, and there seemed to be several here. A Jaguar XJR project, a 1995 BMW 525TDS, a 1956 split-screen Morris Minor and

a Vauxhall Calibra with a long MoT all changed hands for three figure sums, while a 1997 Rover 214Si sold for just £250. This sale was the first of three classic auctions for Hobbs Parker in 2021, with the next – the Summer Classic Auction – set to take place on July 28-29. See www.hobbsparker.co.uk for more details.

This 1981 R107 280SL had been treated to a full restoration including new wings, hood and suspension components. Guided at £8000-£10,000, it sold for £13,310.

This 1977 Mk2 Ford Capri 1.6 had been off the road since 1995. It looked tired, but appeared solid in the crucial places and had plenty of potential. It sold for £1870.

This 40,000-mile 1984 Lotus Excel had been off the road since 2011 and was being sold as a restoration project. Offered with no reserve, it sold for £6710.

This 1982 BMW E21 320 Auto was from Berry BMW’s heritage collection, and had covered 68,232 miles. At £11,110, it easily exceeded its £7750-£8750 guide price.

One of the older vehicles in the sale was this 1948 MG TC. Expected to change hands for £15,000-£18,000, it soared to a final selling price of £20,515.

This one-owner 2633-mile 2009 Jaguar XKR convertible came with its original wheels but even with the low mileage, its selling price of £40,810 raised a few eyebrows.

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REVIEW: ANGLIA, ONLINE, MAY 1-2

s we’ve come to expect from Anglia, the May sale was a big one, with some 422 lots over two days ranging from bikes to automobilia, plus of course over 200 cars and an impressive sale rate just over 85% at the time of writing. Headline results included the £155,000 bid for a 1962 Aston Martin Lagonda Rapide, alongside the hefty £56,500 hammer price of an E30 BMW M3, its Cecotto limited edition status helping the bidding along. Meanwhile, an XR2 of identical vintage powered to an £18,500 bid and a 1981 E21 BMW 323i was no doubt assisted by Top Gear-fuelled nostalgia for ‘Dad’s cars’ to make an impressive £14,000. We’ve picked some of our personal highlights from the huge catalogue but you’ll find the full results at angliacarauctions.co.uk. CCM

The Lancia Delta HF Turbo must be the ultimate left-field hot hatch. It smashed its £5000£7000 estimate to sell for £10,880 with premium.

The Fiat Coupe has aged well and the 20V Turbo is the sought-after model. This one went for £2970 after premiums.

Proving that the E46 M3 is already on the way up, this 2003 SMG car made £15,660 with premium.

It’s a confident man who sends an RS Turbo to auction with no reserve but the hammer dropped at £21,000 on this restored car.

Star of the sale was this 1962 Aston Martin Lagonda Rapide in manual RHD spec which was hammered away at £155,000.

Few Silver Spirits are good enough to command nearly £20,000 but this 14,666mile car cost its new owner £19,980.

Lovely-looking Mercedes W108 250SE doubled its upper estimate to cost its new owner £8640.

This 1962 Morris Traveller was ready to use and looked like great value at £7560.

Humble Sierra 1.8 LXi had covered just 2780 miles from new and was bid up to £6000.

This 58,000-mile Mk2 XR2 was hammered away for £18,750.

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MARKET TRENDS 1970s GERMAN COUPES Capri rivals from Opel, Audi and VW. Words: Jeff Ruggles

ith muscle-bound pony cars stealing the limelight in the US market, it was inevitable their mix of stylish bodywork and simple mechanical underpinnings would arrive on the other side of the Atlantic. And just as Ford had set the trend in America with the Ford Mustang in 1964, it got the jump on rivals in Europe too, releasing the Capri in early 1969. The Capri was built in Britain at Halewood, but also in Cologne in Germany. Before long, Audi and Opel had got in on the act, and Volkswagen was set to follow. The result was three German coupes based on the underpinnings of more mainstream models, all of which have become increasingly sought-after as classics. OPEL MANTA If the Capri was Ford’s mini-Mustang, then the Opel Manta was GM’s mini-Camaro. The firstgeneration Manta A came along in September 1970, two months ahead of the Ascona on which it was based. Unlike the Capri it was never offered with anything more substantial than a four-cylinder engine, with the Opel brand’s relative obscurity in the UK meaning it lagged well behind the Fords in terms of sales. To help boost its appeal, GM badged its successor as both an Opel and a Vauxhall. The droop-snooted Opel Manta B arrived in 1975 as a two-door booted coupe and was followed two years later by a Capri-rivalling three-door hatch, with both models also sold as the Vauxhall Cavalier Sportshatch and Coupe respectively. The Vauxhall versions disappeared in 1981, but the Manta soldiered on until 1988, outlasting the Capri by a couple of years.

Manta: a Camaro for Europe? In 2010, £2500 would’ve bought a nice Manta B, but in the last seven months we’ve seen two exceptional late examples crack over £20,000 at auction and an excellent base model GT top £14,000, serving to double the £5000 average value of five years ago to around £10,000. The A is a little more under the radar due to a lack of survivors, but the best examples can reach £15,000 as opposed to around £10,000 five years ago. However, news of Opel’s reimagined Manta GSe ElektroMOD EV could spike new interest. AUDI 100S COUPE A more premium option was the attractive Audi 100S Coupe, which was launched in 1969 and arrived in the UK during 1971. Like the others here it has mainstream underpinnings, being based upon the competent 100LS saloon – one of the first models to be launched under the ownership of Volkswagen. There was a facelift for 1974, but essentially only one model was available during its seven-year run, with a Mercedes-designed 1871cc four-pot driving the front wheels. It’s reckoned that fewer than 3200 made it to the UK, no doubt due to the high cost. It was £700 more than Capri 3000E and only had a 1.9-litre motor, but was a step up in quality and quite the looker to boot. Squint and you’ve got a pseudo Aston Martin DBS.

Audi’s 100S looked exotic but only ever offered four-cylinder power.

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A decade ago, good Coupes were changing hands for £2500 or so, with best selling for £4500. Nowadays you’ll need that £2500 for a total basket case, with decent ones more like £15,000 and the very best concours examples well above that. In the UK, you’ll also pay a premium for right-hand-drive cars. VW SCIROCCO Volkswagen’s Scirocco was built on the same platform as the Mk1 Golf, and as with the Manta and Ascona, it was introduced first – this time six months ahead. Arriving in 1974, the front-wheeldrive Karmann-built Volkswagen was smaller than the Manta or Capri but pitched as a more premium vehicle. It was good to drive, was extremely pretty to look at thanks to its Giorgetto Giugiaro design and boasted a practical hatchback, although early cars were pretty basic inside. Various engine options were offered, including the GTi motor from the Golf. Over 500,000 Mk1 cars were built before the arrival of the facelifted Mk2 in 1981, which survived until 1992. Sadly rust has consumed many Mk1s, and coupled with VW ‘Scene Tax’, has seen a hike in prices. In 2015 an early TS would’ve cost £7000, a Storm £8000 and a later GLi around £4000£5000, but you can realistically add at least another £2000-£3000 to those figures now if you can find one for sale, and more for the best examples. Mk2s are more affordable but prices are undoubtedly on the up, so be quick if you want one. CCM

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COOL RUNNINGS We revisit the only V8 Triumph and discover just how unfair history has been to BL’s answer to the Mercedes SL. Words: Aaron McKay Photography: Gregory Owain riumph had wanted to sell 12,000 Stags a year but after seven years less than 26,000 were made. The export market, where Triumph had hoped 50 per cent of sales would go, was even worse. It wasn’t just the reliability woes we’ve forever heard about, it was that these were compounded by the fact the Stag already had everyone looking at it in the first place. When what they were talking about changed from how stylish it was to how disastrous it could be, its fate seemed sealed. However, those initial feelings towards the Stag would ultimately secure it a new fate much further down the road. Enter the enthusiast. Many people still wanted a Stag, so would do what it took to make it happen. The risk was worth the reward, even if that led to big bills, or even complete engine swaps. Today the commitment to Stag maintenance and restoration continues, usually with a strong focus on originality – few engine swaps these days – and supported by increasingly large cheque books. Nearly half of all Triumph Stags sold in the UK are still in existence, so there must be something about it. The Stag enjoys two fundamental qualities of any desirable car: looking good and sounding good. The first is unsurprising when you learn that the shape was conjured up by

Michelotti with some spare time. He wasn’t under commission, instead he had worked up a sporting version of the 2000 saloon as a demonstration of what his design studio could do. The body was set lower, particularly at the shoulder line, and its profile was much sleeker thanks to its two-door format and little details like the flat wheelarches. Fortunately for all of us, Harry Webster, Triumph’s Director of Engineering at the time, viewed it during a visit to Michelotti’s Turin workshop in early 1966 and immediately expressed an interest for it as a production Triumph, the company taking up the option which had previously been agreed. It would have sounded good with a Triumph six or a Rover V8, both of which were considered to some extent during its development stages. But it was the V8 of the new Triumph engine range that would ultimately see exclusive fitment in the Stag, and in retrospect I think most wouldn’t have it any other way. With a capacity of 3.0-litres, it produced 145bhp and a hefty 167lb.ft of torque, and would have produced even more had it not been for the decision to ditch the Lucas injection in favour of more US-friendly ZenithStromburg carburettors. In fact, US-specified cars produced even less power, much like the contemporary TR6s.

The Stag is brisk enough to be fun, but remains more civilised than any of the TRs.

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Much-discussed engine issues can be largely forgotten these days.

Against a new generation of fuel injected engines, particularly those from the continent, the Stag didn’t look like much of a performance car, but its best feature was, anyway, the sound. And it’s the sound that I’m looking forward to most as I twist the key in this exceptional, manual-gearbox car today. It fires up remarkably smoothly, almost disappointingly so, despite having to twist on the choke in the early April chill. A prod of the throttle wakes up the unmistakeable light rumble of eight cylinders less than 375cc each. It has as heavy a flywheel as you’d expect and there’s a classic boominess from the exhaust, but it takes just one prod to know that there’s something special about a Stag’s V8. The reinforced gearbox for the Stag is just as sweet as in any other Triumph. Such is the Stag’s torque you short-shift lazily into second fairly early on, and third follows just as easily. The pedals, too, offer smooth but positive engagement. The seating position is more

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Michelotti’s conversion of 2000 saloon to elegant open grand tourer was a neat piece of work. 2000 than TR4 but so too is overall comfort. You may sit a little high but the seat is nicely shaped, if a little springy, and there’s plenty of space – no having to hang the arm out the window here. With that big rotary headlight switch on the steering column I set the dipped beam on, and get some warmth going with the relatively clear heater controls. It feels cosy and civilised, but whirlwinds of air soon take over the cabin once you get anything about 30mph.

To stop the V8 fading into the rush of wind above, you can lean into the throttle to find a deeper, louder note as it slurps more fuel. It quickly turns much more sporting, something more tenor than bass. It almost howls, but more offbeat than a V6, and before you know it you’ve reached the end of the tachometer. Its full 145bhp is reached at 5500rpm but it feels evenly strong all the way from its torque peak of 167lb.ft at 3500rpm. Kept in the mid-range it’s an audible delight to squeeze the

Interior is derived from the saloon but with extra touches of style.

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V8’s tune out between corners, and it’s smooth enough to forget about the overdrive. It rides smoothly too. Most of the time the Stag glides along knobbly B-roads, soaking up little bumps and cracks in the surface. Only the worst bumps, particularly if wide enough to affect both wheels of an axle, will upset it. It’s on these occasions that you might get a shimmy through the roof, or a couple of squeaks from the hardtop’s mounting points. With the roof down the Stag feels solid and, generally, very planted. The steering is accurate and even offers a decent amount of feel, despite the standard fit power assistance. There’s a degree of body roll when you’re cornering at a fast cruise, more obvious because of the almost flat bonnet ahead of you, but it finds a good footing and enjoys being driven out under throttle. There’s not a huge amount of grip and the brakes can sometimes feel a little overwhelmed when you get carried away with the engine, but overall there’s enough roadholding to have fun, even on roads greasy with fine rain or, as in our case, confused with hail, snow and sunshine. As a car to sit in, it’s rather pleasant. Despite being trimmed almost identically to the later 2000 and 2500 saloons, there’s a sense of the Stag being something a bit exotic. After all, the big Triumphs are hardly spartan, but it’s more than the veneered dashboard, textured vinyl and plentiful instruments. There is of course the T-bar which is part of the Stag’s unmistakable character visible from

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Triumph Stag MK11 Manual in British Racing Green. Now in stock an original Stag with Triumph the 4 speed low miles StagAuto with box and bolt onlyfitted. 40,000older milesnut from new, very much looked after over the years. We know this car having looked after it over the last 12 years and sold it a few times. The Stag comes with. Original Hard-top, New Full stainless Exhaust. Electronic ignition. Mohair soft-top in Green. Electronic ignition, Stainless Exhaust. Large history folder. Great history and very much prefer. 4 Speed Auto. been looked after over the years. Phone for price and more details.

Triumph Stag Mk1 Auto A great original Mk1 Auto Triumph Stag with black interior, 44,000 miles from new, only 2 former owners with last one since 2003. New Electronic ignition. Kenlowe Fan. Uprated Rad. New High quality Mohair Hood just fitted. New refurbished Seats with USA Headrests. Luxury Carpets just fitted with full sound insulation. Immobiliser fitted. Discs, Shocks, Rear Brakes Overhaul. Stainless Flexi Original Mk1 Stag Hardtop. Great history with original manuals. All original panel work. New Mot and Service just completed. price and fitted, more drives details. rebuilt new clutchPhone and bigfor bore exhaust very

PLEASE PHONE FOR LATEST STAGS IN STOCK Triumph stag Mk11 1974 Manual 2 owners from New. A fantastic Triumph Stag in red Manual with overdrive with black interior registered 18.6.1974. Engine rebuild 2019 and bushers replaced total and costthen of £5,075. bolt removed re-fitted with new or reconditioned Gearbox Replaced 2020. Only 2 owners from new last family since 1978. Comes with: Stainless Exhaust, Electronic ignition. Rebuild of Gearbox 2020. Rebuild Engine 2019. Uprated Rad. Kenlowe fan. New bushers. Original Stag Alloys. Original passport book. Very detailed history inc bill of sale, more details and pictures added soon.

Triumph Stag Mk11 1973 Auto In Red with Black interior. Here we have a very nice original Triumph Stag in Pimento Red with the black interior early Mk11 Made 3.1.1973. Last owner for 23 years full history record of owners and large folder of bills. This stag comes with: Stainless Exhaust. Electronic ignition. Rebuild of Gearbox. Rebuilt Engine. Original Stag Alloys. Needs to be seen and driven pictures and more details coming soon.

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Here we have an amazing original condition Triumph Stag in Red with black interior which is in stunning condition. Comes with only 3 former keepers and a very detailed service history from new with original passport book and even detailed record of every 4 speed Auto. Months penny spent onService, fuel over6 the years,Warranty. makes interesting reading. This one even has the original sales invoice from new on 11th April 1975.

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The T-bar was added primarily to ensure rigidity as well as meet feared US-market regulations. inside and out. The dash is ever so slightly more sculpted and the long door cards have an upmarket, rather Italian style. It’s a shame that some of the materials and switchgear don’t quite reach the same heights that the glamorous exterior promises in terms of richness and quality of operation. There’s much to love about the Stag. Its engine never gets old, only empty of fuel. Its handling has enough for the ex-TR man to not be too disappointed, and there’s a ride quality plenty smooth for the family to enjoy the other three seats. It is, we know, a fantastic looking thing too. You can pick faults, but the

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mechanical ones now all have solutions, and the interior is far from disappointing – if it really is, then you may need a Mercedes SL. But the Stag offers something that can shrink its faults. Engines can be fixed, dashboards can be re-veneered, bodies can be repainted. What can’t be replicated is the character of the Stag. Something that from beginning to end was an enthusiast’s car, built as something a bit special. That’s why the Stag is up there with some of the most iconic classic cars, and why I enjoyed the drive so much despite the roof being down in the middle of April’s cruel snow.. CCM

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2997cc V8

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118 mph

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ECONOMY

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GEARBOX

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DAIMLER’S DOZEN It’s 50 years since Jaguar launched its V12 engine, arguably most at home in the XJ saloon. But is a late Series 3 car or the final X300-based variant the better buy? WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY: JOE MILLER

ome would argue that with Jaguar’s tagline of ‘Grace, Space and Pace’, its V12 engine was well overdue by its launch in 1971. But it was worth the wait, proving to be a muscular, smooth and durable engine that best suited the XJ’s character; it launched in the Series 3 E-Type and the Series 1 XJ received the engine in 1972. After two reskins, the Series XJ would have a stay of execution and last well into the XJ40 era as a V12 until the XJ40 was developed to

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accept the V12 engine. Indeed, you could still buy a Series 3 XJ12 until 1992. The long-awaited ‘XJ81’ V12 variant of the XJ40 would last just two years, with the V12powered variant of its X300 successor launched in 1995. The new car sported the same 6.0-litre V12 as the XJ81 and later XJS, but it developed a mighty 317bhp, the most powerful variant of Jaguar’s V12 powerplant. This would prove to be the V12’s swansong, as the X308 XJ would bring the all-new V8 which, particularly in

supercharged guise, could match the 6.0-litre’s performance but significantly better its fuel economy and emissions. With Jaguar recently announcing its plans to have an entirely electric model lineup by 2030 and the V12 celebrating its 50th birthday this year, this could be the perfect time to get into a 12-cylinder XJ. It’s often said that the final iteration of a model is the best version, but is a late Series 3 XJ12 or the ‘last hurrah’ the better bet? We gathered together both models

THE FACTS

in their most luxurious Daimler Double Six guises to find out. SERIES 3 You have to feel sorry for the XJ40. After being delayed for release by around seven years, the old stalwart Series 3 would not only live on well into the new car’s life, but the even-longerawaited XJ40 V12 (codenamed XJ81) would last just two years before being replaced. The final revision of the earlier Series XJ lived on well past

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ENGINE

5343cc

5993cc

TRANSMISSION

Three-speed automatic

Four-speed automatic

MAX POWER

295bhp

317bhp

MAX SPEED

140mph

155mph

0-60 MPH

7.9secs

6.8secs

LENGTH

4.96m

5.02m

WEIGHT

1936kg

1975kg

its anticipated shelf life. This was no bad thing, however as many argue that the Series 3 was the ultimate XJ iteration. The Pininfarina-refined styling included thicker bumpers with chrome cladding that added menace, yet elegance to the looks. New flush-fitting door handles and single-piece front door glass streamlined the shape and gave this 1960s design a more modern appearance. Mechanically, little was changed over the Series, 2, the 5.3-litre V12 recently fitted

with fuel injection courtesy of Lucas. The ‘Fireball’ heads were added to create the High Efficiency (‘HE’) variant in 1981, boosting power from 283bhp to 295bhp but more importantly, improving fuel consumption from an eyewatering 14.8mpg to a less terrifying 19.7mpg. Performance is more brisk than fast. Ease onto the throttle and the GM three-speed automatic gearbox will smoothly kick down and gently press you into the seat as the XJ12 surges forward.

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The on-paper numbers place it in hot hatchback territory, but it neither feels that fast, nor should it. This is a car for covering great distances, in great comfort, at great speed. You don’t floor the throttle pedal, you simply lean on it slightly more and watch as the view out of the windows gets slightly faster. The V12 makes barely any noise at 70mph and at anything less, you’d swear you were coasting. Idle is so smooth that from six feet away, you wouldn’t know it was running. Despite its ancient aerodynamics, refinement is superb in later Series 3s, too. Wind noise is almost non-existent and road noise is wellsubdued by fat 215/70 tyres. Comfort is other-worldly, as you’d expect of a car costing 20% more than a W126 Mercedes S-Class at launch. On car-killing bumps, you get a faint shuffle through the structure, cossetted by plush leather armchairs. Only a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow or the healthiest hydropneumatic Citroën wafts along so undisturbed by the road surface as well as the Series 3 XJ. Sadly, you pay the price for that waftiness when the going gets twisty - this is a soft, wallowy barge of a car in the corners, with significant lean if you take a bend with any pace and a rear end that feels like it would let go if you were heading cross-country in too much of a hurry. A lighter, nimbler 4.2-litre Series 3 would

leave the XJ12 for dead on a winding road. However, this Daimler limousine never claimed to be a Porsche-troubling sports saloon and provided you don’t ask too much of the brakes or body control in a corner, you can make brisk progress easily enough. This feels wrong, though. Whereas the six-pot XJs can hustle on a B-road if the mood takes you, the V12 is a car to cover big miles with minimal effort and it does so admirably. Silent, fast enough if called upon and über luxurious, this is a magnificent way to travel. The lambswool mats and extra piping on the leather with the Daimler Double Six elevate the XJ to the next level of luxury and for me the ‘crinkly’ grille and number plate plinth on the Daimler only improve the already elegant looks. Over its 23-year run, the Series XJ sold approximately 318,000 units, the 133,000 Series 3s sold making the later car by far the most common, 10,500 of those sported the V12. Despite the later Series 3 XJ being eclipsed in performance, technology and luxury by the likes of the W126 Mercedes S-Class, E32 BMW 7-Series and even the Lexus LS400, the ageing Jaguar remained popular and driving one today, you can see why. If your idea of a luxury car is smooth performance, maximum comfort, a relaxing drive and a sense of occasion upon arrival, somehow the more modern German and

Japanese offerings don’t seem quite so special. Much like its XJS stablemate, buying a Series 3 XJ in its later years was not a decision made logically compared to the competition. But since when was a 5.3 litre V12 limousine bought with your head? Many would argue the Series 3 outstayed its welcome, but its old-school charms, character and distinctive style meant it carved its own path then and now. X305 After taking so long to develop the XJ40, Jaguar certainly got their money’s worth out of it. The 1994 X300 was more curvaceous and modern in appearance, but beneath the new lights, bumpers and rear wings was the same platform. After the quality disaster that was the early XJ40, however, new owner Ford’s £200 million investment in Jaguar’s production facilities sought to improve things dramatically. Bodywelding robots courtesy of Nissan produced a car with better structural rigidity than the old car, improving ride and handling. The top-spec XJ12, codenamed X305, got the same 6.0-litre V12 as the XJ81, now tweaked to give a useful 317bhp. Specification of the 12-cylinder cars was the same as the plush Sovereign, but small visual clues (discreet ‘V12’ badging on the B-pillars, a gold V12 insignia on the passenger’s side of the wooden

“The ageing Jaguar remained popular and driving one today, you can see why”

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A nicely preserved Series 3 is a lovely place to be, especially in plush Double Six spec. This ’92 car is one of the very last before the XJ40 finally received the V12.

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dashboard, chromed door mirrors and a golden Jaguar crest atop the radiator grille) hint at the almighty powerplant contained within. Being the Daimler Double Six version, the car pictured also sports the trademark ‘crinkly’ grille and number plate plinth, as well as chrome wheels. The standard X300 is a handsome beast, but the extra embellishments of the Daimler model add to its on-road presence. Inside, the X300 modernised the interior over the dated XJ40. The seats are deeper and more rounded, the dashboard and switchgear softeredged and the steering wheel and passenger’s side of the dashboard redesigned to incorporate airbags. Compare the old and new interiors side by side and you’ll see the resemblance, yet the X300 looks and feels so much the newer car. The Daimler models boast further luxury with lashings of leather on every surface and plentiful wood, from the half-timbered steering wheel to the electric window switch bezels. The car in our photos is a Japanese-market Majestic model, so sports electronicallyadjustable individual rear seats, picnic tables and various stickers scattered around the cabin in Japanese characters, including one which warns of an exhaust temperature warning light that illuminates if the exhaust gets too hot. With Japan increasingly pollution-conscious in the 1990s, you’d want your catalysts at

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Low-mileage Daimler was badged Majestic and originally supplied to Japan, which explains its remarkable condition.

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“This remains a supremely comfortable limousine that matches the best German offerings” maximum efficiency when driving a 6.0-litre V12 through Tokyo... Not only is the X305’s cabin more modern, but the quality is a marked step up from the Series 3. The switchgear all clicks reassuringly well, doesn’t rattle and, an alien concept to some XJ40 owners, everything electrical works perfectly. The 39,000 miles on the car we tested might be a contributing factor, but this remains a near quarter-century-old Jag that gives no signs of frailty or poor quality. Anyone who’s been in an X300 will tell you headroom isn’t their strong point and indeed, our tallest staffers at 6ft 2” are about as vertically gifted an X300 passenger as you’d want. Legroom is excellent, however and with such comfortable seating and ample creature comforts, it’s easy to imagine covering long distances in an X305. This becomes more evident on the road where the new car feels far more taut than the Series 3, giving you more of a sense that the front and rear are connected. Driving one immediately after the other, you could say the X305 is a mite firmer over bumps, but this remains a supremely comfortable limousine that matches the best German offerings. You’ve got more of an awareness of the road surface, but not so much as for it to directly affect you any more than in the older car. Yet the handling is far superior to the Series 3, the steering weighty and direct, the brakes meaty and the turn in and body control impressively sharp and responsive for a two-tonne limo. An XJR would still leave

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it behind, but the XJ12 composes itself well through corners and if you were suddenly late for a meeting, you’d have no qualms hustling the X305 down a B-road. By this era, cars were starting to balance ride and handling and I reckon the big Jag does it better than any rival - the E38 7-Series is sharper in the corners but rides firmer, the W140 S-Class is floaty over bumps, but also floaty round corners. For me, though, the V12 was the centrepiece - when wafting along, it’s effortlessly smooth, near silent and torquey enough to accelerate in gear like nothing else I’ve ever driven. It takes

the discreet power of the Series 3 and turns it up significantly to give sports cars a scare. Cruising at 45mph, I rolled onto the throttle and after a smooth but responsive kickdown, the Double Six sailed up to speeds I’d rather not reveal. A welltuned V8 could keep up, but wouldn’t be nearly as smooth or as silent as this 6.0-litre behemoth. I usually prefer a small car with a small, eager engine but an afternoon with this Daimler proved a powerful barge can also be great fun. Nothing I’ve driven combines such comfort and luxury with such pace. It’s faster and yet, more fun than a car this heavy and this relaxing has any right to be.

The Series 3 has the edge on classic style but the later car is easier to live with. VERDICT Nobody would’ve been weighing up these two cars when new, so dated was the Series 3 compared to the X305. Until recent years, they weren’t comparable used purchases either, with the older car worth so much less and many considering the X300 too modern. However, with both the cars pictured advertised for the same £13,995 asking price when we photographed them and many like-for-like cars for sale at similar figures, many Jag fans find themselves choosing between one or the other. The Series 3 is the more classic experience: even this Daimler limo is small compared to modern luxury cars, the pillars are thin and every Series 3 I’ve encountered smells pleasingly like a traditional classic. The older car gets more looks and if you’re not planning to use your XJ12 regularly, the Series 3 offers more of a sense of occasion, it feels more special. Prices are slowly heading up and in spite of running costs and concerns over rust, this could be your last chance to nab a classic V12 Jaguar for Fiesta money.

You could argue that the X305 has less character, it looks less special externally and feels more normal internally. Only Jaguar aficionados will give the newer car a second glance and parked next to a 3.2 Sport, the more attractively-specced car will draw the attention. However, the X300 is more resistant to rust than the Series cars, the extra creature comforts and airbags make it a more viable car to use regularly, it’s

(marginally) more economical and whereas the Series 3 is brisk for what it is, the X305 is genuinely, shockingly fast. Spend all day in it comfortably wafting along and if, at the end of a long day you need waking up, let it kick down and revel in such a massive car being so rapid. It’s arguably the less popular of the pair, but if I had an aircraft hangar to park it and shares in an oil company, the X305 would be my choice. CCM

XJ81 – THE FORGOTTEN XJ12 After the XJ40 was so late to market, Jaguar could never have anticipated that there remained a strong demand for a V12 XJ, hence the Series 3 soldiering on. Development started to allow a V-engine to fit into the XJ40’s engine bay and in 1993, seven years after the XJ40 was launched, the 6.0-litre XJ12 (codenamed XJ81) finally hit the market. Just 3799 XJ81s were sold in two years before the X305 took over and today, it’s a rare footnote in Jaguar’s V12 history.

BUY ONE Series XJs can – and likely will – rust pretty much everywhere; sills, arches, box sections, floor pans and boot floors are just some of the many, many known rust areas on even the youngest Series 3s. That glorious V12 needs good quality coolant, it needs to be changed every two years and if there are any signs of had gasket failure, you’re looking at a pricey engine rebuild. Daimler-specific trims, seats

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and mats are much rarer than normal Jaguar items and often far more expensive, so make sure everything missing is available. The X300 is worlds away from the fraught XJ40 in terms of electrical issues, but still inspect thoroughly. Make sure everything from electric windows and central locking to more complex items like traction control are working perfectly and not displaying any

warning lights. The X300 doesn’t use the modern standard OBD2 diagnostic port, so isn’t as easily communicated with as newer Jaguars. If buying an X305 V12, look for signs of a caring owner rather than a frugal one: mismatched or budget brand tyres are a warning regardless, but on a complex 6.0-litre V12 limo, what other vital costs might have been skimped on?

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1995 MGRV8, Woodcote Green, stone beige trim. New beige mohair hood, new (original) tonneau, interior in excellent condition, new door cards. Re-veneered dash console and door caps. 48,500 mls. Screen frame excellent (refurbed). Fitted with power steering. £21,995

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MGB V8 ROADSTER, 1972, SPECIAL BUILD 3.5 litre with 5 speed gearbox. Wildwood front brakes, 15” alloy wheels. Upgraded suspension and axle. Metallic blue , photographed body rebuild, leather seats and mohair hood. £18,550

MGB GT 1968 Black with new chrome wires and tyres. Brand new leather interior. Fully rebuilt engine, electronic distributor, new Trophy sports stainless exhaust. A real driver’s mgb with more performance. £12,500

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MG TF 1500, 1954. Chassis up restoration to show standard and hardly driven since. Old English White, fully detailed underside. LH Drive. £29,500

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ROUND UP: SIXTIES EXPORT HEROES

BRITISH INVASION National exports and imports have been in the news in recent months in a way that they haven’t been for decades. We survey a selection of British cars that found success on the foreign markets. WORDS: JACK GROVER he 1960s were almost certainly the British motor industry’s golden age – the business was thriving as more and more people bought more and more cars. Despite various mergers of the previous decade most of the traditional marques were still in existence, and the industry still had a near-total hold over its domestic market. Five per cent of the entire national workforce – a million people – were in the car-making industry. It was also the last period in which British cars were widely exported. Although the UK had lost its spot as the number two car maker (behind the USA) as the decade began as other nations recovered from their wartime ruination, we were still third until 1966 and fourth when the decade ended. Although the economic ties to the Commonwealth were looser than in previous decades (and were loosening further all the time) but still gave British cars preferential treatment in many places around the world, and in 1960 the UK had been a founding member of the European Free Trade Association, giving tariff-free access to six other European nations. The government also worked to reduce tariffs on cars exported to the European Economic Community after Britain’s application for membership was declined in 1963, leading to an 85 per cent increase in British cars exported to Europe between 1963 and 1965. In that year 1.1 million cars were sold in the UK, of which just five per cent were imported (a large

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chunk of that five per cent was accounted for by the Renault Dauphine and the Volkswagen Beetle). Of those 1.1 million cars, 484,000 were made by the British Motor Corporation. But British car factories built a total of 1.8 million cars, leaving 700,000 to be sold elsewhere. This was also still an era when British car designs were being built in a network of overseas plants, both from kits of parts sent from the UK and as true local manufacture (and a wide spectrum in between). So let’s look at some of the products from this golden age which flew the flag abroad.

Over 77 per cent of MGBs were exported.

MGB The MGB’s predecessor (logically enough, the MGA) holds the record of being Britain’s most exported car, as only six per cent were sold on the home market. The MGB’s appeal was more equal but of the 512,000 ‘Bs built between 1962 and 1980 nearly 400,000 – over 77 per cent – were sold abroad. The proportion of MGBs sent for export steadily increased over the car’s long production life – by 1977 British buyers gave homes to 2262 MGB roadsters while those beyond our shores bought 22,228 of them.

The Healey's old-fashioned make-up was part of its appeal to US buyers. By the time the MGB arrived it was clear to all British sports car makers that the USA was their lifeblood but the market was getting tougher. Not only were there other competitors from Britain and Italy but Detroit was getting into the game with its own very American take on what British sports cars had to offer with products like the Corvette and the Thunderbird. Tastes were also changing – the MG buyer for the 1960s was less likely to be a ‘gearhead’ and more likely to be a college student or a young professional (either single or without children) who wanted a good-looking car that was fun to drive. So the MGB was designed from the start to combine sports car handling with saloon car comfort – a tall order. Cockpit space, ride comfort and noise levels (not to mention

handling) were all greatly improved by an allnew unitary bodyshell, incorporating full-height doors, winding windows and a flip-up hood. For cost reasons the B still used rear leaf springs, although they were much longer (offering a softer and more progressive ride) than those used on the A. The proven B-Series engine was retained, but in a new 1.8-litre capacity. The rest of the running gear – front disc brakes and rear drums, rack and pinion steering, a four-speed gearbox with optional overdrive – was almost straight from the MGA which itself carried a lot of over from the TD and TF Midgets. The combination of familiar mechanical parts in a brand-new body proved a winner – both in terms of sales and in competition. For all its refinement and creature comforts the MGB was still a joy to drive and a strong performer

By the early ’60s, some 90 per cent of Healeys were exported to the USA.

in standard trim and could be up-gunned into a serious bit of kit relatively easy. In its first full year of production the MGB nearly doubled the best export sales performance of the MGA (12,900 cars against 20,200) and only dipped below the record set by its predecessor in one year between 1962 and 1980. From 1965 the fixed-roof liftback GT version of the MGB was available. By 1968 the GT was outselling the roadster in Britain and by 1972 more home market GTs were being sold than export. In warmer climes the roadster remained by far the popular choice – by the late 1970s fewer than 200 export-spec GTs were built each year. Of course, the importance of North America to the MGB’s existence was to be a source of trouble in its later years as it had to be kept in compliance with the stream of safety and emissions regulations that American adopted from the late ’60s onwards. And so came the padded steering wheel and the ‘safety pillow’ dashboard (fortunately to always remain an exclusive for American-market MGs!) and then, from 1974, the rubber-faced impact bumpers and the raised ride height which were applied to all cars due to the structural changes required. But it’s always important to remember that whatever the bumpers and the jacked-up springs did to the MGB’s looks and handling, they didn’t hurt sales – especially in North America. Sales actually increased slightly in 1974 and 1975 and then reached an all-time record for exports – 23,969 cars – in 1976. Unfortunately the late 1970s saw the exchange rate between the pound and the dollar move and it swiftly became unprofitable to sell British-made sports cars in their main market. This led to the decision to not only end MGB production without a replacement but to close the Abingdon factory.

Austin-Healey 3000 In stark contrast to the svelte, accessible MGB was the big and brutish Austin-Healey 3000 – an uncompromising heavyweight of a sports car that was rather old-fashioned from the moment it was introduced in 1959 and its fans loved it all the more for that reason. The 3000 was a direct descendant of the original Austin-Healey, the 100, designed by racing driver-turnedconstructor Donald Healey and officially backed and sold by the Austin motor company. A 3.0-litre C-Series engine making 130hp, a top speed of 114mph and potent acceleration; the appeal of the 3000 wasn’t so much in its ultimate performance but in how easily it could use it – an MGB could be wrung out to 100mph or more given enough space, but a ‘big Healey’ could do it with relative ease, repeatedly and in entirely stock form. With its snug cockpit, side screens and a hood that had to be dismantled like a tent and stowed in the boot (which was otherwise mostly filled with spare wheel), firm short-travel ride, heavy steering and loud exhaust the Healey had a decidedly racy character, marking it out

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as the enthusiast’s choice. BMC campaigned the Healey heavily in all its forms, favouring the sturdy but nimble car with its big all-iron engine in rallying. Pat Moss won the Liege-Rome-Liege rally in 1960 in a Healey 3000 and drove the same car to second place in the Coupes des Alps the same year, following it up with a silver medal place in the RAC Rally in 1961. In America the 3000 was favoured more for circuit racing, with the type dominating the Sports Car Club of America series across multiple classes in the years after its introduction. By 1963 over 90 per cent of all the Austin-Healey 3000s built were sent to North America and production was running at around 5,000 per year. The Healey’s steady evolution slowed to a crawl in the ’60s – its fans wouldn’t have accepted anything else – but 1962 saw the introduction of a ‘sports convertible’ body instead of the traditional roadster, with a fixed wraparound windscreen, winding windows and a folding hood. The MkIII of 1964 had more power (150hp), standard-fit servo assistance for the brakes, a new dashboard with a walnut fascia and safety padding, a new design of centre console and redesigned seats. The MkIII was only available as a 2+2. A few months after its introduction the MkIII’s chassis was redesigned to incorporate trailing links for the rear suspension and to increase the ground clearance as customers were complaining that the low-slung exhaust silencer kept hitting the ground when travelling over crests or bumps at high speed. Production of the Austin-Healey 3000 ended in the summer of 1967. Donald Healey and BMC had been embroiled in discussions to replace it with an all-new sports car design, but in the end the car’s direct replacement was the MGC – an MGB reworked to accept the C-Series engine. It was not of the same spirit or capabilities as the ‘big Healey’ and was only on sale for two years…although three-quarters of them were still exported!

It was the export market which had been the original inspiration for the TR series. sided, blunt-ended body with neat cowled headlamps, a bonnet with a distinctive ‘power bulge’ to clear the carburettors, a full-width chrome grille and subtle tailfins at the rear. Winding windows, a fixed hood and a generous boot were all added to the mix. So was a wider, longer cockpit with a wood-finished fascia and new centre console. The TR4 could also be specified with what we would now call a Targa – a fixed glass rear screen (incorporating a rollover bar) behind the cockpit and a removable section between it and the front screen which could be filled either by a steel panel or a fabric ‘Surrey’ roof. The style and added refinement of the TR4 went down well with the critics but the model didn’t do much for sales – after a brief pick up on launch, they settled down to a lower average than the TR3 did in its last years – around 8000 cars per year. The problem was that the basic

TR formula was old-fashioned against the likes of the MGB, Sunbeam Alpine and Lotus Elan. The solution was to update the engineering rather than the styling and in 1965 the TR4A was introduced. The big feature was an all-new independent rear suspension system, using coil springs and trailing arms of a design derived from that used on the Triumph 2000 and 1300 saloons, which required a major redesign of the chassis, although the body was unchanged (save for a redesigned grille without the vertical bars) and without the ‘IRS’ badge on the bootlid it took a very keen eye to spot the very slightly wider rear track. Handling, grip and stability were greatly improved and the TR4A was the only sports car in its size and price class to boast fully independent suspension. Ironically, while the ride quality was a significant improvement over the leaf-sprung TR3 and TR4, the model now

Triumph TR4 The Triumph TR line owed its entire existence to the export market. Standard-Triumph boss Sir John Black was envious of the success (and lucrative revenue) the Nuffield Organisation was gaining with its sports cars and decided to brew up his own. Faster, quicker and more modern than the Midgets MG was offering, the TR2 (and the improved TR3 that followed) quickly earned a fearsome reputation in competition and a strong following at home and abroad – although of course the export sales were by far the greater, with only one in twelve TRs staying in the UK. Like the Austin-Healey, the Triumph TR3 entered the ‘60s as a basic roadster fundamentally little-changed from its 1940s origins, and Triumph understood there was a demand for more refinement and practicality. This resulted in the TR4, the first TR to receive the attention of Triumph’s new styling consultant, Giovanni Michelotti put on a brand new pontoon-

The TR4 improved refinement specifically with the American market in mind.

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picked up criticism for its stiff ride because expectations were higher for a car with IRS! None the less, the update gave TR sales a much-needed boost, with 13,700 sales in 1965… of which 11,714 were exported. The TR4A retained that grip on overseas sales until it was replaced by the TR5 in 1967.

Mini The world is more than North America, and the bits of it which had little desire or need for British sports cars often found a lot of place on their driveways for our saloons, and none more so than the Mini. The ground-breaking little car had been designed with export potential from the start, at a time when large parts of the world still thought and brought British first and foremost when it came to motoring. And the Mini was good enough to appeal to crucial new European markets as well. It’s hardly surprising that as early as 1962 around half of all Mini production in the UK (then happening at both Longbridge and Cowley) was exported, and by 1965 exports exceeded domestic sales. That margin kept increasing and by 1970 198,000 British-built Minis were sent overseas while British buyers kept only 80,500. The Mini’s appeal in the wider world was the same as it was here in the UK – no other car could carry as many people or as many things in so small a footprint, it was economical to run and huge fun to drive. The Swinging Sixties, the antics of Twiggy and the endorsement of Peter Sellers probably didn’t do much for Mini sales in Kenya or Bechuanaland (or Botswana as it

The Mini was a surprisingly common sight in Sixties Paris. became after 1966) but these places – and many others – had their own form of ‘Mini mania’ and took their share of production. The biggest Mini markets outside the UK – Australia, South Africa, Italy and Spain– gained local production but as far as cars exported from the UK went the biggest destinations were France, Denmark, Canada and Switzerland. France was initially a tough nut to crack for the Mini. It was the arrival of the Mini Cooper, and

By 1965, Mini exports were greater than domestic sales.

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especially the success of that model in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally, that turned things around. As in Britain it became the must-have car for young urban trendsetters and supply never again matched demand. The estate version of the Mini, especially with the optional wood framing, became the ultimate chic transport for fashionconscious Parisian ladies in the same period and Paris would remain the heartland of French Mini sales for the next 30 years.

Over 6000 Minis were sold in Canada – mostly via the impressive dealer network built by Nuffield in the late 1940s – in the first year of production and in 1961 it was possible to buy a Mini ‘over the counter’ at a Montreal department store for a £3 deposit. By the end of the 1960s over 30,000 Minis had been sold in Canada, but changing tastes and the country’s economic and political realignment towards the USA saw sales dwindle. None the less exports from the UK continued until 1979. Selling the Mini south of the border was always going to be tough. Americans soon proved to only have time for the ‘novelty’ Minis and by 1966 only the Cooper S and the Moke were officially listed at American dealers. The first round of safety and emissions regulations in 1967 provided the excuse for BMC to pull the Mini out of America.

Land Rover The Land Rover was specifically intended to be an export success –the British government allocated rations of strategic material (including steel and rubber) to companies based on their exports and Rover’s factory in Coventry had been destroyed in the Blitz so it was faced with starting from scratch at its ‘shadow’ plant at Solihull. The firm’s usual fare of upmarket saloons required a lot of tooling and resources to build and would be hard to sell. In the meantime a simple, rugged four-wheel drive off-road utility vehicle – like the wartime Jeep but optimised for civilian use – would fill the gap. As it happened, by the time Rover car production got fully underway again the Land Rover was already setting new sales records and clearly had a long-term future. The original Land Rover of 1948 was in some ways compromised by its original stop-gap nature – it used an existing Rover car engine, gearbox and axles which were not really up to the job. Those parts also fixed its major dimensions, as did the fact that its concept was cribbed directly from the Jeep – including its 80-inch wheelbase. Its chassis and structure had been designed for simplicity of manufacture, not long-term durability and zero thought had been given to styling or user comfort. For the model’s ten-year anniversary in 1958 the Series II Land Rover was introduced – bigger in every dimension, with dedicated engines, an uprated drivetrain, more body options, and a few deft styling touches by David Bache which did not in any way detract from its rugged functionality but made it look less like an overgrown Meccano set. The Series II was also easier and quicker to build and Rover invested in new production capacity both at Solihull and various operations around the world assembling Land Rovers from Complete Knock Down kits. Sales throughout the 1950s had been steady at 28,000 or so, but in 1959 this jumped to 34,000. By 1965 they had reached 45,000 and it would exceed 50,000 by the end of the decade. Over a third of all Land Rovers leaving Solihull did so

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The Land Rover’s global appeal is easy to understand. in kit form to supply 29 overseas assembly operations and 80 per cent of the factory’s output was sent abroad. By this time the Series IIA model had been introduced, which incorporated a lot of very minor technical updates (mostly expunging the last remaining Series I -era parts) and introduced a new enlarged diesel engine option. For the rest of the 1960s Rover continued to refine the Land Rover with stronger transmissions, six-cylinder engine options for the long-wheelbase model, forwardcontrol and heavy duty ‘one ton’ models and detail improvements such as better brakes and electrics. The dominance the Land Rover had in some markets was incredible – in 1965 over 90 per cent of the 4x4s sold in Australia were Land Rovers. It was a similar story in New Zealand and South Africa, and the 78 per cent share of

the 4x4 market in East Africa only seems weak by that comparison! Throughout the decade Rover knew that it’s main issue was lack of production capacity, with only the Solihull factory able to turn out complete vehicles and sales otherwise reliant on the complex and expensive CKD network. And Rover was a small company on a global scale. By the end of the 1960s the demand for 4x4s worldwide was exceeding Rover’s ability to sell them. That provided the means for otherwise unknown names like Toyota and Nissan to get a toehold in the market with more modern products not hampered by straitened post-war origins, with much larger production capacity and backed by greater corporate resources. The 1970s would be one of decline and retreat for the Land Rover. CCM

Some 80 per cent of Land Rover’s output was sent abroad during the Landy’s heyday.

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BOXING CLEVER No longer the classic bargain it once was, the ‘Anglebox’ remains a popular choice among Ford enthusiasts and can still be an affordabale alternative to the Mk1 Escort. WORDS: PAUL GUINNESS hen a car is described by its maker as ‘new’, it often turns out to be little more than a facelifted version of what’s gone before. But when Ford’s latest Anglia (codenamed 105E) made its debut at the 1959 Earl’s Court Motor Show, just about the only thing carried over from its predecessor was the name. The all-new Anglia’s styling was, of course, its most noticeable feature, from its controversial reverse-rake rear window to its gently sloping bonnet framed on either side by front wings that thrust the headlamps well forward, further exaggerated by well-designed brightwork. At the rear, meanwhile, a pair of tail fins with appropriately sharp rear indicators protruded from the boot line, their length enhanced by the backward slope of the rear screen. Under that adventurous bodywork, the changes continued. Biggest news was the announcement of a brand new over-square 997cc OHV engine, marking the start of the ‘Kent’ generation, a series of powerplants that would go on to enjoy several decades of success throughout the Ford line-up. And making the most of this new engine was the Anglia’s equally fresh four-speed transmission (the first time four gears had ever been fitted to a small British Ford), boasting synchromesh on all but first. Decent handling was assured thanks to the Anglia’s MacPherson strut front end and leaf-sprung rear, a layout that would become familiar to other Ford buyers of the ’60s and ’70s.

Only Standard and Deluxe saloon versions of the Anglia 105E were available initially, though in 1961 came the new Anglia estate and van models. The most exciting moment in the Anglia’s development, however, came in 1962 with the announcement of the new Anglia Super, a more upmarket model featuring a 1198cc derivative of the ‘Kent’ engine, which would also find its way into that year’s new Consul Cortina. The difference was immediately noticeable, with the Anglia 1200 (known as the 123E) having its top speed boosted to around 83mph, with the driving experience further improved by the adoption of synchromesh on all four gears. Aesthetics also received a boost via the Super’s two-tone paintwork with chrome-trimmed side flash and matching roof colour, while inside there were thicker front seats, a padded dashboard top and carpeting throughout. The same 1198cc engine could also be specified for the Deluxe saloon as well as the estate, giving Anglia buyers of the ’60s plenty of scope to choose their ideal spec. And, of course, the Anglia went on to be a major hit for Ford both in the UK and overseas, remaining in production through to November 1967 – by which time 1,083,960 examples (excluding the van) had found buyers. Looking back on the Anglia 105E now, 62 years on from its Earl’s Court debut, we can appreciate just how much of a risk Ford took with its design. Given the costs involved in creating a brand new car from scratch, the

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company’s management was brave to sign off the newcomer’s unique look. But it was a risk that worked, with the Anglia becoming a major hit – and it’s a car that still has a healthy following all these years later. Indeed, as with other Fords of the 1960s, demand for the Anglia over the last decade or so has seen values soaring; no longer is it a ‘cheap and cheerful’ option for today’s first-time classic buyers. The Anglia remains a tempting choice, of course, thanks to its ’60s-style head-turning looks, its simple engineering and its pleasing driving style. But how can you ensure you’re buying the best example for your budget?

WHAT TO LOOK FOR BODYWORK Although no more rot-prone than other monocoque saloons of the ’60s, the 105E/123E series can have serious rust issues if neglected. When buying, it’s therefore essential that you’re on the lookout for structural problems as well as rusting outer panels, especially as the latter can be very expensive to replace. Starting with the structure, the inner and outer sills both sides are prone to rot, as are all four jacking points; there’s also a centre sill section that’s hidden but just as likely to corrode. The rear leaf spring mounts can rust through, as can the rear crossmember and boot floor. It’s not unusual to find holes in the floorpans (particularly the outer corners and edges of the fronts), while the A-pillars on both sides can also rot – usually from the bottom upwards, which eventually affects the

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door hinge areas. Under the bonnet, the flitch panels and inner wings around the front struts will often have been repaired, the latter rotting from behind thanks to mud and salt collecting underneath; if repairs have been carried out to the metalwork around the strut tops, make sure they’ve been done to a good standard and aren’t simply hiding the problem. If the Anglia you’re buying has structural issues, you’ll find that reproduction repair sections are available from Ex-Pressed Steel Panels (steelpanels.co.uk), but costs can soon escalate if your shopping list is extensive. A complete boot floor will cost around £475 including VAT, rear spring hangers are over £180 each, outer sills are almost £193 a side, and the outer skin panel for the A-pillar is over £155. Outer panels are just as prone to rust, with the

front wings being particularly vulnerable; rot usually sets in around and over the headlamp area as well as the rearmost edge of the wing, running almost its entire height in line with the A-pillar. New-old stock Ford wings are very scarce, but Ex-Pressed Steel Panels can again come to the rescue – although they involve a hefty outlay of just under £893 each, with a manufacturing lead time of up to eight months. Wing repair sections are also available, with the complete headlamp area costing around £231 per side. Door skins are also prone to rust, particularly around the centre (below the trim line) where there’s a join between the skin and an inner steel section. Rear wheelarches can also rot through, as can the lower parts of the rear quarter panel – though once again, repair sections can be ordered. The rear valance (a purely cosmetic

SPECIFICATIONS MODEL

ANGLIA 105E

ANGLIA 123E

ENGINE

997cc 4-cyl

1198cc 4-cyl

MAX POWER

39bhp at 5000rpm

50bhp at 4900rpm

MAX TORQUE

56lb.ft at 2700rpm

69lb.ft at 2700rpm

TOP SPEED

76mph

83mph

0-60MPH

28 secs

21 secs

TRANSMISSION

4-sp manual

STEERING

Worm and nut

SUSPENSION

MacPherson front struts, real leaf springs

LENGTH

3912mm (154ins)

WIDTH

1455mm (57ins)

HEIGHT

1394mm (55ins)

1394mm (55ins

WEIGHT

737kg (1625lb)

752kg (1658lb)

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The Kent engines are familar, the 997cc reckoned to be stronger than the 1198cc unit. item) is rust-prone, and a new one will set you back around £155.

RUNNING GEAR The 997cc ‘Kent’ engine is known for being stronger than the 1198cc version, with the latter being prone to premature bearing wear. Having said that, either unit can show signs of wear, usually via a combination of a rumbling bottom end, high oil consumption and blue smoke. Both engines are also prone to rattling camshaft chains, as well as rotting out their core plugs and leaking oil. A professional engine rebuild is likely to cost you from around £2000, though companies like Newford Parts (newpartsonline.co.uk) offer them on an exchange basis if you’re not too concerned about retaining the original unit. The same firm also offers upgrades, in case you should be tempted to swap your 997 or 1198cc ‘Kent’ for one originally destined for a Cortina 1500. That was a particularly popular conversion in the 1970s and ’80s, and remains so today – although any increase in power may mean

also looking at improvements to your Anglia’s braking and suspension. The gearboxes in both the 997cc and 1198cc Anglias are robust, though worn synchromesh on second gear (and first for the bigger-engined model) suggests excessive wear, as does gearbox ‘whine’. Jumping out of second is a sign of wear in the selector rods. Oil can leak from the back of the input shaft, and it can seep out of the diff’s nose bearing, which has an often perished integral oil seal in its casing. An Anglia underside that is completely free of oil and other leaks is likely to have been recently restored!

INTERIOR The Anglia’s interior is simple, with Standard and Deluxe models featuring rubber flooring and the Super having the luxury of carpet. All models have vinyl upholstery, although the designs did change during the Anglia’s lifespan, with early cars in particular often featuring two-tone trim. Front seats in the Super are thicker and more supportive than those in the Deluxe; the vinyl itself wears well, but it’s not unusual to find springs poking through.

If your Anglia’s interior is badly worn, Aldridge Trimming (aldridge.co.uk) offers a range of solutions, including new front and rear seat covers (from around £309 per pair and £273 respectively) in a choice of two-tone and single colours, as well as brand new door cards and rear side panels. The same company also sells carpets sets and authentic looking headlining kits for the Anglia. Front and rear screen seals often crack and perish (new ones are available), so it’s important to look for signs of leaks. Check whether the interior smells damp, and have a poke around for any rot that may be hiding underneath the floor covering.

BRAKING SYSTEM The all-drum, non-servo braking system in the Anglia could hardly be any simpler. It’s easy to work on, and the good news is that parts are both reasonably priced and readily available. Newford Parts sells axle sets of new brake shoes for less than £50, while a new master cylinder will set you back around £90 and wheel cylinders start from just £20. Should you wish to upgrade your Anglia’s braking system, you’ll find various specialists offering disc brakes conversions using modern components, although the most popular upgrade in the 1970s was to fit Ford Classic front struts and discs – still popular today.

SUSPENSION & STEERING INSURANCE COSTS Quotation supplied by Lancaster Insurance 1962 Ford Anglia 105E, value £8000: £79.08 or £97.80 with Agreed Value Based on 45-year old, with a second vehicle. It’s garaged, covers 3000 miles a year and lives in an SP2 postcode. They have no claims or convictions, are a club member, and are employed as a marketing manager. Disclaimer: Policy benefits, features and discounts offered may vary between insurance schemes or cover selected and are subject to underwriting criteria. An additional charge may be payable. Subject to underwriting criteria. An additional charge may be payable. www.lancasterinsurance.co.uk 01480 809176

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With MacPherson struts and coil springs at the front and leaf springs and lever-arm dampers bringing up the rear, the 105E’s suspension layout is typical of this era of Ford. Parts are readily available, and it’s certainly worth joining the Ford Anglia 105E Owners’ Club (105eoc.com) to take advantage of its excellent spares scheme. Aside from the usual checks for damper leaks, sagging rear leaf springs and worn front struts (which will be obvious if the handling feels unusually sloppy), it’s vital to check the

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condition of the strut mounts in the engine bay, as it’s common for the rubber to perish and weaken the whole mount. New strut mounts are available, with Newford Parts charging around £70 each. The same company will sell you a fully-rebuilt genuine front strut for just over £175, with original-spec inserts priced at around £120 each. New rear dampers are available from Small Ford Spares (smallfordspares.co.uk) for just over £157, although reconditioned units can be had from around £77 each. If the steering feels vague or there’s a wobble at speed, it’s likely to be caused by a worn idler joint on the drag link; the club’s solution is to offer a remanufactured replacement with a modified idler joint. Most steering parts are available from the club and independent specialists, and the car’s basic steering-box setup is simple enough to work on.

VALUES The days of bargain-priced Anglias are long gone, as are the chances of being able to pick up a rolling project for a few hundred pounds. Values have been on the rise for a good number of years, but the last decade saw them escalate at a rapid rate. Even a non-runner in need of major work is likely to be £1500, while a running example that requires fairly extensive bodywork restoration might be roughly twice as much. Stretch your budget to around £5000-£6000 and you might find an Anglia that’s in fine mechanical fettle and roadworthy, but again its bodywork will let it down – and if you care about aesthetics, you’re likely to be spending a great deal more on panel repair sections and a respray at some point. Once you get up to around £7500-£8000, you can expect a well-presented Anglia that’s

Only the Super trim gave you carpet, but the basic interior can be renovated easily. ready to enjoy – but don’t assume it will be immaculate, as there’s little chance of that. Cars that are genuinely excellent are now nudging five figures, while those that are superb in every respect can be seen with specialists and dealers for as much as £12,000. The relatively rare estate tends not to be

worth any more than an equivalent saloon, but there’s an argument that the 1200 Super saloon should be a little more expensive than the more spartan Deluxe. Whichever model you opt for, it’s no longer the highly affordable starter classic it once was... but it’s still a great choice. CCM

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Paul Wager, Group Editor Triumph Herald If the Anglia is the cost-effective alternative to pricey Mk1 Escorts, then the Herald is a similarly affordable entry-level into the world of TRs, Stags and Dolomites. Its separate-chassis construction makes the Herald – and its six-cylinder Vitesse sibling – ideal for the hands-on owner and as a starter classic it’s ideal. On-road performance is similar to the Anglia, with the holy grail being the 60bhp from the 1296cc 13/60 model. Expect to pay just £3000 for a serviceable Herald, with nice Vitesses starting from around £5000.

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Dave Youngs, Lancaster Insurance Mk2 Ford Escort The Anglia is often touted as a more affordable alternative to the increasingly pricey Mk1 Escort, but there is a second alternative in the shape of the later Escort. As any Ford spotter knows, the Mk2 was essentially a heavy facelift of the original car and is much the same underneath. If you don’t get distracted by RS and Mexico models, then in mid-range form, the Mk2 is still relatively affordable – especially in four-door or estate trim. Budget on £5000 upwards for a respectable four-door 1.3L in the finest ’70s beige, rising to £9000 for unusually original examples.

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THE BEGINNING

DATABASE: MAZDA MX-5 1990-2005

y the conservative standards of Japanese corporate culture, Mazda – alongside Honda – was one of the mavericks of the company’s automotive industry back in the ’70s and ’80s. Not only had the firm persisted with the Wankel rotary engine when all others had given up on the idea but it was also the only Japanese car maker to be substantially owned by a foreign company. Indeed, when Ford Motor Company had acquired its initial 24.5 per cent shareholding of Mazda in 1979, Henry Ford II shocked the assembled

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Tokyo business press by boldly stating that his ultimate aim was to take control of a Japanese car maker. This was something which Ford achieved in 1996 when its stake was increased to 33.4 per cent, a point at which Japanese law allowed it to pick the management team. Models like the Cosmo, Luce and RX-7 showed a definite left-field approach but outside the domestic market, Mazda was little known, certainly among the enthusiasts: who can remember the 626, the 929 or the Montrose with any clarity? The B-Series pick-ups were steady sellers both

in Europe and over in the USA but by the ’80s the firm was casting about for a sports car to inject some verve into the brand. The official line according to Mazda is that in answer to the call to develop a car to make Mazda stand out from the other Japanese brands, a team of engineers noticed that the traditional roadster was all but extinct and decided to pursue the idea of a modern, compact two-seater sports car. Senior management wasn’t so keen but the enthusiasm of one particular engineer persuaded them to give the development the green light.

DATABASE: MAZDA MX-5 1990-2005

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MAZDA MX-5 (1990-2006) The Mazda MX-5 has long been accepted as a blue chip classic and early cars are even being restored now. We chart the first two generations of the world’s most successful roadster. Words: Paul Wager

An alternative version of events suggests that the MX-5 was born even before that point, through the enthusiasm of US car journalist Bob Hall for the idea of a back-tobasics roadster. The story goes that Hall – a Japanese speaker – in his capacity as editor of Autoweek had suggested to Mazda R&D chief Kenichi Yamamoto that a simple, fun two-seater sports car should be produced to fill the gap in the market left by the departure of the traditional British cars, at the time filled only by the X1/9 and ageing Alfa Spider. By 1981 Hall had taken a job in the product planning department of Mazda’s

Californian R&D operation and pursued the idea further. To his apparent surprise the response was positive and the project was adopted for development. It obviously helped that Kenichi Yamamoto was eventually promoted to president of the company, but certainly the origins of the project lie in Mazda of North America. Put the two stories together, assume that Bob Hall is that one super-enthusiastic Mazda staffer referred to in Mazda’s corporate version of events and you have the origins of the concept which was later to become the MX-5. That name by

the way apparently stems from Mazda eXperiemental project, number five.

THE CONCEPT Whatever the origins of the original idea, the development of the car from concept to production reality is clearer-cut. Several very different layouts were initially proposed, including both front and rear-drive and also a mid-engined car. The question of whether the new car was to be a roadster or coupe was also still under discussion. Mazda management in Japan was apparently keener on a coupe, since the rainy season in

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DATABASE: MAZDA MX-5 1990-2005 Japan means convertibles aren’t big sellers. They also wanted to stick with the frontdrive set-up already used in its smaller cars, or if a rear-drive layout was used then a mid-engined layout in the interests of saving costs. The US-based champions of the MX-5 project though were convinced that a traditional front-engined, rear-drive roadster was the only way to go and in the end they won the day. At this stage the project was still a concept rather than a scheduled production model but in 1985 a full-scale running car was worked up to test the concept. Intriguingly, this work was performed by IAD here in the UK which gives the story a rather ironic twist, even more so when you learn that the first test drives were conducted at the MIRA test facility near Nuneaton. Using a first generation RX-7’s live rear axle and the four-cylinder engine from a 323 hatchback, the prototype was driven on the road in the USA and was deemed suitably impressive to justify building a second, more serious car. Looking at design sketches of these early cars it’s interesting to see how the style evolved from an angular ’80s approach to more of an Elan clone. Management liked what they saw, approved serious development work and in a short space of time the car was added to the firm’s production planning. Accordingly concept versions of ‘MX-04’ coupe and roadster were shown at the 1985 Tokyo

‘Backbone’ structure connecting front and rear recalls the Lotus Elan.

Motor Show, one even featuring a rotary engine and four-wheel drive. The car was styled by ex-GM ChineseAmerican designer Wu-Huang Chin who provided the final production-ready design and in January 1986 it was decided that the R&D work would be continued in Hiroshima, under a team led by Toshihiko Hirai, formerly responsible for the 323. When submitting the original proposal, it had been assumed that production costs would dictate carrying over as much as possible from existing Mazda models, but

The design evolved over time from an angular ’80s style to a more traditional shape.

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Hirai’s team took the new car’s handling very seriously and developed new componentry wherever it was deemed necessary. This meant the adoption of independent wishbone suspension, alongside a lightweight aluminium bonnet and some advanced body engineering which allowed them to keep the weight down to a level where a massively powerful engine wasn’t required. The engine, gearbox and rear axle were linked by a skeletal structure linking the front and rear ends inside the transmission

DATABASE: MAZDA MX-5 1990-2005

The pursuit of handling excellence saw parts-bin suspension replaced by bespoke componentry.

tunnel much like the Lotus backbone chassis and this contributed to the car’s nimble handling. The Japanese term ‘Jinba Ittai’ has since been used frequently by Mazda to symbolise the philosophy guiding the original design team and it approximately translates to “rider and horse as one”. Meanwhile, the market was tested in the all-important US market by focus groups which were invited to view the prototype car in April 1987. Of the 220 participants, 57 responded that they would

“definitely” buy the car if it was offered for sale and Mazda’s official history of the MX-5 suggests that this tiny sample of the world’s biggest car market had an important influence on the project. Two years later the first car went on sale in the US in spring 1989 under the name MX-5 Miata, with deliveries in Japan from September that year badged as Eunos Roadster. May 1990 saw the first deliveries in Europe under the tag MX-5 and as history records, the Japanese car with possibly the least Japanese input in its

make-up went on to be a huge seller and define an entirely new market.

MARKETPLACE The MX-5 is one of the automotive industry’s biggest success stories: within just months of its launch the Hiroshima plant was working flat-out to meet demand: 45,266 cars were produced in 1989 but the following year an incredible 95,640 cars were produced and the grand production total for the first generation car was 431,506. Production and sales volumes are very different of course but the

The MX-04 prototype was shown at the 1985 Tokyo show.

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The MX-5’s popularity in the UK ensured a steady trickle of grey-import cars like this Eunos.

best sales year for the first-generation car was 1990, during which an impressive 75,789 examples found homes around the world. Interestingly, proof of just how ‘right’ the original design was is shown by the figures for 1996 and 1997, when Mazda still shifted over 30,000 cars per year despite the new model coming on stream. As expected, the biggest market was the USA, but according to Mazda’s own figures, within Europe the biggest

customers were in Germany, where they took no less than 7,172 cars in 1991. It’s well known that we like our convertibles in the UK and we were in second place with a best year of 2,246 in 1990. In third place was Italy, which took 591 MX-5s in 1991 and in a distant fourth was chilly Sweden of all places, which took 386 cars in 1991. Those are impressive figures and culminated in the MX-5 entering the

The UK was the second-largest market for the car, taking 2246 in 1990 alone.

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Guinness World Records in May 2000 as the most-produced roadster of all time, with an impressive 531,890 sales notched up in its first ten years. That kind of success doesn’t go unnoticed and it wasn’t long before everyone from BMW to MG was eyeing up the Eunos/ MX-5/Miata and fancying a slice of the pie. The problem was, they were all caught on the hop and it wasn’t until 1995 that we saw the BMW Z3 and the MGF, with Honda’s

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DATABASE: MAZDA MX-5 1990-2005 high-tech S2000 not joining the party until 1999. None of these me-too pretenders quite captured the spirit of the MX-5 either and in fact it was perhaps the BMW which came closest to the Mazda in spirit – the 240 bhp Honda was in a different league and the MGF was a rather different, more civilised proposition. In truth though, the Z3 in early four-cylinder guise was rather underwhelming and simply lacked the zing to mix it with the lithe little Mazda, something which BMW no doubt realised as it quickly took the car upmarket with sixcylinder powerplants and coupe body, with its replacement the Z4 targeting the Boxster and SLK in the class above.

EVOLUTION The MX-5 of course carried on doing exactly what it was designed to do, although the current version with its optional folding hardtop may have strayed rather further from those first principles. The 1997-on second generation cars are notable for losing the trademark pop-up headlights but they did gain a handy glass rear window which makes lowering the roof a one-handed affair without having to unzip the plastic rear window first. The original MX-5s were powered by the B6ZE 1598cc, 90 bhp engine derived from that in the 323. An alloy-head twin-cam, 16-valve unit, it ran a Mazda-licensed version of Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection and drove the rear wheels through a five-speed manual box. In May 1994 the range was broadened with the addition of a 1.8i model, using an 1840cc version of the same engine, producing 131 bhp with torque up from the 97 lbf.ft of the 1.6i to 114 lbf.ft. Just as significant as the extra grunt was the bracing added to 1.8-litre models which included a lower strut brace and what Mazda termed ‘performance rods’ which were longitudinal braces to better locate the rear axle. The 1.8i models also gained larger brakes and generally higher spec. At the same time a new 1.8iS model was also offered, mechanically identical to the 1.8i but offering better equipment including electric mirrors, colour-coded mudflap spats, remote

The twin-cam 16-valve was derived from the 323’s engine.

Mazda UK kept the price down by skimping on kit and early cars were pretty basic.

YOU DIDN’T KNOW... • Just four colours were offered for the MX-5 in the Japanese and North American market for the first year: blue, white, silver and red. • It wasn’t until August 1986 that Mazda decided the MX-5 would not use a rotary engine. • The Eunos badge had been used by Mazda since the late ’80s as an upmarket brand similar to Lexus or Acura. The firm also sold cars under the Autozam and Efini badges.

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• From 2008 Ford started divesting itself of its Mazda shareholding. It now holds just 3.5 per cent. • During development of the MX-5, Mazda compared it to cars as diverse as the Triumph Spitﬁre and Fiat X1/9 - there’s photographic evidence of both. • A cast exhaust manifold was rejected during development in favour of a lighter but more expensive stainless design. • Mazda was clearly sensitive of accusations of robbing the past: in its

early press material it stated bluntly “Mazda’s MX-5 roadster is not an imitation of the lightweight sports cars of the 1960s”. • The MX-5’s interior door handles were used on the Aston Martin DB7. Both brands were part of Ford at the time. • Guinness World Records updated the MX-5’s roadster production world record in January 2007 when sales passed 800,000.

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DATABASE: MAZDA MX-5 1990-2005

The Mk1 was offered in countless special editions, including this 24-off special celebrating Mazda’s 1991 Le Mans win.

boot release, wider 6x14 wheels, driver’s airbag, leather steering wheel, power steering, electric windows, radio, stainless trims and ABS. And that was pretty much that apart from the explosion of special editions, until the model was replaced by the second generation car in the UK in April 1998.

THE SECOND COMING There was a price to pay for the MX-5’s global success, which manifested itself in gently falling sales during the mid ’90s in the USA and more noticeably in Japan – although in the UK we carried on hoovering the car up. Clearly, not only had the market had been saturated but rival makers from MG to BMW had all jumped on the reborn roadster bandwagon. The Mk1 car’s future was also jeopardised by revised crash test regulations planned for 1999. Accordingly an update was planned around a brief which would make the car immediately recognisable from a distance as an MX-5 yet which at close quarters would be more obviously a new model. Mazda’s network of technical centres in Hiroshima, Yokohama, California and Frankfurt were asked for their input, which reflects the changing situation at

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management level within the firm at this time. In 1996, Ford had increased its minority share in Mazda to 33.4% and by 1997, eight of the top 35 spots were filled by non-Japanese. Briton Henry Wallace had risen to the rank of President by 1996, the first Gaijin [foreigner] to take the role in a Japanese car maker. Interestingly, rather than encourage Mazda to concentrate on SUVs and MPVs which were the hot tickets back home in Detroit, Ford very much left the firm to get on with

developing the facelifted MX-5 and indeed encouraged it to get the job done quickly. In many ways the development of the Mk2 model was a harder task than developing the original: the clean-sheet approach wasn’t an option this time and the playing field was by then crowded with competitors either already on sale or about to go on sale. Mazda wasn’t a minnow like Lotus or MG, but all the same it didn’t have bottomless funds and attention had to be paid to costs.

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D 222 DA 5833 DA 7 DAD DAH 107F DAJ 135Y DAK 117S A99 DAL E290 DAN E859 DAN OAN 16L DAN 316 768 DAN DAN 373 DAR 7S DAR 12T D4 SSU OAS 70R M737 DAV DAV 135N DAV 3N DAV 15L DAV 15F DAV 135V DAV 135D DAW 54T DAW 17T 720 AWN DAY 5C 529 DAY DBC 766T DBJ 49 477 DBM DBR 23S J317 DCD DCK 231B DCK 75B DCM 94Y 2522 DD 8553 DD 7479 DD DDE 98P DEB 19S DEB 501V DEE 3L DEE 585L DEE 41L DEL 661T M9 DEL DEL 128Y DEM 953Y D111 ENT P733 DEP D111 ERY DES 1N DEV 3Y 2986 DF 9074 DF 8422 DF 6044 DF 46 DFC 2733 DG DGW 429B DH 9336 DHJ 880B DHK 499 Y359 DHN DHN 195T D34 BLO DIL 4802 DIL 6646 DJI 7757 DJO 946R 4859 DK 947 DK 3333 DL DMA 873 6462 DN DN 3754 E149 DNB DNG 34 DNP 481N DOD 580Y K21 DOG K23 DOG K27 DOG 443 DOL DOL 50N DOL 781 F636 DOM DON 875V DON 42V DON 63V 518 DOR 454 DOR DOR 668 DOU 6K DOV 688

DOW 17S 5905 DP 5469 DP DRE 5S DRE 64N DRR 504B DRS 262K S90 DRU DSD 44 DSJ 852 DSU 378 8908 DT DT 9695 3049 DT 872 DTP 671 DTT P598 DUD DUG 55S DUG 528C DUJ 240T DUR 120Y DUT 81C A878 DUX A876 DUX 45 DVB DVG 620G 60 DYB DYL 101V DYW 15

E XEA 7X R97 EAL EAM 518 F8 EAN F6 EAN M26 EAN K31 EAN EAS 153X JEA 501V SEA 701V J5 EAT GEA 70N E17 VES EAZ 7 EB 9035 153 EBK Y836 ONY 9 ECD 148 ECD 667 ECD EDD 171T EDD 17T B16 EDD EDD 11T AB19 EDD EDE 86R E6 ENS EDE 87R EE 9471 EEL 209T EFC 416 EFC 308A Y9 EFC 405 EFH 4 EFJ EFX 365C 509 EHA EHL 50 EHN 328H EJT 119C EKJ 348 6284 EL YEL 476S SEL 150N LEL 150N ELL 155X ELL 4Y ELL 152J ELL 187T SEL 50N ELS 16W ELW 15Y ELY 823C ELY 107T 5411 EM EMA 450K EMA 808X EMA 635S EMA 53X EMA 65K EMD 57B EMV 455T ENG 147D ENN 73 90 ENR ENR 38 EPD 59V ERE 3N ERG 73 Y905 ERH Y904 ERH 999 ES ESE 536 E551 TON EST 116D 1306 ET 8361 ET ETA 18 ETH 945V F112 ETH EUI 20 8619 EV EVE 383 EVG 616H EVL 505 EVN 241L 560 EVT 32 EWD 7 EYL

F 4428 F FAB 59S FAB 118S F46 ANS FAJ 53L FAJ 51L 5 FAJ FAJ 56L S499 FAJ FAK 13Y FAL 805S TFA 12R

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T260 JAL 548 GOK GOL 50N GOL 81N NGO 1D 90 LF GOO 1E GOR 84N GOR 3Y GGO 55S GOV 88W GOW 9N 999 GP 8 GPR GRA 758N GRA 290V GRA 990N GRA 713V GRA 78N GRA 70N 624 CE GRD 23 GRE 950N ERE 3N HGR 33N GRE 169N GRE 609N 83 GRE GRE 610N GRE 50N GRE 16K GR69 VES 6 RUB 2222 GS GSK 337 GSK 741 GSK 535 GSL 734 GSU 933 76 GTG GTO 106D 772 GTW 55 GU GUI 1 GUN 58N GUR 111T GUS 74R 456 GUY GVG 618K GVG 619K GVG 803K 9999 GW 166 GWP T8 GYM

H 3207 HA 8473 HA 7629 HA HAB 40S HAB 18J HAB 40J HAB 86N HAB 18N HAB 84S HAG 3E HAH 610T HAH 562T 478 HAJ HAL 58N HAL 550N HAL 4N HAL 77S J114 NDS H417 SEN HAN 120W HAN 56N HAP 3N WHA 121S HRT 50N HAR 7T VHA 121S HAR 153N HAR 19Y HAR 87S KKH 778N HAT 58N H4 TAC GHA 770N KKH 753N HAV 80Y HAW 53Y HAW 50N HAY 796V HAY 733V 851 HBC HC 7831 HC 5726 HCK 144E HCK 345 HCT 58 HDS 733H HE 4948 6502 HE MHE 4P KHE 4P HEC 5 HED 63N HEG 50N HEL 317S HEL 317V HEL 41V HEL 31V HEM 58Y HEN 570N HEN 70N HEN 71N HER 56F HES 70N HES 46 HEW 177W HEW 377S HEX 3N G350 HEX 98 HFK 38 HGG HGU 889J ADH 188S AAH 188S S111 CKS 200 HKJ HL 8674 HLK 107T HLZ 5555

2222 HM HN 5141 HNM 5 HNO 8N HNZ 3333 HO 1234 HOB 85H HOB 50W JHO 850N HOB 85L HOB 135N HOB 850N HOD 635N HOL 101W HOL 70N HOL 78N HOL 7W HOL 73N NSX 352A HOO 531N HOO 50N HOR 53N HOR 58N HOR 733N HOR 701N F110 RNE HOR 702N 400 HOT HOT 70N 448 HOV HOW 477J HOW 117T HOY 733N 8927 HP 764 HPA 5555 HR HRT 81 HSH 934Y 222 HT HUB 42D HUG 35N HUG 637S HUG 637T HUI 19 HUM 33R HUM 813S HUN 7N HUN 71N HUP 1N HUR 7Y HUR 57V HUR 57T 144 HUR WHU 770N HUT 701N HUT 76N HUT 71N HUT 10V CHU 770N HVG 881L HVK 720C HVS 58N HWR 110G HWW 74T 1004 HX 9 HYE HYE 28

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JOA 17P JDB 50N C233 JOE JOE 11T 92 JOF JOG 3R JOK 765N JON 1K JON 53N JON 49E JOH 17P 86 JON JOS 11L JOY 376N R26 JPA JPA 261V JR 8891 532 JRR 684 JRR

KAR 317P KAR 12Y KAR 317V KAS 842 KAS 802 KAS 839 KAS 160 KAS 136 K25 SON KAT 35V KAU 550N KAW 59N R621 KAW KAY 83V KAY 537V KBD 76 KBL 39N 817 KBM 73 KBP

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87 KBP 742 KBP KBS 3 KBS 5 B16 KCH KCH 38N KCH 55N KCK 892F KCL 197 KCW 335 KDG 977 KDG 89

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L LAB 377E LAB 37T N910 LAG LAL 14W LAM 85P LAW 59W BUY 14W LAZ 8 LBF 57 31 LBF LCC 663P LCL 887A LDD 87 89 LE LEE 5N LEE 366 LEG 6P LEG 785W LEG 37T YEL 499S LEN 941H LEN 297P LEP 84 LES 13R L355 TER YEL 377S LEV 177Y LEV 177J LEV 177V LEW 847H LEW 307P 4 LFE LFM 380N

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JUF 648 JUK 5W JUL 16N JUL 104N JUL 106N JUL 113N 5 JUN JUV 176K JUX 508V JVG 959M 2604 JW 8783 JW JVV 896 JW 9206 JWN 333 JWO 96N JWU 94Y JY 632 JYC 25 JYW 59

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T658 NWL UBD 337G N179 WUP YHH 339B

TRJ 651R UBD 339G T869 UEE VOY 214L WCU 846Y WWU 208J Y739 WFC XFX 712B YEL 616S YHH 349B D630 LFX 568 LHA 1 YMO L154 SAL LJ 5961 H767 LJO LKK 233B LKO 555 753 LKP 7777 LM LMO 51 LNB 269 LNH 979 LNO 901 LOC 41X LOM 45S LON 680X K31 ONG 630 LOO B10 PES 708 LOP LOR 3R B10 UTH LOU 158P LOU 159P LOU 153P LOV 3P 59 LOV

LOW 312Y 12 LOW LOX 500 LRE 8P LRP 51M LRS 72 8888 LS LSA 425 LSD 578 LSD 823 LSG 42N P872 LSM 874 LUB LUC 180X LUE 7V LUE 5P LUG 70P LUR 4L LVA 11 LVG 688B LWG 66 LYB 11E LYC 3E LYL 3N LYN 78P E282 LYN LYN 87X

M MAB 813Y MAB 837T MAC 15S MAC 346V M24 CKS 832 MAE 938 MAE NMA 660T MAH 33D MAH 41P MAH 41E C737 MAK OMA 110Y MAL 261W MAL 338W MAL 357P MAL 980P C54 MAL MAP 55S MAR 647E MAR 771V MAR 63L MRR 19W M425 HAL MRR 10W MAR 63P MAR 437V MAR 9E MAS 537 MAS 6Y LFM 454N MAT 235S T106 MAU MAY 598P MAZ 399 MAZ 366 853 YMB MBH 31H MCV 4N MCW 95G MCY 92E MDG 371V MDM 689G 3511 ME MEL 145P MEL 154P NME 110R A873 MEL MEL 15F LFM 310N E390 MEL MEP 120A MEP 145A M23 RCS ME21 VYN MER 543 MES 53Y LFM 354N MFA 54 MFF 949 MFO 283 MFX 514W MFX 455G MGL 976 222 MHY MIG 4444 CFM 115S MIL 38 598 MM 6728 MM 5312 MM 1192 MM 167 MMT MNG 72L MNH 109K MNN 38D S41 MNP 1155 MO MOA 72X MOC 7P MOD 111A K21 MOD MOE 856P MOE 333X MOE 96P MOE 566X 985 MOE MOG 735X MOG 331P MOG 908P RMO 113R MOL 73N MOR 155R MOR 73R MOR 318Y MOS 51S MOS 55S MOT 3L CMO 713Y MOT 76Y MOV 13X MOW 9R MOW 3R MOW 13R MOY 124P

6 MPR N855 MPV E697 MPV 5555 MR MRR 45W C9 MRW MSA 27 B9 MSR MSV 878 MTU 41C MTW 555C MVG 528C MW 8743 R6 MWC MWJ 292 MWL 45 MWV 229F 777 MYC MYR 4P MYR 46X

N NAD 99M 921 NAE NAJ 18W NAJ 18P Y993 NAL NAL 332E Y996 NAL NAN 70N N934 NAP NAS 386 NAS 671 NAS 628 N45 EER NAS 54R NAS 70R NAS 13R NAS 385 NAT 11S NAV 309F NAV 317F NAV 300F NAV 306F NAV 330S N42 EEM 6506 NB NBD 52 NBN 50 96 NCG 6553 ND W576 NDA NDD 958 4571 NE 8969 NE NED 87P NEE 42 EHN 335H NEJ 37R NEL 870 NEW 55S NEW 31P NEW 574R NFC 309S NIB 3333 N25 SAN NJ 4544 NJ 364 NJT 524H NJW 254P 204 NKE 840 NKR 1 NLG NMA 989T NMG 98 805 NNN 95 NNO NNW 5 NOB 13X 279 NOB NOB 80X NOB 56X NOH 712 NOM 88 JNO 74Y NOW 938 NPA 910 570 NPE NRG 71 H977 NRU NSX 346A 2222 NS NS 4570 NSX 390A NSJ 871 NST 270Y NSX 368A NTG 307P 79 NTW 5180 NU NUS 7Y NUT 1E NUT 741S NUX 208W NV 9830 T658 NWL T695 NWL NWT 5 NWT 750A NWX 5 E6 NYC NYK 5Y 3748 NZ

O O 3012 OAK 3S OAK 7M Y52 OAL OAN 20 B1 OAP R348 OAY OBU 304P OCL 108V 693 OCV OD 620 ODE 117F ODE 139F OER 1M F912 OFG OGU 767D OK 9362 OLY 268P OMY 456P

ONE 11H ONE 7L ONE 41L ONO 73V 13 ONS Y921 ONY Y814 ONY OO 3840 P50 OOC OVV 377P

P P20 000 PAD 260W PAD 63T PAD 1P PAG 33E S418 PAG PAL 70R 819 PAL 60 PAM E5 PAM D872 PAM PAM 11D PAM 14R PAM 153R PAM 222R PAO 105P PAO 165P PAR 53L PAR 37H PAS 5S PAS 533S S121 PAT E3 PAT PAT 18M A972 PAT D735 PAT PAT 34M A460 PAT PAT 31S E5 PAT PAU 144R PAV 62J PAZ 6 PAZ 1 PBE 39 PBJ 49 PBN 822 PCD 667 PCS 81R Y791 PDM PEA 73R PEE 805S PEG 5R PEG 555 PEG 199 PEN 155S PEN 677S PEP 3R PEP 53Y PER 121N PES 183M PET 80Y RPE 73R PET 73R RPE 76R 2620 PF PFB 112 PFE 792P 19 PFM PFN 25S 5695 PG 246 PG 9074 PG F11 PGH S6 PGJ 8 PGJ PGU 903K 1531 PH 748 PHA PHA 998 PHH 57P P111 LUK P111 LOK PHO 563 59 PHW PIA 9746 PIJ 3252 PIL 15 PIL 4 PIL 111 3588 PJ 7461 PJ 7612 PJ 655 PJH 701 PJH PKH 130P 3546 PL PL 5049 APL 47T PLA 73R BPL 47T PLE 888 PLM 69 PMY 482W PM 9510 PMB 890L 1111 PN PN 7018 A150 PND PNS 6 LPO 111Y POM 3Y POM 333Y Y879 ONY POP 574R TJA 928R A911 DUX C911 WOY C911 CRU POT 312S POW 805S POW 311F 4288 PP 2688 PP 482 PPE PPM 449 P64 PPO P154 PPO 9999 PR PRE 553R N2 PRK PRO 553R

PRU 783 PSC 290 PSN 690H PTA 827 PTH 51S PTK 90 7 PTS 843 PTT PTU 973B PUE 236 PUI 3333 GPU 113N PUL 14N PUL 58Y A6 PUM 922 PUO PUT 73R PUT 3R PUT 71N N524 PVL 6795 PW PWA 58K 52 PWC PWN 900R PWN 6Y PWU 119P 49 PYD

R 6524 R 3091 R 9498 R 897 RAE 752 RAE RAE 785G RAE 636 RAG 55S JRA 63N RAJ 599X RAL 91F RAM 340H RAN 737E RAN 386L RAP 574R N934 RAP RAS 791 RAS 74S RAS 790 RAS 916 RAS 914 RAT 113R 472 RAT RAV 934R RAV 276X RAV 769X RAV 513X RAY 93R RAY 162M RAY 213R RAY 84R RAY 729N RAY 809 RAZ 59 RB 4099 RBM 6W S2 RBS RCA 505B 3 RCA RCA 314Y RCD 458G RCS 18 RD 8371 RD 3197 RD 3350 RDB 3R 224 RDV 751 RDV R92 EAL R91 EAL 916 REA R101 EAL REC 703R RED 64R REE 744S REE 805S REG 417X REG 417M REG 51R REG 428G REG 417R RET 120F RET 20S REY 360S REY 4T RFM 828L 333 RFM RG 6659 RG 8305 RG 3805 RH 1508 RHR 266C RIA 9509 R188 NGN R133 EAL K121 LEY DR21 LEY MR21 LEY K21 VET RJG 176G 6475 RK 9401 RK 267 RKJ A8 RKM RMA 498 207 RML RMO 415 RMO 112R ROB 83Y ROB 813Y ROD 53N ROF 3R ROG 63R ROG 33R RDG 6R 1206 ER R86 ERS ROH 17B ROJ 570 R9 LER R6 LER ROM 93Y RON 586R RON 843M RON 581R

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S S17 JNA T254 JAL SAL 7T H541 MON SAL 73R LSA 11Y WSA 11Y CTC 654M SAN 580Y W54 NDS E54 NDS SAR 81R SAV 49E SAV 361M SAY 3R SAY 170R SAZ 1 S312 SBD 283 SBJ 139 SC 4396 SC SCA 12R SCA 73R SCA 119P SCA 73P SCO 713L SCR 33N SCW 768L SCW 736L 8888 SE R95 EAL SEA 820K J5 EAT M26 EAN R115 EAL K25 EAL SEL 50N M53 LBY SER 141S SET 805S UNE 53X VEG 53X RUF 53X NET 53X COO 153X SEY 63L C360 SFE 391 SFM SGN 700 SGU 985L SH 7640 SHA 1G SHA 24R RSH 4W SHA 61N K25 HAW SHE 90Y SHE 12S SHE 458Y SHE 12Y SHE 138Y SHE 24R SHE 412S SHE 80Y SHH 29 SHT 805S SHO 127S G511 ORT SHO 12T SHO 128 S1 HOE K25 HOT SHP 9N SHP 510W SHR 177P SHY 805S MS18 SON TS18 SON GS18 SON CS18 SON PS18 SON F51 DHU T251 JAL T251 JAL LPR 51M D951 MON KLJ 351N SJT 948 SKE 114M 497 SKJ SKY 766S

DSL 473R SLA 93R SLA 73R SLG 96 SLK 51R K25 LOW SMA 113R SMA 127L 238 SMG SM17 HYD SM17 HYJ SM17 HYT SMP 635 SMT 27 S17 OWS SNP 10 S10 AMS N504 BYA SOE 8Y T250 JAL SOL 36Y T250 JAL S1 OLD SON 580Y Y815 ONY Y935 ONY 500 NAR WH05 OUL 450 UL SOU 150N J950 UTH M25 OUL SOY 3R SOY 6R SOY 43R SPE 19R SPU 12M SPU 125R SPU 12R SPY 50N SPY 80X 8809 SR SRL 89M SS 3504 SSA 791 SSG 989P SSN 691 K57 AGG N25 TAR B57 AGG FDS 733D D15 TEV W570 KES H57 ONE F57 OCK S701 NES STO 788F 9 TOP W57 OCK STR 470N STU 427M 607 STU STU 601R A451 STU STU 813L 5 TUD S7 UBS SUB 4R SUB 3R SUB 84R 78 SUE 83 SUE 8025 UE SUL 114N SUS 51R SUT 13R SUT 16R SUT 78N SV 7757 SV 6078 SVR 760W SVS 233 KSW 413S 5 WP SYD 769 SYM 78 L66 SYM 2536 SZ 9886 SZ

T 215 T TA 8009 333 TA 74 BBS TAF 50N TAH 533N TAL 131R TAL 87R TAL 9R TAL 881R TAL 81R TAL 181R TAM 99S 5 TAM TAN 14Y TAN 170Y TAO 355S J74 PPA TAR 44M TAS 235 TAS 799 TAV 875 TAW 83Y G2 TAX TAY 119R TAY 116R ETA 710R TBD 5W T710 TBD TBE 95 A860 TBW A849 TBW TCE 7 5309 TD TDU 8 T34 MUK TED 298S TED 978S TEF 75R TEF 132R TEK 7N TEN 77T TEN 15

TEN 7T TES 54K TFC 489 TFV 1J TGU 656E THE 984 THH 59R THH 58R TIB 8 T188 UEE TIL 7 TIL 3 TIL 15 71 MMO TKA 33 97 TKE TLE 858 TLJ 740R 250 TM 896 TMK TNC 94J TNC 7 TNU 700 TNW 81 TOB 813Y C13 TOD TOG 3Y TOL 5H TOL 16Y TOM 45N TOM 45S CTC 670M CCA 670M Y837 ONY K27 ONY Y917 ONY 9 TOP TOS 80X B165 TOW TOW 117G 32 TOY TP 926 TP 3155 290 TPE 212 TPL TPP 1 TPP 813 4407 TR T124 CYM TRA 173R 7124 CY TRD 900 TRE 5G TRE 113R TRJ 634R TRO 73R TRY 913 TSO 152R TSP 93 TSV 243 TSV 617 TSY 751 407 TTC 843 TTC 500 TTC TTM 45 TTP 107 TTU 624H 7354 TU TUB 35S TUD 348 TUD 496 TUI 6 TUK 1L TUT 73R TVV 74F 5593 TW 8184 TW TYS 4

U 5962 UA 6702 UB UBD 339G UCA 636D UDD 874 T869 UEE UEY 804T UEY 757T 5655 UG 30 UG Y896 UKE Y868 UKE 5 UMT UNN 756 G919 UNU UPP 860R URM 403X URU 330 US 6769 W55 USA 6 USA W29 USA 59 USA UYA 911M

V VA 2 VAL 769Y 621 VAL VAL 169Y VAL 55M VAM 312D MCV 4N VAR 641 VAS 503 VAZ 21 VBJ 4 VEA 73S VEF 316M VEN 777T VET 2A BVV 377S VET 1E VEZ 2222 VFC 99 VG 5830 563 VHW VIL 4 V15 OME VMX 491X VOB 8S VOR 2T VOY 226L

THE CARS

DATABASE: MAZDA MX-5 1990-2005

Although the different studios produced broadly similar sketches, they differed in the details, with the Frankfurt car looking more like a shrunken TVR and the Hiroshima proposals retaining pop-up lights with a Jaguar XK8-style rear. The winner though was the Californian studio, with a proposal credited to ex-Chrysler stylist Ken Saward which retained the basic shape of the Mk1 but gave it a slightly more muscled appearance. By November 1995, running prototypes had been assembled and used a very similar

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mechanical layout to the original car. It was the safety kit which forced the biggest changes on the engineering teams, with twin airbags and revised crash structure adding a hefty 60kg. The budget wouldn’t stretch to a fundamental change like an Elise-style aluminium construction though, so savings had to be found elsewhere. This was tricky given that the designers also wanted to improve rigidity at the same time and the biggest single change was the loss of the pop-up lamps which saved nearly 6kg in the nose.

Computer-based analysis was employed to achieve the task, with the body strengthened at each end of the transmission tunnel, the sills and the base of the A-pillar to help meet the more stringent crash regulations. Heftier sills reduced body deformation in side impacts, alongside twin impact bars in the doors. The end result was that the new bodyshell carried over only about 40 per cent of the Mk1 car, but its rigidity was improved by some 38 per cent Overall width increased by just 5mm, with the rear track widened to suit

DATABASE: MAZDA MX-5 1990-2005 The second generation ‘NC’ was effectively a major facelift improving the safety and practicality of the car.

and even without the pop-lights, the car was still recognisably an MX-5. The increased value of the European market was shown in the redesign of the rear light clusters to incorporate a rear fog light, removing the need for a separate lamp. On the inside, the development brief was a hard one: to improve perceived quality while reducing production costs. The solution was to streamline the mouldings, reducing the number of separate components through tricks like incorporating the eyeball vents into

the main dashboard. At the same time, additional storage was added via larger door pockets and console box. Two other major changes were introduced with the new car. The first was the convertible top, which could now genuinely be operated with one hand. In theory this had been possible with the Mk1, but the plastic rear window was easily damaged if it wasn’t folded carefully before lowering the roof. The change to a glass window for the Mk2 meant the roof really could be unclipped and pushed

backwards at the traffic lights, with no need to get out of the car. Impressively, despite the glass window the roof assembly was now some 1kg lighter. The second change was a 15 per cent increase in boot space which may not sound huge but made a big difference in practicality, especially since the space was now a more usable shape. The increase was achieved by the simple expedient of moving the battery and spare wheel below the level of the boot floor. At launch in 1997, the new car had

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The ‘NC’ was also offered in a number of special editions, this being the California.

gained just 60kg over its predecessor, which given the improved rigidity, emissions and practicality was no mean feat. Clearly the single-mindedness which had produced the original car had been preserved. The additional weight was in any case offset to some extent by improvements to the powerplants with a target of 145bhp from the 1.8 and 125bhp from the 1.6, achieved by employing Mazda’s VICS variable intake system alongside revised camshaft profiles and higher compression. The reality for European market cars was less at 140 bhp and 110 bhp respectively but the increase did help offset the extra weight and again was accompanied by a specially tuned exhaust note – sadly, noise regulations meant European cars were quieter than the US or Japanesemarket models. The Mk2 was launched at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 1997 and made its European debut at the Geneva show in March 1998. The car would be produced until 2005 when it was replaced by the third-generation car, known logically enough as the ‘NC.’ This was the first all-new MX-5 model since the debut of the original and virtually nothing was carried over from the older car. The new car would leave the backto-basics ethos of the original concept behind, introducing concepts like electronic traction control and an optional retractable hardtop roof. It’s for this reason that our history of the original car stops at the end CCM of NB production.

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SPECIFICATIONS Mk1 MODEL ENGINE MAX POWER MAX TORQUE TRANSMISSION SUSPENSION BRAKES WHEELS AND TYRES LENGTH WIDTH HEIGHT KERB WEIGHT MAX SPEED 0-62 MPH ECONOMY Mk2 MODEL ENGINE MAX POWER MAX TORQUE TRANSMISSION SUSPENSION BRAKES WHEELS AND TYRES LENGTH WIDTH HEIGHT KERB WEIGHT MAX SPEED 0-62 MPH ECONOMY

1.6i 1.8i/1.8iS 1598cc 16v 1840cc 16v 90 bhp at 6000 rpm 131 bhp a 6500 rpm 97 lbf.ft at 4000 rpm 114 lbf.ft at 5000 rpm Five-speed manual, rear drive Independent double wishbones front and rear 235 mm front discs, 251 mm front discs, 231 mm rear 251 mm rear 5.5x14 steel with 185/60 tyres 6x14 alloy with 185/60 tyres 3.95m 1.78m 1.23m 965 kg 990 kg (1.8iS: 1018 kg) 109 mph 123 mph 10.6 secs 8.6 secs 35 mpg 33 mpg

1.6i 1.8i 1598cc 16v 1840cc 16v 108 bhp at 6500 rpm 138 bhp a 7000 rpm 99 lbf.ft at 5000 rpm 119 lbf.ft at 4500 rpm Five-speed manual, rear drive Independent double wishbones front and rear 255 mm front discs, 251 mm front discs, 251 mm rear 251 mm rear 5.5x14 steel with 185/60 tyres 6x14 alloy with 185/60 tyres 3.95m 1.78m 1.23m 1035 kg 1100 kg 119 mph 127 mph 9.7 secs 8.5 secs 35 mpg 33 mpg

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hile you’re far more likely to see a European car in the United States than you are an American one on this side of the pond, it hasn’t entirely been a one-way street. Here, we chart the values of three notable exceptions to the rule, some more successful than others. FORD MUSTANG Aside from a German version badged as the T5 in the 1960s and early ’70s and some officially-converted right-hand-drive Mustang II models supplied via Ford’s import office in Mayfair, any European buyer wanting to get their hands on America’s famous pony car before 2016 had to bring one in personally or get a specialist company to do it. That changed when the sixth-generation car became officially available in Europe five years ago, also bringing RHD to mainstream UK buyers. However, it was the preceding fifth-generation car, known as the S197 and launched in 2005, that saw the Mustang first adopt a modern-day take on the styling of the 1960s original. Although a bit primitive in terms of tech, it proved to a popular import, offering plenty of brawn for a modest outlay. Although V6 engines and a convertible body were available, most imports are GT coupes featuring a 300bhp 24-valve version of the 4.6-litre V8, or the later 2010-on 5-litre Coyote version. There’s also the full-on 653bhp supercharged 5.8-litre GT500 from 2013. A V8 coupe would’ve set you back about £26,000 in 2005, and has held its money well. Values have dropped a little over the last few years, but not by much; a highmileage fifth-generation V8 can be had for under £10,000, with £15,000 getting you a low-mileage car and closer to £20,000 a later 5-litre model. V6 cars are cheaper but scarce, while earlier pre 2005 V8 cars can be found around the £5000-£7000 mark.

Camaro was officially imported from 2012.

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The fifth-gen ‘S197’ Mustang wasn't officially imported but is reasonably plentiful here.

Want a GT500? Be prepared to shell out over £30,000. CHEVROLET CAMARO The Chevrolet Camaro has long been the Mustang’s arch-rival, with four generations made between 1966 and 2002. The fifthgeneration model arrived in 2010 as a coupe or convertible after an eight-year hiatus, and although an American icon, it was actually made in Canada. Nevertheless, it did get smart retro styling in the same vein as the Mustang, and unlike the Ford, proper independent rear suspension. Early cars were grey imports, but the Camaro became officially available from six UK dealers in 2012 – albeit with no right-hand-drive option. Buyers on this side of the pond got the SS model with the 426bhp LS3 6.2-litre V8 and manual gearbox shared with Vauxhall’s VXR8, or the 400bhp L99 V8 with an automatic. The V6, the manic supercharged 580bhp ZL1 and the track-focused Z/28 were not officially imported, though many have since made their way to Europe. A new sixth-generation model arrived in 2016 complete with a 2.0-litre four pot option, but still only in LHD. In 2012, the fixed-head car was a fiver off £34,000 and the convertible £40,000, with automatic transmission adding a couple of grand. Nowadays early cars can be had for around £12,000, with a the 45th anniversary edition carrying a premium of around £2000. A later car will be closer to £20,000, but this should drop a little as the cars get older. CADILLAC SEVILLE STS Now for something completely different. While just about everyone was familiar

with the Cadillac marque thanks to memories of the rock ‘n’ roll 1950s, the 1990s saw GM keen to broaden the firm’s appeal outside of America and lower the average age of its owners. Built in Michigan, the Seville STS made its debut at Frankfurt in 1997 and became the first Cadillac to be launched with a European type approval number. It was also the marque’s first post-war car to be officially made in right-hand-drive, and in European guise was five inches shorter than the American model. When the car was released, it was the most powerful front-wheel drive production car for sale – yep, it was frontwheel drive, and with a transverse engine too. Its 4.6-litre V8 was good for 300bhp and it could complete the 0-60mph sprint in under seven seconds. UK imports ended by 2002 however, with only 649 cars sold in the whole of Europe by 2001, and only around 350 in Britain. New the STS cost a shade under £40,000, but a budget of £3000 should be more than enough now –we recently saw a 97,000-mile 2001 car for £2750, and a 1999 car for £1450. RC

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The hot variant of the second-generation Focus stood out thanks to its Words: Joe Miller five-pot engine. Here’s how to get that tuneful warble in your life.

he game-changing Mk1 Ford Focus cemented itself as the family hatchback king, a reputation only boosted by the monstrous 212bhp Focus RS. In between the cooking Focus and RS sat the ST170, a perfectly decent hot hatchback overshadowed by the headline-grabbing RS. The secondgeneration ST of 2005 came back fighting: powered by a Volvo-sourced 2.5-litre turbocharged five cylinder engine, the Mk2 ST produced a mighty 222bhp and an aggressive, Audi-Quattro-esque warble. The aggressive performance and sound were bolstered by the styling – the sharper second-generation Focus design now sported flared arches, chunky 18-inch wheels, a heavy sprinkling of ST badges and an unapologetically large rear wing, all covered in brash colours like Electric Orange and Performance Blue. The strong performance, unsubtle styling, practicality and low base price of £17,500 won the Mk2 ST plenty of fans, a following that’s only grown bigger since with the aftermarket realising the five-pot’s

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tunability. It’s one of the cheapest ways into five-cylinder – not to mention fast Ford – ownership but with the earliest examples now over 15 years old, there are plenty of pitfalls to watch out for. ENGINE & GEARBOX The characterful five-pot is often the talking point of the ST, offering plentiful torque to accompany the unusual

soundtrack. Particularly on early cars Ford did very little engine-wise, leaving that to Volvo, but don’t go thinking that means it’s an infallible powerplant. Pre-2008 cars can split cylinder liners if they regularly get driven hard. There are channels cut in between the cylinders to increase the cooling capabilities of the block, but this process weakened the cylinder walls by thinning them and some crack under high

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Volvo-sourced five-pot is characterful and torquey, but early STs aren’t bulletproof. temperatures. White ‘mayo’ in the oil cap, a regular misfire and white smoke under acceleration are all symptoms of cracked liners. They can be shimmed, but factor in the timing belt and water pump that will also then need changing and you won’t get much change out of £1000. It’s a worthwhile investment if you plan on tuning the car and/or are having the timing belt done anyway, but any car for sale with signs of this issue need to be significantly below market value to make it worth buying. The process of having the liners shimmed is referred to by ST owners as the “block mod”, so any car advertised with it shouldn’t suffer from cracked liners and generally speaking, post-2008 cars don’t suffer with this issue. The other known problem is a split oil filter housing diaphragm, indicated by a whistling noise at idle that stops when the dipstick is removed. New filter housings from later cars are available for around £80. The turbo boost solenoid can fail, particularly on higher mileage cars – it limits power and the boost gauge won’t reach the 0.6 bar normal pressure. Thankfully it’s an inexpensive fix at sub-£50. Mass air-flow (MAF) sensors

can also fail, the easiest indication being an engine warning light. When buying any car with an OBD2 port, Focus or otherwise, bring a code reader with you to scan for any fault codes in the engine computer. Alternators fail on early STs, with flickering headlights and the battery warning light both easy indicators of a problem. Finally, the timing belt interval on the Volvo 2.5 is 10 years or 125,000 miles, whichever comes sooner. Most owners agree that closer to 100,000 miles is appropriate and a car left unchanged right up to or beyond the interval suggests lacklustre maintenance. The clutch slipping or a soft pedal is a symptom of a failing clutch, a known weak point on early cars particularly, which will be even more prominent on tuned examples. The best known fix is swapping for a Mk2 Focus RS clutch, although you’ll also need the slave cylinder and thrust bearing to match and again, expect a bill of around £1000. The driveshafts are fairly weak, particularly on earlier cars so visually inspect the driveshafts for any leaks and listen for any noises at low speeds. If an ST is advertised as an MP260, it’s equipped with the Ford-approved

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Mountune Racing upgrade. Offered on the car when new without affecting Ford’s warranty, the upgrade consisted of a remap, bigger intercooler and a K&N panel filter and raised power to 256bhp. This is a desirable package on a used ST, but consider whether a car so equipped has been driven harder accordingly. The five-pot is a hugely tuneable engine, with some examples producing upwards of 500bhp. But once again, view modified cars with caution: they’ve likely been driven unsympathetically and with any power claims or engine modification, ask for paperwork, supporting bills and dyno charts. SUSPENSION & BRAKES The ST sat 15mm lower than a regular Focus, but Ford-approved Eibach lowering springs exist to drop the car further. All manner of aftermarket lowering springs and adjustable coilovers are also available but as ever, thoroughly inspect lowered cars to make sure they sit evenly and check the underside for any evidence of speed bump scraping. On the test drive, pay close attention to the way the car steers – does it feel misaligned? Being a torquey front-driven car, the ST has an appetite for front tyres. Inspect them for even wear, decent tread depth and look at the tyres themselves. A premium performance tyre from Michelin or Pirelli is a sign of a caring owner, whereas threadbare budget tyres suggest a 150mph car maintained on a tight budget. At 1437kg the Focus ST is also a heavy car, meaning suspension components have a hard life. A knocking from the front over bumps indicates worn front anti-roll bar droplinks. CHASSIS & BODY Even this relatively modern car isn’t immune from the Ford Achilles’s heel of

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rust. Bubbling where the rear arch meets the bumper is common, as the bumper rubs the paint away. This problem also happens on the bootlid bump stops and boot seal. Ford later added plastic pads in all three locations to prevent this issue, but check thoroughly. Rear edges of sills can also rust as a result of moisture trapped behind the plastic side skirts. If you can get underneath the car to inspect the sills from behind, we’d advise doing so. Water ingress into the boot can be caused by a badly-sealing tailgate hinge or leaking washer bottle so lift the carpet in the boot and feel for damp. While you’re in the boot, look at the shape of the boot floor - does it appear misshapen by a previous accident? The ST is a fast car, often driven hard and commonly crashed. If the seller hasn’t mentioned any accident repairs or crash history, inspect all the panels for alignment and look at the car in the sunlight. Cars in the brighter colours will easily expose mismatched paint from previous repairs. INTERIOR & ELECTRICS The ST came in three trim levels, ‘ST’, ‘ST2’ and ‘ST-3’. All trims had Recaro seats, but the ST-3 has full leather, heated front seats and deeper bucket-style rear seats. The design of the latter makes an ST-3 a four-seater rather than five, so consider whether that middle seat is a necessity for you. The small price premium for an ST-2 over the base ST when new means the lowest trim is rarer, but both could be specced with optional heated seats, an

All trim levels had Recaros, but the leather-trimmed ST3 is only a four-seater. unusual option. The cloth seats in the base ST are known to sag. If you hear a creaking from the seats, it means the seat bases are cracking, a common issue with Recaros that will require welding up. DECISIONS AND CONCLUSIONS With the leggiest early cars available from £2500, the Mk2 Focus ST has never been a more enticing used purchase. There are so many options that which you buy comes down to preference. If you’re hauling a family, the five-door is for you, but the three-door offers a sleeker profile. The ST-3 trim gets you full leather, 10-way adjustable heated seats, a Sony 6-CD changer and on 2010-onwards cars,

DAB radio, tinted windows and keyless entry. That said, you’ll pay a premium and the ST-2’s beefy Sony stereo, heated windscreen and half-leather are plenty of niceties for most. We’d seek out a post-2008 car for the improvements to the cylinder liners, alternator and oil filter housing to avoid the associated expenses. You’ll pay around £1000-£1500 more than an equivalent pre2008 car, but the savings on repairing those issues tips the scales in the facelift car’s favour. The Focus ST is not a subtle car, so the greys and blacks are best left to the Golf GTI – we’d choose either the Electric Orange or RS Turbo-esque Frozen White, maybe with some blue stripes... RC

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Paul Wager, Group Editor Honda Civic Type R Launched in 2001, the ‘EP3’ Type R delivered its performance via an entirely different recipe and one which was typically Honda. The Japanese maker has traditionally avoided forced induction, preferring to rely on its clever VTEC variable cam timing and the Type R used this to good effect, its 2-litre four-cylinder spinning to 8400rpm to deliver its 200bhp. The Type R treatment was also applied to the eighth generation Civic from 2007, which retained the 200bhp K20 engine. Despite its race-bred engine, the Civic is as happy pottering to the shops as it is on the track and performance is almost identical to the Ford. It does need more concentration to get the best from the Type R’s peaky engine though. The two are also similarly priced today.

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Dave Youngs, Lancaster Insurance Golf GTI For its fifth generation, the evergreen performance Golf gained a turbo and it hasn’t looked back since. The 16-valve 2-litre produced 200bhp and although it takes an extra half a second to reach 60mph than the Ford or the Honda, it’s the easiest car to get the best from. A linear power delivery gives it the edge over the Honda in everyday use, while the traction is better controlled than the often frantic Ford. And that’s just in standard form: a huge proportion of Mk5 GTIs have been treated to a remap, even the most conservative of which releases huge extra potential.

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STAFF CLASSICS It's more change on the fleet as we revisit some old projects, welcome some new members to the collection and look into staffers’ own garages. Honda S2000 Paul Wager Although I’ve kept the Honda ready to go over the winter, I’ve also kept it away from the road salt, which means it’s really covered very few miles in the last few months. With the onset of slightly warmer weather in the last few weeks, I’ve been using the car more and the need to replace the rear tyres was worryingly obvious. The tester noted the low tread on the rears at the MoT earlier in the year and at the time they were still legal so the car was tucked back in the garage with tyre choice a problem for another day. When that day did come though, I was surprised to find a distinct lack of choice for the 225/50R16 rear tyres on the S2000 – not helped by needing a W speed rating. The preferred Bridgestones are now available only in a runflat version which really doesn’t appeal, while they also have only a ‘B’ rating for wet grip. One tyre place tried to sell me a pair of budget tyres at £58 a throw but unsurprisingly, I declined his offer on the grounds that the ‘AP1’ S2000 puts 240bhp through the rear wheels without traction control. Going through the various alternatives, I eventually settled on the Hankook Ventus Prime 3 after recommendations from other S2000 owners. With an ‘A’ rating for wet grip, they were priced at £101 each and were in stock locally. I’ve only covered a few miles on them so far but they were very wet miles and first impressions are good.

Runflat Bridgestones didn’t appeal on the S2000, so it’s now on Hankook rubber. seals, the new roof was lifted into place and eventually lined up with the relevant bolt holes. As the old saying goes, “refitting is the reverse of removal” and as well as cleaning each piece of trim before reinstallation, I replaced the selection

of broken factory clips with some fatter ones that have tightened up the trim and reduced interior rattles no-end. This, combined with a much smarter, more watertight roof represents a good day’s work, I reckon.

Toyota MR2 Mk3 Joe Miller With a sunny day set aside, it was time to change the MR2’s roof. Most of the interior had to come out, kick-panels, seatbelts, wind deflector, storage bins, parcel shelf and carpet having to be unbolted, unclipped and yanked out. The roof has a metal brace that wraps around the rear bulkhead to keep it taut – once I’d undone the dozen nuts holding that in, the roof latches were unclipped to take the tension out of the frame and I could unbolt the hinges, cables and bolts that keep the roof mounted. Heated rear window unplugged, the holey old roof could be relieved of duty with a helper assisting with carrying it away. Once I’d cleaned out the clogged drainage channels and lubricated the

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The old roof was ripped, holed and well past its best.

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It’s been a long time since the 320Ci visited a main dealer, but it wasn’t the only E46 on the premises

BMW 320Ci Paul Wager When I reported on the BMW last month we’d had it only a matter of days, but since then I’ve used it for a few local trips and I’m pleased to say that since then it’s not thrown up any unpleasant surprises. One of the more pressing tasks was to book the car in at our local dealer Cotswold BMW to attend to the recall which was issued for all E46 models over the faulty Takata airbags supplied to both BMW and Toyota. The job was sorted with the expected BMW eﬃciency and surprisingly, the 320Ci wasn’t the only E46 on the palatial premises. The car was washed and vacuumed impeccably and the icing on the cake was the service manager courteously addressing the car’s owner – that’s my 17year old son – as Sir. Naturally, I’ve told him not to get too used to the level of service you get at BMW main dealers...

At the other extreme, we’ve also attended to a couple of minor issues courtesy of a local old-school take-it-offyourself breaker, where we obtained a number of trim clips plus a pristine centre armrest and console box to replace the original which had been attacked with a Dremel by a previous owner in order to fit (badly) a USB charger. Perhaps the only serious issue so far is the common tendency on the BMW M54 six-cylinder engines – especially when they’ve stood for a while – to seep a bit of oil on to the hot exhaust manifold from the rear offside corner of the top cover. I’ve purchased a new gasket and we’ll set some time aside to do the job if it continues, since the gasket always needs some persuasion to break free. Meanwhile the hope is that with regular use the problem may even disappear, removing the need to disturb it.

Luckily the Bentley boot is big enough for a technician and an ABS tester.

Last time I reported on our sight-unseen lockdown purchase Bentley we’d finally got the car to Rolls-Royce and Bentley specialist Nigel Sandell where an inspection by the experts suggested that we’d lucked out and acquired an essentially honest car which would respond well to tidying. One thing we’d already noticed for ourselves though was the erratic ABS warning light, which would sometimes appear at the start of a journey and yet would sometimes disappear for days at a time. Clearly, we needed someone with the proper test kit and so we booked the car in again with Nigel for a diagnostic session. The test box was hooked up to the ABS module behind the boot side trim and technician Josh drew the short straw and ended up in the boot with the lid chopping at his ankles. Amusingly it seems that Bosch designed the test kit without quite enough cable to reach the back seat, meaning that the only way to use it is to have one person sitting in the boot to monitor the display while a second person drives the car.

After a few laps of the car park the offside front sensor was identified as the culprit and after a three-point turn we discovered that the problem was happening after applying full steering lock. It’s a fairly common issue with these cars and is caused by the wiring to the sensor breaking up, but since they use a coaxial shielded cable, it’s almost impossible to trace and repair the break. A new sensor is the sensible solution, but if you’re more used to paying £50 for an ABS sensor, the £264 cost of a new Turbo R unit will come as a shock. Fortunately though, Rolls/Bentley parts specialist Flying Spares was able to supply a used part for a fraction of the cost and as I type this I’m psyching myself up to try and remove the old sensor which I’ve been warned can be a tricky task. Find out next time how I got on.

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ENDANGERED SPECIES: ODDBALL FRENCH COUPES

SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT Their more rational rivals might have outsold them when new, but now that these curious sporty numbers are tipping over 10 years old, they’re looking increasingly Words: Aaron McKay likely as modern classics. RENAULT WIND You may have thought all the little roadsters died out in the 2000s, what with the onset of hot hatch and SUV mania. But a few manufacturers bravely carried on, Peugeot leading the charge with its 206CC, General Motors signing off another Tigra and even Nissan making the Micra C+C. They weren’t the only ones either, but by far the most interesting of all was the Renault Wind. It might not have been the most successful, but it is distinctive, fun to drive, and surely a ready-made classic. It is therefore, of all of these little ‘00s roadsters, the one that we ought to watch most closely. All things considered, it did pretty well in the UK market. It managed to outsell the Mitsubishi Colt CZC, if not Micra, which is impressive given that it was sold for only two years between 2010 and 2012. The Wind was a reasonably simple recipe, using an old Clio platform – shared with the Twingo – in Renault Sport specification, except using either 1.2-litre turbo or naturally aspirated 1.6-litre engines. Equipment levels were modest, but the Wind’s main feature was its wild styling and for prices that started at under £13,000, it was a whole lot of cheap and cheerful fun. Even the range-topping 1.6 Gordini was hardly over £16,000. There are only around 2000 on UK’s roads

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The Wind was never a big seller but survivors seem to be well loved. today, which isn’t far off those originally supplied, being less than a decade old. Finding one of those Gordini models will be tricky, with only 50 around, but with only the paintwork and some special trim bits to draw you in there might not be any point worrying about it. While there aren’t usually more than 20 Winds for sale at any given time, the good news is that most are in great condition. It’s the kind of car that tends to be kept as a

second car, kept in the garage and so most are low mileage, pampered examples with full histories. They might seem a bit pricey against the Tigras, 206CCs and the like, but they are generally a good five years newer. We expect values to drop below the £3000 mark as mileages and number of owners go up over the next few years, and this will also be when the survivors are weeded out from those destined for the scrapheap.

PEUGEOT RCZ The RCZ is a symbol of Peugeot’s return as a maker of desirable cars. Sure, we haven’t quite had another comprehensive round of GTIs, but we were all rightly excited when this sleek coupe came out from under the wraps at the Frankfurt show in 2009. Since then we have indeed seen a transformation at Peugeot, including at least one or two good GTIs mind you, and it did all start with the RCZ. It was also great value, undercutting the Audi TT substantially on price while offering even more visual drama – at least on the outside. Peugeot was clearly making a point with the RCZ’s show-car proportions and adventurous details like the curved glass roof. The interior, unfortunately, was really just from the 308. Of course, Peugeot had done this before with the 406 Coupe. This was something that could be forgiven however,

because the RCZ’s driving position was excitingly low and the driving experience that followed was good too. The THP200 models were almost something to write home about, while the 2014-2015 RCZ R with 270bhp is good enough to already be on its way to modern classic status. That Audi TT is coming back to haunt the Peugeot however, as a good ten years of depreciation has levelled the two at around £5000. The cheapest RCZs can be even less than £3000 now, which seems remarkable value to us, while the tidiest RCZ Rs are holding strong at over £10,000. But the choice of better equipped, faster, and more aspirational Audis has to be harming the Peugeot’s chances. For now, the RCZ is holding up very well. Of the 12,000 sold, fewer than 1000 are missing from UK roads, with only the 277 RCZ Rs left offering the prospect of rarity. It is a crucial moment, however, as the

The RCZ has the appearance of a French Audi TT and values are similar today.

market dips below £3000, and we have also noticed that the number on SORN status did increase dramatically between 2019 and 2020, the biggest change since new. That figure increased only from around 150 to 250, but that is how it starts. So while numbers of the RCZ are only declining very slowly at the moment, at a rate below 5 per cent year on year, the history of its predecessor illustrates what is likely to happen over the next ten years. Numbers of the Peugeot 406 Coupe fell so dramatically in the period between 2012 and 2020 that only one in ten remained at the end of it. Like the RCZ, that was always a good looking car but its time as a fashionable coupe eventually faded. With Peugeot’s revival as a maker of desirable cars turned more towards the mainstream than the enthusiast market today, we fear that the RCZ could fall just as easily. But when it does, catch an RCZ R.

Diesels are handy enough but the RCZ-R packs 270bhp.

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No prizes for guessing where the inspiration came from for the Pluriel Charleston. CITROËN C3 PLURIEL Admittedly we buy a great number of convertibles for a country with our levels of rainfall, but the C3 Pluriel really was a step too far. Not only did early models let the outside in when the roof was up, but the many different ways to skin a Citroën didn’t really add up here. Of course, quite a few people still bought them, in fact it sold in greater numbers than the relatively sensible and similarly priced Wind above. But we’ve started to see values drop below £1000 lately and numbers on the roads are falling. The stock of Pluriels in the UK has halved in five

years and those that are left are increasingly knackered. Finding a good one really can be diﬃcult these days. The question remains, though: what on earth would you do with it? Have fun, I suppose, is the answer Citroën would have given you, and at today’s prices that is at least more plausible than the albeit modest list price of around £15,000 when new. In its standard form it appears as a normal, if a little quirky, hatchback. But begin to unravel the Pluriel’s main feature, its roof, and you’ll discover a larger central fabric section folds back to make a part or full-length landaulette. It continues into a full

Full length fabric roof could be rolled back, 2CV-style...

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convertible provided you have somewhere to stash the more solid parts of the roof, and, for some reason, there’s even the option to fold the rear seats for a sort of convertible pick-up form. You could opt for 1.4 and 1.6-litre petrols or a 1.4-litre HDI diesel, but the choice to really go for if you’re interested is for a later special edition like the Latte, Cote D Azur or particularly the retro Charleston. At least that way it can still be entertaining when it’s raining. There are 33 Charleston models left, with a few more of the other special RC editions, so there’s still time left.

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RETRO RIVALS: BMW COMPACT v MERCEDES SPORT COUPE

GOLF COURSE

Both BMW and Mercedes tried to downsize for the new millennium with predictably awkward results. We compare the Compact and the Sport Coupe. Words: Paul Wager MW’s model naming strategy has long been out of control, the gaps in the logical 3/5/7-Series hierarchy filled in as new niches have been explored, which means that when the MINI is added to the mix, today the Bavarian giant can offer every size of car from city hatchback to giant SUV. Mercedes meanwhile, hasn’t gone to quite the same lengths but can still tempt customers away from the VW dealer with an A-Class. Despite their solid blue-chip pedigree and rock-solid brand credentials though, both marques rather fell over (Mercedes quite literally) in their early attempts to compete in the Golf market. BMW’s first effort was the Compact which was essentially a cut-down version of the E36 generation 3-Series complete with the previous model’s old-fashioned rear suspension, while the original Mercedes A-Class was a clever design but failed very publicly on the dynamic front when it toppled over during the infamous ‘Elk test’ emergency manoeuvre.

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The Compact is at its best with six-cylinder power. Despite their shortcomings, both cars showed the potential returns on offer from a volume-selling smaller model and the second attempts were rather more successful: the A-Class became more

conventional and BMW had by then worked up its new Mini to serve as an entry level car. Meanwhile, the philosophy was also applied one rung up the range, with a

The Mercedes is more often found with a supercharged four-cylinder. revised Compact based on the new E46 generation and a three-door version of the C-Class aiming at the same market. Launched in 2000, BMW’s secondgeneration Compact was far better received in the market and was in truth a far more coherent package. In truth the original E36-based Compact hadn’t been a bad car, but had simply struggled in the face of the excellence represented by the E36 generation of 3-Series. A stateof-the-art design when released, this

had represented a huge leap forward for BMW, with the complex new ‘Z-axle’ multilink rear suspension taking it straight to the top of the class. Sadly though, the need to price the Compact well below the 3-Series coupe and also the need to offer a practical hatchback boot meant that the old-semitrailing arm suspension was borrowed little changed from the E30 model. This had the advantage of being both cheaper and notably more compact, being used for

the same reasons in the Z3 where BMW engineers admitted it made the difference between the car having a small boot or no boot at all. Of course the E30 hadn’t been slated for its handling and for most owners the Compact’s road manners were perfectly acceptable but mud sticks and when road testers compared it unfavourably to the fullsize 3-Series its appeal suffered. In the UK, pricing requirements also meant that the Compact was offered only with four-cylinder engines, UK buyers being denied the exciting six-cylinder 323ti offered in Europe. No doubt stung by this, BMW’s second effort was entirely different. By then the 3-Series was in its E46 incarnation and the Compact was very simply a truncated version of the full-size car. Although 209mm shorter than the four-door car, it shared its wheelbase and was mechanically identical save for a slightly faster steering rack. Despite detail styling changes to front and rear lighting as well as the hatchback rear, the Compact was very similar in size to the much more expensive 3-Series Coupe which was perhaps why BMW UK launched the car once again with fourcylinder engines as the 316ti and 318ti, adding the 190bhp 325ti and also the punchy 320td diesel shortly after launch. With the four-cylinder engines, the E46 Compact is underwhelming at best, its

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In 325ti form, the Compact was good for nearly 150mph. weight making it a definite second-best in the performance stakes to a mid-range contemporary Golf, while the rear-drive layout saddles it with too cramped an interior for a car competing on practicality in this class. In six-cylinder form though, it’s an entirely different animal and oddly enough quite different from the E46 Coupe which at first glance seems so similar. The 190bhp of the 24-valve M54 straight six engine coupled with its handy dimensions gives the 325ti Compact useful performance and when new offered something not offered by its competitors unless you went for something like the far more overtly sporting Golf R32 or Audi S3. Coupled with the full-fat 3-Series chassis which gave the Compact classleading handling, it was a much more credible package and today a tidy 325ti is worth seeking out as something of a leftfield choice if you’re struggling to find a presentable 3-Series coupe without rotten arches and dubious ‘M Sport’ add-ons. How though does it compare to the three-door Mercedes C-Class? Codenamed CL203, the C-Class Sport Coupe was created using an almost identical recipe to the BMW, shortening the bodyshell by 179mm and adding a hatchback rear while retaining the same wheelbase and

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drivetrain. In appearance, the Mercedes wins every time, being a far more stylish fastback shape than the stumpy Compact which does literally look as if a section has been chopped from the four-door saloon. Like the BMW though, the coupe style evoking the glamour of the SL was backed up by lacklustre engine options initially. All four-cylinder units, they comprised the 140bhp C180 alongside the less lacklustre supercharged 160bhp C200K.

From 2002 the C180 was replaced by the livelier C180K when the C200K was added to the range alongside the C220CDi and C200CDi diesels. In 2003 the car gained the appeal to combat BMW’s full-size 330Ci coupe with the addition of the V6-powered C320, joined by the C230 V6 which replaced the C230K from 2005, with the C320 enlarged into the C350 from 2005. It’s this wider engine choice which gives the Mercedes a decisive edge in appeal over

Compact used the regular E46 dashboard but was generally less well equipped.

Both cars were created by shortening the regular saloon model.

Mercedes cabin just has the edge on the BMW but both wear the years well. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL

BMW 325ti

MERCEDES C320

ENGINE

2494cc

3199cc

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Five-speed manual

MAX POWER

189bhp

214bhp

MAX TORQUE

181lbf.ft

229lbf.ft

TOP SPEED

146mph

154mph

0-60

7.1secs

7.7secs

ECONOMY

32mpg

30mpg

the BMW today. Yes, the C180 is a dreary way to travel and as such is on a par with the similarly nondescript 318ti, but move up a notch and the V6 cars in particular are a fun package, with the C320’s 214 bhp getting it to 62mph in 7.7 seconds and on to 154mph and the C350 even quicker. Of the four-cylinder cars, the C230K is the most common, its 189bhp giving it pace not far behind the V6: 62mph comes up in 8.1 seconds, while its top end is a whisker shy of 150mph. Both compare well to the fastest E46 Compact, the 325ti which offers 0-62mph in 7.1 seconds and 146mph. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the driving experience is broadly similar too, the C-Class using a sophisticated multi-link rear which is generally regarded as being the equal of the BMW set-up. Both are affordable today, too with the C-Class coupe yours from as little as £2000 and values being oddly equal across the engine sizes. Perhaps also unsurprisingly, the BMW is almost identical on price, with values again being similar between the 318ti and 325ti. Our verdict? The E46 Compact is a fine car, but the Mercedes has the edge on style and after a lacklustre start did mature into a credible performance car. A £1900 C320 suddenly looks like a performance bargain. RC

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LIVING WITH THE LOTUS ELISE

PURE AND SIMPLE After 25 successful years, the Lotus Elise will cease production this year, making it the best-selling Lotus by far. The original S1 model is fast becoming recognised as a modern classic, but what is it like to buy, own and live with? Words: Nigel Fryatt

olin Chapman would surely have approved. The Lotus founder was lauded for his company’s engineering ingenuity; the model range is full of clever, but often remarkably simple designs, where a vehicle’s light weight allowed for smaller power units to be used, which coupled with marketleading dynamic handling produced highly sought-after driver’s cars. OK, so those characteristics were not always backed up with the necessary production quality control, and so the numbers produced were often less than could have been expected, but once behind the wheel of a well sorted Lotus, that never seemed to matter. The Lotus Elise managed that, and more. Only ten years after its debut, the 25,000th Elise rolled off the line at Hethel in Norfolk, and this year, when the final model is produced, will be its 25th, making the Elise the best-selling Lotus ever produced. It epitomises all of Chapman’s principles with the added bonus of being a massive sales success; pure and simple. It could also be argued that it saved the company’s fortunes back in the early 1990s. Yet another financial crisis at Lotus

received a short term boost in 1993, when Romano Artioli, of Bugatti International, took the reins. The ownership was rather short-lived, but he instigated a plan for a new range of lightweight sports cars. To aid this, he initiated a design competition for the first new model, inviting entries from design houses in Italy as well as the UK. Interestingly, it was the in-house design team at Hethel that was chosen, with Artioli’s final contribution being the naming of the new model the Elise – after his newly arrived granddaughter, neatly in-keeping with the ‘E’ tradition that had brought us the Elite, Elan, Europa, Eclat and Esprit. If the overall look was neat and stylish, as ever with a Lotus, it was what was under the glassfibre body that really impressed. Gone was the company’s traditional backbone chassis design that had been so successful for over three decades, replaced with what at the time appeared to be ahead of its time, innovative and rather exotic. Lotus chassis engineer Richard Rackman had been working with Rover on aluminium structures, and so the Norfolk company went into partnership with the Norwegian company Hydro Aluminium

Having already used the Bilstein/Eibach combination on my Caterham Seven, I knew the results would be worth the costs

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creating ‘extruded aluminium’ projects for automotive use. For those unsure about such a process, it had long been used in making greenhouses, but never before in an automotive capacity. The fact that the aluminium was extruded into moulds meant that attachment points could be included in the designs, from which could be hung the car’s bodywork, suspension parts and doors. The chassis itself was made up of a number of these moulds glued, rather than welded together, making it strong, with great torsional

rigidity and yet extremely light. The result was a true Lotus. The lightness of the chassis and body together was carried through the rest of the specification. There were no creature comforts inside the cabin; no carpets, and mats were an optional extra, seating was thinly padded, with the passenger seat fixed in position, power steering and a brake servo were deemed unnecessary, you could have a radio but you paid extra. The Norfolk company’s association with Rover led to the use of the four-cylinder,

aluminium block twin cam K-series engine, transversely mounted behind the driver. A modest original power output of 118bhp still delivered sharp and precise performance; 0-60mph in 5.5 seconds and a top speed of 124mph. As with all previous Lotus models, it’s never about outright power, it’s about the car’s dynamics; if it doesn’t weigh much (the original S1 tipped the scales at just over 720kg), then you don’t need too much power to perform. This spartan nature actually added to the appeal of the Elise, but was probably part

of the company’s original projection that they would only sell around 2700 models over the next three years from its launch in 1996. The enthusiastic motoring public, however, thought otherwise and here we are 25 years later, waving goodbye to the final model to be built. There has only been one significant update, the S1 being in production up until 2000, when the S2 arrived. A tweaked body gave the Elise a slightly more aggressive look, the engine received variable valve timing and some additional creature comforts were added,

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notably improved seats, plus suspension improvements, which we will come to later. In the four years of the S1, just over 10,500 were built – which certainly helps today’s classic status and the pleasing rise in second-hand values. BUYING AND LIVING WITH If it hasn’t been obvious, time for a confession; I am a Lotus addict. Now very much a senior member of the motoring public, my fascination with Lotus goes back to following the likes of Jim Clark and Graham Hill in Grand Prix racing. I lusted after both Emma Peel and her Elan in those crazy Avengers TV escapades, desperately wanted to drive the Lotus Seven that Patrick McGoohan thrashed through London in the opening scenes of The Prisoner and felt absurdly jealous of Georgie Best when he posed alongside his Europa, although that might have had something to do with his driving companion. I did manage to own, modify and compete in a Caterham Seven for many years while editing the motorsport magazine Cars and Car Conversions, although sadly ‘life’ took over and that was sold to become a conservatory, but the addiction never went away and 15 years ago, I bought my 1999 Elise S1. The choice of purchase broke all the ‘rules’ you might read in this magazine; it was the first one I went to look at, I knew I was buying it long before I took a test drive and my inspection was cursory at most. I was sold on the colour; if you are buying a Lotus Elise it has to be Norfolk Mustard Yellow, surely? There was no haggling, I paid the full asking price of £9460, despite my other half

The ‘S2 spec’ Bilstein/Eibach suspension is a straight swap for the original Spax units, with the addition of new brackets at the rear

pointing out that the tyres didn’t match front and rear and that two of them had little tread and would need replacing. It had all felt good on the test drive and I had driven a friend’s S1 so had something to compare it to. Most important was the extensive service history and the fact that at the time it was being regularly serviced by Lotus specialists, Lakeside Engineering, a company I knew well from working on CCC magazine. The owner said he had never taken it on to a track and

Having the suspension professionally set-up correctly is a good investment.

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there was no obvious evidence of repair from any misdemeanours, so I was inclined to believe him. Fifteen years later, it seems my judgement was sound, as while it hasn’t been faultless, there’s been little to complain about when it comes to reliability. The most important point of Elise ownership, however, is the feeling you get when you slide behind the wheel (and trust me, you slide in, there’s no stepping involved) and that’s as good today as it’s ever been. The car’s superb

For a time, I also had a BMW Z3 and sold it at a loss, due to its poor reliability when compared to my Elise. Who knew?

dynamics and suspension design is credit to Lotus engineer Roger Becker, ably assisted by former Lotus F1 driver, John Miles. Top trumps! My first expense had to be the tyres. I decided to go for the Yokohama Advan rubber that was originally produced for the Elise. These are ‘handed’ tyres but look superb (I know that shouldn’t matter, but please, it does doesn’t it?) and at the time I thought them expensive but my mileage has been relatively low so they have proved a good investment. Today, there are a range of tyre options, depending on what you want your Elise for, whether that’s just fast road or occasional track days. With the new tyres fitted, I had more confidence in the Elise and just loved the whole character of the car. The lack of power steering is a bonus giving you more feel, and the same goes for the non servoassisted brakes; it’s like driving a classic car, only a lot quicker. The handling is so surefooted that the day I felt a slight squirming feeling from the rear while enjoying a long sweeping right hand bend on a great piece of road close to where I lived, was a touch alarming. Closer examination showed that one rear shock absorber was weeping slightly; time for a change. As described, the original Elise specification was built both to a weight and a budget and that included the original Spax shock absorbers, which while doing a reasonable job were probably not designed for longevity. With this in mind,

I decided to upgrade my S1 and go for the S2 specification which is to fit Bilstein shocks and Eibach springs. Interestingly this is what I had used on my Caterham Seven, which had made me a big fan. The swap is quite simple, although you do need additional brackets to fit the rear units. The conversion lowers the S1 some 10mm although I cannot say I noticed when looking at the car. When driving, however, the improvement was significant. Unless you buy a very low mileage example Elise S1, it’s likely it has had replacement shocks. If not, then the S2 option is highly recommended. It improves the slow speed ride, useful on some of the rubbish tarmac we drive on in this country, while making the car even sharper when turning into a corner. When fitted, I also invested in having a professional suspension set-up, something I would also recommend. My car’s previous owner had also fitted S2 seats, proving something of a bonus. These are more like padded racing buckets, rather than the meagre pieces of foam and leather of the original. The other changes over 15 years of ownership include a replacement radiator, not a cheap repair and a diﬃcult DIY one as it involved removing the front clamshell. The distributor cap disintegrated, thankfully when I wasn’t far from home, but after 20+ years is probably understandable. It’s also had a new battery, not expensive but very awkward to fit!

There are three different services recommended for the Elise; A, B, and C depending on mileage or time, as you would expect. The C service includes the cam belt change, so is by far the most expensive. Over my years of ownership, service, MoT and odds and sods average out to be under £500 a year. Even allowing for the fact that I do limited mileage and this is not my daily driver, that’s pretty reasonable. Looking in the classifieds, decent S1s are for sale from £15k upwards, which actually makes my Elise something of a positive investment, but then it’s not for sale so, who cares? Not this owner. What this owner cares about is the driving. Some years ago the radio stopped working. I swapped it for an old unit I had, but that only worked intermittently, there’s obviously a poor connection somewhere. It’s never been replaced and I have not missed it. The Elise is all about the driving. It’s about taking the roof off (making it far easier to get in or out and the heating system warms the cabin so this isn’t just a summer option) grabbing that tiny leather trimmed steering wheel and pressing the throttle. You feel an Elise, it doesn’t just transport you, you have to be completely involved in the process. Yes you have to be alert – potholes are best avoided - but then doesn’t that make you a better driver? The Elise S1 is a proper Lotus – pure and simple. Colin Chapman would certainly have approved. RC

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2006(06) Mercedes CL500 Coupe. Obsidian Black, 98000 miles FSH. Lot of car for the money. £4,295

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Cars for sale

ASTON MARTIN DB6

AUSTIN HEALEY SPRITE

BENTLEY TURBO R

ALFA ROMEO 147

2007, 109000 miles, £1,495. Hatchback Special Edition 1.6 TS. Black with tan leather interior. Air conditioning, alloy wheels, electric windows, full service history, MoT, remote locking. Immaculate condition. Lovely rare Alfa. Please call 07527 446242, Wales.

1967, £299,000. DB6 manual coupe. Red with black interior. Good history and low (relative) mileage. Service history will follow but the car is fully serviced by Oselli with 12 month's MoT. Please call 01993 849610, South East.

1960, £19,500. Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite. Unused since extensive restoration to show condition. Please call 01704 576856, North West. 107649

BENTLEY ARNAGE

107125

1996, £22,995. A beautifully presented and maintained example of a Turbo R. A rare SWB model ﬁtted with a factory sunroof too! Supplied in what is arguably the best colour combination available - peacock blue coachwork with contrasting ivory Leather with blue detailing. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands. 107924

BENTLEY TURBO R

ASTON MARTIN V8 VOLANTE

107713

ALFA ROMEO SPIDER

1991, 37000 miles, £15,250. Original car, always garaged, rust free body and chassis, excellent paintwork and mechanical condition. New hood and factory hardtop, workshop manual, personalised registration, MoT to 2022. Please call 07850 379634, Yorkshire and the Humber.

1984, 9000 miles, £145,000. Left hand drive, 2 doors. Masons black with black leather interior. Automatic, European chrome bumpers and rear panel spec car. Please call 01993 849610, South East.

2008, 55000 miles, £52,000. Diamond black, beluga interior. Full service history with main agents and specialists. A stunning late T500 model. Please call 01732 886002, South East. 107950

BENTLEY ARNAGE

1997, 71000 miles, £19,000. Sherwood green with magnolia piped green interior. Service history with Jack Barclay and Bentley specialists. A very attractive late Turbo R which had just had the head gaskets replaced. Please call 01732 886002, South East. 107953

BMW 1 SERIES

107126

ASTON MARTIN V8 VANTAGE 2003, 14000 miles, £30,000. Arnage R Twin Turbo. Peacock blue with grey hide. Outstanding condition. Please call 01732 886002, South East.

107425

ALLARD M SERIES

107951

2008, 18000 miles, £9,995. 3.0 125L SE, two door, automatic, petrol, convertible. Cashmere silver metallic exterior. Please call 0161 476 5915, North West. 107289

BENTLEY BROOKLANDS

1948, £68,000. Drophead Coupe. Fully restored in 2000/2001, recent full refresh including engine build. Chassis number 705, ﬁnished in ﬂame red with beige mohair hood. Please call 01424 234555, South East. (T) 107099

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1987, £450,000. Series 5 to Vantage fuel injection spec. Cumberland grey with black over grey interior with grey carpets. This stunning unique 7 litre car is aﬀectionately known as 'The Beast'. Please call 01993 849610, South East.

BMW 1 SERIES

1958, 70000 miles, £4,500. Four door, green exterior. With MoT. Lovely car, totally restored. Please call 01384 296960, West Midlands.

1994, 72000 miles, £18,000. Royal Ebony with magnolia piped black interior. Main agent maintained for the ﬁrst eight years then looked after by specialists. Superb example, declared "ﬁrst class" by Bentley Driver Club. Please call 01732 886002, South East.

2005, 38000 miles, £4,495. 1.6 116I ES, ﬁve door, manual, petrol, quartz blue metallic, air con, Bluetooth, ABS and DTC. Please call 0161 476 5915, North West.

107869

107952

107295

107124

AUSTIN A 35

BMW 318TI

2005, 54000 miles, £5,495. 2.0 318TI Sport, 3 door, manual, petrol, mystic blue metallic exterior, air con, BMW 18" MV MKII alloy wheels, sport seats, sports suspensions, cruise control, rear park distance control, electric heated mirrors, spare wheel. Please call 0161 476 5915, North West. 107294

BMW Z3

BRISTOL 411

CHEVROLET CORVETTE

DAIHATSU FOURTRAK TDX 1988, 120000 miles, POA. Diesel, 3 litre engine, MoT expired. Good, easy restoration. Good body and tyres, one owner for last 15 years. Used on farm, four wheel drive, sensible oﬀers invited, no time wasters please. Please call 07546 716958, East Midlands. 107669

1974, £64,500. In tip top condition in every conceivable way. She is ﬁnished in Silver Pearl with Grey leather interior, having the fantastic Avon safety wheels with all new tyres. Virtually full service history. This is our own car and not a commission sale. Please call 01794390895, South East. (T)

1967, 93000 miles, £65,000. A great example of a useable C2 corvette with all of the issues ironed out while being adapted sympathetically for modern roads. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands.

FERRARI 400

107914

CHEVROLET STORM POA. Superb original unmolested car. Low mileage, has been in a museum for many years, just been recommissioned ready for the road. Please call 01763262263, South East.

107956

BUICK RIVIERA

107271

1999, 43000 miles, £24,995. Z3 M, 3.2 convertible, two door petrol, manual. In near faultless condition. Silver coach work with black and red leather interior. Great spec. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands.

1990, 115000 miles, £1,500. LHD, Air Con, SS exhaust, mechanically very good. Starts on the button. Now needing a little TLC. Same family for 20 years. Please call 01179 041411, South West.

107921

107704

BRISTOL 400

1948, £79,995. Full bodywork restoration just completed. The BMW 328 derived 2 litre six cylinder engine gives outstanding performance. Same family ownership for the past 10 years, ready for immediate use and eligible for many high proﬁle events. Please call 01189 831200, South East. (T)

1963, £16,550. Black plate, ex California, UK reg. Replaced water pump, Holley carb, exhaust shockers, interior carpets, ally rad, services, rust free, super condition, awesome exhaust, correct body, manual, great chrome. Please call 07477 414999, West Midlands.

CITROËN 2CV

107036

1986, 54000 miles, £12,950. Citroen 2CV Special. Comprehensive body oﬀ restoration and now ready for years of enjoyment. Please call 07785 231254, South East.

CADILLAC DEVILLE

CITROËN AX

BRISTOL 410

1968, £56,500. Finished in Balmoral Green with Red leather hide and Wilton carpets. Being totally restored from the chassis up in 2010 at enormous cost including a brand new engine. Just fully serviced with brand new tyres and MOT. Please call 01794390895, South East. (T)

1955, 103000 miles, £30,995. Magniﬁcent unrestored example. Classic White with original Turquoise leather and brocade cloth interior with matching carpets. Original 5.4 litre V8 with power steering, power brakes, electric windows, original radio, autronic eye headlights, Kelsey Hayes style chrome wire wheels. Please call 01277365415, South East. (T)

107957

107112

107661

FORD C-MAX

107862

107066

FIAT PANDA 2009, 17500 miles, £2,500. Panda Dynamic. Silver, low mileage, no rust, two marks on lower bumpers. Inside show room, electric windows, tower steering, MoT, taxed, new tyres, ideal for bringing back to new. Please call 07842 311269, Scotland.

1993, £500. AX Salsa. Nice little Salsa, in daily use. Long MoT, three owners, has issues but has good points too. Always starts and gets you there. Please call 07858 233372, South East.

2011, 66000 miles, £3,850. 5 door hatchback. 1.8 VTEC engine, petrol. Good condition, MoT till July. Swap or exchange for a 4X4, SUV, JEEP, etc. Like a Ford KUGA, ETC. Please call 07516 235586, Scotland. 107106

FORD CAPRI

107656

DAIHATSU SIRION 2002, 70000 miles, £200. Sirion Rally 2. Rare car, too good to crush. Restoration project or spares. Maybe of interest to Daihatsu owners club. Superb engine and interior. Nonrunner. Chassis, sills and wings need replacing. Please call 01530 271737, East Midlands.

1984, 85519 miles, £4,000. 2.8i, in need of full restoration. Non runner but engine complete. No parts missing, RS, interior Recaro, RS wheels. Please call 07742 040327, North West.

107868

107422

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FORD CORTINA GT

1968, 56000 miles, £18,000. Cortina MK2 two door GT ﬁtted with Lotus twin cam engine, Hillman Hunter overdrive gear box, stainless steel exhaust, falcon alloy wheels Recaro seats, I have owned the car for 46 years. , Yorkshire and the Humber.

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FORD ESCORT

FORD ZEPHYR

1980, £7,995. Two door, 1600 sport, project car. In its original diamond white colour. A mainly complete car presenting a very straight forward restoration to original spec. Please call 01723 891981, Yorkshire and the Humber. (T)

2000, 31000 miles, £3,295. Moondust silver with grey upholstery. One lady owner from new. 5-speed gearbox, power steering, alloy wheels, air-con, rear spoiler, 3 keys. Perfect original condition and one of the last Escort models. Please call 01277365415, South East. (T)

£1,200. Zephyr MKII. Unﬁnished project. Please call 07732 26388, South East.

107254

FORD ESCORT

107710

JAGUAR E-TYPE

107119

107599

FORD FOCUS ST

FORD CORTINA MKI GT 1965, 29000 miles, £12,995. Two door GT. 1600 engine, 20000E gearbox, uprated suspension, braced English and LSD bucket seats and full harness belts. Alloy boot and door skins and much more. Please call 01206 564872, South East. 107671

FORD ESCORT

1980, £6,995. Two door, 1600 sport project with recent respray and body mods. An unﬁnished renovation with most items of the interior trim included. Drivers seat missing. Features a glass sunroof. Please call 01723 891981, Yorkshire and the Humber. (T) 107255

2005, 10693 miles, £6,500. Focus ST-170. A truly stunning example in Moon Dust silver. Stainless steel exhaust, Blue Fin chip, ﬁtted SatNav, part service history. Present owner for past 15 years. A rare car in this condition. Please call 01383 626509, Scotland.

1966, £89,995. 4.2 Series 1. 2+2, Signal Red with Biscuit Hide. Two owners from new. Total ground up restoration by MandC Wilkinson. Outstanding in every respect. Please call 01636812700, East Midlands. 107935

JAGUAR E-TYPE

107708

FORD ESCORT

FORD MODEL A

2000, 107000 miles, £600. 1.6 Finesse. Mechanically sound, body work and interior needs attention, 6 months MoT. would be an ideal restoration project, one owner from new. Please call 07376 562228, West Midlands.

1987, £5,995. Convertible MK4. Just passed MoT with no advisories. Runs and drives very well. Has new spring and shocks all round, near rear brakes and front pads, New brake master cylinder. A great old Ford!. Please call 01763262263, South East.

107438

107272

STAR CARS

1931, 50 miles, £28,500. Tilly is her name, had body of restoration , recon mechanics , thousands spent contact me for more info, and pictures, way to much to list. Winner of 2 shows. No scammers or messers need bother. , South West. 107816

1969, 93997 miles, £97,995. RHD. Carmen Red with black trim. Comes with Jaguar Heritage Certiﬁcate. This car has been painted to an extremely high standard. Other work included are uprated torsion bars, Reconditioned rear axle, 321 Electronic ignition, New fuel tank, New complete wiring loom, Complete new stainless exhaust, New Chrome Wire Wheels, new petrol tank. Please call 01636812700, East Midlands. 107937

1990 MARLIN SPORTS 1990, £5,900 Body off restoration, new steel wings, total retrim, 1800 TC twin carb engine, new rocker assembly and oil cooler, electric fan, brakes refurbished, clutch master cylinder, slave cylinders renewed. Steering overhauled, gearbox converted to Ford 9, heater refurbished, MG TF wheels. Will PX classic car, M/C or three wheeler.

Please call 07756 567248, Dorset. 09/20

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MGC ROADSTER 1968 Wire wheels overdrive. Absolutely stunning example finished in snowberry white with red leather upholstery. Total nut and bolt very expensive restoration five years ago and some might say to nice to use. But for the collector this would be the perfect addition to any collection and first time to the market in 30 years .......................... £P.O.A

TRIUMPH ROADSTER 2000 1949 with dicky seats. Really attractive very sound example. With the last owner for 30 years and having benefited from all new upholstery, paint, chrome ect. Just been fully serviced with new Avon tyres, exhaust system, and full lubrication service. Now ready for immediate use see website for more details photos. .... RESERVED

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MORRIS MINOR SPLIT SCREEN FACTORY CONVERTIBLE 1956 Outstanding example of this charming and useable little four seater convertible. Subject of a very sympathetic and detailed restoration by the right people, but look still retains all its splendid and original red hide upholstery - clearly demonstrates how well this car has been looked after. Anyone taking the time to view would be hard pressed to fault this car and I have to say she drives every bit as good as it looks. £15,995

SUNBEAM ALPINE MK 1V 1964 Lady owner for some years, bare body shell restoration on a very original car a few years ago. Really good solid rust free example, full engine rebuild 8,000 miles ago and has provided trouble free use both locally and to classic car shows. Lots of bills and invoices of ££££ spent over the years, just receiving full service prior to being available . £P.O.A

RILEY RME 2.5 1949 Slightly more upmarket cars to own like a pedigree dog I guess. Just the right period after the war when cars started to get a bit more civalised but still retained all the charm we loved then and still crave for today. This is a lovely original example retaining all its original upholstery, fine black coachwork and a new more recent black fabric top. Note photo is of a similar car we sold. This 2.5 example will be available shortly for viewing. SEE WEBSITE FOR UPDATES

AUSTIN 10/4 1935 Very original and dare we say slightly scruffy example so if your looking for mint this ones not for you. Been with the same family for many years and well know for being parked outside the village shops. Great little driver and needs to be left exactly as it is .................................................. RESERVED

BSA ROCKET GOLD STAR 1960 650CC The ultimate ton up boys dream, owned by the same family for many years. Correct Rocket engine, GA frame, 190 front brake, arrow wedge stays, Rt2 stamped, Eddie Dow fork conversion. Showroom Condition ................................................RESERVED

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1994 PORSCHE 968 SPORT LUX. In Speed Yellow with Black Interior, Colour-Coded 5 Spoke 17” Alloys, Extensive Service History, includes 6 Speed Gearbox, Front Splitter, Koni Sport Adjustable Dampers, PAS, Electric Windows and Mirrors, Removeable Sunroof, Central Locking etc. One Porsche to buy now whilst still affordable! £22,995

1967 TRIUMPH TR5 - CP2 ‘The very first production TR5’. Valencia Blue with Black Ambla Interior. This historically important TR was built on Aug. 29th 1967 - Build Sheet #8151. Originally incorporated into Triumph’s Press Fleet for evaluation and promotional use. Specification includes Disc Wheels, Overdrive and Heater. £84,995

1969 Jaguar E-type Series 2. RHD. Carmen Red with black trim. Comes with Jaguar Heritage Certificate. Originally sent out to New York USA by British Leyland 27 June 1969. It was then brought back to UK and registered on the 1st of February 2016. A full restoration was carried out with a photographic record included. Stunning. £97,995

1956 MGA 1500. 1956 MGA Roadster. Old English White with red trim. Originally a North American Export. Brought back into the UK in the late eighties and given a ‘Nut & Bolt’ restoration to concourse condition. Restored to RHD spec. Feature car on the MG Car Club stand at the 1990 NEC Classic car show. £38,995

1973 JENSEN INTERCEPTOR MK3 COUPE – ‘CAR 39’ Chrysler Metallic Violet with Magnolia Hide. One of only three examples believed to have been finished in this colour by the factory. Only 31,000 miles since new, ‘one of’, if not ‘the’ very best examples on the road today. The condition has to be seen to be believed – totally blemish free. £84,995

in and awaiting preparation for the showroom. Restored in the late 2000’s by MG specialist Simon Robinson, religiously serviced every year after. Red trim and black carpets. Kenlowe fan, period radio, chrome wire wheels, full weather equipment. £33,995

lightened ﬂywheel and conrods, modified distributor, 4 Pot front calipers, 100 mph speedo, 3 clock dash, Twin 11/4 modified SUs, and Vortz air box. It is a rare Mini with very interesting history. Owned originally by the Vrotsos family. In Red with Black roof. Recent full body respray with new seats front and rear fitted. Great fun! £31,995

1965 SUNBEAM TIGER 1965 SUNBEAM TIGER, Mediterranean Blue with Black Trim, Total Ground Up Restoration Completed in our Workshops. From a Bare Shell to possibly ‘the’ best Tiger on the market today. Nothing left to chance with every inch of this stunning example receiving attention. Perfect panel gaps, All mechanical components checked, refurbed or renewed as required. £64,995

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JAGUAR XJS 1988, £3,500. 5.3 V12 convertible. Rolling shell, ﬁnished in solent blue. Complete with engine and all running gear. Logbook present. Please call 07815 040038, South West. 107639

1964, POA. SI 4.2 E-Type FHC. Just completed a full restoration, a well detailed car. Please call 01424 234555, South East. (T) 107100

JAGUAR E TYPE

1967, 83000 miles, £37,995. Finished in Jaguar Metallic Spruce Green, the interior is ﬁnished with immaculate cream leather piped in green to match the body. Over the last 20 years improvements have been carried out. Please call 07949 669579, South East.

1990, 64000 miles, £7,995. Silver, LWB saloon. Drives amazing in every aspect. Number plate D180 DAD is included in the sale and will stay with the car. Please call 01889 580222, West Midlands. (T) 107925

JAGUAR XJ

107756

JAGUAR MK IX 1974, £139,000. Two door, dark blue exterior with blue interior and blue mohair hood. Full restoration completed in 2019 and covered less than 500 miles since. Large history ﬁle along with a memory stick of comprehensive photos of the work done. Please call 01993 849610, South East. 107130

JAGUAR E-TYPE 1969, £69,000. DHC, LHD, red. One owner for 35 years. Heritage certiﬁcate. Very original paintwork, leatherwork, chrome, hood and rack. Lovely engine, gearbox and axle. Well maintained with ﬁve new tyres and new battery. Drives correctly. Would exchange for smaller sedate classic. Please call 01722 743681, South West. 107399

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JAGUAR XJS

1995, 199700 miles, £1,850. XJ Sovereign. 3.2 litre X300. Well maintained, one previous owner, runs great, 11 months MoT. Reliable, solid car. Please call 07934 857648, Wales.

1988, 65538 miles, £17,995. XJS V12, white with new blue mohair hood and blue leather interior. Full documented service history. Automatic, heated electric seats, cruise, trip computer, electric hood. Please call 01889 580222, West Midlands. (T) 107926

JAGUAR XJS

107877

1959, £4,995. 3.8 Auto. Left Hand Drive with sunroof. Ex California car. No terminal rust. A solid base for restoration. Car was originally British Racing Green over Sherwood with biscuit interior. The car has the original engine block with a later replacement head. Engine runs ﬁne. Video of it starting and running available. As can be seen from the photo, the chassis and suspension are in good condition. Comes with NOVA letter and Jaguar heritage certiﬁcate. Please call 07931 360396, North West.

JAGUAR XJ

2006, 58000 miles, £11,995. 2.7D LWB. Immaculate service history, top of the range X350. Heated seats front and rear, premium sound, the ultimate wonderful motor car. Private plate to be removed. Please call 01492 870150, Wales. (T) 107097

107858

JAGUAR XJ JAGUAR S-TYPE

1989, 47883 miles, £24,995. XJS V12 convertible. This top-spec lowmileage vehicle comes with all the Jaguar factory upgrades including electrically operated adjustable and heated seats, rear seat conversion, cruise control, digital computer, 16" diamond cut alloys wheels with new tyres, rear boot spoiler and inlaid walnut red piped leather interior. Please call 01889 580222, West Midlands. (T) 107927

JAGUAR XK

£47,500. Series II 4.2 2+2 Coupe Automatic. Presented in Colorado Red with Black interior and a new Webasto Sunroof and headlining. New Tyres all round. Bare metal respray and engine rebuild in 2005 and lovingly maintained by the current owner over the last 15 years. Only covered 10,000 miles, with further expenditure over £12,000 in this period. Please call 07903 124984, East of England. 107818

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25000 miles, £2,995. 2.5 V6 SE. One owner, outstanding condition, full service history. Please call 07949 669579, South East.

2006, 73500 miles, £9,250. Petrol 4.2. Frost blue metallic exterior with full cream leather interior. Full Jaguar and specialist service history. All keys and books. Just had a full service and rear brakes. MoT until November 2021. Top of the range X350. Heated front and rear seats, premium sound, and more. Please call 07909 812866, Yorkshire and the Humber.

2012, 10531 miles, £28,000. 5.0 Portfolio Coupe auto. Mint condition. Full Jaguar main dealers service records, all documented (hard copy and electronic Jaguar service). Stratus grey metallic, cream full leather pack. Please call 07963 349422, West Midlands.

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107207

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2001 Morgan 4/4 4-seater Copper, black leather, walnut dashboard, mohair hood, luggage rack, extra tread rubbers, 1 owner car. £23,750

1993 Morgan Plus 4 4-seater Corsa Red, grey leather, clock, tonneau, spare wheel cover, grey vinyl hood, immobiliser, only 7,400 miles. £25,500

2015 Morgan Roadster 3.7 litre Metallic Scuba Blue, mineral leather, mohair hood, walnut dashboard, stainless wires, sunvisors. £52,750

1964 Lotus Elan S1 Carmen Red, an excellent car which has been sympathetically restored, hard and soft tops. £44,950

1969 Lotus Elan S4 FHC British Racing Green, fully restored in 2014 and only limited miles driven since then, excellent example. £34,995

2004 Lotus Elise 111R Metallic Bordeaux Red, black leather, electric windows, touring pack, paint protection ﬁlm, radio/CD. £22,350

1973 Triumph TR6 Red with black interior, walnut dashboard, overdrive, kenlowe fan, new hood, tracker, tonneau, Moto-lita. £20,995

1968 Porsche Spyder 718 Replica Silver, red ambla interior, very attractive replica car ﬁtted with a genuine 1960 rebuilt Porsche 356 engine. £19,500

1958 Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite Yellow, black leather seats, new PVC hood, wood rim steering wheel, very good condition, extensive history ﬁle. £20,500

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JAGUAR XK

1958, POA. XK RSL 203. Midnight blue with original navy hide and blue carpets. Four-speed manual, Standard 3442cc twin Su carburettors, uprated callipers and discs all round. Please call 01728 830935, South East. (T) 107297

JAGUAR XKR

1999, 85795 miles, £7,500. 4.0 Supercharged. Metallic blue, excellent rust free paint work. Oatmeal leather/walnut dash. Very good condition. MoT, little use in last ﬁve years, much admired. Bills for servicing, maintenance. Competitive price. Please call 01943 870234, Yorkshire and the Humber.

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MERCEDES-BENZ 350

1990, 4784 miles, £367,500. 25th anniversary, 5.2L. One of just 57 right hand drive cars. Recently subjected to a full mechanical recommission along with full paint enhancement and 5 year ceramic coating. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands.

1973, 95380 miles, £15,950. 350 SL. Hard and soft top in light blue and dark blue. With headrests, brand new hood and water pump. In very good condition all round. Please call 01514 267709, North West.

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MERCEDES-BENZ A

LAND ROVER SERIES IIA

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JAGUAR XK

1954, £275,000. XK40 DHC 3.4, RHD. British Racing Green with green hide trim and green carpets. Just 37 miles since restoration. Touring speciﬁcation engine with C Type cylinder head. Please call 01728 830935, South East. (T) 107299

JAGUAR XKR

1959, £4,500. Series 2A. Petrol, SWB. Hardback, tax/MoT exempt, FW hubs, brake master cylinder just ﬁtted. Vehicle in fair condition. Engine not running. Please call 07846 395256, North West.

2003, 115000 miles, £1,995. Mercedes A210 Evolution, very rare car, beautiful original condition. , South West. 107145

MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS

107674

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3 2003, 45000 miles, £17,500. 4.0 V8 supercharged convertible. Midnight black with ivory leather interior. Many extras, very low mileage, full service history, MoT to 12/21. Please call 07798 731721, South East. 107752

JENSEN INTERCEPTOR

2007, £3,500. TDV6 XS, good condition, MoT 25/01/2022, lots of extras. Please call 07759 958859, East of England. 107698

2018, 18000 miles, £21,495. 2.0 C 200 Sport, 5 door, automatic. Estate selenite grey metallic exterior. Please call 0161 476 5915, North West. 107287

LAND ROVER FREELANDER

MERCEDES-BENZ CLS

88510 miles, £13,000. Finished in midnight with warm charcoal trim. Very high speciﬁcation including keyless entry. Two sets of keys, SatNav, premium sound system, adaptive lighting, reverse park sensors, paddle shift gear change, weave facia, full and detailed Jaguar history including a recent full service. 426 BHP, two previous owners, all new tyres. MoT 4th March 2022. Please call 07815 040038, South West.

1973, 31534 miles, £84,995. MK3 Coupe. ‘CAR 39’ Chrysler Metallic Violet with Magnolia Hide. It is accompanied by full and detailed history ﬁles detailing ownership, maintenance, mileage etc. as well as original handbooks, leaﬂets and keys. Totally blemish free and fully detailed throughout. Unrepeatable. Please call 01636812700, East Midlands.

1998, 57000 miles, £4,950. Soft top, 50th anniversary collectors edition. Service history, hard and soft top, immaculate for year. Please call 07803 042618, Scotland.

2008, 81000 miles, £5,695. CLS 320 turbo diesel, four door coupe, auto. Metallic black with black leather interior. Full service history. Immaculate condition. Please call 01652 678417 , Yorkshire and the Humber.

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Classic Cars imported from USA, South Africa or home supplied

1980 Ford Escort Mk2 1.6 Auto (big trans tunnel) Rust free £6,995

1979 MGB LHD bare metal rebuild, new hood, detailed photographic record £14,950

1978 Willys C5 Jeep with hard top and winch rust free £9,950

1975 Colt Gallant Coupe superb condition £12,500

Triumph Spitfire Mk 4 Rebuilt Motor Rust free.

1971 Jaguar XJ6 Mk1 4.2, air con superb condition £12,500

MG Midget LHD Low mileage £5,500

1975 Mercedes 107 SLC 4.5 V8, very high spec outstanding condition £14950

1981 Ford Escort Mk 2 (red one) 1.6L manual Rust free £7995

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MERCEDES-BENZ CLK

MG MGB GT 1971, £1,795. MGB GT Overdrive. Very sound body, requires some metalwork, doors in excellent condition. Some new parts, dashboard and instruments. Restored. Please call 07548 366482, Yorkshire and the Humber.

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MG MGA

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2007, £3,500. Mercedes 280SLK. Nice condition, heated red leather seats, just been serviced, air scalf, Bluetooth, sat nav, drives well. High mileage. Please call 07767 392053, North West. 107646

1960, £37,950. MGA Roadster race car, currently being prepared for the 2021 race season and looking for a new owner. Can be prepared to full FIA certiﬁed spec if required and can be issued with new FIA/HTP papers upon completion. Please call 01993 849610, South East. 107128

MG MGA

MG MGB GT 1973, 36000 miles, £4,295. My late wife's car. O/D radio-cass, heritage certiﬁcate, excellent condition, kept in heated garage. Show use only, must go as it's in the way. No texts please. Please call 07774 919512, South West. 107872

MG MGA MG MGB

2001, 76000 miles, £3,695. Avantgarde Cabriolet. Brilliant silver with special order two-tone light and dark grey leather interior and black leather roof. Switchable automatic, power steering, air bags, original factory CD stereo. 17" AMG alloy wheels, and much more. Please call 01277365415, South East. (T) 107114

MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS

2002, 87000 miles, £2,900. E320 CDI Avantgarde auto, 3226cc diesel. Full service history, MoT, MBZ reg. Dark blue with beige leather interior. Please call 07756567288, South West. 107211

MERCEDES-BENZ SL

1956, £38,995. MGA Roadster in Old English white with red trim. Restored to RHD spec. Only four registered keepers since 1990. A stunning example and one of the best MGA Roadsters we have owned. Please call 01636812700, East Midlands. 107934

1957, £34,995. MGA 1500. In Glacier blue with black trim. Weather equipment, steel wheels, heritage certiﬁcate. A beautiful example covering just under 4,000 miles since restoration. Please call 01636812700, East Midlands.

1964, £89,995. Belinette by Jacques Coune. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands.

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MG MGB

MG MGB GT

1979, 36000 miles, £14,999. Low mileage MGB, nut and bolt rebuild, left hand drive. Many new items, too much to list. Chrome bumper conversion, overdrive. Please call 07767 392053, North West.

1967, £6,995. Chrome wire wheels, overdrive, black leather seats with red piping. Please call 01778 570540, East Midlands. (T)

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107103

MG MGB

MG MGB GT

1967, £15,995. Finished in black with painted wire wheels and Michelin XAS tyres. Built for rally, fast road and track day use. MOT exempt. Please call 01258 820337, South West. (T) 107105

MG MGA

1956, £32,995. MGA 1500 in Signal Red. Restored in the late 2000's by MG specialists and religiously serviced every year since. Red trim and black carpets. Recent full body respray and detailing. Please call 01636812700, East Midlands. 107936

MG MGA

1996, 124000 miles, £6,995. SL320 in metallic blue with cream/ mushroom leather interior. A very genuine nicely presented car. Nice service history with 15 stamps in the book and invoices for works carried out. Two keys. Please call 01889 580222, West Midlands. (T)

£9,995. 1500 Roadster, rust free, complete matching number car for restoration. Lovely project. Please call 01763262263, South East.

1969, 72000 miles, POA. MGB Roadster. Overdrive, new chrome wire wheels and tyres. New door cocks, battery, alternator, coil, distributor. New hood cover, original steering wheel and drives very well. Please call 07779 737420, Yorkshire and the Humber.

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GHOST MOTOR WORKS LTD Exclusively Rolls Royce and Bentley

1977 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW 2 finished in Willow Gold Tan Parkertex Savoy Velvet. Covered just 28,000 miles, 37 years on Jersey. 2 former keepers. Outstanding low mileage original example ........................................................ £42,000

1979 ROLLS –ROYCE CORNICHE 5000 SERIES FHC Finished in Royal Blue with Magnolia hide interior 65,477 miles. Known to us for many years. Last gentleman owner for 14 years. A wonderful example of these increasingly rare and much sought 5000 series cars ............................................ £65,000

1993 BENTLEY BROOKLANDS Finished in Brooklands Green Tan hide piped Green interior. 54,000 miles 4 former keepers. Full service history. Jack Barclay maintained. ExceptionaL.. ............. £18,000

1964 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD III finished in Smoke Green over Shell Grey Green Hide Interior. 72,000 miles, Just 4 former keepers. Good Service History. A first class example in outstanding condition. ..... £89,000

1992 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT 2 in Royal Blue Magnolia piped Blue Interior. 50,000 miles Full service history with main agents and specialists. Known to us. Exceptional condition ........................................ £20,000

2003 BENTLEY ARNAGE T Silver Storm with Beluga hide interior. The fastest and most powerful motor car Bentley had produced at the time. The Rolls Royce 6.75L V8 was given twin Garrett turbochargers, this result is 450 brake horse power and 0 - 60 in a shade over 5 seconds ............ £28,000

1963 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD III Finished in Georgian Silver over Ming Blue. Grey Blue hide interior. 80,000 miles Excellent history file. Rolls-Royce main agent maintained. Full engine rebuild 20,000 miles ago ......................... £65,000

1965 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD III Finished in Silica over Cardinal Red with Beige Hide Interior. Ex Foyles Bookshop family car for 35 years. A beautiful example ....................................... £85,000

1995 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL R finished in Red Pearl 1965 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD III Midnight with Magnolia piped Red Interior. Just 35,000 Blue Light tan hide, 68,000 miles. Just 3 former miles with full Service History. Known to us for keepers. Exceptional. ................................. £95,000 last 13 years. A beautiful low mileage example .................................................................... £55,000

1979 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW 2 Finished in Le Mans Blue Magnolia hide interior. 41,000 miles from new Excellent history file just 3 former keepers. 1st class condition throughout. Lots of factory options. Not to be missed. ............. £42,000

1977 SILVER SHADOW II Finished in Walnut over Silver Sand. Interior Tan Hide piped Brown. 75,000 miles. Huge history file. A beautiful and well maintained example. £27,500

1954 SILVER DAWN Finished in Factory Black with Tan Hide. 96,000 miles. Same family for 51 years. Only 3 former keepers. A stunning example with an excellent history..................................... £70,000

1994 BENTLEY BROOKLANDS finished in Royal Ebony Magnolia piped Black interior, 72,000 miles, main agent maintained for the first 8 years then looked after by specialists. Superb example, declared ‘first class’ by Bentley Driver Club...................................... £18,000

1997 BENTLEY TURBO R LWB finished in Sherwood Green with Magnolia piped Green interior. Covered 71,000 miles. Service history with Jack Barclay and Bentley specialists. A very attractive late Turbo R which had just had the head gaskets replaced ................. £19,000

2009 BENTLEY BROOKLANDS R Tungsten with Peacock Hide interior. 16,000 miles. Full service history. Dark stainless steel grille matrix, showroom condition throughout at a fraction of the new price .............................................. £109,000

1953 BENTLEY R-TYPE AUTOMATIC Finished in Garnet Tan hide interior. Known to us for many years. Always maintained to a very high standard. A truly stunning example in exceptional condition throughout. ................................................. £43,000

1998 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL T 420 Atlantic Blue Mica with special option Sandstone & Atlantic Blue hide interior. Covered 44,000 miles with full service history with Jack Barclay until 2007. Outstanding condition throughout .................................. £99,000

1977 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW 2 Finished in factory Masons Black with Black hide interior piped White. Covered 79,000 miles with full and comprehensive service history from new. Exceptionally original condition. A stunning example ......................£32,000

1961 BENTLEY S2 CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR finished in Cardinal Red Magnolia piped Red interior.Covered 68,000 miles, known to us for many years. Many invoices and past MOT certificates. A fine example of this scarce and desirable coach built S-Type ... £145,000

1934 BENTLEY 3½ LITRE DERBY CONVERTIBLE BY PARK WARD Finished in Brown and Cream Dark tan hide Interior. A unique body, special-order coachwork. A stunning example in exceptional condition .................................................................. £125,000

1976 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW finished in Regency Gold with Magnolia interior. 77,000 miles, just 4 former keepers. Exceptional condition throughout. Extremely comprehensive history file with 2 fully stamped service books. A wonderful example. £28,000

1952 BENTLEY R-TYPE MANUAL finished in Black over 1996 MITSUBISHI JEEP J55 finished in White with Silver with St. James Red hide interior. Presented Black / Blue Interior, 74,000 miles. Very well in stunning condition with the benefit of a high ratio maintained .................................................. £10,000 rear axle. Comprehensive history file back to the 60’s. Maintained to a very high standard ......£42,000

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1963, 54000 miles, £13,995. Roadster, 1.8L. Wonderful history ﬁle. Full engine rebuild within the last 1,500 miles of use. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands.

2020, 514 miles, £20,750. 1.5-GDI Exclusive 5dr DCT. Automatic, 1490cc, estate, petrol. Please call 01462 490049, South East. (T) 107064

MG TC

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MG LENHAM LEMANS GT

MG MGB POA. MGTC 1250cc XPAG. Beautiful condition, full nut and bolt body oﬀ restoration. Reno red with complimentary cream grille. Biscuit leather and vinyl interior trim. Please call 01728 830935, South East. (T) 107305

MG TC

MINI CABRIOLET

1972, £25,750. Complete rebuild to highest standards. Photographic history available. Sensible oﬀers considered. Please call 07785 231254, South East. 107962

MG MIDGET 1963, £19,995. Roadster. Pull handle model ﬁnished in tartan red with black leather seats and traditional red trim with black carpets. Please call 01889 580222, West Midlands. (T) 107929

MG MGC

1947, 12100 miles, £28,950. Back from California 2008 after complete rebuild including engine, receipts available. In lovely condition, everything working as it should. Fascinating history, ready to enjoy. An investment you can enjoy. Please call 01732 847206, South East. 107409

1969, 10550 miles, £8,000. Midget MKIII. Restored circa 2000 hence low mileage. Well maintained, all original and in very good condition. MoT till May 2022. Boot rack, full tonneau, seat belts and plate ROB853G. Please call 07711 335995, Yorkshire and the Humber.

1993, £16,995. Mini World feature car November 1993 (Rags to Riches). Been stood in garage for 20+ years. Will require recommissioning. Started and ran beautifully last year. Requires a little work but solid and rust free. Please call 07411 279122, Greater London. 107759

MINI CLUBMAN

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MG TF MG MAESTRO

1968, £23,500. Full body restoration in 2016 with photos and receipts. Full engine re-build in 2013 including lightened and balanced ﬂywheel and six branched manifold. Unleaded head. Electronic ignition. Owned for 13 years. Outstanding condition. Please call 07989 318737, Scotland. 107614

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2004, 33000 miles, £4,400. 135 1.8. In excellent overall condition for year. Pearl black, grey and black Extensive amount of previous MoT certiﬁcates, service and parts invoices, etc. Drives and performs very well. Please call 07811 106632, East of England.

1986, 89000 miles, £9,500. 2.0 EFI in black. One previous owner. Professional bodywork restoration including a full respray in August 2020. Excellent interior with new headlining. Service history. Would be hard to ﬁnd a better example of this rare classic. Please call 01234 871445, East of England.

1979, 63620 miles, £14,950. Mini Clubman 1275 GT. Restoration about 6 years ago with some modern day improvements. MOT September 2021 Very good condition. Please call 07740 406517, South West.

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MINI COOPER

MINI COOPER 1982, 12000 miles, POA. Mini City E. Blue, never welded, no rust, full history, MoT and fully serviceable. Also have a 1962 car which was re-shelled in 1984 with a MK3 shell. Never welded, no rust, 1275 engine, seats restored by Newton Commercial, black with red interior, needs petrol tank and pump ﬁtted, all parts with the car. Would like to sell together for £20,000 but will consider oﬀers. Please call 07729241005, South East. 107823

MINI COOPER

2000, 55000 miles, £14,000. Cooper 1.3i. Completely rebuilt in 2020 using all new panels, complete respray and engine overhauled. Ready to go with no rust. Interior in original VGC. MoT till June 2021. Please call 07773 023937, South West. 107136

MINI COOPER

2004, 102000 miles, £1,995. Convertible in black. Private number plate. Black leather interior, long MoT. Please call 07904 429655 , Greater London. 107613

MINI MK III

MINI 95 PICK UP

1977, 50731 miles, £1,550. Ideal project, needs TLC. No MoT, on SORN, cheap insurance, recent clutch, reskinned doors inc, plus spares/panels, good in the right places, skates inc, new job forces sale. Please call 07805 126835, Yorkshire and the Humber.

1978, 50000 miles, £19,750. 998cc, full restoration completed 2010. Original tonneau cover, two previous owners, current owner since 1991. Please call 07494 321991, East of England.

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MINI MAYFAIR

MITSUBISHI GALANT

1993, 18600 miles, £7,950. Automatic, 1275cc. MoT October 2021. Kept in garage, only driven in ﬁne weather. Please call 07812 567594, Yorkshire and the Humber. 107817

MINI MIGLIA VORTZ MINI ONE

1975, 65000 miles, £12,500. Mitsubishi Galant Coupe, rust free, super condition inside and out. Classic drift car, RWD. Please call 07767 392053, North West. 107644

MORGAN 4/4

1996, 50000 miles, £1,000. Rover SPI Mini Cooper. British Racing Green with stone leather interior. Four track CD player. Good condition. Ex Japanese import. . MoT Nov 2021. Please call 07768 407085, East of England. 107464

1977, £31,995. Tuned 998cc. Other upgrades include, lightened flywheel and conrods, modified distributor, 4 Pot front calipers, 100 mph speedo, 3 clock dash,and more. Owned originally by the Vrotsos family. In Red with Black roof. Recent full body respray with new seats front and rear fitted. Please call 01636812700, East Midlands.

1999, 25000 miles, £16,995. Mini 1.3i Sportspack. In rare Old English White with full leather interior in pale blue and walnut trim. 13" wheels, spotlights and factory installed sunroof. Please call 07971 256498, South West.

2000, 8026 miles, POA. Ivory with black trim. Widebody 4/4, 6j wire wheels, walnut dashboard, MotaLita steering wheel and luggage rack. Please call 01279 725725, South East. (T)

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MORGAN PLUS 4

£76,150. Dark red with soft grain brown leather, beige mohair hood and matching hood cover. Biscuit box weave carpets, front spot lights and silver alloy wheels. Please call 01279 725725, South East. (T) 107260

MORGAN PLUS 4

2018, 2456 miles, £47,995. A very high speciﬁcation to include; Porsche Prosecco Metallic Paint, Performance seats, Heated seats, air-con, black pack, clear indicator lenses and so much more!. Please call 01279 725725, South East. (T) 107261

MORGAN PLUS 4

MORRIS MINOR

PORSCHE 928

1993, 45825 miles, £24,950. Metallic Red with Stone leather and weather equipment, walnut dashboard and gearknob, rear overriders. Please call 01279 725725, South East. (T)

1950, £18,995. Minor 'Low Light' Convertible. In red with beige trim. Restored over 10 years ago and maintained to a high standard since. delightfully rare car which will not be here long!. Please call 01636812700, East Midlands.

1987, 99000 miles, £24,995. 928 S4 auto. There are no known faults whatsoever, ZERO rust throughout and the Air-conditioning blows ice cold too. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands.

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MORGAN 3 WHEELER

NISSAN LEAF

PORSCHE 944

2017, 2497 miles, £36,950. Vintage bonnet catches, heated seats, intercom sockets, storage pockets. Can be sold within the UK market only as SVA model speciﬁcation. Please call 01279 725725, South East. (T) 107265

MORGAN 4/4

MORGAN 3 WHEELER

2013, 3928 miles, £31,495. Morgan baby blue metallic with Muirhead read leather. Bright pack including polished engine, rolls hoops and stainless steel cowl, racing stripe and maroon mohair tonneau cover. Please call 01279 725725, South East. (T) 107262

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2014, 22939 miles, £7,049. Electric - Nissan Leaf with SOLAR PANEL! No Petrol Cost, No Tax, Low Insurance, Eco Friendly, Low Mileage (only 23k). Long MOT, SOLAR PANEL!!! Only 2 owners. Please email robertdobrow. wfs@gmail.com, North West. 107561

1986, 120538 miles, £3,000. Porsche 944 Lux .Belts and water pump replaced, 4 new tyres, new battery, brakes refurbished, immobiliser ﬁtted, dry garaged for the last 15 years. Please call 07411 509039, Wales. 107859

PORSCHE 968

PANTHER J72

1937, £35,995. New body and wings, chassis, re-cored radiator and fresh chrome work, Standard Special 1267cc engine, stove enamelled wheels, has had a ground up rebuild. Please call 01279 725725, South East. (T) 107266

1974, 17000 miles, £39,995. One of just 368 example produced. Their DNA was mostly Jaguar for running gear. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands. 107916

PEUGEOT 205

1994, £22,995. Sport LUX. Finished in Speed Yellow with Black Interior, Colour Coded 5 Spoke 17” Alloys, Extensive Service History, 22 Service Stamps – All main Dealer or Porsche Specialists, includes 6 Speed Gearbox, Front Splitter, Koni Sport Adjustable Dampers, PAS, Electric Windows and Mirrors, Removeable Sunroof, Central Locking Etc. Please call 01636812700, East Midlands. 107931

MORRIS EIGHT RILEY RMA

MORGAN PLUS 4

1990, 5132 miles, £25,995. Rosso Corsa with black leather and Everﬂex weather equipment and chrome wire wheels. Please call 01279 725725, South East. (T)

1937, £13,000. New interior, new tyres, reconditioned engine, reconditioned gearbox, reconditioned back axle. All new weather top. Please call 07816 888718, West Midlands.

1995, £1,395. Low mileage. 1769cc diesel in shiny Rosso red. This very rare little 3-doo car is bodily and mechanically excellent. All new tyres for MoT until Feb 2022. Two previous lady owners with loads of history. condition. Please call 07951 361719, West Midlands.

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1950, 103000 miles, £8,950. Stainless steel exhaust, original log book, plenty of history, alternator type dynamo, good tidy interior. Please call 02920 512039, Wales. 107705

Hanwells of London ROLLS-ROYCE & BENTLEY SPECIALISTS - EST. 45 YEARS

2008/58 Bentley Continental GT Speed. Finished in unmarked Beluga, with Speed alloys finished in Graphite. The interior is to Mulliner spec. in Black with Magnolia stitching and embossed Flying B’s. Only 44,850 miles with Full Service History. Immaculate condition throughout.............................................£36,950

2005/55 Bentley Arnage T Mullliner. Finished in Silver storm with 19 inch split rim alloys, Le Mans wing vents to the front wings and twin tail pipes. French Navy interior. Fitted with picnic tables, cocktail cabinets, cool box and vanity mirrors. 86,000 miles with full history. Immaculate and ...............................................................Only £31,950

2004/04 Bentley Continental GT. Finished in unmarked White with privacy glass and Black 5 spoke alloys. The interior is in Savannah main hide with Beluga secondary hide and Walnut veneers. Unmarked throughout, with only 75,000 miles and FSH. Known to ourselves for last 15 years.........................................................Only £22,950

2005/05 Bentley Flying Spur. Finished in Silver Tempest, with 5-spoke 19 inch wheels and electric sunroof. Magnolia interior with heated and cooling seats front and rear. Only 73,000 miles with Full Service History and known to ourselves for last 6 years. Immaculate condition throughout............................................ £23,950

2004/54 Bentley Continental GT. Finished in Moonbeam Silver with Speed wheels with new tyres, with chrome mouldings to the front and rear lights and chrome lower front grilles. Portland interior with French Navy secondary hide. Only 52,000 miles, known to us for 7 years and immaculate throughout ....................... £24,950

2009/09 Bentley Continental GT Speed. Finished in Diamond Black with 20 inch multispoke alloys. The interior is in Portland with Beluga stitching and dark stained Burr Walnut veneers. Only 43,000 miles with FSH. This car is presented in immaculate condition throughout and must be seen..........................................Offered at only £37,750

1998 S Bentley Arnage Green Label. Finished in Meteor Blue with electric sunroof and 18 inch Red Label alloys, with Magnolia interior piped in French Navy and French Navy carpets piped in Magnolia. Full Service History, outstanding condition and must be seen.. ...Only £18,850

2006/06 Bentley Arnage T Mulliner Level II. Finished in unmarked Moonbeam Silver with quad exhausts, Le Mans wing vents and 19 inch split rims. Beluga interior with Piano Black veneers. A fantastic spec. with only 56,000 miles and full history. Known to ourselves for a number of years. Immaculate throughout ....Only £36,950

1997 P Bentley Turbo RL MK IV. Finished in unmarked Royal Blue with Cream coach lines and Sandstone interior with French Navy piping and French Navy carpets piped in Sandstone. This car has been maintained by ourselves since 2014 and has been maintained regardless of cost .......................................................Offered at only £19,450

2006/06 Bentley Arnage T Mulliner. Finished in Beluga with privacy glass to the rear and Le Mans wing vents. The interior is in Beluga with contrast stitching in Magnolia. Vanity mirrors to the rear and Walnut veneers throughout. Only 80,000 miles with full history. Immaculate and must be seen ................... Only £33,950

2004/53 Bentley Continental GT. Finished in Spruce Green with 19 inch split rim alloys and chrome lower grilles. Laurel interior with Spruce secondary hide and Walnut veneers with door and rear quarter inlays. This unmarked example has only done 66,900 miles with full history. Outstanding value at ..............................£23,950

2003/03 Bentley Arnage T Mulliner. Finished in Graphite with 19 inch split rim alloys and Cotswold interior, with contrasting embossed Flying B’s to seats and dark stained Walnut veneers. Only 80,000 miles with Full Service History. Immaculate throughout and must be seen ............. ....................................................... Value at only £27,450

1950 Bentley MK VI Drophead Coupe. Previously restored with a nut and bolt rebuild, including the body, the car looks and drives superbly. Finished in British Racing Green with Willow Gold side panels, a Black mohair hood and Magnolia interior, this car is a real head turner. ........................................ An investment at only £129,500

2000 X Rolls Royce Corniche Convertible MK V 6.8 V8. Finished in Amethyst with a Black hood and 17 inch alloys. Pale Grey leather interior piped in French Navy with French Navy carpets and Walnut veneers. Only 24,200 miles with full history. Absolutely stunning, a rare piece of motoring history ......................... £119,750

1998 R Rolls Royce Silver Seraph. Finished in Royal Blue with chrome wheels and whitewall tyres. Cotswold leather with French Navy piping and French Navy carpets. Modern sat nav, vanity mirrors, electric seats plus heated front and rear. Known to us for 15 years. Only 78,000 miles with FSH. Immaculate condition............................ £35,950

1998 R Rolls Royce Silver Seraph. In unmarked Wildberry with whitewalls and Cream coach lines. Cotswold interior with Mulberry piping and Mulberry carpets piped in Cotswold. 2 tone steering wheel and beautiful Walnut veneers. Electric and heated rear seats. Only 92,000 miles with FSH, a truly stunning example ......................£35,950

1952 Bentley MK VI Manual 4.5 Litre. Finished in Blue Mink over Dove Grey with a Navy coach line and a sunroof. Cream interior with picnic tables, vanity mirrors and Cream carpets. Only showing 53,000 miles, with lots of history and only 8,000 miles since 2002. Outstanding condition and drives superbly ..Amazing value at £39,950

1994 L Bentley Turbo R Series III. Finished in Masons Black with Cream coach lines and 17 inch alloys. The interior is finished in Parchment with Black piping, with picnic tables to the rear and Black carpets piped in Parchment. Upgraded entertainment system and sat nav. Very well maintained..............................Only £15,950

1980 W Silver Shadow Series II. Presented in absolutely immaculate condition. The Chestnut paintwork is completely unmarked and the London Tan interior is almost like new with only 40,000 miles on the clock. Maintained to the highest degree, it is very rare to see a car in this condition. Yours for only...................... £37,950

1998 R Rolls Royce Silver Seraph. Finished in Silver Pearl with French Navy coachline. Silver Stone interior leather with French Navy piping and French Navy carpets with Walnut veneers including door inlays and vanity mirrors. Only 47,000 miles from new, with history. Immaculate throughout ..........................................................£39,995

1964 B Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III. Finished in Georgian Silver with St James coach lines and St James interior, with picnic tables and cocktail cabinets. This car has been restored by its previous owner to its former glory. A beautiful example of this much sought after model. An investment at only.. ............................................. £75,950

2002/51 Bentley Azure Left Hand Drive. Finished in Silver Tempest with Grey hood and chrome radiator shell. Cotswold interior with Granite carpets and Burr Oak veneers, with veneered door inlays and rear quarter panels. Only 27,000 miles with extensive history. We have known this car for the last 3 years. Immaculate throughout........................................................... £68,950

1990 G Rolls Royce Silver Spirit MK II Active Ride. Finished in unmarked Cobalt Blue with Cream coachlines and whitewall tyres. Only one owner from new and just 37,000 miles with history. Parchment interior piped in French Navy with French Navy carpets. This truly stunning car is offered at .............................Only £21,250

1981 X Bentley TII. Possibly the last TII ever been registered. Finished in Caribbean Blue with Dark Blue coach lines and whitewall tyres, Cream interior and Cream carpets, with picnic tables and rear seat belts. Maintained regardless of cost. Only 82,000 miles with FSH, a rare opportunity to buy this beautiful car ...........................................................................£42,950

OVER 60 ROLLS-ROYCE & BENTLEY IN STOCK 2 year’s warranty (on all cars priced over £10,000)

All vehicles have a full 20,000 miles service plus a 100 point check, and 1 year MoT. Together with a 24 month 5 star warranty(parts and labour) For up to date stock list, please call.

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ROLLS-ROYCE CORNICHE

1983, £55,000. Corniche Convertible Automatic. Her coachwork being finished in Burgundy with new fully lined Beige double duck hood, matching leather interior, burr Walnut woodwork, sheepskin rugs and fully fitted cocktail cabinets with hip flasks and glasses. A stunning example, perfect for the South of France. Please call 01794390895, South East. (T) 107958

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW

1977, 75000 miles, £27,500. Walnut over Silver Sand. Tan hide piped brown. Huge history ﬁle. A beautiful and well maintained example. Please call 01732 886002, South East. 107942

1976, 77000 miles, £28,000. Regency gold, magnolia hide interior. Comprehensive history ﬁle with two fully stamped service books. Exceptional. Please call 01732 886002, South East. 107947

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SPIRIT II

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW

ROLLS-ROYCE GHOST

1924, £245,000. Very rare. Silver Ghost Slamanca with coachwork by Windovers. Has recently undergone an extensive mechanical overhaul through our own workshops and now ready to drive around the world. Deﬁnitely a one oﬀ and a sheer investment. Really must be seen to be appreciated, being British engineering at it best. Please call 01794390895, South East. (T) 107954

1965, 49000 miles, £85,000. Silica over Cardinal Red. Beige hide. Ex Foyles Bookshop family car for 35 years. A beautiful example. Please call 01732 886002, South East. 107945

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER DAWN

1992, 50000 miles, £20,000. Magnolia piped Blue. Full service history with ,main agents and specialists. Known to us. Exceptional condition. Please call 01732 886002, South East. 1977, 28000 miles, £42,000. an Parkertex Savoy Velvet. 37 years on Jersey. 2 former keepers. Outstanding low mileage original example. Please call 01732 886002, South East.

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER GHOST

107948

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SHADOW

107946

STUCK IN LOCKDOWN? 1954, 96000 miles, £75,000. Factory black, tan hide. Same family for 51 years, only three former keepers. A stunning example with excellent history. Please call 01732 886002, South East.

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107944

1977, 79000 miles, £32,000. Black Hide piped Magnolia. Just 3 former keepers. Super main angent service history. A truly stunning example. Please call 01732 886002, South East. 107949

1924, £195,000. Silver Ghost Open Tourer. Re-bodied by Jarvis in the early 70s and totally restored mid 80s. Drives beautifully having just undergone a service in our own work shops. Please call 01794390895, South East. (T) 107955

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Melvyn Rutter Limited International Morgan Sales, Service, Parts and Restoration for Morgan Cars from 1936 to Present Day

New unregistered Morgan Plus Six Metallic black with Mulberry Red leather interior, heated seats and walnut veneer dashboard. £92,150 + on the road costs

London's leading TR Parts Supplier • Established over 40 years

• Huge stocks of new and used parts for all TR models

• Fast, efficient, economical worldwide mail order

• All TR models bought and sold - any condition

16 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London W4 1TH Tel: 020 8995 6621 Fax: 020 8742 1284 e: trshop@btconnect.com www.trshop.co.uk

2020 Morgan Plus Four - revised price Lagoon Blue with Biscuit Pebble leather, Oatmeal boxweave carpets, heated seats, air-conditioning, bluetooth and stainless-steel wire wheels. Our own car with just 146 miles. Reduced price to include all on the road costs - now £73,950

2009 Morgan Roadster V6 3.0-litre MG R V8 1995, Woodcote Green With Stone Norton Commando Roadster Model. Black Leather Interior. Well Maintained Example. R380 and Gold. Great Condition. Part Of A Private Gearbox. MOT Nov 2020. Good Condition £16,995 Collection. Good Investment ................... £8,750

Lotus Elan S3 FHC Race Car, Red With Grey Roof. Rebuilt With New TT Chassis. CBR All Steel Engine, 164 BHP. 3.9 LSD. TT Solid, Drive Shafts. Full Cage. 5 1/2” Mag Wheels. Ideal For CSCC Swinging Sixties. Excellent Condition. ....£39.995

Finished in black with red leather, mohair hood, hood cover and sidescreen bag, walnut dashboard, sunvisors, 16" stainless wire wheels, stainless sports exhaust silencers, clear lenses and only 10,244 miles! £45,950

Lotus Elan S4 DHC 1969. Yellow, Black Leather Trim. Solid Driveshafts. Sprint Plus Spec Engine. Older Mick Miller Rebuild. Massive History File. Outstanding Condition. ..... £30,995

Sunbeam Alpine Race Car 1964. Mass Racing TVR V8 S. 1994. Red with Grey Leather Interior, Engine 170bhp Last Built In 2016. 5 Speed. 5 Speed, Oz Wheels. 12 months MOT. Rare Car Modified Rear Axle. 4 Wheel Disc Brakes. In Good Condition ................................. £10,500 Lightened Chassis. Lightweight Panels. Former AMOC Champion. Fantastic Car........... £22,995.

WANTED JAGUAR E TYPE, MGB, LOTUS ELAN, AUSTIN HEALEY, TRIUMPH TR’S

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The Morgan Garage, Little Hallingbury, Nr Bishops Stortford, Herts CM22 7RA England Tel: 01279 725725 www.melvyn-rutter.co.uk Email: mr@melvyn-rutter.net

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER WRAITH

SAAB 900S

1995, 76850 miles, £1,100. 2.0L, MoT till Feb 2022, owned for the last 16 years. Full service history with MoTs, excellent condition. Please call 07836 371964, South East. 107615

1979, 96000 miles, £15,995. Sliver Wraith 11, gold and red with beige leather interior. Excellent condition, always garaged and maintained. Please call 01492 875504, Wales.

SWALLOW DORETTI

107610

ROVER MINI

SUZUKI SWIFT

2008, 130000 miles, £1,000. Good runner. Good on fuel. 12 pound tax a month. Just gone through MoT. Had new breaks , rear drums, abs pump , mass cylinder and new exhaust, have receipts for work done. 12 months MOT. Don't come expecting a brand new car, it is what it is. No tyre kickers please. Please email sharwoolman@yahoo.com, East Midlands.

TRIUMPH STAG

1973, POA. Automatic. White with black hard top and brand new hood. Full engine rebuild. Recently serviced with new disc pads, rear shockers, various steering joints and suspension bushes, new high powered alternator, new quality battery. No overheating problems even on the hottest days!. Please call 01162 799060, East Midlands. (T) 107109

TRIUMPH STAG

107383

TOYOTA SUPRA 1954, £46,995. This particular example is car number 211 and was originally registered in Scotland as NGG533. Upon purchase the car was taken straight to TandM classics in Thame who then put the car back onto the road. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands.

1998, £24,000. White, manual, very nice condition. Recent extensive panel replacement. Hardtop overhaul with new headliner. Stainless steel bumpers and new brightwork. Please call 01162 799060, East Midlands. (T)

107915

50000 miles, £10,500. British Racing Green Rover SPI Mini Cooper. Four track CD Player. Stone leather piped in green interior. Twin Exhausts. In very good condition. Ex- Japanese import. Good number plate. Nardi wooden steering wheel signed. Wooden dashboard. Please call 07768 407085, South East.

STUDEBAKER

107110

1987, 52000 miles, £10,000. Head gasket, 20 valves, cambelt, AUX belts, rotor, cap, leads, four shocks, recent wheel refurb, new Pirellis, full service, F+R brakes, battery 2020. Time warp condition. Please call 01254 830992, North West.

107960

ROVER P6 1950, £22,999. Studebaker Champion. Very rare three passenger business coupe. 2.8 cylinder ﬂat head engine, 3-speed manual, LHD. Superb restored condition inside and out. Jet-age aero styling at its best!. Please call 07595 218406, South West.

TRIUMPH VITESSE

107677

TRIUMPH SPITFIRE

107829

1966, £5,500. Vitesse 6, 1600cc. A really good tidy car for its age, 8 owners from new, runs and drives very well, paint is good, full engine re-build at 84,000 miles. Good tyres, solid everywhere, rust free. Please call 01179 678966, South West. 107865

SUZUKI CAPPUCCINO TRIUMPH TR3A

1972, POA. 3.5s, power steering, cloth interior in scabbard blue. Large history ﬁle, always serviced. Beautiful condition all round. Please call 07506 700581, Yorkshire and the Humber.

1994, 65840 miles, £1,000. A cherished 'Capo'. Two owners from new. MoT failure - needs restoration. Original parts, ideal project for the right person. Please call 01727 836601, East of England.

1979, 56527 miles, £7,500. Classic British sports car. Spitﬁre 1500. Historic vehicle, no road tax, excellent condition, new interior, bodywork in excellent condition. Three roof coverings - soft top, hard top and tonneau cover. Maintained regardless of cost, drives great. Please call 07753 827384, North West.

107741

107873

107198

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1960, £38,000. Contact us now to arrange a viewing. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands. 107917

TRIUMPH TR3A

TRIUMPH ROADSTER

VOLKSWAGEN GTI

VOLVO 164 190000 miles, £6,995. Classic car, really great condition inside and out, no rust, never been welded, very solid. Please call 07767 392053, North West. 107647

VOLVO 240

1961, £34,500. Manual O/D. Sebring white with black trim. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands. 107919

TRIUMPH TR4

1948, 123456 miles, £26,995. Lots of works done, now ready for the road again. New battery, fuel gauge and pump. New interior including Dickey seats, OEW good chrome too. New hood. Airedale Terrier NOT included. May p/ex old Brit bike / why. , East of England.

1983, 1000000 miles, £6,950. VW Golf MK1, just came out of storage, on SORN, running /driving, was in a private collection, the photo's speak for themselves, viewing essential. Please call 07453 351876, North West. 107695

VOLKSWAGEN ILTIS

107637

1982, 137094 miles, £2,000. Professionally converted Rover V8 engine, auto gearbox. Very fast. Please call 07732 26388, South East. 107712

VAUXHALL OPEN TOURER

Van for sale 1963, £36,995. Road rally car in stunning British Racing Green coachwork. Very well known car in the TR world. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands. 107918

TRIUMPH TR5

1928, £49,500. Fabulous and unrepeatable. 20/0 Melton fastback Open Tourer with Dickey seat. Please call 01794390895, South East. (T) 107959

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

1979, £11,500. Minimal miles, very rare, ready for summer. Left hand drive, tax and MoT exempt although current MoT runs until August. Serviced and full wet weather roof and doors. New tyres all round and new stainless steel exhaust system. 24v and 12v system plus Bluetooth system. Reluctant sale. Please call 07966 000642, South West.

AUSTIN A35 1962, 40000 miles, £115,000. Van with side windows. Also has rear seats. Had a full restoration in 2018, must be seen - drives with no faults. Please call 07775 845897, South East. 107609

FORD TRANSIT

107732

VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO 1967, £84,995. TR5 - CP2. ‘The very ﬁrst production TR5’ Valencia Blue with Black Ambla Interior. This historically important TR was built on Aug. 29th 1967 – Build Sheet #8151. Accompanied by large history ﬁle, original handbook, workshop manual. An important and unrepeatable part of Triumph Motor Companies history!. Please call 01636812700, East Midlands. 107939

TRIUMPH TR6

1996, £3,995. Convertible, bright red with black cloth interior. Very original car. Box full of history, all books and supplying dealer no plates. Immaculate condition throughout. Please call 01652 678417 , Yorkshire and the Humber. 107742

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF

1993, £8,995. GT 11. Presented in showroom condition. Has won many trophies which are still present with the car. Superb bodywork, excellent underneath and complementary factory patterned cloth seating. Please call 01889 580222, West Midlands. (T)

1997, 91409 miles, £900. Mechanically good. Cab is clean and tidy. Diesel. Please call 07732 26388, South East. 107711

FORD TRANSIT

107930

VOLVO 164

1971, 52000 miles, £26,995. This is a truly fabulous example to drive and is worthy of either being a usable classic or equally as part of a growing collection. Please call 01623 411476, East Midlands.

2013, 115000 miles, £6,200. Golf 1.6 TDI. Full service history, MoT till 25th November. Great ﬁrst car, low insurance. 20" 3SDM. Bilstein Coilovers, Maxton spoiler tip. Please call 07377 359860, South East.

1971, 190000 miles, £6,995. Classic 164 Volvo, 3 litre, 6 cylinder, excellent condition, no rust, smooth engine, excellent trim. , North West.

45000 miles, POA. 190 van, very good condition, never been welded, 2.5 banana engine, MoT till Dec. Please call 07539 275018, North East.

107920

107834

107640

107763

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LEYLAND SHERPA

1997, 78878 miles, £600. Diesel. Good engine and gear box. Please call 07732 26388, South East. 107709

MERCEDES 310D

VOLKSWAGEN BAY CAMPERVAN

VOLKSWAGEN TYPE 2 CAMPER

1971, £6,000. Deluxe micro bus, ex beach bar on Bangsen beach Thailand. Bus started life as a hospital transfer bus in Thailand so has been in Thailand all it’s life with 2 previous owners. RHD, no rust, some surface rust marks stripped, ready to be placed on rotation machine. Really diﬀerent vehicle with great historical story bought from , Scotland.

1973, 49118 miles, POA. 1970cc, RHD, pop top roof, full history, good condition inside and out. Purple and white. Fridge, cooker, rock and roll bed, Westfalia bay window. Please call 07825 442544, South West.

107907

107416

VOLKSWAGEN BAY CAMPERVAN

VOLKSWAGEN T4

AEC MONARCH

1947, £10,750. Classic and unique AEC Monarch with Park Royal cab. Platform lorry complete with original works manual and in excellent condition. Please call 07870 180276, Yorkshire and the Humber. 106811

AEC MANDATOR 1994, 290000 miles, £5,995. High roof, 2.9 litre, 12 months MoT and service. Please call 07950 761305, South West. 107762

VOLKSWAGEN 1600

1974, 60000 miles, £19,995. VW T2 Dormobile 1974 Historical vehicle tax and mot except- looks stunning throughout. , South East.

1979, 55600 miles, £23,000. Conversion with side hinged folding roof. 3 to 4 berth rock n roll bed, original gas hob, grill, sink and driveaway awning. Interior refresh includes new roof lining, dimmable LED lighting, USB charging sockets, reversing camera and modern wiring etc. Fully serviced, exceptionally good bodywork and solid underside, and more. Please email mikejj100@gmail.com, West Midlands. 107544

1996, 129000 miles, £7,000. High top, 2 litre petrol , engine only 26,000 miles, 4 berth, PAS ﬁtted recently. Tow bar, new exhaust, new tyres, all seat belts, full curtains, Humax TV, two ring hob, wash basin, parrot system. Please call 01268 732085, South East.

1958, £7,500. Mandator MKIII. 9.6 litre engine, 6-speed gearbox, coupled to 1967 Crane Fruehauf 28 foot single axle ﬂat deck trailer. Drive away. Please call 07516 713955, Yorkshire and the Humber.

107706

107831

Trucks for sale

AEC MERRYWEATHER

VOLKSWAGEN CAMPERVAN

107142

AEC MERCURY

VOLKSWAGEN 1600

1984, 80000 miles, £9,995. VW T25 Holdswoth- beautiful condition engine rebuilt bare metal re spray total original interior- great useable investment- historical vehicle in 4 years it will be tax and MOT except. , South East.

1973, 76461 miles, £29,450. The paintwork is the original it left the factory with in March 1973, (we have his birth certiﬁcate), the underneath has been wax oiled under our ownership in the past few years. The only upgrades we have undertaken are a few new pistons, a new leather interior and automatic choke, everything else is original. Please email lpool@treeoﬂife.co.uk, North West.

1969, £8,500. AV505 Eaton 2 speed axel. Can WhatsApp more pictures. Please call 07774 289613, North West.

1964, £6,500. Ex Kingsway East Dundee. In very good solid condition, dry stored for 35 years, on the button, drives, brakes working, on V5. Please call 07860 475279, East of England.

107143

107558

107828

107412

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PEMBROKESHIRE

JAGUAR 420G AUTOMATIC SALOON

The Jaguar was manufactured on the 22nd of January 1970, originally finished in Sable over Ascot Fawn with Cinnamon leather and supplied with the side Chrome Strips omitted, this is confirmed by the Jaguar Cars Heritage Certificate with details taken from the original Factory records. The Jaguar was supplied to Henlys of London, Jaguar Distributors. The Jaguar is a full matching numbers car confirmed by the Heritage Certificate. Now finished in Sable over Ivory with a Cream interior Piped in Sable, car looks wonderful. The Jaguar was 1st registered to Mr S. Dale, this is recorded in the original Jaguar Owners Service Policy, there is no history to where the car was during its life, however records confirm the Jaguar returned from the USA in February 2013, this may account for the Jaguars superb rust free underside. The Jaguar has had a full Automatic Gearbox re-build by a Jaguar Specialist ( August 2018 ). The Jaguar drives superbly with Factory fitted Power Steering. Just had a major Service ............................................................................................................£13,995

INVESTMENTS

AUSTIN GIPSY G4 DIESEL SWB

The Gipsy was 1st registered on the 7th of January 1965 and started life as a Farm vehicle in East Yorkshire. Finished in Forest Green with an Old English White Fiberglass Hard Top with opening upper and lower tail gate. The Gipsy is presented in lovely condition and I am reliably informed that the Diesel engine is a New old stock fresh unit. The Interior seating is particularly nice with three seats to the front and two benches to the rear. This vehicle will prove to be great fun and a fascinating talking point when we are able to return to the “Show “ scene, when did you last see one of these close up. The Gipsy is currently being prepared for sale and should be ready shortly. Please telephone for a accurate description or to place a deposit to secure the vehicle. ...................................................... £11,995

RILEY RMA 1.5 SPORTS SALOON

MORRIS MARINA 1.8 SALOON 4 DOOR

This is an early production MK1 Marina, built in early 1972 and 1st registered in Somerset on the 1st of April 1972. Finished on Citron Yellow, Glacier White Roof and Navy Vinyl Seating, this was a very fashionable colour combination in the 70,s and very eye catching today. The Marina has been treated to some nice enhancements including a “Marina TC” Grill, Springalex Leather bound Steering Wheel and 15” Alloy Wheels shod with a matched set of 185 - 55 x 15 Radial Tyres. On the road the Marina pulls well with its 1.8 “ B “ Series engine, brakes are excellent being discs on the front with servo assistance. The steering is light and precise, a very enjoyable driver. With over 800,000 Marinas being produced between 1971 and 1980 this is a rare survivor, there are thought to be around 300 Marinas left in the UK. Great fun to own and a certain talking point when the Classic “ Shows “ start again. The Marina will be heading to the workshop next week for a pre-delivery check over and Service. Please call for a description or to secure the car with a deposit. Professional door to door delivery can be arranged ........................................................................... £5,250

The Riley was originally registered on the 1st of June 1948 in Chester, this is confi rmed with the original Buff Log Book. The Riley has been well travelled over the years moving from Plymouth to Cambridge, Leighton Buzzard, Kings Lyn, Devon, Hampshire and fi nally Malvern. Finished in Brooklands Green, Ivory and a Black Vinyl Roof with Pale Green Leather with Cream Bedford Cord Panels. A letter from a previous owner confi rms the Riley was fully restored in 1988, testimony to how well this restoration was completed is the lovely example you see here today. Yes the car does have age related paint work with touch ins and the chrome has aged, but the car is very honest. Subsequent works over the years include an engine re-build, cylinder head overhaul, brake overhaul, Radiator re-core and annual professional servicing. Inside the Cabin is very nice the Instruments Bold. The Boot area has been also professionally carpeted. Under the bonnet is just in need of a clean, this will be done prior to hand over. On the road the Riley is smooth and very quite, typical Riley. The Riley RM Club was formed in 1969, the intention to keep these wonderful cars on the road being enjoyed by their owners. A Workshop manual and a history fi le is included in the sale. ..............................£10,995.00

Please call anytime for more details or an appointment to view

www.pembrokeshireclassicinvestments.co.uk

Tel: 01437 760760 Mobile: 07787 573733 or 07507 649172 We are only a short distance off the end of the M4 in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The Irish ferry is just 15 mins away, we can arrange special ferry rates. Delivery service available.

AEC MANDATOR

BEDFORD K TYPE

ERF ECX

FORD TRANSIT TIPPER

2000, £5,000. Sleeper Cab 6x2 mid lift. Air suspension to mid lift and rear axle, Cummings 380, M11 low emission (Emminox exhaust box fitted to Euro 4). Eaton 16 speed Gearbox, Jost slider fifth wheel cab, air suspension, full air management fitted. Runs used as shunter. No MoT, owned from new. Please call 07713 621104, South East.

2006, 184296 miles, £3,000. 3,500kg, 2402cc. Excellent condition, MoT till 12th March 2021. With spares. Please call 01700 711386, Scotland. (T)

1955, £28,000. AEC Mandator Mk3. Dry Stored with fully restored 4 inline Dyson ﬂat trailer. Fitted with 9.6 engine, 6 speed gear box. Please call 07469 858556, South East. 107860

ALBION CHIEFTAIN 1951, £10,500. Left hand drive, ex bread van. This van has a side door. New seat, new lights, re-wired, lots more spent. Please call 07881 766810, East of England. 107866

DAF CF 85

1957, £4,500. Ex BRS Albion ﬂatbed lorry. Runs and is in good condition, needs a little attention to the engine as it smokes. Brakes need bleeding as it's been stood a while due to COVID. Please call 01308 456022, South West. 107229

AUSTIN FFK

106941

HAULAMATIC DUMP TRUCK

106831

ERF EC 2013, £9,250. Axle – 3, GVW – 44 Tonne 6×2, CC – 12902, BHP – 460m 5th Wheel – Sliding. Air Con, Electric Windows, Radio CD, Sunroof. Suspension – Air. 750,165KM. A full MOT can be arranged at an additional cost. Please call 01709 813518, Yorkshire and the Humber. (T) 106802

DODGE 50

1994, POA. ERF EC14, 335 BHP, twin split gearbox. Front loading hydraulic trailer with Taut liner body. No current MoT due to COVID but will test. Electric winch in trailer, ideal for traction engine haulage. Please call 01270 760566, West Midlands.

5000 miles, £5,000. Perfect working order. Please call 07831 726540, North West. 107880

IVECO 2000

107841

ERF E SERIES

POA. Three Austin FFK lorries, two diesel and one petrol. For restoration, one already started, a lot of new parts ﬁtted. Please call 07710 431151, Scotland. 107827

1989, £1,500. MK2. Four cylinder Phaser engine. Complete, starts and runs perfectly. Cab in good condition. 12ft horsebox body, can be removed if required. Please call 01582 872000 , East of England. 107202

BEDFORD CF

ERF EC

1989, POA. Two ERF E-Series tractor units. Gardner engines with a large quantity of spare parts. Ideal restoration projects or a good source of ERF E-Series parts. Please call 07973 677713, East Midlands. 107875

FORD CARGO

£1,500. Iveco Daily, 6.5 tonnes lorry with beavertail. Tested until 30th Nov 2021, cab painted Fordson blue. Private plates to be taken oﬀ. Please call 07860 413516, Wales. 107417

MAN 8.163

1991, 154000 miles, Oﬀers. Bought for the tilt and slide body. Runs sweet, six cylinder non turbo, White and Dires coach build cab. Would make a cracking camper/ resto for rallies. Add light beaver tail and load up the tractors. Please call 01726 75244, South West. 107180

FORD IVECO CARGO

1982, 83500 miles, £3,500. CF2 Campervan. Runs well, two berth with ﬁtted sink and cooker. 240v hook-up. MoT till Sep 2021. Please call 07756 655631, South East.

1980, B series. Cummins 250 Turbo engine. Rear body with Perkins Generator. Atlas 3006 Hiab. Good history, many new parts and paperwork. Requires light restoration to ﬁnish. Please call 07938 885560, North East.

£7,000. 175E15 tipper. With tarmac shoots and Benford MBR71 patching roller and trailer with breaker and two sets of hoses. Good condition. Please call 07981 213648, East Midlands.

1998, £3,500. R registration, MoT till end of August. 7.5 ton with sleeper cab, beavertail and winch. Locking tool box. Please call 07710 830331, East Midlands.

107411

107205

107354

107441

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D L O S JAGUAR XK150 FHC Original RHD, Complete new interior, £Thousands spent on mechanical restoration. Repainted £64,999

JAGUAR XK150 S FHC

extremely rare model, totally refurbished body shell, can be JAGUAR XK150 S FHC Extremely rarechoice model, totally painted, of refurbished body shell, can be colour £POA painted, choice of colour

JAGUAR 3.8 ROADSTER Flat floor, currently y. restoring. Nut and bolt rebuild £POA

£POA

JAGUAR E-TYPE ROADSTER 4.2LHD JAGUARJAGUAR XK 150 DROP 420 HEAD COUPE,LHD, full refurbished chassis and nice condition. running gear,£6,999 minimal panel work required very complete £44.999

Just arrived requires major body work, original engine £39,999

JAGUAR E TYPE SERIES I 4.2 ROADSTER This is an original right hand driver 4.2 Roadster. It has an excellent history file going back some 25 years £POA

D L O S JAGUAR XK140 DHC Original to RHD, can be finished to customers own spec. For full restoration. £POA

BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT 56 Plate 120k miles, full Bentley service history. £22,999

JAGUAR E TYPE SII FHC PROJECT FHC 2DR Manual for restoration. Original RHD £23,999

JAGUAR E-TYPE 3.8 FHC An excellent restoration JAGUAR E TYPE S2 2+2 T, project Superb finished in Jaguar maroon, new leather seats, rebuilt engine, £37,999 great driving car, £44.999

JAGUAR XK120 ROADSTER 2DR MANUAL This is an original right hand drive XK120 roadster, it is currently being fully restored in our own workshop £POA

DAIMLER E TYPE SERIES I 4.2 FHC 2DR MANUAL T, This excellent example hasa had a tremendous amount of money recently spent on it. Will be MoT’d and ready to hire for sale. £15,999

SCANIA 144 530

Parts for sale

BEDFORD ROOF LINING

AEC POA. Very good not on timber. Also Gardner 3LW cylinder block. Big HIAB swivel hook, 14" x 7.5" approx. Please call 07767 277099, South East.

107164

FORD BALLJOINTS

107151

AEC MERCURY GRILLE

FORD GEARBOXES £250. Four-speed and ﬁve-speed. Type 5, Type E Rocket Box, Type F, Type 9 Transit, Type 3. Please call 07773 587654, Yorkshire and the Humber.

£90. Bedford J type new black roof lining, may ﬁt A and D types. Metal rib extra. Please call 07749 586757, South East. 107603

BMW 320 CI BODY SHELL

£5. Cortina 3, 4 and 5, 1970-82, £5. Escort and Fiesta, £5. Wishbone Bushes CAC9295. Jaguar, Ford Mondea brake hose, LH6 149, £4. Ford Transit clutch ratchet kit, £4. Please call 01268 976701, South East. 107165

FORD CRANK SEAL £5. Ford crank seal, 1075771. Please call 01268 976701, South East.

£14,000. 144 530 Topliner rear tag classic spec. Walnut dash, lockers, fridge. Tested until Feb 22. Work or show. Please call 07711 630043, Yorkshire and the Humber.

107171

£395. Complete AEC grille with rubbers and AEC badge, 60's. Cash on collection. Please call 07583 613521, West Midlands.

FORD SIERRA SAPPHIRE LAMPS

107227

ALBION PARTS

107830

£950. Rust free, left hand drive, two door auto, cream leather interior, E46 face lift, not crashed. Please call 01491 638431, South East.

1992, £30. One pair of rear lamps Assy complete with smoked lens. Please call 01597 851539, Wales. 107351

FORD X/FLOW SUMP

107748

THAMES TRADER

BMW E28 N/S/R LAMP

1964, £5,000. Long wheelbase tipper with Barham Bodies alloy drop side body. 6 cylinder diesel running, two cabs and wing sets. Reupholstered seats (double passenger), lots of spares. Please call 07711 349914, East of England.

POA. 1954 Albion FT27 parts. Engine and gearbox, axles, wheels, chassis parts, springs, brakes, shoes, steering column and lots more. Also want a dynamo for Albion 1937 FT27. Please call 07803 902053, East Midlands.

107835

107439

VOLVO FH

BEDFORD S TYPE CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE

2012, 51500 miles, £13,750. Volvo F, 82900km, in mot and tacho. WhatsApp 07487 355026. Price plus vat. Please call 01709 813518, Yorkshire and the Humber. (T) 107857

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£55. Chrome lamp, good condition but does have hairline crack on the amber corner. Back is ﬁne. Can post for £6. Please call 07767 400602, South East. 107509

£60. Very good condition. Please call 07979 406536, Yorkshire and the Humber. 107734

FORD CORTINA DOORS

DATSUN CLOCK

£100. Clutch and pressure plate for Bedford, from S Type, J Type up to TK Bedford with 330 engine. Please call 07542 075166, South West.

1970, £25. JECO ( Japan Electric Company). Car clock , possibly from Nissan , Datsun etc. Working condition. Item is used. Sold as is. Please call 07944 101749, Greater London.

£400. Four Cortina MK2 Series One doors. Fantastic condition, no rot. More pics on request. Please call 07860 246900, East of England.

107437

107697

107819

FORD CORTINA FRONT DOOR

£85. Cortina MK2 Series One near side front door. In very good condition apart from a very small hole. Complete with glass, rubber and handle. Please call 07860 246900, East of England. 107821

FORD CORTINA DOORS

GB376 GEARBOX SPARES

LOTUS ELAN POWERGRIP TOOTHED BELT DRIVE KIT

£100. Prolongs active life of your water pump. Complete with 17A.C.R. £200 new, £140 unused. Manta C.I.H. New Kent camps 214 and 244, £100 unused, £55 used. Please call 07549 239201, East Midlands. 107531

MINI COOPER CLASSIC SUMP GUARD

£50. Cooper Classic sump guard. Please call 07979 406536, Yorkshire and the Humber. 107737

MINI MKIII BOOT LID

MERCEDES-BENZ 350 SL BONNET POA. 6 speed, overdrive, constant mesh, sliding 1st and reverse. Early Bison Lynx/AEC. Please call 07860 390327, West Midlands.

1979, £100. Metal bonnet, brown, small rust on one side. Two other parts, quite rusty. Please call 07807 110157, North East. 107870

107201

MINI ENGINE AND GEARBOX LAND ROVER DEFENDER CAB

£100. 998cc, 1980 build. Please call 01432 880821, West Midlands. 107727

MINI COOPER ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL £80. MKIII Mini Boot Lid, very good. Please call 07979 406536, Yorkshire and the Humber. 107738

MATADOR WINCH ANCHOR £175. Four Cortina MK2 Series 2 doors with cards and glass. Fronts ok, rears need TLC. More pics on request. Cash on collection. Please call 07860 246900, East of England. 107822

GARDNER 240 - 8LXB ENGINE

1988, £50. Land Rover Defender cab rear and roof complete with head lining (spitﬁre grey). Buyer collects. Please call 07754 637460, West Midlands. 107620

LAND ROVER DISCOVERY TD5 CLUTCH

£80. Very good condition. Please call 07979 406536, Yorkshire and the Humber. 107735

POA. Matador winch anchor and two wheels and tyres. Please call 07968 401316 , Yorkshire and the Humber. 107602

MINI 25 ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL

PORSCHE 996 / BOXSTER

£5,500. Stunning condition, engine no 198194, was supplied to ERF in October 1975. Can be viewed running, oil pressuer, etc. Serious enthusiast enquiries only. Please call 07977 245061, West Midlands.

£100. New, may ﬁt Defender TD5, very heavy, buyer to collect. Please call 0784 007653, Scotland.

£60. Very good condition. Please call 07979 406536, Yorkshire and the Humber.

2004, £20. Porsche PCM2 Control Buttons (996/Boxster). OE. In very good cosmetic and mechanical condition, Push-ﬁt. 99664295100 and 99664295200. Price plus delivery. , Rest of the world.

107760

107682

107736

107696

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1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8 FHC – A totally correct UK supplied RHD. Finished in its stunning original colour of Opalescent Maroon with Beige trim. The E-Type handles superbly with direct steering and sharp brakes. This iconic Series One E-Type is a fabulous buy, a car that is ready to drive and enjoy but also has all the right provenance and true collector’s car attributes. £124,995

1958 Austin Healey ‘Frogeye’ Sprite – This superbly restored Austin Healey MKI is a Home Market RHD example still retaining its original engine block, and registration number. Modifications and upgrades include a Cooper 12 stud cylinder head with hardened valve seats, uprated braking system with discs to the front, electronic fuel pump, negative earth conversion, screw on oil filter and anti-roll bar. This Frogeye offers good value. £23,995

1964 Rover P5 Coupe – This truly outstanding, P5 has covered just 34650 miles from new and comes with an outstanding history from new that includes the original bill of sale, early Rover Company Limited paperwork, original service book and MOT certiﬁcates dating back to 1967. Is without doubt the very best we have seen. £29,995

1972 Triumph TR6 150BHP – CP chassis number with overdrive, ﬁnished in its correct original colour, with correct original engine. Its appearance is impressive with lovely older paintwork, good strong, straight body panels, original bumpers and a very smart, tidy interior trim that had work many years ago. These cars are not easy to ﬁnd like this, it’s not over restored, just right for regular use, long distance touring and enjoying on the open road. £23,995

1969 Jaguar E-Type Series II 4.2 Roadster – Matching numbers RHD. First sold by us in 2011 and is a car we now know very well. This structurally excellent, ﬁrst class driver. Spent forty years in the US before being carefully sourced by one of the UK’s leading Harley Davidson retailers who then brought the car into the UK. £99,995

1961 Wolseley 1500 – Spent its first 14 years on the British Isles. In 1975, the car was exported to Cyprus where the Wolseley enjoyed a warm, dry climate and in 1992 was shipped back. Then subject of a substantial program of restoration work before finally being re-registered and back on UK roads in 1995. This is as honest as they come, its charming, its aged paintwork offers true patina, and the interior is wonderful. £9,750

1958 Jaguar MK IX 3.8 Automatic Saloon – Comes with a comprehensive file including restoration photographic record, original first ‘buff’ logbook etc. The original tool kits in the door panels are also present and correct. Truly an impressive specimen of the imposing and timeless Jaguar MK IX for the discerning collector. £49,995

1963 Morris Minor Tourer – A RHD Home Market genuine Morris Minor Tourer. Looks great with impressive paintwork and chrome, the bodywork is excellent, and the underside presents superbly with ultra clean ﬂoor pans. With superb brightwork, a delightful interior and lovely engine bay, this Morris Minor oﬀers excellent value for a strong driving, superbly presented car. £14,995

1964 Ford Mustang Convertible – Imported into the UK from Annapolis, Maryland via New York in 2015 and on arrival subject of a full restoration costing over £30,000. Has been kept in outstanding condition, used sparingly and has covered in the region of 2500 miles. The car comes to us on the button, and ready to go. The car is something very special, ideal for summer touring, shows, rallies events and it will certainly not disappoint. £39,995

1969 Rolls Royce Mulliner Park Ward Coupe – The car is ideal for regular use, long distance touring and is an outstanding driving car and taking another MPW to this standard will prove awfully expensive. Having had careful use and the best part of £35,000 spent with its recent owners, this car presents like well and certainly drives like a properly maintained car. £39,995

1935 Wolseley 9 Saloon - Back with us eight years on since selling it to the most recent owner, a Sheﬃeld based collector and longterm regular customer of ours. This is no doubt the absolute best Wolseley 9 Saloon we’ve seen in almost thirty years in the business. Since last seeing the Wolseley back in 2012 it has been carefully dry stored and kept in beautifully detailed condition. £14,995

1978 VW Beetle – This super cool, usable and very impressive VW Beetle 1600 has arrived with us from a regular customer who has spent the past 12 months taking the vehicle to a very high standard. TAO 329S was imported into the UK from Japan as an original RHD car with a structurally outstanding bodyshell and has been nicely detailed, mechanically prepared and fettled for regular use. £14,995

1932 Triumph Southern Cross Tourer – Handles and steers well and the four speed gears are a delight to use. The Triumph comes with a well-documented history ﬁle and has provenance and rarity that makes this car something very special. It is ideal for the show scene and will make a ﬁne addition to any rare pre-war car collection. £33,995

1966 Aston Martin DB6 MKI – An original UK matching numbers car, in its correct colour with the highly desirable 5 speed ZF gearbox. The car has the provenance of an extensive history ﬁle that warrants its mileage of 119000 miles in 53 years. The car has also covered just 2500 miles since its engine rebuild and having had a program of cosmetic work in 2016 the car presents in outstanding condition. £399,995

2001 Land Rover Defender 90 Soft Top – Khan Wide Track. This is a fantastic looking, super quick enhanced Land Rover TD5 Defender that has been with its last owner since 2009. The Defender was professionally converted into a soft top, ﬁtted with the fantastic wide track Khan body kit and painted in Bronze with Black wheel arches and Puma bonnet. Enhanced performance. £24,995

1971 Jensen MKII FF – Ex-Factory Demonstrator ﬁnished in original colour of Quartz Metallic with Tan leather and correct wheels. 81000 miles, wonderful history and recently put through a major program of re-commissioning work. A potential show winner, top class. £146,995

1969 Jaguar E-Type Series II 2+2 – Beautifully presented, lovely driving and excellent value matching numbers Jaguar E-Type comes with history back to new from 1969. Previously sold by us to the last owner in 2012. Supplied new by Angelo’s Motor Sales in Trenton, New Jersey. This is a superb opportunity to purchase a fabulous, tight driving E-Type ideal and capable of long distance touring that’s priced very sensibly. £59,995

1967 MGB GT – We last sold this Mineral Blue GT in 2014 to a lovely couple based near York in Stamford Bridge. Smartly presented, very useable MGB GT that is priced sensibly over ten years on since restoration. The car comes with an impressive history ﬁle and having known the car for almost ten years, we can sell it for a third time with conﬁdence. This is a BGT that will provide lots of fun motoring and will not disappoint on the road. £12,995

1959 MGA Twin Cam – Subject of a no expense spared restoration by a Worldrenowned Twin Cam expert. This is without doubt up there with the absolute best, a car for the discerning buyer, capable of entering and competing in a high level concours and likely to be one of the best available. An incredible car and somewhat unrepeatable without contemplating spending over £100,000 to buy a project and put it into this condition/speciﬁcation. £74,995

1968 Jaguar E-Type Series II 4.2 Roadster - This is a superb driving, ultra-usable and very genuine UK supplied, matching numbers Jaguar E-Type Roadster that’s still in its original factory colours of Willow Green with Black leather upholstery. This really is a great buy; with excellent provenance, history, matching numbers and is oﬀered onto the market a very sensible price.£89,995

Tel: 01944 758000 Email: sales@classicandsportscar.ltd.uk

1986 Jaguar XJS 3.6 Manual - Ex Factory Promotion Car with signiﬁcant history and provenance. Conﬁrmed by Jaguar, we know the XJS was then used by Jaguar themselves for display and promotional work and was driven by their Team Racing Driver Martin Brundle as his Company Car. The XJS also has the distinction of having sports seats, later alloy wheels and colour coded front spoiler. £19,995

954 Land Rover Series I – A Home Market 86” Land Rover left the factory finished in Green with a 2 litre petrol engine and is today still in its original factory specification. We believe the Land Rover spent its early life in private ownership in Middlesex but in 2017/2018 was discovered as a ‘barn find’ after 40 years off the road. The vehicle was the taken to a Land Rover specialist for a major rebuild that was completed in 2018. £39,995

1934 Standard Twelve Deluxe Saloon – We’re delighted to present a show quality Standard Twelve with a fascinating history – a car which we found unrestored in a York City Centre garage in 2011. We quickly sold the car as a ‘barn ﬁnd’ for restoration and the exceptional result of a body– oﬀ, bare chassis, back to the frame restoration is remarkable. We expect the new owner to be absolutely delighted with this unique car. £18,995

2002 Range Rover P38 30th Anniversary Edition – Here we have a collector’s quality in Wimbledon Green, rare and truly ﬁrst class 30th Anniversary model Range Rover P38. Land Rover only released around 200 of these rare edition models during the last two years of production and now we are seeing these sought-after cars rise in value. Commissioned by Land Rover to celebrate 30 years of the Range Rover marque. £16,995

1963 Daimler Dart – Ex Royal Family prior to 42 years with Prominent Motoring Journalist. This true collectors piece sold for a potential record breaking price during mid 2018, and we would now like to welcome serious offers for what is a truly unrepeatable motor car that offers quality, provenance, low mileage and of course is of one of the most high profile Daimler Darts to be seen on the market.

1971 Morgan 4/4 Four Seat Tourer – This is a beautifully presented, exceptional driving Morgan had one long term owner from the 1980’s and in 2011 it was treated to over £13,000 of work to the engine, braking system, steering and suspension. Since carrying out this work, the Morgan has covered over 7,000 miles and has been thoroughly enjoyed on club events, car trials and hill climbs. £29,995

1962 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II SCT 100 – Gorgeous James Young body, stunning re-trimmed upholstery, and a fabulous, well documented history. A truly special car that’s recently been re-commissioned. £99,995

1977 MGB Special Roadster – This very attractive MGB began life in sunny Devon as a Tahiti Blue Home Market car with. The most striking feature of the car is the superb MGRV8 interior with sumptuous leather seating and beautiful woodwork. A full chrome bumper conversion with matching lights was carried out. The dark blue metallic paintwork is complemented by Replica Minilite alloy wheels and an MGC bonnet. £17,995

1972 Porsche 911E – Very rare, original RHD car that was imported from Australia by most recent owner. Stunning show piece, show standard paintwork and interior. £139,995

1969 Ford Cortina MkII Alan Mann Racing Replica – This fantastic Cortina has been subject of a recent full restoration and built as a replica of the Ex Team Lotus, Alan Mann Racing. Off the road from 1988 and in 2019, the car was then subject of a full bare shell rebuild and a huge file of invoices are with the car. With its quick, enhanced rebuilt engine, superb five speed gearbox it’s fantastic fun, it holds the road well. Ready to enjoy. £27,995

1948 Jaguar MKIV 3.5 Saloon – This is without a doubt the absolute best Jaguar MKIV we have ever seen. This is true collector’s car quality, quite simply ﬁrst class in every respect as result of the most magniﬁcent, superbly executed restoration by a Germany based Jaguar specialist who proudly displayed the car at Techno Classica Essen in 2016. A car to cherish and grace any collection. £99,995

1960 Aston Martin DB4 Series II – We are delighted to once again oﬀer this outstanding car onto the market. This stunning, fully rebuilt car was manufactured for the RHD Home Market True collector’s car quality with provenance, history and its exceptional appearance is equally matched by its performance and driving experience. Ready for some long-distance touring and regular use. £549,995

1988 Porsche 911 930 Turbo – Arrives with us having covered 76,000 miles with original Porsche wallet, various Porsche handbooks, MOT’s back to 1993 and spare keys. This is a fantastic car to drive, and importantly everything works correctly, and this 930 Turbo does not require any major work. Structurally the car is superb with an excellent bodyshell, this is a car that will not disappoint and is ready for touring. £99,995

1936 Fiat Topolino - RHD Prototype. A UK example that comes with an extensive history ﬁle. This example is an incredibly rare car, in 1936 an assembly plant was established in a disused cinema in Hammersmith and in over two years 400 RHD cars were assembled. This is a fabulous rare example, it’s a true collectors piece and ideal for shows, rallies and events. £18,995

1967 Alfa Romeo Duetto 1600 Spider – Delivered on the 31st August 1967 to Johannesburg, in Rosso with Skai Nero interior trim. Arrived in the UK in 2013 in exceptional structural condition. The car was lightly restored and re-commissioned, but was a strong, sound original car. This is a top class, beautifully presented car and is perfect for any collection, or general classic car use and long-distance touring. £54,995

1973 Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 Roadster – Exceptional UK RHD manual, matching numbers E-Type Roadster onto the market. This top class example records a mileage of 45,470 Subject of a major, restoration carried which cost a staggering £67,500. From 1991 to 2000. Magniﬁcent in every respect, and it will not disappoint. £119,995

1965 Jaguar MKII 3.4 Manual with Overdrive – This is a Jaguar MKII we know very well, and a car that just gets better and better. It is a quick car, subtly upgraded and is a true driver car. Its been in the hands of a couple of our long-term regular customers and over the past four years has had over £25,000 spent and presenting in lovely order throughout. £47,995

1971 Jaguar E-Type Series II 4.2 FHC – This beautifully aged UK matching numbers Jaguar E-Type was purchased by its most recent owner 31 years ago and although purchased as a usable, good driving largely original E-Type, it was then put through a major rolling shell rebuild that was completed in 1991. Fantastic. Just arrived and under evaluation.£74,995

1960 Morris Minor Traveller De-Luxe – Not only is the car in lovely condition, it has the most exceptional history dating back to new. The underside of the Traveller is absolutely rock solid and, on the road, its eﬀortless with a lovely strong engine, smooth gearbox, and recently re-conditioned brakes and suspension. 531 XMT is a superb example that presents beautifully with exceptional woodwork. £12,995

1962 Aston Martin DB4 Series V Vantage – UK RHD Matching numbers car with full history back to new. Outstanding no expense spared full rebuild to include RS Williams engine rebuild. Truly top class, and incredibly rare. £769,995

1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 – Cosmetically the Shelby is a delight and does not feel over restored. It has the look and feel of a high-quality original car. This is a usable Shelby GT500, it’s a true icon, and XBL 317E is a car that can be driven with conﬁdence and requires no major expenditure having been superbly maintained since restoration and its arrival in the UK. £159,995

1959 Jaguar XK150 3.4 DHC - Ex Stephen Ward - This is an incredibly special car, the quality of restoration has ensured that 30 years on this is still an exceptional XK150 DHC, and it also has the fascinating early ownership history, the provenance of matching numbers and correct colours, and of course its original registration mark WLY 150. This car has everything and is a wonderful motor car to own. £139,995

1964 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider - This beautifully presented, original RHD home market car. Exported to Canary Islands where it has spent many years in a dry climate. We know the Alfa was in Tenerife in 1982 so it has spent at least 34 years in the sun. In 2016, the Alfa returned to the UK was treated to some refurbishment. More recently in 2019 in the region of £20,000 has been spent. £69,995

1929 Jowett 7/17 LWB Lightweight Van – This splendidly restored commercial is in amazing, museum-quality condition. The only other surviving example we know of is the restored Bradford Telegraph & Argus newspaper van displayed in the Bradford Industrial Museum. The superbly crafted ash frame, the panelwork and coach painting is a credit to the builder. £21,995

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ROVER P4 DYNAMO

TYRES £55. Two 11/4 tyres, £25 pair. One tyre, Sole plus 6.25/650/670/16, good and read, £15. One Conquest 560/15, good tread, £15. One 650/6 R14 bare tread, £15. Please call 01708 341330, South East.

VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TAIL LIGHTS

WILLIAMS F1 REAR ALLOY UPRIGHTS

107652

£45. Dynamo from Rover P4, 1964. Please call 07561 440922, North West. 107600

ROVER V8 PRE SDI FRONT TIMING COVER £100. Complete with water pump and oil pump. Also BOC argon gas bottle, half full, £50. Please call 07742 522371, South West. 107662

ROVER 3 LITRE MARK 2

TYRES POA. Two tyres, 750/20, as new. Two tyres, 750/20, very good condition. Shock link for commercial. Two Knights of the Road badges, good condition. Windscreen corner glass to ﬁt Karrier Wagon. Please call 01942 523186, North West. 107686

TOYOTA EXHAUST PARTS £150. Brand new, ﬁts all Starlets and Yaris. Front pipe, cat and middle box. Please call 07860 469764, South East. 107719

TRIUMPH SPITFIRE I-III HARDTOP £160. Ashley Fast Back hardtop, age related cracks, etc. Side windows, glass, Perspex. No parcel shelf, needs headlining and ﬁxing brackets. Quite rare now, buyer collects. Please call 01922 869541, West Midlands.

£25. Tombstone, ﬁtted with German lenses, one complete, one requires gasket and chrome bezel. Both in excellent condition. Please call 01782 514625, West Midlands. 107745

VOLKSWAGEN T25 WATER PUMP AND ACCELERATOR CABLE £40. For 1.9 petrol water cooled engine. Also second hand CDI box. Please call 01534 822082, Channel Islands. 107747

VOLVO F10 STEP

107694

RIPSPEED HI-LOW SUSPENSION KIT

107529

Miscellaneous 240-110 VOLT TRANSFORMER £50. American spec, step up/step down. Buyer collects. Please call 01353 740349, East of England.

107657

1962, £17. Rover 3 Litre Mark 2 Saloon and Coupe - Owner's Instruction Manual ( Part No 4497 ). Owner's in-car Handbook, as originally supplied with car. Complete and in good condition. , North West.

£100. Rover V8 3500s early front timing cover complete with oil pump/water pump, £100. 3500S engine mounts, complete, £20. BOC Argon gas bottle (large) half full, £50. Please call 07742 522371, South West.

TRIUMPH TR7 PARTS

107651

POA. Most blue and light brown interior. Also green check door cards, boot lid bonnet, rear lights, head rests, boot mats, radiator, header tank and lots more. Please call 07808 871366, North West.

AA COLLECTORS BROOCHES

107668

VAUXHALL CORSA C REAR DAMPERS

£65. Unused Ripspeed Hi-Low Mini front and rear suspension kit with box. Please call 01403 752787, South East. 107612

SENTINEL ENGINE £60. Volvo F10 front right hand step. Please call 01424 425055, South East.

£45. Set of collectors pin brooches, seven in total showing 50 years services in plastic box. Please call 07905 1352288, South East. 107518

107721

WARTBURG CAR COVER

POA. Bits missing, not sure what. Rocker covers have ﬁre damage, for spares or brave resto. Will need Hiab for loading. Please call 07975 545242, South East. 107749

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2006, £35. Pair of rear dampers, Monroe, used for 2,600 miles, very good condition. , South East. 107909

£60. Outdoor car cover by Covercraft, tailored to ﬁt Wartburg Tourist, with storage back and locking cable. Wartburg name embroidered across the front. Also 2.5 gallons Ovoline 2-stroke oil in 5 gallon drum with tap. Please call 01909 721464, East Midlands. 107673

ALVIS BOOKS AND MODELS £400. Alvis - K Day, The Alvis Car Speed Models. Front wheel drive models, Provile Publications. Alvis WD triangle (large). 4 TA 14 Mech pictures framed. Rad cap and Alvis Hare Knave plate - Speed 25 model. Please call 01304 368277, South East. 107157

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A Concours 1968 Bristol 410

By Park Ward. In lovely condition. Her mechanics having been totally rebuilt 10 years ago. Just serviced with new tyres. Twin side mounts, sunroof. Finished in Nutmeg and Ivory. Her roof is covered in Black Double Duck. Her doors shut beautifully with perfect gaps. Her interior is ﬁnished in Beige Bedford cord with Beige carpets and headlining. Her art deco woodwork is in good condition. She drives beautifully with good oil pressure and a steady temperature. All matching numbers, chassis sheets, handbooks etc and lots of history. £46,500

1990 Jaguar XJS V12 Convertible. Only 52,000 miles, very extensive service history, handbooks, manuals etc. Every conceivable extra including chrome wire wheels including its spare, rear boot mounted wind deﬂector Jaguar executive Walnut steering wheel expensive Sony sound system. Finished in Silver Ice Blue metallic, Grey leather interior pipped in Blue, Blue Mohair electric hood. Just too many extras to name. Just serviced with new MOT. Original un used tool kit. First person to see this car will buy. £24,500

Probably the best example in existence. Finished in Balmoral Green with Red leather hide and Wilton carpets. Being totally restored from the chassis up in 2010 at the cost of over £100,000 including a brand new factory engine. Full photographic evidence of the restoration and all bills available. Just fully serviced with brand new tyres. Must be seen to be believed. Any inspection invited. £56,500

1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25 Sports Saloon

1949 Bentley MKVI Having undergone a total nut and bolt restoration 4 years ago at the cost of £60,000 by Bentley specialists all bills available. Consisting of all mechanics, bare metal re spray, new interior being upholstery, carpets, woodwork, headlining and all refurbished Chrome and the underneath is as good as the rest. Matching numbers to the V5. Quite faultless any inspection invited. Just fully serviced with all new radial tyres, making her a much more pleasurable car to drive. £35,000

URGENTLY WANTED PRE-WAR AND EARLY POST-WAR ROLLS-ROYCE AND BENTLEYS PLUS ALL OTHER CARS OF SIMILAR QUALITY TO THOSE IN THIS ADVERTISEMENT

Absolutely Beautiful and Unrepeatable 1928 Vauxhall 20/60 Melton fastback Open Tourer with Dickey seat. This rare delightful drop head Coupe has the powerful 3 litre 6 cylinder overhead valve engine. Having undergone a total ground up body oﬀ restoration between 1986 and 1990. This gem of a car oozes character with unbelievably ﬁne detail and turns heads wherever she goes and underneath is like a brand-new car. Just serviced and now ready to be enjoyed. Really stunning and must be seen to be appreciated as her condition is quite irreproachable. £49,500

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ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA GREETINGS CARD

1981, POA. Newport Pagnell era, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. company Christmas greetings card, hand-signed by then Chairman Victor Gauntlett. Please call 07795 121845, Greater London.

BEDFORD O SERIES MODELS

£40. O Series furniture vans. Mint and boxed. Brewer and Turnbull, Lee Bros, Michael Gerson. All three limited edition and certiﬁcates. Excellent trucks. Price includes postage. Other Bedfords available. Please call 01744 637052, North West. 107733

107286

AUSTIN SEVEN (MINI MKI) DRIVER'S HANDBOOK

BARC BROOCHES

CITROËN 2CV DECORATIVE RALLY PLAQUES

1938, £300. Two guest, one member badge. No 1123 and 363. Please call 07905 135288, South East. 107679

CLASSIC AND SPORTSCAR MAGAZINES

BATTERY POWERED LORRY MODEL

1996. Two Citroen 2CV rally plaques from events held in France in 1996, in St. Malo and Paris. Plaques are ﬂexible plastic and wipable. Each plaque is in excellent condition and has 4 x ﬁxing holes. Nice collectible, decorative items of automobilia for 2CV bumper or garage wall display!. Please call 07795 121845, Greater London. 107863

£15. Genuine August 1959 Driver's Handbook. Part No. AKD1173A. This publication was only printed for the 1959 "Mini" vehicles. I have never owned a Mini and would like this very rare book to go to an enthusiast. All pages present and in good condition. Price includes ﬁrst class postage. Please call 07505 012786, West Midlands.

£30. Several bound copies of Classic and Sportscar, 1970 and 1980, £30 each. Please call 07881 461123, East Midlands. 107684

CLASSIC BADGES AND KEY FOBS POA. Based on a modiﬁed mobility scooter chassis and electrics, scaled from a show lorry. Open to serious oﬀers. Please call 01902 845114, West Midlands. 107832

107429

BROOKLANDS BADGE AUSTIN 10-28 HP TECHNICAL FAULT FINDING MANUALS

POA. Also have repair manuals. Armstrong to Wolseley. Can post. Please call 01234 213871, East of England.

£60. 1931-1939 technical fault ﬁnding manuals, 3 no from Austin 10 Drivers Club. Reprints. Plus postage. Please call 07724 776536, Greater London. 107348

AEC MODELS

CORGI 1.5 SCALE STEAM AND DIESEL

107538

£85. Brooklands 1931 BARC badge, guest. Please call 02083 997541, South East.

CITROËN 2CV POSTCARDS PROTOTYPE, RIPPLE BONNET AND MOTORSPORT 'CROSS' VARIANTS

POA. Steam and diesel commercial vehicles, all in excellent condition. Please call 01291423392, Wales. 107510

COLLECTORS ITEMS POA. 1970s lorries, 1950s car Bush radio, 1950s lorry, old spotlights, American-British colour large books, 1950s-1980s old toys - Dinky, Corgi, etc. Can post. Please call 07827 954068, South West. 107655

DINKY TOYS NO 152

107867

BROOKLAND ORIGINAL ARM BAND

POA. Conversions, repairs damaged or broken. Models rebuilt, sheet metal, bodywork, hand formed, no plastic used. Please call 01442 831319, South East. 107722

£200. JCC 1937. International Trophy Oﬃcial. Please call 07534 431198, South East. 107678

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1997, POA. Citroen 2CV postcards, all 15cm x 10.5cm (6" x 4") approx :- black and white photo of one of the prototypes plus colour artworks depicting the ripple bonnet and motorsport '2CV Cross' variants. All in excellent condition. Oﬀers invited. Please call 07795 121845, Greater London.

£75. Dinky Austin A40 Devon Dustone. Rare model in good condition, few chips here and there. Please call 01642 577637, Yorkshire and the Humber.

107279

107540

DINKY TOYS MILK FLOAT

FERRARI REVELL CALIFORNIA 1/24 PLASTIC KIT (CLOSED TOP VERSION)

HONDA CB450

JAGUAR WORLD MAGAZINES £30. 115 copies, 2010-2021, buyer to collect. Please call 01638 663829, East of England. 107334

JAGUAR XK/XKR CAR COVER

£20. Express Dairy, quality repaint. Also have same model in cream colour. Please call 01642 577637, Yorkshire and the Humber. 107541

ELORA SOCKET SET £200. 1960s 42 piece + 2 socket set. Whit/AF/Metric, original box, little used, nearly new. Please call 07704 660110, Greater London. 107874

ERF WORKSHOP MANUALS

2009, £16. Revell 1/24 scale Ferrari California plastic kit (closed top version), Kit No. 07191. Paint and glue not included. Box has been opened but all required parts still in factory-sealed bag inside the box. Full instructions and waterslide decal sheet included. 115 parts, medium diﬃculty kit. NOTE - Box has been mildly squashed at some point but contents are complete and undamaged. Please call 07795 121845, Greater London.

1972, 33000 miles, £3,500. Original condition, Doha engine, new tyres and chain, new battery, genuine silencers in very good condition. Lovely bike. Please call 07976 383698, East of England. 107532

JAGUAR MASCOT

£40. External car cover for XK/XKR (modelled on XF). Used only twice. Please call 07543 695061, South East. 107430

KAWASAKI KH 100

107131

FIRE EXTINGUISHER £250. Leaping Jaguar, gold plated on heavy black base. Excellent condition. Please call 01159 656279, East Midlands. 107685

JAGUAR ILLUMINATED SIGN

POA. ERF workshop manuals B, C E, EC and ECS series - over 30 manuals. DAF workshop manuals 2100, 2300, 2500 - seven manuals. Cummins workshop manuals - two manuals. Eaton 5, 6, 9 transmission manual. Please call 07394 999446, Yorkshire and the Humber.

£20. With wall bracket, very clean. Please call 07561 440922, North West.

107833

107601

EARLY MOTORING MAGAZINES

FODEN C TYPE WAGON AND TRAILER AND SUPER SENTINEL

£345. Classic 1960s style. Internally illuminated powder-coated aluminium box sign. 48" x 12" 3.5". Fitted with modern LED lighting and electronics. Externally ﬁnished in ivory, suitable for wall-mounting or hanging. Looks absolutely superb, just like the 1960s Motor Show but smaller! Ideal for your garage or man-cave. Please call 02089 425151, South East.

1975, 6000 miles, £2,500. Kawasaki KH 100 classic motor bike, genuine 6,000 miles from new, fantastic original condition recently recommissioned, runs great, can only appreciate, tax and mot exempt, historic black plate use, display, show, may deal on MK1 Escort/Cortina or Mini. , North West. 107573

LA CURCARACHA AIR HORNS

107526

JAGUAR AND DAIMLER CALENDARS

£5. Five early motoring magazines - 1944, 1951, 1952, 1964 and 1969. Fairly frail after 70 years but a fascinating read. Please call 01366 728030, East of England. 107607

£25. Matchbox 1922 Foden C Type Wagon and Trailer, Frasers of Ipswich, limited edition. Corgi Super Sentinel with Tate and Lyle crate load, limited edition. Both mint and boxed, never played with. Please call 01744 637052, North West. 107753

£20. 1995 and 1996 calendars. Very large - 600mm x 600mm. Please call 07730 437219, South East.

£25. New unopened box. Please call 07561 440922, North West.

107330

107606

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ORIGINAL BROOKLANDS RACE PROGRAMME

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ROVER SPECIFICATION BOOKS

£2,000. Registration plate HAY 16N on retention. Please call 07860 246900, East of England.

£80. I have owned these two Schulo clockwork toys for 70 years. 1917 Ford Model T and 1907 Mercedes Simplex. Both require attention to drive but nice condition. Please call 07881 461123, East Midlands.

107820

PORSCHE T-SHIRTS £5. Gents small, various colours in very good condition. £5 each. Please call 01475 726360, Scotland.

107687

107750

MAGAZINES

REG PLATE KOW 688 £50. Easter Monday April 6th 1931 oﬃcial race programme. 32 pages, many others, years available. Please call 07968 659967, South East.

£4. Five Rover Speciﬁcation books. Ref 543, May 1957. Ref 578, November 1958. Ref 592, October 1959. Ref 592/C, October 1961. Ref 592/D, November 1962. Also Rover Reﬁnements c1955. £4 each. Please call 01132 693672, Yorkshire and the Humber. 107605

T MERLIN NR2 DIESEL INJECTOR NEEDLE GRINDING MACHINE

107521

OLD PETROL PUMP

£999. KOW 688, on retention. I took this oﬀ an old Austin A40 late 50’s. All fees paid. Please call 07749 586757, South East. 107604

RAF 668 - PRIVATE REGISTRATION POA. On retention certificate, 668 Far East squadron number, ideal for classic military vehicle, RAF with squadron suffix are very rare. Open to offers. Please call 01606 278293, North West. 1982, £10. This is a collection of four transport-related magazines, all of which were the first issue, from 1977 to 1982. If you would like details of the contents of any or all of them please ring. Please call 01273 770628, South East.

107663

ROLLS-ROYCE METAL SIGN £1,750. With globe which lights up. Collection only. Please call 07449 038711, Yorkshire and the Humber.

PRIVATE REGISTRATION

£495. One owner, super condition. Extras including lapping head, owners manual and catalogue. Please call 01492 580883, Wales.

£19,500. Reg plate 202 RRR on retention. Please call 07767 657586, Yorkshire and the Humber.

TWO DIECAST STEAM WAGONS

107204

107343

MG CHASSIS PLATE

107676

107189

PRIVATE REGISTRATION

£45. Original MG chassis plate. Car No CM1518, Eng MG1285A. The MG Car Company Abingdon on Thames. Please call 02083 997541, South East.

£525. N40 MKE. 10 year retention certiﬁcate for immediate transfer. Please call 07871 591672, North West.

£40. 7 inches x 11 inches with four ﬁxing holes. Please call 02083 997541, South East.

£25. Mint and boxed. Matchbox 1922 Foden "C" Type wagon and trailer, Frasers of Ipswich, limited edition. Corgi Super sentinel with Tate and Lyle crate load, limited edition. Never played with. Price is for both. Please call 01744 637052, North West.

107525

107231

107683

107427

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TAILGATE THREE-YEAR ITCH Sam considers how modern car finance could create a lack of classic cars for future generations.

news story in one of the national papers this last week has prompted a lot of talk online from classic car people. The growing scarcity of Austin’s Metro, Maestro and Montego is leading to enthusiasts of those and other cars asking why this era – a relatively recent era – is seemingly drying up. The primary reason carries wider repercussions for modern classics and means we very likely won’t be seeing many of today’s cars at shows either. It’s a problem endemic to cars of more recent generations – one which worsens the newer a vehicle gets. However well a car sells, it simply doesn’t attract the sorts of people who will keep it between the point where it is just another secondhand car and the age at which it becomes a classic. Old bangers, as common parlance would have them, are no longer worth keeping. And I think that the way we buy our cars is partly to blame. I’m still relatively young, but I remember an era in which new cars were – in the main – purchased and not leased. You might save hard for three years and blow the lot on a brand new Mondeo 1.8LX in 1999 – and £15,680 was a lot of money then. You’d keep it, run it for three years, and sell it for maybe £6000. That would go in the kitty toward the

new one, along with the £10,000 or so you’d worked hard to save by 2002. And this is how it had always been – with lower figures and higher resale values the further back you went. People who had worked so hard to achieve something – and this applied equally to the second owner because £6000 was a lot of money to save too – would look after it, would keep it clean, would service it because it was a significant investment and warranted the effort. This, in turn, meant it was better-equipped to survive the days of being worth just a few quid and finding someone prepared to restore it for a new generation. The further back you go, and the more cars were bought outright, the more you will find these attitudes. Car financing has always been an option, but it only really took off in the 1980s and has been growing in popularity since. Today, more than 90% of all new cars are leased, and some dealers report that this includes over half of Rolls-Royce sales, let alone the average street furniture. Is there the same sense of value to a car when you haven’t had

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to save for it? I think not. And I worry that as we inch closer to a throwaway society where we’re all effectively renting cars, the incentive to keep cars into old age is dropping away. Why spend £15,000 on a three-year-old BMW when you can spend two years driving a new one for less money, not have to worry about selling it, and if it breaks, it’s not your problem? The problem with that, of course, is that when these cars are past their realistic use by date, they’ll be sold as ex rentals, probably to the minicab industry. There won’t be the same incentive to care for them because the first owner may well have abused them anyway. And inevitably, as has been happening over the last 30 years, they’ll be run into the ground. Unless it’s something ubiquitous like a Fiat 500 or a MINI, you won’t see a car from 2021 on the show fields of 2050. And that attitude is affecting 1990s and 2000s vehicles in bangerdom today. If you want to see cars of this era survive for future generations, now is the time to act before there are none left. CCM

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