Lotus is back in a big way. The company is rising from a small British car maker to potentially one of the biggest sports car builders in the world with the announcement of 6 new models in Paris last year (I’ll be needing the the Elan)
This stunning 1933 MG Magnette K-Type was due to hit the Bonham’s auction block before being mysteriously withdrawn, rumour has it the owner had a change of heart and decided to keep it in his collection. It isn’t hard to see why.
This Norton Manx replica looks like a hell of a daily rider, it’s owner has listed it for sale as he has too many bikes in the garage and his wife is getting antsy, his loss looks to be someone else’s gain.
The E-Type Lightweight is a performance modified E-Type from 1961 that features aluminium bodywork to keep weight as low as possible, a close ratio gearbox, Weber carburettors, race tuned suspension and a slew of other upgrades.
In the formative years of motor racing, no gentlemen would be caught dead in his automobile without his leather helmet, goggles and trusty driving gloves. Fortunately, companies that still produce these items still exist and as the above pictured gloves attest, they haven’t lost an ounce of style over the passing decades.
Great photograph of a couple of British ladies giving a 1963 Jaguar E-Type a quick clean. I bet they’d make a great cup of tea.
This magnificent old Roller has a 7.7 litre straight 6, an engine that I would pay good money just to listen to. The 1926 Phantom…
Sunbeams are timeless, the Model 14 is a great example from the marque. Produced between 1933 and 1938 the 250cc tourer was a solid cross country motorcycle and many of them saw unofficial service during WWII throughout Britain.
The idea of coming home from work and placing a glass of cold beer on a coffee table made out of a Jaguar V12 milled from an aluminium mono-block has significant appeal to me. The block isn’t just for show either, the same company that produces these coffee tables also sells vehicle-ready V12 blocks
I’m not a big fan of the sort of attire that requires the use of cufflinks but in this particular case, I think I’ll make an exception. These magnificently intricate cufflinks are made by London Particulars and cost just $69 USD.
In 1957 the MG Car Company arrived at the Bonneville Salt Flats with an unusually shaped vehicle and legendary racing driver Stirling Moss. The car was called the MG EX 181 and it was entered into the Class F land-speed series for cars with engines between 1.1 and 1.5 litres.
Celluloid doesn’t get much better than this, The Italian Job is essential viewing for any self-respecting red blooded male. Featuring Michael Caine and Noel Coward the 1969 comic caper centres around a gold heist in Turin, Italy.
