1981 Audi Quattro
The original Audi Quattro, retroactively named the Ur-Quattro, is almost certainly the most important vehicle ever manufactured by the German automaker. The Quattro name…
Cars
1969 Boss 429 Ford Mustang
The Boss 429 Ford Mustang was built specifically to allow Ford to race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – the homologation requirement was…
Documentary: The Banger Boys
The Banger Boys is a 1976 documentary by New Decade Films, it covers the life and times of a group of “banger boys” –…
1968 Toyota Corona Hot Rod
The humble Toyota Corona isn’t a car that you’d usually associate with the Californian hot rod scene – the model was first introduced in…
Ingenuity in Action: 1950’s Hot Rod Documentary
Ingenuity in Action is a 1959 documentary produced by the team at Hot Rod Magazine as an inside look at the September 1959 Hot Rod…
Range Rover Classic Two-Door
In 1970 the Rover Company rolled out a new two-door 4×4 called the Range Rover. It’s not known if they had any inkling how…
Amphicar Model 770
The Amphicar holds the distinction of being one of history’s most successful amphibious cars, despite the fact that it was a bit of a…
AC Aceca-Bristol Coupe
The AC Aceca-Bristol was built from 1956 as a more powerful variant of the AC Aceca, the addition of the Bristol suffix denoted the fitment…
Aston Martin Virage Cutaway
In 1988 at the Birmingham Motor Show Aston Martin introduced their new sports coupe – the Virage. At its heart was a 32-valve 5.3 litre…
The First Ferrari 308 GTB Quattrovalvole
In 1975 Ferrari introduced the 308 GTB, it was a direct drop in replacement for the 2-seater Dino 246 GT and it was also…
MG Speed Trials at Bonneville Salt Flats – 1956
In its post-WWII heyday MG produced a series of world-beating land speed racers, more often than not piloted by the eccentric Captain George Eyston…
1976 Ford Bronco Ranger
The original Ford Bronco hasn’t quite piqued the interest of historic 4×4 collectors in the same way as the two-door Range Rover Classic or…