With a name reminiscent of the 500 Mondial race cars from the 1950s, the Ferrari Mondial was a replacement model for the Ferrari 308 GT4. The Mondial was the first Ferrari where the entire engine, gearbox and rear suspension assembly was mounted on a detachable steel subframe, making engine removal for a major rebuild or cylinder head removal much ..
By the mid-1960s, the Jaguar E-Type was appealing to the man with a young family but who were restricted by the size of the current Jaguar E-Type coupé and its open topped sibling. This prompted Jaguar to offer a third option in the form of a 2+2 coupé. By adding nine inches to the wheelbase and two inches in height, it was then possible to fit a r..
Hand-sewn in the great British artisan traditionCertified mileage and maintenanceSerial number: fsk548799jkl897Engine: V8, 4300 cm3Transmission, Double clutch robot, 6 speedEstimate: 55,000 - 60,000 euro History:Inherited from the Aston Martin DB9, itself a desce..
1956 Jaguar XK140 MC RoadsterWhen Jaguar unleased the XK120 on the world in 1949, it raised the bar for performance and style at an astonishingly affordable price point. The follow-up to the 120 came in 1954, which Jaguar dubbed the XK140, offering a wealth of improvements to address the shortcomings of the earlier model. With the ..
The Mercedes- Benz W126 is the company’s internal designation for its second generation S-Class, the top of the range saloon model that has always been the epitome of performance, comfort and setting. The S-Class has always brought new levels of technology and product refinement to the industry as a whole. The 12 year production run for this model ..
The Jaguar XJS design, codenamed XJ27, started around 1965 with the first production car being sold in 1975. It was primarily designed by Malcolm Sayer with input and control from Sir William Lyons. Although the public assumed the Jaguar XJS was a successor to the very popular E-Type it was in fact intended to be very different. It would be comfort..
The SS100 was built between 1936 and 1940 by SS Cars Ltd of Coventry, England. The nomenclature was to reflect the theoretical 100mph maximum speed and once approved by Sir William Lyons, the name 'Jaguar' was given to a new saloon version in 1936. Widely considered to be one of the most aesthetically pleasing Jaguar cars ever built, it is also one..
The BMW M5 is a high performance variant of the BMW 5 Series marketed under the BMW M sub-brand. It is considered an iconic vehicle and the majority of M5s have been produced in the saloon body style, but in some countries the M5 was also available as an estate. The first M5 model was hand-built in 1985 on the E28 535i chassis with a modified en..
This Rothmans liveried, slant nose 997 has been created in homage to Le Mans 962 and the 935 endurance racers. The story began in the form of a family-run body repair business teaming up with a young marketing and social media expert. The roots of the family business can be traced back to 1948 and the foundation of Ideal Motors Coachworks, who in 1..