31 small European classic cars | Classic & Sports Car
2. 1923 Austin Seven. The Austin Seven was almost as significant in the UK as the Ford Model T had been on the other side of the Atlantic. Much smaller than the Ford, it was nevertheless still a ‘real’ car, and was largely responsible for the decline of the cyclecar industry in its home country.
12 high-performance cars of 2004 | Classic & Sports Car
The class of 2004. Whether it was low-volume Brits knocking it for six, Europe’s luxury elite taking supercars and sports cars to the next level, or even Ford making Mustang great again, 2004 was a vintage year for fans of high-performance cars.
21 less-loved MGs - Classic & Sports Car
4. 1950 MG TD. When it was launched in 1950, there was no shortage of enthusiasm for the MG TD. It replaced the popular TC with a similar formula of a simple, open-top, two-seat body and a perky, 1250cc, four-cylinder engine, but the TD was bigger and better in almost every respect.
Your classic: Datsun 280Z - Classic & Sports Car
Oct 9, 2024 · A stop on the Datsun 280Z road trip to explore California’s giant redwood trees. Eventually, I found my ‘roadmate’ in a 1973 Datsun 240Z that was reliable, quick and sleek.. I drove it more than 50,000 miles and it never let me down, but after three years I moved on to a 1976 Porsche 911S.. I quickly embraced the marque and over the ensuing decades I bought, sold and drove the wheels off ...
25 of the most luxurious classic cars ever - Classic & Sports Car
1. Packard Eight (1924) Packard ranked alongside the very best in the world for pre-war luxury cars. Much of this was thanks to insisting on the best components and build standards for its models, as well as the supremely refined 5.9-litre straight-eight engine that sat on rubber mounts to further isolate it from the car’s occupants.
16 cars with 16-cylinder engines | Classic & Sports Car
Sweet 16. To paraphrase an oft-used maxim, ‘Sometimes, there ain’t no substitute for cylinders’. Throughout automotive history, four-, six- and eight-cylinder engines have been the norm for production cars, with 12-cylinder engines being on the fringe of high-end performance and/or luxury-car engineering.
22 of the greatest Jaguars - Classic & Sports Car
4. 1951 Jaguar C-type. Inspired by the promising potential of a three-car works XK120 entry in 1949’s Le Mans 24-hour race, William Lyons consented to the creation of an XK120-based sports-racer with reduced weight, better brakes and more performance.
21 of Zagato’s greatest hits | Classic & Sports Car
Celebrating 100-plus years of bold design and questionable lines. Even among iconic coachbuilders, Italian firm Zagato is one of the most famous names in the automotive world – and for good reason: the Milanese design house has crafted shells for some of the greatest marques and machines since it was established in 1919.
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28 best classic car events of 2024
3. Rétromobile. When: 31 January-4 February 2024. Where: Paris, France. Rétromobile returns to Parc des Expositions in Porte de Versailles in the French capital for its 48th edition in 2024.. A treasure trove of weird and wonderful classic cars, a Citroën 2CV-inspired chariot, an AMX-30 Saguay tank and a half-track Porsche 356 were among the highlights at last year’s event.