By 1960, Jaguar’s XK-150 sports car was beginning to show its age, and Jaguar was gearing up to make a big splash with its replacement. The XK series traced its roots back to 1948 with the XK-120, and the time had come for a radical new car that would recapture the magic that Jaguar’s reputation was founded upon. Company boss Sir William Lyons r..
From its earliest days as S.S. Cars, luxurious and sporty saloon cars have sustained Jaguar through its highs and lows. In the mid-1950s, Jaguar was savoring the accomplishments of the XK sports cars and world-beating C-Type and D-Type sports racers. They even enjoyed surprising success with the massive MkVII and MkIX in British Saloon Car racin..
In 1957, Jaguar released the final and most advanced version of the XK-series of sports cars. The XK150 featured the most significant changes made since the XK120 appeared in 1949. The chassis was very similar to the outgoing 140, with independent front suspension, Salisbury rear axle, and rack and pinion steering. New for the 150, however, was ..
Following hot on the heels of Jaguar’s sensational XK120, the XK140 debuted in 1955 featuring a number of improvements designed to address customer complaints with the 120. Thankfully, Jaguar was able to retain the arresting good looks of the original design, while allowing for more room and better-balanced handling. The XK140’s larger full-widt..
Over the years, Jaguar developed quite a knack at unveiling their latest and greatest sports cars to stunned audiences. It happened in the early 1990s with the spectacular XJ220 supercar. Before that, the E-Type set the world alight with its staggeringly beautiful lines and exotic construction. However, it was at the 1948 London Motor Show where..
Intermeccanica was founded in 1960 by Canadians Frank and Paula Reisner. The Reisners fell in love with Italy while on vacation and on a whim, decided to resettle and start a new business, where Frank felt his engineering expertise and passion for sports cars would serve him well. Frank was a creative and dedicated engineer with extensive experi..
MK3 MG Midget in particularly fine condition. Imported from the States
in past, it has been in the Netherlands for quite some years. A few
years ago a, no holds bared and expense spared, full restoration and
mechanical rebuild was carried out. Just to be specific, this was a
body-off process where all of the bodywork was treated and all movi..
A supremely original 1970 Fiat 500L. This one hails from Italy and has
not been mucked about with, retaining the original features. The
bodywork is solid and rust-free as well as being straight with correctly
fitting body panels. The nearly fully original paintwork is not
perfect. It comes documented with even the first Italian registration
pa..
We have a fantastic Jaguar E-Type 3.8’flat floor’ coupe with welded
louvres available. This car was built in October 1961 and exported to
New York, the USA where it reached it`s first owner, Mr W L Buck, on the
2nd December 1961. This was the 140th in the production line and
therefore the rare ‘flat floor’ coupe. This car is even more exception..
Mercedes Benz 280 SE W111 Coupe LHD in the best possible condition… This
example has been fully restored and mechanically rebuild into the
highest level a few years ago in The Netherlands. Body is stunning
throughout with beautiful paint and perfect panel fittings. Beautiful
cognac colour interior, tinted glass, automatic transmission and perfe..