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Extensive period competition history Continuous ownership history Well maintained throughout its life Purpose built competition special Development dry sump engine Chassis 7089 was ordered through Rossleigh Ltd, Lea-Francis Glasgow agents, order number SRS192, invoice C9943, with the chassis being sent by rail on 7th March 1949. Note..
1949
12/14 'Skelly' Special Formula 2 Sports-Racing Two-Seater
Rare early 'lights behind grille' model Original chassis and front/rear body New bulkhead and tailgate 1st East Anglian Regiment markings Inspired by the US Army's wartime 'Jeep', developed in haste and intended for short-term, small-scale production, the Land Rover would defy its creators' initial scepticism. Rover bosses the Wilks b..
BEING SOLD WITH TITLE
Straight 6 Engine
Manual Transmission
7' X 11' Flat Bed
Green Exterior With Light Green Accent And Black Interior
7.50-20 Duals
Showing 81,154 Miles
Although there was undoubtedly a significant input from the bright aeronautical engineers at Bristol, the 400, which commenced production in 1947, was effectively a synthesis of three pre-war BMW designs, with a chassis derived from that of the 326, an engine from the 328 sports car and an aerodynamic bodyshell similar to that of the 327 coupé.
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Considered by motor car historians to be one of the most important designs ever created, the Austin/Morris Mini was in production for 40 years and remains today as an enduring British icon. To many, including its designer Alec Issigonis, the notion that the Mini might have a future as anything other than being a means of basic transport, and the id..
The Mini was manufactured by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s and its space-saving front-wheel drive layout, allowing 80% of the car's floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage, influenced a generation of car makers. In 1999, the Mini was voted t..
Originally owned and operated by National Benzole Professionally restored between 1992 and 2002 Featured in Classic and Vintage Commercialsmagazine Only circa 3,257 miles since restoration The current vendor purchased this delightful Austin K4 petrol tanker from a scrap yard on the Sheerness dockside in 1991, thereby saving it ..
Effectively three owners from new Present family ownership for circa 50 years Off the road since the late 1970s Requires full restoration Like the majority of Britain's motor manufacturers, Jaguar Cars, as William Lyons' SS concern had been renamed in 1945, commenced post-war production with a range of pre-war designs. Essentially sto..