Rover SD1 Buyers Guide: The Poor Man’s Aston Martin, Rust and All
Car magazine, reviewing the newly launched Vitesse in 1982, called the Rover SD1 “a poor man’s Aston Martin,” which remains […]
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BMC Abroad: New Zealand. No Salt, No Rust, and a Morris Minor in the Shire
New Zealand and Britain have been sending things to each other since the 1840s: wool, butter, lamb, emigrants, and for
Frogeye Sprite Specs and Values Guide Austin-Healey Frogeye Sprite: Classic Specs, Values and Production Guide
In May 1958 the Austin-Healey Sprite went on sale in Britain for £669. This was slightly less than the price
Land Rover Series Specs and Values Guide Land Rover Series I, II and III: Classic Specs, Values and Variant Guide
Over a million Series Land Rovers were built between 1948 and 1985. This makes the Series Land Rover one of
Triumph GT6 Specs and Values Guide Triumph GT6: Classic Specs, Values and the Three Marks Explained
In 1966 Triumph took a Spitfire, fitted a 2.0-litre six-cylinder engine, added a fastback roof, and created a car that
Triumph Spitfire Specs and Values Guide Triumph Spitfire: Classic Specs, Values and Complete Variant Guide
The Triumph Spitfire was produced across five distinct variants over eighteen years, which is a longer and more varied production
BMC Abroad: South Africa, The Factory at the Cape and the Car Nobody Knew
South Africa is a large country with a complicated history, a varied climate, and a specific relationship with British cars
Austin : Paint Colour Codes and Swatches: Complete Guide by Model
Austin built more cars for the British market than almost anyone else for much of the postwar period, which is
BMC Abroad: India, The Morris Oxford That Became India
When British engineers designed the Morris Oxford Series III in the mid-1950s, they had certain conditions in mind. English roads.
Morris : Colour Codes and Colour Swatches | Complete Guide by Model
Morris built cars from 1913 to 1984, which is a span of seventy-one years, eight million vehicles, and more variation
Triumph TR6 Specs, Variants and Values Guide
The Triumph TR6 holds a specific place in British sports car history as the last of the traditional TR line:
The Story of the Mini: Britain’s Most Loved Car and How It Nearly Broke the Company That Built It
In the summer of 1956, the Egyptian president nationalised the Suez Canal. Britain, France, and Israel responded with military intervention.
BMC Abroad: The USA, How Britain’s Little Sports Cars Conquered America and Never Quite Left
In October 1948, a group of American motorsport enthusiasts organised what is widely considered the first post-war road race on
BMC Abroad: Singapore, Classic British Cars on the Lion City’s Roads
Singapore should not, by any rational analysis, be a good place to own a classic British car. The climate is
BMC Abroad: Australia, Built Here, Driven Here, Still Here
Australia’s relationship with the classic British car is not one of import and nostalgia at a distance. It is something