Aston Martin Ultimate Portfolio 1981-1993
The Company continued to produce exciting cars and by 1984 the helm was in the hands of Victor Gauntlet and Peter Livanos. These two rekindled the link with Zagato, who brought to life the V8 Zagato. The Lagonda V8 continued to keep their heads above water and they also...
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Aston Martin Ultimate Portfolio 1968-1980
This collection of road tests and other articles centring on Aston Martin, records the gradual development of the DBS, the successor to the DB6 Mk 2, with the six-cylinder 4 litre engine into the mighty 170 m.p.h. V8 Vantage. By default, it also chronicles the various upheavals...
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Aston Martin Ultimate Portfolio 1948-1968
The Company survived the Second-world-war, but only just. Gordon Sutherland, though he had an exciting prototype in Atom, realised that he did not have the funds to take the necessary steps to get it into production. David Brown, an industrialist from Yorkshire, was the...
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Aston Martin Gold Portfolio 1921-1947
In these pages you will read a record of the highs and lows of this very British make, notwithstanding the fact that a man with a very Italian name, Augustus Cesare Bertelli had a big hand in the design of the cars produced between 1926 and 1936. However, one has to note...
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Armstrong Siddeley Gold Portfolio 1945-1960
As part of the group controlled by the Hawker Siddeley aircraft Co. All their resources were behind the evolution of the new Two litre Armstrong Siddeley which went into production in 1945. Several models were built over the following years with the total production run...
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The Great Classic Muscle Cars Compared
The golden era of the muscle car was that brief, but oh so exciting period in the later 1960s when performance was everything! The name of the game was speed and acceleration, winning it required awesome amounts of horsepower and this came from a number of mega cubic inch...
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AMX & Javelin Gold Portfolio 1968-1974
The Ford Mustang opened up a new market in the 1960s, and one of the makers which soon tried for a piece of the action was American Motors. AMCs first Mustang contender, the Marlin, was not an unqualified success; but its second, the 1968 Javelin, sold like hot cakes. Although...
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AMC Rambler Limited Edition Extra 1956-1969
Readers will be able to trace Ramblers progress over their final 14 years of production from the stories that follow. However, they might find the facts listed below interesting, revealing and entertaining. 1956: Rambler has complete redesign and carries either Hudson or...
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Alvis Gold Portfolio 1919-1967
The first Alvis car was introduced in 1920 & during the 1920s & 1930s, the company offered a broad model range in which engineering innovation was to the forefront. This is a collection of road tests, introductory articles, special coachwork, technical & performance data
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Allard Limited Edition Ultra
To say that Sydney Allard was a remarkable man is merely stating the obvious and to repeat what has been said about him many times before. On the other hand, Allard's enthusiasm for high performance machines has had many far-reaching consequences and I for one owe a lot...
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