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1955 Jaguar XK140 Special Equipment Coupé

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1955 Jaguar XK140 Special Equipment Coupé

1955 Jaguar XK140 Special Equipment Coupé ProjectCoachwork by Giovanni Michelotti Chassis no. S814286 Engine no. E1016-8 • Delivered new to France• Unique Michelotti aluminium coachwork and believed one of his first designs• Ultra-rare C-Type engine, originally fitted to chassis 'XKC016'• Previously owned by French Jaguar Drivers' Club President, Roland Urban Chassis number 'S814286' was built on 25th May 1955 as a left-hand drive XK140 SE Coupé with normal factory coachwork. The Jaguar was delivered new in France via the French distributor, Charles Delecroix, to its first lady owner, Mme Jeanne Gaymard in Paris. It is the 286th left-hand drive coupé...

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2023 - Land Rover turns 75yrs old

2023 - Land Rover turns 75yrs old

Land Rover has grown from little more than a sketched outline of a vehicle on a beach, to a global brand selling hundreds of thousands of vehicles. It’s been a journey filled with adventure, courage, engineering excellence and, above all, many thousands of content and loyal Land Rover Owners. Below, we trace just some of the highlights that have made Land Rover great. 1947 – The Birth of a Legend The Land Rover brand that you have come to know and love was born in a sketch made in the sand on a Welsh beach in 1947. While using a...

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Ken Block proves that an ELECTRIC future does not have to be boring.

Ken Block proves that an ELECTRIC future does not have to be boring.

Ken Block needs no introduction: He's the mastermind behind the Hoonigan brand and the driver behind the otherworldly Gymkhana videos. Historically, his Gymkhana videos include at least one brutish creation. He left Ford in 2021 after 11 years with Ford Performance, and now he's in a new partnership with Audi. That partnership is now taking shape with the Audi S1 Hoonitron and the newest Gymkhana installment: Electrikhana. We know it's not British or Italian.  We know it doesn't run on one of our Weber carb kits or alloy crossflow heads, but it does have a gear reduction system (not a starter)....

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October 19, 1965 – MGB GT goes on sale

October 19, 1965 – MGB GT goes on sale

MG released the unitary construction MGB in 1962, replacing the seven year old MGA. While it didn’t feature the traditional body and frame assembly of its predecessor, the two cars did share many components. The brakes and suspension are traced to the MGA, while the four cylinder B-Series engine dates to the late 1940s. The MGB essentially wrapped company highlights of the of the past 15 years into a slim new package. MG achieved real design innovation on this day in 1965 with the release of the MGB GT for the next model year. The MGB GT offered a new cabin...

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JAGUAR C-TYPE 70-EDITION CONTINUATION ROADSTERS

JAGUAR C-TYPE 70-EDITION CONTINUATION ROADSTERS

THE ORIGINAL FORMULA FOR FAST IS BACK In 1951, the Jaguar C-type became the first of our marque to win the hallowed Le Mans 24-hour race, breaking every speed and distance record in the process. And on its first attempt.In 2021, 70 years since its breathtaking beauty and brawn burst onto the world’s racetracks, we restart production on a strictly limited run of the ultimate 1953 disc-brake specification. Not just for the showroom, these new hand-built C-type models will allow discerning owners to get behind the wheel for Jaguar Classic Challenge racing, track and closed-road use.  INSPIRED BY XK120 PERFORMANCE...

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