The Oldsmobile Toronado was a personal luxury car manufactured and marketed by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors from 1966 to 1992 over four generations. The Toronado was noted for being the first American front wheel drive since the Cord of 1937 In 1966 the Toronado was placed third in the 1966 European Car of […]
Of all the Camaros the 1969 has, to me, the best balance and what one would call poise. The Camaro was GM’s response to the first pony car – The Ford Mustang. I should be impartial as the webmaster of this site but……. as much as I like all cars deep down I’m a Chev […]
PART FRENCH, PART AMERICAN YET ALL BRITISH The Rolls Royce Silver Shadow was built from 1965 to 1980. It replaced the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud. In that time only one major upgrade was done (1976) but the Mk I and Mk II were essentially the same. Minor changes to the bumpers and the area around the […]
BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED SUPER LDV IN FIRE CRACKER RED Chris Hattingh is the proud owner of this Fire Cracker Red Ford Eater and he will be delighted to tell you all about his award winning vehicle at the show on Saturday 31 August. The “new” body style of Chris’s LDV was launched in 1955 and it […]
WEIRD AND WONDERFUL Woodies were very popular derivatives of conventional cars and station wagons. A station wagon is also known as a “shooting brake” and as an “Estate”. The “Woodie” refers to wooden coachwork added to the existing steel body of a station wagon. It ought to be authentic wood that is used in the […]
THE MARQUE THAT CARRIED AMERICA THROUGH THE DEPRESSION TWO WORLD WARS AND THE CRASH OF 2008 – Of all the American marques, Chevrolet has stood out for over a century as one of the great car manufacturers of all time. Established by Louis Chevrolet and William Durant the marque, together with Buick, Cadillac, Oldsmobile and […]