The Ascari KZ1 A10 is a track developed version of the standard Ascari KZ1. The KZ1 was already renown for its balanced chassis and powerful engine and provided a good basis for the newly modified Ascari A10. The modified A10 version...
Another Concept Car You Can’t Buy (Part 1) The Jaguar XK180 concept (1999) is the first in our series about Jaguar’s habit of creating some really desirable concept cars they never put into production. Designed by Keith Helfet, the designer of...
Oliver Winterbottom worked at three major British sports car manufacturers during his career and contributed to the success of each, with distinctive designs. Winterbottom worked with luminaries of the British car industry like Sir William Lyons and Colin Chapman. Starting at...
Tadek Marek was a Polish engineer that joined Aston Martin from Austin in 1954. His work at Aston Martin culminated in the alloy inline six cylinder used on the Aston Martin DBR2, the straight six used by Lagonda and the famous...
Sir William Lyons was born in Blackpool in 1901. He formed Swallow Sidecars when he was just 21 after getting a loan from his father. He partnered with William Walmsley who had converted army surplus motorbikes into sidecars and civilian motorbikes....
The story behind the Jaguar XJ220 is a fascinating one. A lot has been written about how it was some kind of failed project and a missed opportunity. It was a car that through no fault of its own, was launched...
Revealed at the Geneva motorshow in 1993, the Lagonda Vignale is an Aston Martin concept car. Then under the ownership of Ford, the Vignale was built on the Lincoln Town Car platform. The Vignale also had to share a Ford engine,...
Aston Martin had considerable success on the sportscar scene during the 1950s, including victory at Le Mans with the Shelby and the DBRI in 1959. When Victor Gauntlett joined Aston Martin as Chairman in 1981, he was keen to see the...
One of the fastest and most spectacular Austin Rover cars ever built, the Metro 6R4 had only a superficial relationship with the standard production Metro car. Developed for Austin Rover by Williams Grand Prix Engineering. Named 6R4 after its configuration: 6...
Jaguars record at Le Mans is unrivalled by British companies. Worldwide only Porsche and Ferrari have a better record here. The Jaguar D-Type won Le Mans in 1957 and although Jaguar built the beautiful but ill-fated XJ13 to compete in the...
