The Metro had the most difficult follow up since the second Godfather film. By 1977 the Mini was beginning to show its age and British Leyland were revising designs for a replacement. A mass market utilitarian car, the Metro was launched...
The Lotus Eclat (Type 76) is a sports car designed by Oliver Winterbottom and produced from 1975 to 1982. The Eclat was the first Lotus car to feature a hatchback. The Eclat helped take Lotus down a different path, both in...
Another Concept Car You Can’t Buy (Part 2) The Jaguar F-Type Concept (2000) was a developed version of the XK180, as the company sought to make the car production viable. This is the second in our series of Jaguar concept cars...
The iconic DeLorean DMC 12 was produced in 1981 to 1982 by the Delorean Motor Company. Sometimes referred to as simply “Delorean” as it was the only car produced by the company. It became famous after being featured in the film...
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...
