Two wheels? Four Wheels? Sixteen? This site is for them all. We love classic cars. Immaculate restorations? sure.. but the essence of a machine is worn into it's finish, it's missing or replaced parts.. patina. We like perfect.. but we also like soul. There is something special about classic cars: about their curves, their highly unique (but less-than aerodynamic) body styles, and the comforting rumble and aroma emitted by a 20th Century engine. Do you own a vintage auto? Or perhaps you just love the retro style of yesteryear. Welcome to retrowheels.cool!
The Reliant Regal was produced at the Reliant factory in Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK, between 1953 and 1973. It is, of course, a three-wheeler, but from 1962 the body was made of fibreglass over a steel chassis. It's sad to see a classic car, of any size, in such bad shape. But someone at sometime will surely rescue this old Reliant from being subsumed by mother nature. The chassis might rust, but the fibreglass body should fair a little better!
$17400
The Fiesta mk 1 was produced in the United Kingdom from 1976 at the Ford facility in Dagenham, Essex. This example, a three-door hatchback, was registered in August 1982, with a 1117cc petrol engine - though now somewhat souped-up with a larger 1988cc engine. Nice car.
A first year Jaguar E-type (1961) fastback coupé in Silver Gray Metallic finish - fitted with the 3.8-litre engine standard on all E-type Jaguars until October 1964. Shown alongside an equivalent roadster model (check it out here) from 1963. Beautiful cars!
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1976 Vanden Plas 1500 in Damsk Red. This is a second series 1500, equivalent to the Austin Allegro 2, but with an upgraded interior, larger front grille with bonnet to match. Fitted with a 1.5L (1485 cc) E-Series I4 engine. Registered August 1976.
Lovely mid-fifties two-door Austin A30 panel van, based on the Countryman estate. Only produced for two years (1954-56, though the gov.uk website suggests this is a '58!) - this one was built at Birmingham's Longbridge Plant. At home in the South of England. What a cool little van!
The VW LT28 (2.8 ton) light panel van was produced between April 1975 and July 1991 - this Ivory Beige example from 1982 has a 1984 cc 14 cylinder engine.
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Austin Westminster production ran from 1954 until 1968, at which point it was replaced by the Austin 3 litre. Over this time, there were various distinct Westminsters: the A90, A95, A105, A110, and as shown here the Pininfarina-styled A99. None of the Westminster variants had particularly long production runs; the A99 was only built (at Longbridge, Birmingham) between 1959 and 1961, with 13,410 (or 15,162, depending on the source) examples completed. The A99 was replaced by the A110 in 1961. BMC assigned the A99 model code ADO10, alongside the effectively identical Wolseley 6/99 (although this was produced at Cowley, Oxford, and had somewhat upgraded trim). 2.9l (2912cc) C-Series I6 engine. This example was registered April 1961.
The Triumph Spitfire had a long production run spanning 1962 right through to 1980. Mark 3 Triumph Spitfires were built 1967-1970 with 65,320 shipped in this time. Like so many other of Triumphs 1960s models, this car was styled by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti. And what a great little car he came up with! Named after the World War 2 British aircraft, and with maybe somewhat of a resemblance, the Spitfire was solely available as a 2-door roadster / convertible. A very cool, and highly desirable classic Triumph!
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A nice example of a series 2 Alfa Romeo Spider from 1975. The second series Spiders are easily distinguished from the first by the change in body style: from the round-tailed back end of the late-sixties cars, to the more abrupt Kamm tail of those from 1970 onwards. There were a number of variants within the series including the Spider Junior 1300, Spider 1600 Junior, 1750 Spider Veloce; but the car seen here is the 2000 Spider Veloce (actually 1962cc), typically just badged Alfa Romeo 2000. This one was first registered in August 1975. What a beauty!
A really nice left hand drive Volkswagen spilt screen transporter van. This is presumably one of the last 'splitties' - the move to a single fixed windscreen (T2) was in late 1967 - at least for European-built examples. What a stunning VW bus!
The original 1950s Alfa Romeo Giulietta (Tipo 750/101) was first produced in 1954 in a number of body styles, but one of the sportiest was the Giulietta Sprint Veloce (literally fast sprint), available from 1956. The story goes, that race driver Massimo Girolamo Leto di Priolo crashed his 4-day old Giulietta SV during the 1956 Mille Miglia. Rather than get the steel bodywork replaced by Alfa Romeo, he got a new lightweight aluminium body built by legendary Italian coachbuilder Zagato. Ultimately 16 (or 18?) of these Giulietta SVs would be re-bodied by Zagato, creating an unofficial model the SVZ. And the combination was so effective in competition that Alfa Romeo ran with it, launching their own official version, the Giulietta Sprint Zagato, or SZ, in 1959. This example has certainly been around a bit and raced extensively: initially sold in Switzerland before spending time with owners in Italy, Portugal, Belgium and the UK. It is currently fitted with a period correct 1290cc Alfa Romeo straight-four engine and is seen here ready to go at Silverstone August 2022.
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Very striking Porsche Carrera 3.0. This particular 911 variant was only produced between 1976 and 1977, with just 3687 cars completed in this time. This left-hand drive example was first registered in January 1977. 3299cc
A nice example of the third generation Hillman Imp - built in 1975 at Rootes' purpose-built Imp factory in Linwood Scotland. 875cc engine at the rear, 2-door saloon. Rootes had been bought out by Chrysler (in 1967), who kept the Imp in production until 1976.
1956 second generation Chevrolet Bel Air two-door hardtop 5700cc. The Chevrolet Bel Air was manufactured from 1949 right through to 1980, but this second-generation Bel Air was only built between 1955 and 1957.
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The Fiat 500L, or Fiat 500 Lusso, was, in essence, a more highly appointed version of the Fiat 500F. (Lusso is the Italian word for luxury). The Fiat 500 had already been in production for a decade on it's launch (1967), and production of this variant lasted until 1971, though they were still for sale through 1972. Note the additional front and rear crashbar and upgraded interior.
Very cool left-hand drive Triumph TR4. TR4 production ran between 1961 and 1965, with this car ably filling Triumph's 'sports car' role, with its 2-door roadster / convertible body style and 110 mph top speed. Succeeded by the Triumph TR4A in 1965.
$29995
This is a beauty! Very small but totally cool. 1967 Fiat 500F - two door left-hand drive. The 500F was available between 1965 and 1973 and was the first Fiat 500 model to have front hinged doors. 650 cc, registered January 1967.
This early eighties VW T25 (T3, Vanagon) transporter has been canibalised
