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!
Lovely old bay window VW Transporter basking in the Prague sunshine
A very nicely cared for mk III Ford Capri 2.0 S sports coupe, with cool two tone green finish. The mk III debuted in 1978, and this vehicle was first registered in March 1979. 1993cc petrol engine
1960 Austin Healey 3000 mk1 BN7 with hardtop fitted. 2912cc. Cool car! Austin-Healey 3000 bodywork was built by Jensen, with final assembly at BMC's Abingdon plant (Oxfordshire), alongside various MG models. This race-ready example was photographed at the Silverstone Classics event in 2022.
Very nice old (early seventies) DS parked up in central Amsterdam, the Netherlands. There really is no better backdrop for these cars than the streets of continental Europe!
1978 Leyland Princess 2200 HLS (2227 cc). Now this is a model that goes by many names. Production began in 1975, prior to British Leyland's move away from different marques... and the 'Princess' (initially just the 1800 or 2200 depending on engine size) was available branded Austin, Morris, or Wolseley. From September '75 it became the Princess. Like the Allegro (ADO67) the Princess was designed by Harris Mann, but unlike the Allegro, it remained close to his original wedge-shaped concept. But the similarities between the two cars are certainly there. This one was registered in November 1978, by which time the various British Leyland brands had been brought together and is badged Leyland Princess. Actually, the model was revised in July 1978, and this is a Princess 2 - and the top-of-the-line HLS variant with 2.2L E-series six-cylinder engine. Very cool car indeed!
This is one badass T1 transporter.. what a looker! It's a D reg, half a century old, but probably never looked better.
This is a lovely car. Two seat convertible (roadster) E-type in metallic Silver Blue. Fitted with the larger 4235cc engine (as were all E-types after October '64). One of the last series 1 E-type Jaguars produced - this one was registered in November 1967, and of course built in Coventry, UK.
A now increasingly-rare Ford Cortina MK IV - 2.0 litre GL in Oyster Gold finish. The Mark IV was produced at the UK's Dagenham plant between late 1976 and 1979. An equivalent European model, the Ford Taunus TC2 was launched on the continent in early 1976.
1961 Triumph 3TA / Twenty One registered in July 1961. The 349cc Triumph Twenty One was in production between 1957 and 1966, and is easily distinguished by the large fairing over the back wheel.
1954 Aston Martin DB2/4 mk1 saloon
Late sixties Wolseley in beautiful condition - sleek in black! The Wolseley 16/60 replaced the 15/60 in 1961, before being replaced, itself, in 1971 by the Wolseley 18/85. Manufacture was at the Oxfordshire BMC (British Motor Corporation) plant at Cowley, with 63082 example built over the ten years.
Early example baywindow camper van, first registered in march 1973. Two tone grey/blue and white. 1584cc.
The Austin A35 was introduced in 1956 replacing the very similar A30 - the saloon available until 1959. This example is an A5S four door saloon - one of almost 29000 produced - compared to over 100000 two door A25S two door saloons. The A35 improved on the A30, in several ways, including electric front and rear indicator lighs, and a much larger back window. It had the same 948cc as fitted to a number of contemporaneous models, such as the Austin-Healey Sprite and the Morris Minor 1000. This nice left hand drive example resides on the island of Crete.
1984 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 (3164cc), registered June 1984. Great looking coupé. The Carrera name had not been in use since the Carrera 3.0 of 1978.
1973 Triumph TR6. 2498cc. Registered February 1973. According to Wikipedia, of a total of 91,850 Triumph TR6s built, 83,480 were exported, almost all to the USA, with just 8,370 sold in Britain. This one is a beauty!
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.
Very nice early 1960s T1 split-screen transporter van - looking good with a crisp paint job, white wall tyres and chrome hubcaps. Left hand drive import.
What a great car! Immediately after World War Two, there was a serious lack in cheap and reliable vehicles. The Ford Popular aimed to fill this gap, and when launched in 1953 was Britain's cheapest car. The name 'Popular' had previously been applied to the 1930s Ford model Y, and there is some visual similarity between these models. Production of the Ford Popular 103E lasted until 1959, when it was replaced by the more modernistic looking Popular 100E.
