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!
Looking fly in gold... One of the later examples of this model... first registered August 1971 - absolutely superb
Beautifully restored 1960 Mini mk1 2-door saloon. Technically it is a 1960 Austin Seven - not to be confused with earlier cars of that name - the 'Mini' moniker was not applied to this model until January 1962, but it's a mini none-the-less. Like the Morris-Minor, designed by Alex Issigonis, and built at Austin's Longbridge plant. Engine capacity 848cc, registered October 1960. The mini is a true emblem of 1960s Britain, and this is a great example!
An early example of the Bond Equipe GT, produced in Preston, Lancashire. This little-known sports car is superbly stylish, and a fine example of 1960s British design. This was the first version with only 444 vehicles produced between 1963 and 1964. Based on the Triumph Herald chassis, and using a number of Triumph components, the body is actually fibreglass. Fitted with a 1147cc petrol engine. This one was registered in January 1964. Read more about the Bond Equipe here.
The wood (ash) framed estate version of the Morris Minor 1000 appeared in 1953, with an upgrade (including a larger engine size) in 1962. This example, first registered in September 1967, features the same larger (1098cc) engine as the Morris 1100 (and other ADO16 variants). Production took place over three BMC plants: Cowley (chassis), Coventry (bodywork) and Abingdon (final assembly).
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!
Over 200,000 Triumph Dolomites were produced between 1972 and 1980, with the Sprint model added in 1973. The Sprint was the higher performance model (1998cc petrol engine) with luxury trim, selling over 22,000 units in this time. This example was registered in April 1980 - one of just 493 Dolomite Sprints produced in that, it's final year. Certainly a cool car... check it out!
This early Land Rover recovery vehicle is slowly being subsumed by the field in which it resides
This is a lovely example of a Fiat 500L, built towards the end of 500L production (1967-1971) - one of 4 million Cinquecentos made in Italy between 1957 and 1975. L stands for 'Lusso' which is the Italian word for luxury; this model has somewhat fancier trim than the Fiat 500F that was available at the same time. It's a left hand drive, with a first registration date of December 1970.
This is a beautiful example of a 1960 two-door saloon Morris Minor 1000 - so named because of it's 948cc petrol engine (as fitted to the A35, and pre-1962 A40). The Morris Minor was perhaps the epitome of British car design - at least in the days before the Mini; though both cars were designed by the same man - Alec Issigonis. This one was registered in January 1960, and is fitted with old-style trafficator 'flag' indicators. These would be replaced by regular flashing indicators in 1961.
An absolute classic. The Volkswagen Beetle was first available in 1938, with over 21 million sold in the years that followed. Initially built in Wolfsburg, Germany, production expanded to sites in fourteen other countries worldwide. But the German-built examples of the 1960s and early 1970s are the best known, and most loved. This 1300cc example was first registered in April 1970.
This is 'Lola'. "The new driving force from Austin", or the Austin Allegro, was built from 1973 until early 1982, with revisions in late 1975 and late 1979. 642,350 vehicles were completed over the period. This example is a 1981 Austin Allegro 3, registered in September 1981. The Allegro was available with a 1.0L, 1.1L, 1.3L, 1.5L or 1.7L engine. This one has a 1.5L E-Series I4 engine (1485 cc) and is in Leyland's Vermillion (its orange whatever you call it!). But it's a nice-looking car!
1972 Citroen SM 3.0 Automatique, looking fly in Citroen's Vert Argent. Now this is a stylish car, and a pretty rare one too. The Citroen SM was a high-performance 3-door hatchback / coupé that resulted from Citroen's purchase of Maserati in 1968. It effectively combined a number of Citroen innovations so popular in cars like the DS (e.g. hydro-pneumatic suspension, and swivelling headlamps) with a powerful a Maserati V6 engine - and all in a Grand Tourer body style. The Citroen SM had a relatively brief production period (between 1970 and 1975), with the vast majority built between 1971 and 1973. The model discontinued when Citroen went out of business (bought out by Peugeot) in 1975. In total 12,920 SMs were built, with 2400 shipped to the United States in 1972 and 1973. And this example is one of those American SMs. Originally left-hand drive, it was converted to right-hand drive in 1974 before being re-exported to Australia, and finally the UK in 2012. Of the 12,920 built, just 1,012 were configured with a 3-litre engine and automatic transmission.
A very '80s' Buick, parked up in the streets of Prague, Czech Republic. Quite a contrast, both in size and styling, to the omnipresent Skoda. The Buick regal was available as a four door sedan, or, as seen here, a two-door coupe
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!
Very tasty race-ready 1962 Triumph TR4 - seen here fitted with curved backlight rear window and removeable hard top kit. The TR4 replaced the TR3, and like its predecessor was designed by Giovanni Michelotti. This one has a bunch of racing modifications - compare this car to an unaltered TR4 here. 2098cc straight-four engine.
Like many other 1960s Triumphs, the Triumph 2000 was styled by Giovanni Michelotti - who also worked on the TR3, TR4, Vitesse and numerous other models. It was produced in the United Kingdom (at the well-known Triumph plant in Coventry) between 1963–1969 (mk1) and 1969-1977 (mk2), with further production in Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. This one is a 4-door saloon, registered in February 1966. 1998cc straight-6 engine.
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.
