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.
1953 Commer QX mkII 5-ton flatbed truck. 4752cc. Smashing old lorry, that has spent most of its life working on farms in Bedfordshire, UK. Beautifully restored and now a regular on the classic car scene. Registered November 1953. Fab!
1985 Citroen Visa Special. The Citroen Visa was manufactured between 1978 and 1988, with a number of different engines, ranging from just 652cc (as is the case here) up to a 1,769cc XUD7 diesel I4. This one is a 5-door hatchback, first registered in August 1985.
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.
1972 Citroen DS Super 5. The Citroen DS was designed by Flaminio Bertoni and first demonstrated to the public at the 1955 Paris motor show. Although immediately popular, one downside of the early DS was the perceived lack of power, and over the next two decades of production this gradually increased, culminating in the 141bhp Citroen DS23, launched in 1972. The Citroen D Super first appeared in 1970, replacing the Citroen ID, so in 1972 (when the DS21 was replaced by the DS23) some of these D Supers were upgraded with the DS21's 2175cc engine - and given the model designation Citroen D Super 5.
1973 Citroen DS20. The Citroen DS - or Déesse (Goddess) was produced between 1955 and 1975 and epitomises France as much as croissants and the Eiffel tower. Naturally over such a long production run there were numerous variants. This one is a 1985cc DS20 (first introduced in 1967), and as such has the restyled 'shark-nose' front end. The Citroen DS was manufactured in numerous plants worldwide, including in the UK, but this left-hand drive example is of continental origin. Registered in September 1973. Beautiful car in beautiful condition.
1971 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Production of the third generation of the Chevrolet Corvette ran 1968-1976. Note the Stingray moniker is now one word (between 1963 and 1967 the C2 Corvette was a 'Sting Ray' with the name dropped absent in 1968. 5700cc. This one was registered in January 1971. What a beauty!
1968 Chevrolet Camaro 327. Two door coupé. 5.4L (5358 cc) = 327 cubic inches, hence Camaro 327. Absolute classic American muscle car. This example was registered in February 1968.
1957 Chevrolet 3100. 7736cc. There are so many beautifully restored / modified / hot-rodded examples of the Chevrolet 3100. But this one looks just great with some honest wear and a little rust. Fantastic old pick-up, straight from the farm!
1956 Chevrolet 3100 (5700cc registered January 1956). There were three main variants of the Chevrolet Advance Design light/medium pick-up truck, the 1/2 ton 3100; the 3/4 ton 3600 and the 1 ton 3800. The 3100 was in production between 1947 and 1957. And it's an absolute classic. Once the workhorse of rural America, now more likely a rock 'n' roll machine / hot rod / lowrider.
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.
1924 Bentley 3-Litre (2995cc). Now this is a serious piece of history! An elderly Cricklewood-made Bentley 3-litre, ready to race at Silvestone Classics, August 2022. Fantastic car indeed!
1971 Bedford HA 130 (registered December 1971). The HA vans were based on the Vauxhall Viva, and built in the Vauxhall motors plant, Luton, Bedfordshire. Great looking light works vehicle, with John Myrtle Electrical livery. Very cool old van
This beautiful Austin-Healey 3000 BJ8 was originally built as a left-hand-drive model and exported to the USA. But it's been back in the UK for a while now, converted to right-hand-drive and restored in its original Colorado red. 2912cc. Fantastic car!
The Austin-Healey Sprite was produced in BMC's MG plant in Abingdon, Oxfordshire between 1958 and 1971, with four main variants. Mark 1 Sprites (1958-1961) are easily recognisable with their frogeye / bugeye headlamps that give this car a real cartoon-like character. Originally fitted with a 948cc A-Series I4 engine. This one has been given a refreshing mint green paintjob. Nice!
