A unique Land Rover Defender Works V8 is now on permanent display in the new Designer Street Room at Selfridges’ flagship department store in London. Having been craned into the store’s first floor as a kit of parts, a team Land Rover Classic technicians hand-built the Defender in full view …
Read More »Iconic Jaguar D-type back in production 60 years on
This beauty is “new” Jaguar D-type. It’s the first of 25 cars that will be hand-built at Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works in Warwickshire. Back in 1955 Jaguar planned to build 100 D-types. However, only 75 were completed, which is why the period-correct cars are being manufactured now. The legendary …
Read More »TVR cars to be made in Wales
Reborn British brand TVR is build its new sports car in Ebbw Vale, South Wales, creating 150 jobs. TVR is the second manufacturer to announce a major investment in Wales in recent weeks after Aston Martin said it was to open a new facility in the Vale of Glamorgan to …
Read More »Fiat 500 review
2015 was a big year for the Fiat 500. Not only did it get a update, but the iconic Italian city car reached the historic 1.5 million production milestone – an impressive tally in little more than eight years. Available as a hatchback or convertible, some 240,000 have found a home …
Read More »Mini is “Best of British”
The original Mini is named best British car ever built in new survey. Autocar readers have voted Sir Alec Issigonis’s iconic Mini as their top British car of all-time. Lotus is revealed as Britain’s most popular manufacturer of all time, with seven models making the top 100 – more than …
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