It’s not every day that an MG (as opposed to a classic Ferrari or Aston Martin), stops you in your tracks and really forces you to pay attention, but our MGC GT, rebuilt meticulously by the talented team at Clayton Classics of Coventry does just that….Completed in 2014 as a showcase of what this relatively new business could achiev..
1954 MG TF RoadsterIn the late 1930s, MG adopted the robust and affordable XPAG engine from Morris for the new T-series. The change wasn’t necessarily welcomed by traditional MG fans of the time, but the new management at Morris forced them to abandon their high-strung, exotic overhead cam engines in favor of the vastly less expens..
1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GTSLate in the 1950s and into the early 1960s, Ferrari developed a series of V6 engines for Formula 1, Formula 2, and sports racing cars. As a budding engineer, Enzo’s young son Alfredo “Dino” Ferrari played an essential role in developing these engines and was a leading proponent of the V6 layout. The V6 prov..
1947 MG YA SaloonReg. no. 260 HYYChassis no. Y0879Engine no. XPAG/5C/10620The prototype Y-Type was built in 1939, with a view to launching later that year as the fourth and smallest member of MG’s range of saloons. However, the outbreak of war put that plan on hold, and it was not until 1947 that the YA went on..
1972 MG B GT Costello Mk. I – a genuine low mileage exampleReg. no. PJM 626LChassis no. GHD5280885GEngine no. 2M6550361-672From 1970 to 1974, successful racing driver and engineer Ken Costello converted around 225 MG Bs to V8 form, in which guise they could out-run a Jaguar E-Type to 100mph and reach almost 140..
The first Citroën 2CV based light commercial vehicle was launched in 1951 as the 2CV AU Forgonette and rapidly became a ubiquitous sight across France, finding favour with artisans and small businesses across the country. In total over 1.2 million van variants of the 2CV were built in various forms. The AK400 variant benefited from the most powe..
Delivered new in ItalyOriginal colour combinationKnown ownership historyRecent service by SamocarMatching numbers example"Most important was the double overhead cam engine. Like Rolls-Royce, no horsepower figure was quoted, but surely it was at least 320. More important was its massive amount of torque. Taken together with the turbine-like chara..
Delivered new to the USADriven only by its first ownerExtremely rare in such outstandingly original conditionOffered from an important Netherlands private collection"Quite understandably, journalists got excited about the revised 911s. For many reasons, the 2.2-litre cars would be among the best Porsches ever made. Performance was more than adeq..
Iconic German 4x4Delivered new to the German ArmyIn storage from 1980 to 2017Highly original and unmodified conditionRoadworthy condition (German TÜV)Designed in the aftermath of WW2 and still in production today, the Unimog 4x4 was intended to serve the needs of the agricultural community but, like the contemporary Land Rover, ended up filling ..
Delivered new to the USASingle family ownership from new until 2015Matching numbersExceptionally original and un-restoredOffered from an important Belgian private collectionThis exceptionally original Jaguar E-Type (XKE) roadster was built on 13th October 1970 and despatched to British Leyland, New York, USA. It was purchased new by Mr Edwaard M..