Robert Hughes Automobiles

Values have nudged up in recent years as the crisp lines of the Spirit are becoming admired, and cared for examples have become rarer. The second generation benefits from automatic ride control, fuel injection and ABS providing a fine balance of contemporary driving features without compromising the design. This special ...

A firm favourite on the classic scene offering spacious five-seater motoring with practical dimensions, the Rover P4 easily fits in a standard single garage. With overdrive on this particular car, their wonderfully smooth gearbox and relatively light steering P4’s are a joy to experience. Cherished early ownership resulted ...

A beautifully kept example of the original and classic XK8 shape, but with the later refinements being produced within the closing year of production. Extremely smart in Pacific Blue with Cream Hide and ‘Classic’ veneers, this has covered only 47,000 miles since new with a very impressive history including a file of ...

The early, most coveted version of the original XJ6 with ‘chrome dials’, this might well be the best survivor of its kind especially with the rarer manual and overdrive transmission. There is an enormous history file with this car, which supports the mileage of 35,000 since new. It was a well known concours car in ...

If a Boxter time travelled back to the 1950’s it would be recognisable as a Porsche, and yet the drive and refinement of the model remains thrilling with modern expectations. This being manual with the later 2.7 litre engine is a wonderfully balanced vehicle. The electric hood mechanics are notably swift and easy to ...

One of the era’s most elegant and recognisable designs with a turn of performance a decade ahead of its time and interior finishes rivalling those of the world’s finest automobiles- with grace, space and pace, it is pure Sir William Lyons. The remarkable survival of this example was owed to the second owner from 1958 ...

1997 Jaguar XK8 4.0 A car we know extremely well having bought it from the first owner in 2006 with full Stratstone history. A replacement gearbox was fitted (at 35,000 miles) by the Jaguar main dealer Spirit in Dublin. Sold on by us to the second owner, maintenance could hardly be more comprehensive with the car being ...

The collaboration of Rolls Royce with Vanden-Plas resulted in this uniquely driveable sumptuously appointed saloon, being compact by Rolls Royce standards with an incredibly refined from the FB60 Rolls Royce 4 litre mated with Borg Warner’s model 8- an incredibly advanced gearbox in its time. The comfort and sense of ...