Hyman Ltd Classic Cars

1952 JAGUAR C-TYPE REPLICA In the early 1950s, Jaguar took the world by storm with the introduction of its magnificent twin-cam inline six-cylinder “XK” engine. The brilliant design brought race-bred technology to the masses, thanks to Sir William Lyons’s ability to balance outright performance with volume-production ...

1937 Chrysler CW Airflow “Major Bowes” In April of 1934, the Major Bowes Amateur Hour debuted on WHN radio in New York City. “Major” Edward Bowes, who created and hosted the show, was a former vaudeville actor and the managing director of New York’s lavish Capitol Theater. Through his multiple business partnerships, ...

1948 DELAHAYE TYPE 135M CABRIOLET In the aftermath of World War II, Delahaye had survived battered but not broken. Until production of their landmark 135-series could resume, the company paid the bills by building commercial trucks and buses. Once the 135M was revised for the post-war climate, however, Delahaye was back ...

1931 Buick Series 90 Country Club Coupe As the foundation of corporate giant General Motors, Buick positioned itself for continued success from 1931 forward with new eight-cylinder engines across the board. Ranging in displacement from 221 to 345 cubic inches, Buick’s all-new “eights” were technically advanced ...

1939 LAGONDA LG6 RAPIDE DROPHEAD In 1935, Lagonda had its back against the wall. With all of the press and prestige that came with the M45’s surprise victory at the LeMans 24 hour race, not enough buyers were stepping up and the firm was facing receivership. Management had brought in 29 year old Alan P. Good, a financial ...

1959 JAGUAR XK150S Introduced in May 1957, the highly refined XK150 built on Jaguar’s rich heritage, including the ground-breaking XK120 and evolutionary XK140 before it, marking the third and final evolution of the brilliant original XK-series sports cars from Jaguar. While bearing a strong familial resemblance to ...

1912 Stanley Special Roadster As a young man, Raymond Stanley was undoubtedly the envy of his classmates; his father and uncle owned an automobile company and could build cars to order. The Stanley twins, F.E. and F.O., were America’s premier manufacturers of steam cars; their cars became the standard to which all ...

1967 Shelby Cobra From the moment Carroll Shelby hatched the idea to shoehorn an American V8 engine into the lithe British-built AC Ace chassis, motorsport played an integral role in the project. The small-block Shelby Cobra (sold as the AC Cobra in the UK) was an overnight sensation on the street and the race track, ...