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This ultra-rare Vintage-era lightweight was manufactured by the Abingdon King Dick company of Tyseley, Birmingham, a firm whose name is more readily associated with high-quality tools. Known as Abingdon Motorcycles from 1903 until 1926, the company was renamed AKD (Abingdon King Dick) in 1926 and produced a range of 147cc ...

Often regarded as the finest of W.O.Bentley’s efforts, the Lagonda V12 was by far the standout British model of its day, seated firmly in an exclusive club of 1930s road cars that could exceed 100mph in standard tune. Launched in 1936 at the Olympia Motor Show, the new V12 was the ultimate expression of a talented gruoup ...

Although long since departed, Wolseley was one of Britain's foremost car makers throughout the Edwardian period and into the 1920s even though it was originally founded by Irish-born Frederick York Wolseley in Sydney, Australia in 1887 to manufacture sheep-shearing equipment. Two years later a subsidiary was set up in ...

“If the best British workmanship and the finest materials appeal to you, and if character, sweet running and a maximum speed…are qualities that attract you, there is no need to look further; you will find them in this British car”So read Lagonda’s sales brochure announcing the new M45, a powerful model boasting ...

Built between 1931 and 1957 and winners of many TTs This 1937 Model 30 Manx-spec example is presented in good overall condition Appears to be an older restoration and retains a lot of its original parts Registered on its current number plate in 2003. Running recently but would need recommissioning before road use History ...

Four-stroke, 250cc parallel-twin introduced in 1986 following on from the successful GPZ250 Lightweight, high-revving and great looks, a popular choice in the late 1980s This 33-year old 'time warp' example is a one owner bike with only 706 miles Bought new and used very sparingly then dry stored for last 30 years Complete ...

Having sold his interest in Brabham Cars to Bernie Ecclestone, legendary British-Australian engineer, driver and fighter pilot, Ron Tauranac, spent the next few years involved with various freelance projects with other F1 teams including Ligier, Williams, Trojan and Theodore Racing the last of which resulted in the successful, ...

Imitation is said to be the most sincere form of flattery, however, it seems a little unlikely that BMW's engineers felt particularly gratified when the Bristol Car Company obtained the rights to their  automotive designs as part of Germany's post-WW2 reparations. Although there was undoubtedly a significant input from ...