BSA A10 Golden Flash Motorcycle 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961

A10 Golden Flash

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The use of an all over finish of pale golden beige produced what many BSA enthusiasts feel is the most handsome BSA of all, the appropriately named Golden Flash. The 646cc overhead valve vertical-twin engine was the work of Bert Hopwood, though based on an earlier Bert Perkins design with a single camshaft situated at the rear of the cylinder block. A main stay of their vertical-twin range for several years, the A10, was developed for the USA and became a forerunner of the Rocket series which culminated in the Rocket Gold Star of the early 1960s.

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Lancia Aurelia 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958

Lancia Aurelia 1950s

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Announced in 1949 the ground-breaking Lancia, Aurelia featured all-independent suspension, inboard rear brakes, a four-speed transaxle and an ohv V6 engine of 1750cc. A GT version, (B20) was introduced in 1951 with a slightly shorter wheelbase, an 85bhp 2 litre engine and a body styled by Pininfarina. The Aurelia won its class at Le Mans, scored a 1-2-3 in the Targa Florio and came second in the Mille Miglia in 1951.

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ERF KV (Edwin Richard Foden) 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961

ERF KV

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Edwin Richard Foden was the youngest son of Edwin Foden who founded the famous Foden steam wagon whose history dates back to 1856. In 1933 ER, as he was called, broke away from the family Foden concern and started building diesel-powered lorries, using proprietary units such as Jennings cabs and Gardner engines. ERFS KV models were introduced in 1954, featuring a striking new style cab with an oval grille and panoramic windscreen. It was common on all the KV models and lasted until 1961 when another new cab was introduced.

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Vincent Black Knight Motorcycle 1954, 1955, 1950s

Vincent Black Knight

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For 1955 Vincent unveiled something a little special in the form of the fully enclosed Series D range, with teh object of providing the discerning rider with a high-speed tourer; a two-wheeled Bentley as Phil Vincent put it. These machines represented a remarkable development for the time and created a sensation athe the Earls Court show that year. It has to be said though, that later, production problems arose with the mouldings eventually leading Vincent into difficulties. With their new clothes, there were new names; the Shadow became the Black Knight, and the Rapide, the Black Prince.

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Silver Wraith Rolls Royce 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959

Silver Wraith 1940s-1950s

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The custom-bodied Rolls-Royce series of the post-war years, the Silver Wraith continued a famous name from the 1930s. Rolls Royce built the chassis, which was essentially a stretched-wheelbase version (127 or 133 inches) of the Silver Dawn/Bentley Mark VI platform, with the same suspension design and drive-trains. Bodywork was supplied by traditional R-R specialists - Park Ward, HJ Mulliner, Hooper and others, most with wood framing and light-alloy or steel panels. Many Silver Wraiths had classic lines, with freestanding headlamps, separate front wings, divisions between passengers and chauffeur and the characteristic Rolls Royce Parthenon grille.

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Guy Arab Mk4 East Kent Bus 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958

Guy Arab Mk4

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In 1940 the Ministry of Supply contracted Guy Motors to produce a double-decker to utility specification, the result being the Arab Mk I of which 500 were built. As a rugged, unsophisticated chassis, the Arab placed the Guy among the country's leading bus manufacturers. East Kent built up a fleet of Mk 4s Arabs with Park Royal bodywork between 1952 and 1958. The bus shown is a one-off prototype dating from 1952, which had bodywork built by Guy.

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Triumph Tiger 110 Motorcycle 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961

Triumph Tiger 110

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In the immediate post-war market Triumph got going with the Speed Twin and the Tiger 100 twins and although these were perfectly acceptable to the British, the Americans were soon demanding more performance. Edward Turner obliged with the 649cc Thunderbird and then later evolved from a high-performance edition which he named the Tiger 110. Engine changes included the beefed-up crankshaft, larger inlet valves and a compression ratio of 8.5:1. The T110 in Britain found its niche in production-machine racing, aquitting itself well at Thruxton in 1955.

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Austin Metropolitan 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961

Austin Metropolitan

Launched in America and Canada as early as 1954 the Metropolitan was released for home market consumption in 1957. Basically a two-seater, with children's seats behind, it was available in convertible or hardtop forms. At first the engine was a 1200cc unit from the Austin A40, but in 1956 a change was made to the 1489cc BMC B-series engine. A three-speed, column change gearbox was used and suspension , steering and braking systems were borrowed from the A30 or A40 models. Most were finished in two-tone colour schemes and a heater and a radio were fitted as standard. Whitewall tyres were a popular option. The Metropolitan did very well for the company, enjoying the distinction of being one of the best selling British-made cars in the US at the time. Last of the line, the Series IV of 1960-61 boasted quarter-lights to the door windows and an external opening boot. The Metropolitan never wore the Austin badge, even for the home market cars.

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Austin A105 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959

Austin A105

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Austin's first popular medium sized six after the war was the 1954 A90 Westminster, which followed the lines of the A40/A50 Cambridge. The styling was the same but in fact the new Westminster was built 2 ½ " wider and had a longer front end in order to accommodate the new six-cylinder 2639cc C-series engine. Fitted with a single Zenith carburettor, the engine developed85bhp and gave the model a top speed of 85mph. From 1956 the A105 model was introduced with a high compression engine, twin SU carburettors and 120bhp on tap. It was better equipped than the A90 and was available in a range of two-tone colour schemes with fog lamps, whitewalls and fancy wheel trims. For 1957 a restyled Westminster was launched and designated the A95. It featured a new grille and a new, longer rear end. The A105 version of the car continued with these styling updates and now had overdrive as standard together with the option of an automatic gearbox.

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Bristol Lodekka FLF Bus 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 Mansfield District 1950s

Bristol Lodekka FLF

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The mould breaking Bristol/ECW Lodekka design revolutionised the concept of lowheight double-deckers, permitting normal central gangways in both decks in place of the awkward upper deck offset gangway of the lowbridge designs. The Lodekka first appeared in 1949 in prototype form and went into production in 1954 with the LD series, to be replaced from 1959 by the flat-floor, air-suspension F series models. Of the total 5,217 Lodekkas built, 1,867 were FLFs.

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Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk1 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957

Aston Martin DB2/4

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Introduced to the public at the London Motor Show of 1953, the DB 2/4 was a continuation of the DB2 theme. The 4 designation denoted four seats and to provide extra room the model was given an extended roofline and much larger rear windows. The longer rear fender development gave the DB2/4 a sense of bulk not found in the DB2. Originally fitted with a 2.6 litre engine, this was enlarged to 2,922cc (140bhp) in April 1954, which improved the top speed to an impressive 118mph and 0-60mph in around 10.5 seconds. Both closed and drophead versions of the car were offered from the beginning of production. Total production for the DB2/4 Mk1, DB2/4 Mk2, and DB Mk3 was 565, 199 and 551 vehicles respectively.

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Morris LD Van 1952-1968

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Produced between 1952 and 1968 the forward control Morris LD series offered a 1 or 1.5 ton capacity. With wide rear doors, a low floor line and sliding front doors, these versatile models found popularity with many businesses.

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Vauxhall E-type Cresta 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957

E-type Cresta

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The completely new E-type Wyverns and Veloxes with curved instead of flat windscreens and coil and wishbone independent front suspension appeared in 1951, but used the old L-type engines until spring 1952, when both were given more powerful 79.4 x 76.2mm engines. Minor styling changes were made to the E-types from 1954, when the fronts were altered, first with a grille of "waterfall" chrome strip covering the opening and then from 1956 this horizontal bar grille with the big V motif. From 1955 the Cresta had become the top model, priced at £855.

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Jaguar Mk VII 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956

Jaguar Mk VII

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Introduced at the London Motor Show of 1950, the extravagantly proportioned MkVII was the first Jaguar saloon to use the legendary XK twin-cam engine. Priced at just below £1,000, it was also a 100mph (160km/h) car and the last Jaguar series to boast a separate chassis. A full six-seater, optional extras included automatic transmission and overdrive. Updated in 1954 and re-designated the Mk VIIM, high-lift camshafts raised the power output from 160 to 190bhp and a closer ratio gearbox helped make the best of it. The Mk VIIM was replaced by the Mk VIII, distinguished by its one-piece windscreen and revised cylinder head. The same bodyshell was retained for the Mk IX of 1959, which was fitted with the 3.8 litre engine and disc brakes as standard.

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Morgan Plus 4 1950-1969

Morgan Plus 4

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The Plus in Plus 4 stands for extra power, provided in the first instance by the four cylinders of the 2038cc Standard Vanguard engine and then by the engines of the Triumph TRs. Introduced in 1950, the two-seater reached production first, followed by the four-seater and the coupe within the space of a year. By 1954, after some experimentation, the classic "high-cowled" style was achieved.

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Classic Porsche 356 Gmund Coupe 1950-1965

Porsche 356 Gmund Coupe

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Following the VW-based roadster, which became 356 Number One, Porsche finally became an actual car builder turning out an initial 49 aluminium-bodied 356s between mid-1948 and March 1951. The first batch of light-alloy bodied 356 models (23 cabriolets and 23 "limousines") were produced at Gmund, Austria and were made almost entirely by hand. Fitted with an air-cooled, rear-mounted, 1,086cc, twin-carburettor engine developing just 40bhp, 80mph was easily attainable due to the lightweight construction.

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Classic Porsche 356 "Number One" 1950s-1960s

Porsche 356 "Number One"

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This was the very first Porsche sports car, chassis number 356-001. Produced in temporary premises in Gmund, Austria, in what was once a sawmill, it had a tubular frame chassis, a smooth, slippery open-top body and a 1,131cc Volkswagen Beetle engine, which was mounted amidships with the gearbox slung out to the tail. Completed by June 1948 and given the registration number K 45286, it was presented to the motoring press at the Swiss Grand Prix.

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Ford Popular 100E 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959

Ford Popular 100E

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When the trendy new 105E Anglia came out in 1959, the old 100E Anglia was downgraded to become the new Popular. Externally it differed only in having simpler round rear lamps. The Standard Popular had no parcel shelf or opening quarter lights, fittings only found on the Deluxe version.

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Ford Popular 103E 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959

Popular 103E

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Although the introduction of the 100E range in 1953 signalled the end of the old Anglia and prefect, Ford still wanted a budget entry model in the range, and dusted off the Anglia E494A to produce the new 103E Popular. This no-frills model proved a success, with over 150,000 produced between 1953-1959.

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Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963

300SL Coupe

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Basically the world's most advanced production car when launched in 1954, the 300SL used a dry-sumped version of the Mercedes 300 series sohc 2,996cc straight-six engine. Good for around 140mph (225km/h) and 0-60mph (0-100km/h) in 8.8 seconds, the model was the first to used direct fuel injection. In 1957, the 300SL roadster, with soft-top and conventional doors, took over from the gull-wing model.

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