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Pages in category "1950s cars" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 293 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
M-Type Drophead Coupé 1948. The Allard Motor Company was founded in 1945, setting up in Clapham High Street, London. [4] Using its inventory of easy-to-service Ford mechanicals built up during World War II and bodywork of Allard's own design, three post-war models were introduced with a newly designed steel chassis and lightweight body shells: the J, a competition sports car; the K, a ...
The test car which had the optional leather upholstery cost £412 including taxes. In standard form, they commented that it was the cheapest 4-door car on the British market. [9] 192,229 were made. [5] Rear Canadian-market 1950 Prefect
A BMC share certificate A BMC ambulance A 1963 Austin Mini Super-Deluxe The Mini was BMC's all-time best seller. A 1965 Riley 4/72. BMC was the largest British car company of its day, with (in 1952) 39% of British output, producing a wide range of cars under brand names including Austin, Morris, MG, Austin-Healey, Riley, and Wolseley, as well as commercial vehicles and agricultural tractors.
An estate car and a utility pick up version were announced in September, and then a 12 cwt delivery van. [6] Aprons were fitted over the Vanguard's rear wheels from September 1949. [7] In 1950, [8] the Vanguard and the Triumph Renown were the first cars to be fitted with a Laycock de Normanville overdrive. The Laycock overdrive operated on the ...
Wolseley Motors Limited was a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by the Vickers Armaments in conjunction with Herbert Austin.It initially made a full range, topped by large luxury cars, and dominated the market in the Edwardian era.
The BRM Type 15 was a Formula One racing car of the early 1950s, and the first car produced by British Racing Motors.The car was fitted with a revolutionary and highly complex supercharged 1.5-litre British Racing Motors V16 which produced considerably more power than any of its contemporaries.
Turner Sports Car Company Limited was a 1950s British sports car manufacturer, that closed in 1966. Background The ...