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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 establishment of the World Sports Car Championship, composed mainly of endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The beginnings of the British Saloon Car Championship, now the British Touring Car Championship. The Mille Miglia is last held after thirty years. The Portuguese Grand Prix debuts in 1958; The Dutch Grand Prix is first ...
The Jowett Jupiter is a British sports car which was produced by Jowett Cars Ltd of Idle, near Bradford.. Following the launch of the all new Jowett Javelin [7] and its successes in competition, Jowett decided to use its power train in a sports car for export in the hope of increasing their inadequate steel allocation.
The Nash-Healey is a three-seat luxury sports car or grand tourer produced from 1951 to 1954. It was marketed by the Nash-Kelvinator conglomerate in North America as a halo car to promote sales of its Nash Motors division. The car resulted from a joint venture between Nash-Kelvinator and British automaker, the Donald Healey Motor Company.
A car with overdrive tested by the British magazine The Motor in 1954 had a top speed of 100.2 mph (161.3 km/h) and could accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 12.3 seconds. A fuel consumption of 27.9 miles per imperial gallon (10.1 L/100 km; 23.2 mpg ‑US) was recorded. The test car cost £1,158 including taxes. [2]
The Austin A90 Atlantic is a British car produced by the Austin Motor Company from 1949 until 1952. It was launched initially as a four-seat convertible, making its début at the 1948 Earls Court Motor Show in London, with production models built between early 1949 and late 1950.
Turner 950 Sports. The first complete car was the Turner A30 Sports, a two-seater also known as the 803 and using an 803 cc Austin A30 engine, transmission and suspension. . The car featured a simple ladder frame chassis and open fibreglass two-seater sports bodyw
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