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Facel was one of France’s greatest ever car manufacturers. Founded by Jean Daninos in 1939, the company started life as a military aircraft component maker in 1939 before moving into customised coach building in 1948. During this period they made body panels for a wide range of manufacturers from Delahaye to Panhard, Simca and also Ford France. They even supplied components for Massey-Ferguson tractors. The car world was therefore taken…

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Fiat is well known for making small affordable cars but is less known for its larger luxury car efforts. You could argue that the Turin outfit were slightly jinxed when it came to the lack of success with their larger cars. One such car that didn’t sell very well but deserved to do so was the Fiat 2300S Coupe. Design of the new luxury coupe was entrusted to Ghia and…

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For many the Jaguar Mk2 was one the all time great luxury saloons of the 1960s. History however has tended to forget that the story of the Mk2 began with the Jaguar Mk1. Launched in 1955 at the Earls Court Motorshow, the Jaguar Mk1 was actually never officially called a “Mk1” and was instead marketed as the Jaguar 2.4 Litre. The name “Mk1” was applied retrospectively when the replacement Mk2…

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Uttering the name Maserati guarantees to tug the heartstrings of most petrolheads. Almost as much as it tugs on the pursestrings. It is one of the all time great automotive marques that no matter what it produces, always causes a great deal of excitement. During its long and troubled life, the Italian firm has seen many highs and many lows. After Citroen ultimately failed during its ownership of Maserati, the…

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Auction Details: Classics Central Car: 1972 Fiat 500 plus Graziella 300 caravan Lot no: 9 Auction Date: Sunday 6 September 2015 Estimate – £23,000 – £26,000 Of all the Auction Watch cars we have featured lately this Fiat 500 and it’s Graziella 300 caravan has to be the most fun. We reckon it is even more fun than the super rare Fiat 500 Vetri Fissi we featured back in March (read…

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1969 De Tomaso Mangusta – 44,186 miles Auction Details: RM Sotheby’s London Date: 7th September 2015 Estimate: £170,000 – £200,000 It may come as no surprise but the classic car market has continued to outperform in 2015. The year got off to a brilliant start in Texas with January’s inaugural blue chip classic car auction series setting the trend. More records were set a few weeks later at Paris Retromobile,…

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Launched in 1966 at the Geneva Motor Show, the Isuzu 117 Coupe was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro who was one of the first Italian stylists to design a Japanese car. The attractive luxury sports coupe was based around the Isuzu Florian sedan and small scale production began in 1968. It featured a 1.6L 120BHP twin cam engine which came from the Isuzu Bellett GT-R. A four speed gearbox was standard….

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