Morris Motor Company Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

 

 The Morris Motor Company was a British car manufacrturing company . After the incorporation of the company into large corporations , the Morris name remainded in use as a marque untill 1984 when British Leyand 's Austin Rover Group decided to concetrate on the more popular Austin  marque. The trademark is currently owned by SAIC after being transferred from bankrupt subsidiary Nanjing Autommotive.  The Morris Motor Company was started in 1910 when bicycle manufacturer William Morris turned his attention to car manufacturing and began to plan a new light car. A factory was opened in 1913 in a former Oxford Military College at Cowley, Oxford, United Kingdom, and the company's first car, the 2-seat Morris Oxford "Bullnose" was introduce . In 1952 the Nuffield Organisation merged with its old rival the Austin Motor Company to form the British Motor Corporation (BMC). Nuffield brought the Morris, MG, Riley and Wolseley marques into the merger. Leonard Lord was in charge, which led to Austin's domination of the organisation. Badge-engineering was important to the new company and for many years the several marques would be seen on several families of similar vehicles.

In 1952 the Nuffield Organisation merged with its old rival the Austin Motor Company to form the British Motor Corporation (BMC). Nuffield brought the Morris, MG, Riley and Wolseley marques into the merger. Leonard Lord was in charge, which led to Austin's domination of the organisation. Badge-engineering was important to the new company and for many years the several marques would be seen on several families of similar vehicles. In the early 1980s, the former Morris plant at Cowley and its sister site the former Pressed Steel plant, were turned over to the production of Austin and Rover badged vehicles. They continued to be used by BL's Austin Rover Group and its successor the Rover Group, which was eventually bought by BMW, and then by a management consortium, leading to the creation of MG Rover. None of the former Morris buildings now exist, British Aerospace sold the site in 1992, it was than demolished and replaced with the Oxford Business Park. The adjacent former Pressed Steel Company site (now known as "Plant Oxford") is owned and operated by BMW, who use it to assemble the new MIN .

British Leyland

In 1968, in further rationalisations of the British motor industry, BMC became part of the newly formed British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), and subsequently, in 1975, the nationalised British Leyland Limited (BL). The Morris marque continued to be used until the early 1980s on cars such as the Morris Marina. The Morris Ital (essentially a facelifted Marina) was the last Morris-badged passenger car, with production ending in the summer of 1984. The last Morris of all was a van variant of the Austin Metro.  In the early 1980s, the former Morris plant at Cowley and its sister site the former Pressed Steel plant, were turned over to the production of Austin and Rover badged vehicles. They continued to be used by BL's Austin Rover Group and its successor the Rover Group, which was eventually bought by BMW, and then by a management consortium, leading to the creation of MG Rover.

In the early 1980s, the former Morris plant at Cowley and its sister site the former Pressed Steel plant, were turned over to the production of Austin and Rover badged vehicles. They continued to be used by BL's Austin Rover Group and its successor the Rover Group, which was eventually bought by BMW, and then by a management consortium, leading to the creation of MG Rover. None of the former Morris buildings now exist, British Aerospace sold the site in 1992, it was than demolished and replaced with the Oxford Business Park. The adjacent former Pressed Steel Company site (now known as "Plant Oxford") is owned and operated by BMW, who use it to assemble the new MINI.

Austin-Healey Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

Austin-Healey was a British sports car maker. The marque was established through a joint-venture arrangement, set up in 1952 between Leonard Lord of the Austin division of the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and the Donald Healey Motor Company, a renowned automotive engineering and design firm.  Austin-Healey cars were produced until 1972 when the 20-year agreement between Healey and Austin came to an end. Donald Healey left the company in 1968 when British Motor Holdings (BMC had merged with Jaguar Cars in 1966 to form BMH) was merged into British Leyland. Healey joined Jensen Motors who had been making bodies for the "big Healeys" since their inception in 1952, and became their chairman in 1972 .

The Austin Healey was extensively raced by the Donald Healey Motor Company in Europe at Le Mans and in Sebring in the U.S., in classic rallies by the BMC competitions department, and was recognized from the very beginning by the Sports Car Club of America/SCCA. Healey models raced in club racing in D, E, and F production classes, winning National Championships in both D and E Production.

Successors

The name Austin is now owned by Nanjing who bought the assets of MG Rover Group (British Leyland's successor company) out of bankruptcy in 2005. After Donald Healey sold his original business, Donald Healey Motor Company, the Healey brand was registered to a new firm, Healey Automobile Consultants, which the Healey family sold to HFI Automotive in 2005.  In June 2007, Nanjing and Healey Automobile Consultants / HFI Automotive signed a collaborative agreement that aims to recreate the Austin Healey and Healey marquees alongside NAC's MG. No timeline has been given as to when the Healey and Austin-Healey brands will return, although MG will be back on the market in China and the UK by the year's end. In 1953, a special streamlined Austin-Healey set several land speed records at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA.
Austin-Healey 3000

    ■   1959 – 1961 BN7 Mark I (2 seater roadster), BT7 Mark I (2+2 roadster)
    ■   1961 – 1962 BN7 Mark II (2 seater roadster), BT7 Mark II (2+2), BJ7 Mark II (2 seater roadster)
    ■   1962 – 1964 BJ7 Mark II (convertible)
    ■   1964 – 1967 BJ8 Mark III (convertible)

Models built

Austin-Healey 100

    ■   1953 – 1955 BN1 Austin-Healey 100
    ■   1955 Austin-Healey 100S (Limited production — 50 race-prepared cars)
    ■   1955 – 1956 BN2 Austin-Healey 100 and 100M
    ■   1956 – 1957 BN4 Austin-Healey 100-6 (2+2 roadster)
    ■   1957 – 1959 BN4 Austin-Healey 100-6 Change to 1 3/4" SU Carbs (2+2 roadster)
    ■   1958 – 1959 BN6 Austin-Healey 100-6 6 Cylinder (2 seater roadster)


Austin-Healey Sprite

   ■   1958 – 1960 AN5 Mark I 'Bugeye – US' 'Frogeye – UK'
   ■   After the Bugeye, the AH Sprite was a badge engineered twin to the MG Midget (hence the term           'Bridget').

    The MG was aimed slightly upmarket, and as there was no bugeye midget, the "mark" numbers are offset by 1;      For example, except for the badges and price a fully optioned Mk II Sprite was identical to a base level Mk     I Midget.

    ■  1961 – 1964 AN6 – AN7 Mark II
    ■  1964 – 1966 AN8 Mark III (roll-up windows)
    ■  1966 – 1969 AN9 Mark IV
    ■  1969 – 1971 AN10 Mark V (UK Only)

Trojan Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

Trojan was a British Automobile Manufacturer. Cars with the Trojan marque were made from 1914 and 1974. In 1913 the prototype was ready. It had a two-stroke engine with four cylinders arranged in pairs, and each pair shared a common combustion chamber - a doubled-up version of what would later be called the "split-single" engine. The pistons in each pair drove the crankshaft together as they were coupled to it by a V-shaped connecting rod. For this arrangement to work, it is necessary for the connecting rod to flex slightly, which goes completely against normal practice. The company was founded by Leslie Hayward Hounsfield (1877–1957), who went into business as a general engineer in a small workshop called the Polygon Engineering Works in Clapham, South London. He got the idea to make a simple, economical car that would be easy to drive and started design work in 1910.

Before production could start war broke out and from 1914 to 1918, Trojan Ltd, as the company had become in 1914, made production tools and gauges. In 1920 the first series of six cars were made from a works in Croydon and the final production version was shown at the 1922 London Motor Show. An agreement was reached with Leyland Motors to produce the cars at their Kingston upon Thames factory where work on reconditioning ex RAF wartime trucks was running down.

Trojan Trobike

Trobike was one of the early makes of mini-bike and also one of the earliest to be sold in kit form to avoid purchase tax. The Trojan Lambretta group was founded in 1959 when Lambretta Concessionaires Ltd took over Trojan Ltd, one of the oldest firms in the British motor industry. At about the time the group owned the Clinton Engine Corporation of Maquoketa, Iowa, USA. The very last machines were sold to a farmer and known as the Sussex Miniscooter. Later still, a variant known as the Lowline Chimp appeared using a very similar frame and again a Clinton engine. Originally, machines had black handlebar rubbers but some later models were fitted with buff-coloured rubbers. The twist grip on early machines (as appear on factory literature) was manufactured by Amal with the cable entering parallel to the handlebars. Later bikes had the more typical Amal twist grip with the cable entering from below. Later models were fitted with a bashplate between the lower frame downtubes (by frame number TB879). The bashplate was dual purpose: to stop dirt entering the air filter, and also to protect the carburettor from damage. Even later models (by frame number TB1029) were fitted with a further small light steel plate shielding the carburettor float bowl and fitted under the heads of the front two engine mounting bolts.

At first, the most popular engine was the 2.5 HP 95 cc Clinton engine – being both readily available and cheap. By 1959 Trojan began making the Trokart using this engine and sold as a kit to avoid purchase tax, it sold for only £25. By 1963 it was estimated that 250,000 engines in the US and 10,000 in Britain had been sold; all for karting.

Trojan Cars Details Information

Models. Two models – the Garden Model and Road Model – are basically similar, with the difference that the Garden Model does not include number plates, front wheel brake and brake lever, hooter or tax disc. Trobikes have an eye-catching colour scheme – white frames, forks, handlebars, and wheels – yellow engines – red chain/mudguards. A foam rubber saddle covered with black plastic leather cloth is fitted to each machine.

Engine. The Clinton A490 Panther 2-stroke engine is centrally mounted to ensure perfect balance at all speeds. The engine position is adjustable to suit chain tension. The starting is by recoil starter, power being delivered to the rear wheel through an automatic centrifugal clutch which comes into effect upon opening of the throttle.

Frame. The frame is manufactured from high-quality steel tube which is electrically welded to resist shock and impact. The steering head is mounted on ball bearings to provide ease and smoothness of movement. The front mudguard and the integral rear chain and mudguard are built of resin reinforced glass fibre and finished in red to contrast with the white enamel finish of the frame assembly

Wheels. Wheels are made from extremely strong pressed steel and are of the split rim type for easy tyre removal. Both front and rear wheels run on opposed high-grade taper roller bearings on an alloy steel spindle, which is designed for easy wheel removal. Highly efficient car type internal expanding brakes are used.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a British manufacturer of luxuary automobile based at the Goodwood plant in West Sussex, Englan . It is the current producer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars branded automobile , whose  histrical production dates back to 1904. The  factroy is located across from the historic Goodwood Circuit in Goodwood , West Sussex , England . It is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW. The history of Rolls-Royce began as Rolls-Royce Limited which started manufacturing cars in 1903. The factory at Goodwood is the fifth Rolls-Royce UK based automobile production facility since 1904. The previous four were located in Manchester, London, Derby, and Crewe. 

The situation was tilted in BMW's favor, as they could withdraw their engine supply with just 12 months notice, which was insufficient time for VW to reengineer the Rolls-Royce cars to use VW's own engines. BMW and VW arrived at a solution. From 1998 to 2002 BMW would continue to supply engines for the cars and would allow use of the names by VW, but this would cease on 1 January 2003. From that date, only BMW would be able to name cars "Rolls-Royce", and VW's former Rolls-Royce/Bentley division would build only cars called "Bentley." 

The situation was tilted in BMW's favor, as they could withdraw their engine supply with just 12 months notice, which was insufficient time for VW to reengineer the Rolls-Royce cars to use VW's own engines. BMW and VW arrived at a solution. From 1998 to 2002 BMW would continue to supply engines for the cars and would allow use of the names by VW, but this would cease on 1 January 2003. From that date, only BMW would be able to name cars "Rolls-Royce", and VW's former Rolls-Royce/Bentley division would build only cars called "Bentley."  It was actually decided before by Henry Royce himself that black was more appropriate since the red clashed with the colour of some models.[1] The Phantom III of 1934 was the first Rolls Royce to display the black badge, being the first car without input from Mr. Royce. In 1998, owners Vickers decided to sell Rolls-Royce Motors. The most likely buyer was BMW, who already supplied engines and other components for Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars, but BMW's final offer of £340m was beaten by Volkswagen's £430m.

Cars

The car has a 6.75 L V12 engine sourced from BMW, but most other components are unique to the car. Parts are sourced from Continental Europe and the UK. Assembly, leather work, wood work, and finishing is carried out in a new factory in Goodwood near Chichester, Sussex. The cars are available in normal and extended wheelbase, and prices start at about £250,000.2003+ Phantom (saloon)—Launched in January 2003 at Detroit's North American International Auto Show, this is the first model from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited, a BMW Group subsidiary having no corporate connection with the previous Rolls-Royce Motors company apart from the trademarks mentioned above.

      ■ 2007+ Phantom Drophead Coupé (convertible)

      ■ 2008+ Phantom Coupé (coupe)

      ■ 2010+ Ghost (saloon)—Rolls Royce announced in September 2006 that it will develop a new four-door model named Ghost. The Ghost will be smaller than the previous Rolls Royce automobile launched, the Phantom. Only 20% of the components would be sourced from BMW F01 7 Series, and it will be positioned below the Phantom and with a price range between US$250,000 and US$280,000

Noble Automotive Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

 Noble Automotive Ltd, more commonly know simply as Noble , is a British sport car manufacturer.It was established in 1999 by Lee Noble in Leeds, West Yorkshire, for producing high-speed sports cars with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout. Lee Noble was the chief designer and owner of Noble. He sold the company in August 2006. He resigned from the company in February 2008 and announced his new venture, Fenix Automotive in 2009 . In 2009 Noble Released the M600, a car which takes Noble into Hyper Car territory. With 650BHP available from its purpose built 4.4 litre V8 Twin turbo charged engine, the carbon fibre, light weight bodied car is aimed firmly at the established Ferrari/Porsche brands. Deliveries to customers are expected mid 2010. The retail price is GBP 200,000 . Only 220 Noble GTO-3Rs and M400s were imported to the U.S. They are the only Nobles available to the American market. The U.S. distribution rights to the M12s and M400s were sold in February 2007 to 1G Racing from Ohio. Due to high demand of these cars, 1G released its own copy, named Rossion Q1.

Noble M12 (2000-2008)

Like the Noble M10, the Noble M12  is a two door , two-seater model , originally planned both as a coupe and as a covertilbe . All M12s have been powered by specially tuned turbocharged Ford Duratec V6 engines. The M12 has a full steel roll cage, steel frame, and G.R.P. (fibre glass) composite clam shell body parts. These cars are extremely lightweight and stiff. Although looks to be track derived, the M12 performs very well on both road and track, with surprisingly good ride quality, but a rigid feel . The coupe evolved through four (4) variants with the M400 being the ultimate version of the M12, followed by the GTO-3R. 0-60 mph (0–97 km/h) in 3.7 seconds was published in the official brochure of the M12 GTO-3R, Road and Track indicated a 0-60 mph performance of 3.3 seconds, but subsequently listed it as 3.5 seconds. Its top speed is listed as 185 mph (298 km/h). Lateral Gs are reported in excess of 1.2.

Noble M12 GTO 2.5L bi-turbo 330 bhp/231 kW

Noble M12 GTO-3 3.0L bi-turbo 365 bhp/242 kW

Noble M12 GTO-3R 3.0L bi-turbo 415 bhp/262 kW

The Noble M14 debuted at the 2004 British Motor Show and generated significant interest in the motoring press. It was planned to compete with the Porsche 911 Turbo and Ferrari F430. It was based on the chassis of the M12, with only minor modifications. It had a new body and a more up market interior

Noble M15

The car was based on a brand new platform with a longitudinally mounted engine connected to a bespoke gearbox created by Graziano. The double wishbone suspension is a development of the system mounted on the M400. Mounting the engine longitudinally allowed the designer to increase cooling flow to the engine which allows the 3.0l twin turbo V6 to produce 455 bhp (339 kW; 461 PS). The engine was designed to meet emissions regulations and the new steel/aluminium space frame was designed with a view to passing crash test regulations around the world. The M15 was planned to be the first Noble which gains European and US type approval . Production of the M15 was planned to begin in early 2006, but has not taken place. The Noble M15 was intended to appeal to a far broader market and compete directly with the Porsche 911 Turbo and Ferrari F430. As a result the Noble M15 was expected to have a number of features not previously found on Nobles such as Sat nav, traction control, electric windows and ABS. The Company has issued a press release about the M15, and the M15 will be produced after the introduction of the M600. The M15 of the future will be different than the car shown in 2006.

The M15 appeared in Top Gear and presenter Richard Hammond was very impressed. It was a lot quicker around the Top Gear-track than the old Noble. According to Richard this has to do with the new, stronger gearbox which enables Noble to allow more boost and let the same engine produce more power. The Stig managed a lap time of 1:22.5 which is currently 26th on the powerlap board.

Morgan Motor Company Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

The Morgan Motor Company is a British Motor Car Manufacturer . The company was founded in 1910 by Harry Frederick Stanley Morgan, generally know as "HFs" and  was run by him until he died ,aged 77, in 1959 . Peter Morgan, son of H.F.S ran the comapany until a few years before his death in 2003. The company is currently run by Charles Morgan, the son of Peter Morgan. Morgan is based in Malvern Link, an area of Malvern , Worcestershire and employs 163 people. Morgan produced 640 cars in 2007. All the cars are assembled by hand. The waiting list for a car is approximately one to two years, although it has been as high as ten years in the past.The visitor centre and museum feature a guided tour of the factory and exhibits about the company's history from Edwardian times until the present day, developments in automobile technology, and a display of automobiles.

The early cars were two-seat or four-seat three-wheelers, and are therefore considered to be cyclecars. Three-wheeled vehicles avoided the British tax on cars by being classified as motorcycles. Competition from small cars like the Austin 7 and the original Morris Minor, with comparable economy and price and better comfort, made cyclecars less attractive.

In 2004 , Morgan came out with a traditional style model to replace the departing Plus 8. The new model named the Roadster in powered by  a Ford UK Mondeo v6 producing 212 b hp (158 KW, 251 PS) . In 2007 , the Mondale engine was replaced by US version of the same engine in the Roadster II. In 2000, the Morgan Aero 8 was introduced and as always , the wooden body substructure was ash (Con tray to popular myth, however the chassis is metal ) aluminum for the Aero 8) The Aero 8, with a BMW V8 engine in a car weighing less than a BMW Z4 and considerably less than a BMW M3, (though more than traditional Morgans) is even faster than the Plus 8, delivering what Auto week magazine termed super car performance. The newest Aero 8 (Ser. IV) puts out 367 hp (274 kW) at 6100 rpm giving it a top speed of over 170 mph (270 km/h). Due to the Aero 8's light weight it can do 0–62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.5 seconds .

Based on the same chassis as the Aero Supersports, the Eva GT will be a 2+2 grand tourer, and as such it is longer in the body. The Eva GT will use BMW N54 twin-turbo straight-6 producing 302 bhp, this is Euro-6 emissions compliant. Launched at Pebble Beach 2010 and expected to go on sale in 2013, deposits have been taken since 2010.

Availability to the United States


For part of the 1950s and 1960s, the USA provided the company with its largest market worldwide, taking up to 85% of all production . In 2005, the engine was replaced with the US version of another traditionally-shaped model (with a V6) called the Roadster. In 2002, Morgan centralised its international compliancy development and regulatory interaction in-house . In 2005, its right to import its classic models ceased when supplies of its necessary airbag were exhausted and no replacement was developed. In 2006, a request for an airbag exemption to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was refused, and the import of classic Morgans ceased . In spite of their traditional design, Morgans have always had sporting or "sports car" performance, due to their extremely low weight. The rear-impact exemption lapsed in May 2008 without further application. Morgan has indicated to its US dealers that it plans to re-apply for US certification for some model at as yet an undetermined date in the future. This ended with the first wave of US safety and emission regulations in 1971

Mini Cooper Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Copporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 untill 2000. The originalll is considerd a British icon of the  1960s and its space saving front wheel drive layout (which allowed 80% of the area of the car's floor pan to be used for passengers and loggage ) influenced to its German contemporary , the Volkswagen Beetle, which enjoyed similar prolularity in North America. In 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th country , behind the Ford MOdel.  The destinctive two door car was designed for BMC by sir Alec Issigionis . It was manufactured at her Long bridge and Cowley plants in England , the victoria Park/Zetland British Motor Corporation(Australin) factory in Sydeny, Australia and later also in spain, Belgium, Chile, Italy , Malta, Portugal, South Africa , URugray, VEnezuela and YUgoslavia.

Rally four from 1964 through to 1967 lathouht in 1966 the Mini awas disqualified after the finish , along with six other British entrants , which included the first four cars to finish, under a questoinable rulling that the cars had used an illegal combination of headlamps.

Design and Development 

Designed as project ADO15(Austin Drawing Office project number 15), the Mini came about because of a fuel shortage caused by the 1956 Sue Crisis. Petrol was boomed . Leonard Lord, the  somewhat autocratic head of BMC , reprotedly detested these cars so much that he vowed to rid the streets of them and disign a proper miniture car . He down some basic design requriements the car should be contained wihtin a box that measured  and  passenger accommodation should occupy 6ft of the 10 ft length and the engine for reasons of cost should be can unit. Issigonis who had been woriking for Alvis, has been recruited back to BMC in 1955 and with his skills in desinging small cars. Despite its utillitatian origins the classic Mini shape had become so well know  that by  the 1990s, Rover Group-the heirs to BmC -were able to register its design as a tade mark in its own right.

Production models differed fro, the prototypes by the addition of front subframes to the unibody to take the suspension loads and by having the engine monuted other way roud  with carburattor at the back than at the front . This layout required an extra gear between engine and transmission to revers the then evposed to water coming in through the grille .The engine size was reduced from 948 cc to 484 this in , conjunction with a small increase in the car's  width , cut the top speed from 90 mph ( 145 km/h) to a more reaonable ( for the time) 72mph (116 km/h).

In the United States



Minis that were originally sold in the US are becoming hart to find, so most of the restored Minis now runing in the US have been imported by induvidual enthsiasts--typical  from Autarlia or New Zealand where the climate has limited the amount of rust fomation and cars are available for relatively low prices . There is increasiing diffculty in finding cars that are old enough to meet the 25 year emission exemption and yet are still in a reasonable condtition . This has led some imorters to place the vehicle identification number (ViN0 plates from older cars onto Minis that ar less than 25 years old-claiming that the cars was"repaired" by replacing every single pat with the exception of he VIN plate. Such vehicles are termed"re-VINs and are surprisingly common. This may leave such impotters open to accuslation of a "Ship of Theaseu" fraud such as befell the late Boyd Clddington from the state of California.

MG Motor Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

MG Motor ( officialy MG Motor UK Limited) is a British car manufacturer owned by SAIc Group and headquartered in Birmingham, Unted Kingdom . It desings , develops, assembles and markets cars sold under th MG  marque. The article is about the current company which producse cars under the MG marque. For the and originally MG Car company , see MG Cars. MG Motor operated the historic Longridge plant . Currently the majority of MG vehicles sold in Europe are pincipally manufactured in China development facility at the Lonbridge site . The MG3 originally appeared as the MG3 SW (car similar to that of the) in 2008 but only went on China . In 2010 , SAIC uneriled the all new  MG3, which was show in concept with car form as the MG Zero.

The brand was relaunched in Britain during 2007. An update MG TF model produced in a limited edition of 500, called the TF LE 500, was assembled at the Longbridge plant by Anniaversary of which only 50 were produced . Produtin of the TF at Longbrige was suspended again in Octorber 2009. Finally ended in march 2011 and have not given a release date for the TF's successor.

MG Motor History 

MG Motor UK Ltd was founded on 12 April 2006 as NAC MG UK Limited the Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC). Following the collapse of MG Rover in 2005 , NAC had acquired MG Rove's Lonbridge plant , and the MG marque . Assenbly of cars re-started at Longbridge in Aulgust 2007, with production of the MG TF LE500. In 2007, NAC merged with the Shanghai Automobile Industry corporation (SAIC) , and in early 2009 NAC MG UK was renemed as MG Motor UK Limited . The first all model from MG for 16 years the MG6, went on sale in May 2011.  Currently the majority of MG vehicles are pricinpally manufacturered in China before being shipped t Longbridge for final assembly. The new model  MG range are based on the Roewe models like MG Rover did with the 25/ZR, 45/ZS. and  75/ZT. The MG Motor brand was relaunched in Britain during 2007 . An update MG TF model produced in a limited edition of 500 called the TF LE500, was assembled at the Longbridge plant by NAc MG UK.

Planned 

MG3 

The MG3 originally appeared as the Mg3 SW ( a car similar to that of the Rover Streetwise ) in 2008 but only went on sale in China. In 2010, SAIC unveiled the all new MG3 , which as shown in comcept car from as the MG zero. This was later rrenamed the MG3 again.  The car is expected to come with a 1.3L or 1.5L petrol engine and expected to be launche in 2012 to UK mrket . It is also expected to come with  a Streetwise style model called th Xross.

MG 5 
The MG5 in currently in comcept stage and was unvelied at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. It is a Ford Focus sized hatchback using the same base as the Roewe 350. It is rumored the car will have a 1.5 or 1.8 engine for entry models with a 2013 entry . It si expected to rival the Ford Focus , Vauxhall Asta, and
Volkswagen  Golf..


MG TF 

The MG brand was relauched in Britain during 2007. An updated MG TF model produced in a limited edition of 500, called the TF LE 500 , was assembly at he Longbridge plant by NAC MG UK. This was followed  by  a TF135 moodel and a further limited edition TF 85th Anniversary , of which only 50 were produced. Prodution of the TF at Longbridge was suspended again in October 2009 and finallly ended in March 2011. MG have said that they will first concetrate on building "Passenger cars" and have not given a release date for the successor.

Lotus Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

 Lotus Cars  is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at the former sith of RAF Hethel a world War II airfield in Norfilk . The company designs and builds race and production automobiles of light weight and fine handling cahracteristics. It also owns the engineering consultancy Lotus Engineering , which has facilities in the United Kingdom, United States, Malaysia and China. The company was formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. by engineer Colin Chapman, a graduate of University College, London, in 1952. The first factory was in old stables behind the Railway Hotel in Hornsey, North London.  Kimberley retired as CEO on 17 July 2009 and was replaced as CEO by Dany T Bahar on 1 October 2009.

In December 2010 Group Lotus (Proton) announced the creation of "Lotus Renault GP", the successor to the Renault F1 team, that is contesting the 2011 season having purchased a title sponsorship deal with the team with the option to buy shares in the future. Group Lotus is currently also involved in several other categories of motorsport. It sponsors the ART team in the GP2 and GP3 Series, and the KV team in the IndyCar Series.

Lotus car models

1. Lotus Elise:  The Elise started in 1996 and weighed 725 kg (1,598 lb). The current model starts at 901 kg (1,986 lb) and incorporates some engineering innovations, such as an aluminium extrusion frame and a composite body shell. The Elise has also spawned several racing variants, including a limited series called the 340R, which has an open-body design echoing the old Seven. The Elise was introduced into the U.S., with a Toyota engine, in order to pass strict U.S. emissions laws.


2. Lotus T125 Exos : Track-only Formula 1 inspired car. 3.5l Cosworth V8, 640 bhp; 25 will be built at $1 million each. To run in the 'Exos Experience by Lotus', a club, initiated and operated by Lotus Motorsport, in which a limited number of owner drivers can refine their driving skills and challenge themselves with expert one-to-one advice from former Grand Prix drivers and trainers.

3. Lotus Evora : Launched 22 July 2008. Code named Project Eagle during development. A 2+2 sports car with a mid-mounted, transverse 3.5-litre V6 engine. Lotus will provide the Evora S Model (2011) as rapid response vehicles to the Rome and Milan Carabinieri to replace the previous Lamborghini Gallardos. See Lotus webpage.

Announcements of future cars 

New Lotus Esprit. Due to be released in 2013, the Esprit will be powered by a 4.8-litre Lotus Performance V8 pressure-charged engine delivering up to 620 PS (456 kW; 612 hp), capable of 0–100 km/h in approximately 3.4 seconds. New Lotus Elan. This was set for release during the second half of 2017, to feature a 4.0-litre V6 pressure-charged engine capable of delivering up to 450 PS (331 kW; 444 hp) with a weight of 1,295 kg (2,855 lb). Lotus later postponed the production of the car until 2017, allowing the company to develop the current Evora . New Lotus Eterne. A four-door, four-seater sports GT. With a 5.0-litre pressure-charged V8.

 Designed as a competitor to the Porsche Panamera, Aston Martin Rapide and Maserati Quattraporte. In 2011 Lotus revealed this as the Lotus Ethos, a plug-in hybrid car based on the EMAS concept from its parent company Proton, and likely to be primarily built by Proton in Malaysia.

Jaguar Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

 Jaguar Cars Lrd,know simply as Jaguar is a British luxury car manufacturer, headquatered in Whitely, coventry , England. It is part of the Jaguar Land Rover business , a subsidiary of the India company Tata MOtors. Jaguar was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company by Sir William Lyons in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing passenger cars. The name was changed to Jaguar after WWII to avoid the unfavourable connotations of the SS initials. Jaguar has, in recent years, manufactured cars for the Prime Minister, the most recent delivery being a XJ model on 11 May 2010 . Jaguar cars today are designed in Jaguar Land Rover's engineering centres at the Whitley plant in Coventry and at their Gaydon site in Warwickshire, and are manufactured in Jaguar's Castle Bromwich assembly plant near Birmingham.

 On 11 June 2007, Ford announced that it planned to sell Jaguar, along with Land Rover and retained the services of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and HSBC to advise it on the deal. The sale was initially expected to be announced by September 2007, but was delayed until March 2008. On 1 January 2008, Ford formally declared that Tata was the preferred bidder.

 Current car models

The Jaguar XJ is a full-size luxury saloon and the company's flagship model. The model has been in production since 1968 with the first generation being the last Jaguar car to have creative input by the company's founder, Sir William Lyons. In early 2003, the third generation XJ arrived in showrooms and while the car's exterior and interior styling were traditional in appearance, the car was completely re-engineered. Its styling attracted much criticism from many motoring journalists who claimed that the car looked old-fashioned and barely more modern than its predecessor, many even citing that the 'Lyons line' had been lost in the translation from Mark 2 into Mark 3 XJ, even though beneath the shell lay a highly advanced aluminium construction that put the XJ very near the top of its class. The Jaguar XF is a mid-size executive car introduced in 2008 to replace the out-going S-Type.  From 2011, the 2.2 L diesel engine from the Land Rover Freelander was added to the range as part of a facelift.

Motorsport

In the 1999, Ford decided that Jaguar would be the corporation's Formula One entry. Ford bought out the Stewart Grand Prix team and rebranded it as Jaguar Racing for the 2000 season. The company has had major success in sports car racing, particularly in the Le Mans 24 Hours. Victories came in 1951 and 1953 with the C-Type, then in 1955, 1956 and 1957 with the D-Type. The manager of the racing team during this period, Lofty England, later became CEO of Jaguar in the early 1970s. Although the prototype XJ13 was built in the mid-1960s it was never raced, and the famous race was then left for many years and until in the mid-1980s when Tom Walkinshaw's TWR team started designing and preparing Jaguar V12-engined sports prototypes for European sports car races. The team started winning regularly from 1987, and with increased factory backing the team won Le Mans in 1988 and 1990.

Caterham Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

Caterham Cars is a manufacturer of specialist lightweight sport cars based in Caterham, Surrey, England and part of the British motor industry. Their only current model , the Cater ham 7 is a direct evolution of the Series 3 Lotus Seven designed by Colin Chapman and originally launched in 1968. A track only car the SP/300 ,  is to be relesed during 2010. On 27 April 2011, Team Lotus owner Tony Femandes announced that his team had purchased Caterham. Since 2006 Caterham Cars has been run by an ex-Lotus management team led by Ansar Ali (CEO) and Mark Edwards (COO).Although the Seven has always been popular with enthusiasts outside of the UK marketplace, export of the Seven to other markets has increasingly been limited by homologation, safety and emissions regulations in the modern era. As a result, the chassis/engine combinations, specifications, pricing and kit-form availability vary widely between countries.

 2010 model line-up 


Series 5 (s3)

The most popular retains the same dimensions and layout of the Lotus 7 Series 3.

Series 5 (Sv) 

Caterham introduced this variant in 2000 to accommodate large drivers  (space is restricted in the S3 for drivers 6 ft (1.8m) tall. Although visually very similar to the S3 the SV is longer taller and wider and has significantly more space for taller and broader drivers with the benefits of more luggage space , a larger fuel tank and more stability. The SV chassis is 25 kg(  55Ib) heavier than the s3.

CSR 
The CSR chassis comes in two basic trims which mirror those of the S3/Sv cars. The "basic" CSR has a road and touring oriented space with full windscreen and weather equipment . This is available as the CSR200 (200bhp) or CSR260 (260bhp). The CSR Superlight (also 260 bhp) is the current Caterham performave flagship strips away the windscreen , intergrated dash and other comfort  oriented components for maximum performance with specialist " Dynamic dampers' added to improve its ahead of many fo the wold's most expensive performance cars.

Motor cacing  

Because of its relatively high power to weight ratio and its exceptional Lotus heritage and heandling the Caterham 7 has been a favoutite among club racers since the begining of its career. In the United Kingdom and elasewhere , the Caterham 7 is used in a variety of one make series and sports car championships, both regional and national . However , the Caterham has proven so successful against bigger and more powerful sports cars that it has been banned from F|A competitions and most international racess, coingin the phrase 'too fast to race.

From 2012 the F1 tean also owend by Tony Fernandes, know as Team Lotus in the 2011 season will race as Caterham F1 tean maintain the Green and Yellow livery previously used when Team Lotus in 2011. From 2012 Caterham will face in GP2 with the under Caterham Racing which was rebfanded from Caterham Air Asina team that raced in 2011. The tean will race under the same Green and Yellow livery as  Formula team .

Ginetta Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

Ginetta was founded in 1958 by the four Walklett brohters (Bob, Lvor, Travers and Dougles) in Woodbridge, Suffolk. The first car, not destined for production, which subsequenntly became known as the G1 was based on a pre war  Wolseley HOrnet. From their original bsase, the company moved to Witham, Essex in 1962 and between 1972 and 1974 operated from large premises in Sudbuy, Suffolk before ruturning to Withan where they rimaind until 1989. Under the Walkletts,  Travers, Travers was mainly responsible for styling lvor for engineerng, Douglas, management and Bold sales.

21 st Century 
In late 2005 Ginetta was acquired by LNT Automotive, a company run by Yorkshire businessman
and racing car driver Lawrence Tomlinson. In mid 2007 Ginetta moved to a state-of-the-art factory near Leeds, with a target to sell 300 cars a year. Trained engineer Tomlinson himself penned the bsed specification for the Ginetta G50, which was produced to celebrate 50 years of Ginetta production and became a secceeful GT4 and award winning car.

In March 2010, Ginetta acquired the Somerset-based sports car manufacturer Farbio and rebadget their car the Ginetta F400. In March 2011, Ginetta launched the G55, running in the GT4 Michelin Ginetta GT  Supercup and contender for GT3.In october 2011 Ginetta launched the G60, a two-door mid-engine sport car developed from the  F400 and prowerd by a Ford-surced 3.7 litre V6 engine.

 Road Cars

The first car the G2, was produced as a kit for enthusiasts and consisted of a tubular frame cahassis to take Ford components and alminium body. About 100 were made. The G3 was intrduced with galss fibre body in 1959 to be followed by the G4 in 1961. The G10 and G11 from 1964 were higher powered versions with 4.7 litre Ford V8 and MGB engines respcetively . The G12 was a mid-engined competition car. In 1967 the G15 was launched with Hillman Imp engine. This two seator coupe had a glass fibre body bolted to a  tuobe cahasis and used Imp rear and Triumph front suspension . Over 800 were made up t 1974 and the car was fully type approved allowing fot the first time complete Ginetta cars to be sold. In 1970 it was joined by the large G21 initally available with the 1599cc Ford Kent engine . The model was later updated to became the closed G24. The G19 was a Formula 3 single seater but only one was ever made. Following recorganisation the company moved to Scunthorpe and started making cars in kit from again in the 1980s parts. It was also decided to re-enter the complete car busiess with the mid engied G32 with a choiced of 1.6 and 1.9 litre Rover V8 capble of 145 mph (233km/h) and a 0-60 mph time of 5 seconds .

                                                         
Racing 


In 1964 Ginetta produced a Formula Three racing car with a monocoque glass-fibre chassis. An earlier spaceframe car was built but never read. The car, fitted with a Ford engine, was entered by Ginetta Cars Ltd, for Chris Meek to drive at the Crystal Palace circuit on 5 September 1964.

Ginetta Challenge Championship
The Ginetta Challenge Championship represents a low cost opportunity to become involed in competitve  motor racing in the Ginetta G40 race car. The Championship is a one make series. Combined with controlled tyres and suspension parts, this ensures that is the most popular, cost effective but competitive racing series in Britail. The 2011 lseries is composed of 20 rounds over 10 dates as part of the support pacekage for the Brithish GT/Formula 3 and two stand alone BARC Truck Festivals.

 Ginetta Junior Championship
Jonior  Ginetta Championship was introduced in 2001 for racers aged 14-16 years old as a natural progression route from kart racing . The affordable one make series with sealed Ford Zetec 1.4 litre engine ensures safe, controlled racing due to the tubular steel chassis, full integral FIA apporved roll cage and fibre-glass shell. The 2011 series consists of 24 rounds over 12 dates in support of the British Touring Car package and two stand alone  Ginetta Festivals.

 Ginetta GT Supercup 
Ginetta has launched a new British sports car fot 2011. Nominated the  Ginetta G55, will by a front mid mounted designed in house at  Ginetta's new purpose-built factory in Leeds and is powered by a front mid mounted Ford 3.7 titre V6 delivering 300 bhp (224kw; 304 PS). The G55 will be a versatile race car able to race not only in its own one make championship but also in the British and European GT4 and GT3 categories. It will also be eligible for numerous British and European GT cetegories of the like of British , Spanish Gt etc.
A G50/G55 single-make race Championship will run in 2011 with the focus on keeping running Costs to a minimun by using control tyres, control fuel and low maintenance cost through clever design. This car and its championship is designed to bridge the gap between single makes spots car racing such as the current  Ginetta Challenge championship and GT cars such as the new GT4 Championship, GT3 and GT2 racing.

Bristol Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars headquartered in Patchway, near Bristol, United Kingdom. Bristol have always been a low-volume manufacturer, the most recent published official production figures were for 1982, which stated thar 104 cars were produced in that years production has been around 20 cars per annum. 

Unlike most speciality automakers, Bristol does not court publicity and has only one showroom, located on Kensington High Street in London. Nevertheless the company maintains an enthusiastic and loyal clientele. The companyy suspended manufacturing in Mach 2011, when administrators were appointed and 22 staff were made redundant. In April 2011, the company was purchased by the Kamkor Group. The history of Bristol Cars began in 1945. Forecasting an excess labour capacity , the Bristol Aeroplane Company (BAC) began working with AFN Ltd, makers of Frazer Nash cars and British imorter of BMWs before the war, on plans for a joint venture in automotive manufacture. By July 1945 BAC had created a Car was sold after its parent joined with other British airplane companies in 1960 to create the British Aircraft Corporation which later became part of British Aerospace. A factory was established at Filton Aerodrome, near Bristol.

 Pre-war BMW designs

HJ Aldington, a director of the Bristol Aeropalce Company affiliated AFN (BMW's pre-war concessionaire in the UK), used his British Army connections to visit the bombed BMW factory in MUich several times post-war. In 1945 he took plans for BMW cars back to Britin. A BMW chiel engineer, Dr.Fritz Fiedler, was also given employment. Its first car was the Bristol 400, prototyped in 1946 and inroduction at the 1947 Geneva Motor Show. Derived from immediately pre-WW2 BMW products (thanks to a body on the 327. Even a variation on the famous double-kidney BMW grille was retained . Bristol, however did a thoroughgoing examination of the cars handlling . The 405, which entered prodution in 1954, was much more succeddful, not least for being Bristol's only four-door. It remained in production until 1958, with 297 saloons and 43 drohead coupes produced in all. Bristol debuted the 406 in 1958, and it remained in prduction until 1961.

 The 410, introduced in 1966, was a return to the high-performance turing tradition, offering the same tol speed as the 409, and superior acceleration, with the same powerpant. It also saw Bristol become a provate comapany and marked a return to quality to the exclusion of output no more  than three cars week were to be made. In 1969 , the Bristol 411 appered , with a news 6.2 litre Chrysler V8 (still rebuilt and modified by Bristol , as before) granting higher top speed and better acceleration still.  Its replacement , the 407, was powered by a 5.2 titre V8 provided by Chrysler of Canada. It was followed in 1963 by the 408, with drastic restyling as well improved suspension.

Engines Bankruptcy and purchase

Until 1961, all Bristol cars used derivatives of  a six-cylinder BMW engine. This well-regarded engine also powerd a number of parts and racing cars, including all post-war Frazer Nashes , some ACs, some Lotus and Cooper racing cars, and several others. In 1961 with the launch of the Bristol 407, the company switched to large Chryslelr V8 engines, with were more suitable for the increasingly heavy cars. All post-1961 Brisstols, including the latest Blenheim and Fighter models, use Chrysler engines.

On 3 March 2011, it was announced Bristol Cars has gone into administration, with the immediate loss of 22 jobs. On 21 April 2011, the comapany was purchased by the Kankorp Group, which also owners eletric vehicle drivertain company Frazer-nash Reasearch. 

BMW Engine d Cars Models 

■ Type 400 (1946-1950)

■ Type 401 (1948-1953)

■ Type 402 (1949-1950)

■ Type 403 (1953-1955) 

■ Type 404 (1953-1955)

■ Type 404x Arbolt Bristol (1954-1958)

■ Type 405 (1954-1958)

■ Type 406 (1958-1961)

■ Type 450 (1953-1955)

Chrysler Engine Cars Models

■ Type 407 (1961-1963)

■ Type 408 (1963-1965)

■ Type 409 (1965-1967)

■ Type 410 (1967-1969)

■ Type 411 (1969-1976)

■ Type 412/Beautiful (1975-1993)

        ■ Beaufort 

■ Type 603 (1976-1982)

      ■ Britannina/Brigand (1982-1993) 

■ Blenheim (1993-present)

     ■ Blenheim 2

     ■ Blenheim 3, 3S and 3G 

     ■ BLenheim 4 

■ Series 6 (200-present)

■ Blenheim Roadster/Speedster ( 2003-present)

■ Fighter (2004-present)

 

Bentley Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

 Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacture of automobaile founded on 18 January 1919 by Water Owen Bentley know as W.O Bently or just "W.O" Bently had been previously know for his range of rotary aero-engine in World War I, the most famous being the Bently BR1 as used in later versions of the Sopwith Camel. After the war W.O.  Bently designed and made production cars that won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1924 and following models which repeated those successes each June 1928,1928, 1929,1930.
Purchased hy Rolls-Royce in 1931, when production was moved from London to Deby and later to Crewe, this business has been owned hy the Volkswagen Group of Germany since 1998. The business is still based in Crewe, Cheshire, England with their Central Production Facilities there.

Car models, Cricklewood
The orginal model was the 3-litre,but as customers put heavier bodies on the cahssis, a large 4 1/2 litre model follwed. It became famous in popular media as the vechile of choice of James Bond in the novales, but this has been seen only in the films. Johb Steed in the television series.The new 8-litre was such a succcess that Barnato's maney seemed to run out in 1931 and NEpier was planning to buy Bentley'business, Rolls-Royce purchased Bently Motors to prevent competiton for the market of their most expensive model

 Bentley Continental 
The Continental fastbackcoupe was produced principally for the dimestic home market, the majority of cars produced (165, including a prototype) being right-hand drive. The Chassis was produced at the Crew factory and shared many components with the standard R type. Coachwork for most of these cars was completely by H.J. Mulliner and Co. and other coachwork came from Park Ward (London) who built six, later including a drophed aoupe verion. Franay(Paris) buitl five, Graber Pininfarina made one. The early Type Continention has essentially the same engine as the standard R Type, but wiht modified carburation, induction and exhaust manifilds along with higher gear ratios. After JUly 1954 the car was fitted with an engine, having now a large bore of 94.62 mm (3.7in) with a total displacement of 4,887 Car models, Cr ewe

1.Standard-steel saloon
■ 1946-52 Marl vI
■ 1952-55 R Type
2.Continental
■ 1952-55 R Type continental
3.S-series
■ 1955-59 S1 and Continental
■ 1959-62 S2 and Continental
■  1962-65 S3 and Continental
4. T-series
■ 1965-77 T1
■ 1977-80 T2
■ 1971-84 Corniche
■ 1975-86 Campaigner.

Modern Bentleys

After acquiring the business Volkswagen spent 500 million to modernise the Crewe factory and increase production capacity. As of early 2010, there are about 3,500 working at Crewe, compared with about 1,500 in 1998 before being taken over by Volkswagen.
In 2002, Bentley's presented Queen Elizabeth 11 with an official Sate Limousine to celebrate her Golden Jubilee. In April 2005, Bentley confirmed plans to produce a four seat convertible model-the Azure, derived from the Arnage Drophead Coupe prototype-at Crewe beging in 2006. A limited run of a Zagato modified GT was also announced in March 2008, debbed"GTZ"
Bentley sales continued to increase and in 2005 8,627 were sold worldwide 3,654 in the United States. In 2007 the 10,000 cars-per-year threshold was broken for the first time with sales of 10,014. For 2007, a record profit of 155 million was announced.

■ 1998: Arnage saloon
■ 1999: Hunaudieres Concept
■ 2002: State Limousine
■ 2003: Continental GT coupe
■ 2005: continental Flying Spur saloon
■ 2006: Continental GT convertible
■ 2007: Continental GT Speed coupe
■ 2008: Bentley Brooklands coupe
■ 2009: Arnage saloon, Final Series
■ 2009: Continental Superspots
■ 2010: Bentley Mulsanne
■ 2011: 2nd Generation continental

AC Cars Automobile Sells Price Buy in UK

 AC Cars Group Ltd.formerly know as Auto Carriers Ltd. is a British specialist automobaile manufacturer and one of the oldest independent car parquet founded in British . Since 2009 company was renamed AC by Gulling GmbH and has headquarters in Germany. The first automobile from what would eventually become AC was present at the Crystal Palace motor show in 1903; it was a 20 Hp touring car and was displayed under the Weller name . The Weller Brothers of West Nor wood, London, planned to produce an advanced 20 hp (15kW) car.

Carroll Shelby and the Cobra car photos .

In 1952 AC was approched by Carroll Shelby to use a small block Ford v8 engine in the Ace chassins, producing the AC Cobra. Shelby needed a car that could compete with the Chevrolet Corvette in US sport car racing . The resulting Cobra was a very powerful roadster, and it i commonly blamed fot the introdution ot the 70mph (110 km/h) limit on British motorways. While this was a major factor in the decision, after a coupe version was caught doing 196 mph (315 km/h) during a test run, a then-recent spate of accident under foggy conditions also helped the introduction of the limit. Corroll Shelby sold the Cobra name to Ford in 1965 and went on to develop the famed racing Ford GT40. Meanwhile, AC went on producing a milder version of the car in UK.

427 MK lll Cobra fot the European produced

At the end of the 1964 racing season ,the Cobra was being outclassed in sports car racing by Ferrai. Carroll Shelby decided he needed a bigger engine. A big bloc Ford FE series 390 V8 was installed in a Cobra and the result was scary-the was virtually undrivable. It was decided that a completely new chassis was needed. With the combined help of Fors's computers and the experiedce of the AC engines, the new MKlll was born with 4-inch (100mm) main tubes instead of 3-inch (76 mm) for the chassis, huge cross-braced shock towers and coil spring all round.

In April 2009, a joint venture in Germany was announced to manufacture the new AC MK VI. Following a supply deal with GM the AC MK VI had a totally news spaceframe chassis, 6.2 Litre V8 engine and 6-sped manual transmission and new Corvette brakes, retaining the car went into series production in July 2011. In 2010 AC announced a joint venture with the USA based company laconic which resulted in the design of the ultimate'Cobra'the 'Iconic.AC Roadster.

AC 428 or Frau and AC 429 

 At the same time, the company relized they needed a grand tourer model that could appeal to wealthy customers. AC contacted the famed Italian coach builder Pietro Frua to design an appealing GT body that could be fitted on a MKIII Cobrl chassis stretched by 6 inches (150 mm). The new car was show at the Turin show . A few early models were fitted with famed 427 Ford Fe motors. In 1967 the car was never fully developed and the cost of sending chassis from England to Italy and back for final assembly made it so expensive that only a few were produced. Production ended in 1937 after only 80 cars (29convertiables and 51 coupes) were finished. 

AC (1996-present) 

In March 1996, largely due to the cost of developing the ACe, Angliss' company went into receivership and was eventually sold ti Pride and intellectual in December 1996, who contuned car production in Weybridge, Surrey under the name of AC Car Group Ltd. The AC trademarks and intellectual property were transferred to Acedes Holdings, LLc. BOthe Cobra Mk IV  and the Ace were made, and soon a 'CRS" version of the Mk Iv was announced with a carbon fibre body shell, a 212s/c version with Lotus twin turbo V8 power, as well as the AC Super blower with a supercharger Ford V8. Two there closed Aceca coupe version of the Ace were also made.

 

 AC Car Models:

Type	Engine	Approx Production	Year	Notes
AC       MKV	6.2 V8		2009	Corvette sourced engine. Car assembled in Germany.
AC 212 S/C	3506 cc V8 Twin Turbo  Lotus Engine	2 cars	2000	Car built in Brook lands, Surrey.
AC Aceca	4601/4942 cc V8		1998-	Engine made by Ford. 4942 cc version supercharged. Four seat coupe version of the Ace.
AC ME 3000	2994cc V6 Ford ‘Essex’	101 full production cars	1979-1985	Transvrse mid-engined with five-speed AC gearbox. Platform chassis with front and rear subframes, GRP body.