Author: capjoe

Jaguar ‘E’ Type

15,290 were made. My partner Bingo de la Pyjama is madly in love with this car. He’s been waiting for a test drive, for the past 10 years ! A new 5.3 L 12-cylinder Jaguar...

Hillman Minx 1964

This is a Hillman Minx series V from the early 60’s. A small family car that is well made and very reliable. More information and specifications will be added soon…

Hillman 14 1938

Hillman 14 . This 1938 car must be quite rare, because I cannot find information for it. The engine is a 4 cylinder, side-valve one, with capacity of 1701 c.c. The carburetor is equiped with automatic...

Ford Prefect 1953

You can call it “Perfect” if you like! Most visitors of the museum, call it ‘perfect’ anyway. This is an inexpensive car of the early 50s with 1172 c.c. side-valve engine . The production...

Ford Model T

15.5 million were manufactured ! 14.5 In U.S.A.,  500,000 in Canada and another 500,000 in the U.K. The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and Flivver) is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford’s Ford Motor Company from 1908 through 1927....

Ford Cortina MK2 1969

Ford Cortina Mk 2 1969.    (1966-1970) This is the only car I’ ve inherited. My uncle, Byron, who was working for Ford (Kontelis), used to buy all sorts of spare parts for his car,...

English horse drawn carriage made in 1899

Very well made, with excellent suspension and a roof that can be seen below. Can carry 4 persons. A public passenger vehicle would not usually be called a carriage – terms for such include stagecoach,charabanc and omnibus. Working...

Daimler DS420 Limousine

Daimler DS420 Limousine 1968–19924116 produced The Daimler DS420, popularly known as the Daimler Limousine, is a large limousine produced by Daimler Motor Company between 1968 and 1992. The vehicles are used extensively as official state cars...

Citroen DS 19. The best French car ever produced.

Or should I write: the most complex car of the second half of the 20th century, ever produced ? You need to be a plumber to repair it !!! (the mechanics say that over here, and they...