Tag: 1948
1948 Daimler DE 36 DHC ‘Green Goddess’
Whispering Giant - the Green Goddess is a colossus even among Daimlers, and a true rarity – yet despite its excellence it has rarely...
1948 Aston Martin ‘DB1’ Roadster
It’s one of just 15, the genesis of the modern Aston Martin and a treasured family heirloom, yet this DB1 has lived a wonderfully...
1948 Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport Figoni Fastback Coupe created for the ‘Zipper King’
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Concours Sensation - Full story of the Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport created for the ‘Zipper King’. Reborn after a life hidden in America, this...
In this month: 8 September 1948 first British pilot to break Sound Barrier
David Lean’s 1952 film The Sound Barrier, and Neville Duke’s book Sound Barrier published the following year, created a romantic historical ideal surrounding the...
1948 Alvis Goodwin Special
Special Sauce This monoposto wouldn’t seem out of place on a Grand Prix grid, but it’s actually a hillclimb special built in Macclesfield. Nigel...
1948 Beutler-Healey
Great White Threat. Designed in Britain and clothed in Switzerland, this unique Beutler-Healey was built to take on Italy’s finest GTs in the toughest...
1948 Skinner Special
Loaded with carbs. The straight-eight-powered Skinner Special started life with Peter Skinner of SU Carburetters 86 years ago - but, as Mark Dixon finds...
VW Beetle collection attracts huge bids
Hot of the heels of Volkswagen’s announcement that it will kill off the Beetle name from next year, the oldest Beetle in Sweden has...
1948 Porsche 356 Number One
Porsche Number 1. Driving the very first of many. In the beginning there was the Porsche 356-1 - mid-engined precursor of everything that followed....
1949 Austin A90 Atlantic vs. 1948 Riley RMC 2½-litre Roadster
Austin A90 & Riley RMC Leading the export drive. 1949 Austin’s A90 Atlantic and 1948 Riley’s RMC 2 ½ -litre Roadster were aimed specifically...
