Double-de-clutching as we pull away from the Guards Polo Club, located in Windsor Great Park, the speed limit on the private Tarmac roads is set at just 38mph. Slow by modern standards, the 38mph limit matches the speed of a galloping horse; it’s also an ideal rate of knots at which to enjoy the charms of an early Series I 1949 Land Rover.
Whether you’re a 240Z, Fairlady Roadster or Toyota Land Cruiser sort of person, the Classic Driver Market contains a wide range of classic Japanese vehicles, all boasting the kind of pedigrees that, had they been built in Europe, would almost certainly be worth considerably more. So, if you're in the market for an alternative classic, don't forget to look to the East – in the Classic Driver Market.
Rolls-Royce taking the decision to move towards unibody construction was almost a formality. As the 1960s approached, its next cars would be required to anticipate the changing trends of an increasingly car-conscious (and traffic-laden) society. This necessitated smaller exterior dimensions without a sacrifice in interior space and comfort – and monocoque construction was able to provide exactly this, albeit with high tooling and development costs.
In the 1980s, young professionals began to demand practical saloons that replicated the style statements made by their suits: powerful, striking, and often specified in contrast colours. The preference for these attributes packaged within a practical four-door bodyshell was perhaps the result of the commercial success of the European Touring Car Championship, whose German following and participation almost made it the national sport.
In recent years, both the M1 supercar and the pre-War 328 have received the ‘Hommage’ treatment, which sees celebrated designs reinterpreted with no ultimate intention of production (although the i8 did inherit many of the reloaded M1’s design cues).
