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Jaguar E-type Unleashed: classic sports car reinvented with 400bhp V12

Published 07 July 2021
By Shane O' Donoghue
E-Type UK has specialised in Jaguar E-types since 2008 and it has just launched the new “Unleashed” brand to offer buyers the ultimate restomod.
What makes a classic car 'original'? Jaguar E-type restored

What makes a classic car 'original'?

In the classic car bubble, originality is a buzzword that causes endless contention. Charlotte Vowden asks the experts what makes 'an original'.
Published 29 November 2019
Land Rover launches upgrade range for its discontinued Defender off-roader

Land Rover unveils upgrades for old Defender

Ahead of the launch of the all-new version, Land Rover has launched a range of upgrades for its discontinued, old school Defender off-roader.
Published 01 August 2019
Starsky & Hutch actor David Soul on his mission to restore a historic Chrysler

Interview: Starsky & Hutch star David Soul

Before the Starsky and Hutch star surrenders his celebrity gun and badge, David Soul has one more assignment he wants to complete.
Published 12 April 2019
One-off Jaguar E-Type restomod packs whopping 6.1-litre V12 punch

One-off E-Type packs whopping 6.1-litre V12 punch

Tinkering with E-Types is big business these days, so you know a restoration job is special when it stands out from all the other Jags out there.
Published 03 August 2018
Stunning one-off Lamborghini Miura SVR fully restored

Lamborghini restores one-off Miura SVR

Lamborghini has completed the restoration of perhaps the most special Lamborghini Miura of all: the one-off Miura SVR.
Published 26 June 2018
Guy Martin to restore and race ex-Senna and Rosberg Williams F1 car

Guy Martin to restore and race Williams F1 car

Isle of Man TT racer Guy Martin will restore and race a classic Williams F1 car ahead of next month's British Grand Prix.
Published 13 June 2018
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LCCS 2015: How to cut a classic car's running costs...

Loaning classics out to film productions is just one of many ways to help cover running costs. Matt Jones puts us in the picture...
Published 15 December 2014
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LCCS 2015: My Lotus Esprit S3 restoration hell

It had a beautiful body and could corner like a fairground attraction but soon Andrew Frankel began to hate his shoddily built 1981 Lotus Esprit S3...
Published 15 December 2014
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News: Pristine Porsche 911 SC goes to auction for Whizz-Kidz...

Any self-respecting 1980s banker would have given their annual bonus to get behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 SC. The 204bhp 3-litre flat-six engine...
Published 10 November 2014