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... old favourites like 'On the Road to Mandalay' and 'The Sergeant Major's on Parade.' The Atomic Age While the 1950 Riley described itself as 'sleek and graceful' and Ford boasted 'English styling' for its V8 Pilot and integrated headlights for its Prefect, their bodies could not hide their pre-war origins and, in the wider world, fashions were changing. ... the start of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme heralded 25 years of development and progress to come. The upright Prefect was to disappear, to be replaced by the 'three-box' 100E and, for buyers with more money, the Consul Four and the Zephyr Six. And, of course, there was a new small car alternative, Morris Minor. The Triumph Roadster was to ...

... front wheels had small mudguards whilst its headlights stood on their own. It did offer coil-sprung independent front suspension and a rear axle that resulted in fabulous handling. Its engine varied from a Ford 100E unit to a Coventry Climax FWA or a BMC A Series unit. More powerful motors became used in the Super 7 which started production in 1961 and for the first time disc brakes were used ... the front. A 1600 Cortina engine was used in the S3 series whilst in the S4 of 1970 the body was chunkier glassfibre with Europa Type front suspension. This car was seen as more civilised and it sold fairly well with more than 900 in three years. In 1973 Lotus ceased with the kit car market and sold the designs to Catherham Cars who are still building the S3 to this day ...

... kit' cars, necessitating that the customer complete assembly works on their own. And, like so many English cars, the Mk 6 used many parts sourced from other manufacturers, in this case Ford supplying the back axle and cable-operated Girling brakes, while the Consul derived 1.5 litre engine underwent modification at the factory to ensure a more sporting tune. Lotus Switch From Ford To ... chassis by twin trailing arms and a diagonal member. For the first time a Lotus had brakes on all four wheels, although they were still only drums, and was powered courtesy of a Ford 100E side-valve 1172cc engine mated to a three-speed gearbox. The shape of the Seven was very much like that of the 6, with square rig lines, and separate front wings, ...

... h (89 mph)- 146 km/h (91 mph). Fiat 1800 Also see: Fiat Road Tests and Reviews Fiat 1800 Special Sedan Also see: Fiat Road Tests and Reviews Ford Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac Mark II Also see: Ford UK Road Tests and Reviews The Ford Consul, Zephyr and Zodiac Mark II models underwent a number of styling changes early in the year, ... -achieved successes in American sports car events. It featured fibreglass bodywork and a choice of three power-units: Coventry Climax FWE 1216-cc (as on the Lotus Elite), Ford 100E standard or Ford 100E Super-charged. In America the car was known as the Jomar. Vauxhall Velox Also see: Vauxhall Road Tests and Reviews The Velox PA received its first facelift in October ...

... Ford (USA) Specifications Using a converted Detroit factory and $28,000 from twelve investors (among them the Dodge brothers John and Horace), 40 year old Henry Ford began what would become one of the worlds largest and most influential automobile empires in 1903. The original car was the Model A, which morphed into the Model S by 1908, the same year that Henry Ford released the most famous of them all, the Model T. Widely regarded today as the father of modern production techniques, production would increase exponentially when the company moved to their own Piquette Road facility in 1909. That year, some 18,000+ Model T's would roll off the production line, the affordability of the car helping bring unprecedented demand for the automobile was no longer the ...