Posts by Kerrie White

Bentley 1993 TURBO R GREEN LABEL SOLD THE STORY A high-performance luxury vehicle with muscle car performance. Bentley crafted this model from 1985 to 1999 and over this period 7,230 were produced. All cars were assembled in the Rolls-Royce Crewe factory in Cheshire, England. The “R” stood for “road holding” and Motor Trend declared the…

Jaguar 1999 S-TYPE JAGUAR SE SOLD THE STORY Debuting in 1998, the luxurious S-Type Jaguar had a model run between 1999 and 2007. Described as Executive “notchback saloons”, these 4-door vehicles were powered by a variety of petrol and diesel engines from a 2.5 litre V6 to a 4.2 litre V8. Transmissions were 5-speed and…

BMW 1999 840Ci 4.4 L V8 SOLD THE STORY The BMW E31 was the first generation of the BMW 8 Series and was a grand tourer offered only as a coupe. The model run spanned 1990 to 1999 and offered V8 and V12 engines. A staggering 1.5 billion Deutsche Marks were spent by BMW on the development of…

Rolls-Royce 1974 SILVER SHADOW SOLD THE STORY The Silver Shadow was introduced in 1965 and built until the 1980 model year – over the journey the model experienced over 2,000 refinements. Each car took at least four months to build – its hand-shaped monocoque bodyshell, doors, boot, and bonnet were all made from lightweight aluminium.…

Ford 1965 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE SOLD THE STORY In April 1964, Ford introduced the Mustang, the most successful model launch for Ford since the Model A. All sales records were smashed with 22,000 cars being sold on the first day. Within a year, 418,812 Mustangs were sitting in driveways throughout North America. The car created the…

Mercedes-Benz 1985 300GD 4WD SOLD THE STORY The Shah of Iran prompted Mercedes-Benz to build a military vehicle to take on the Land Rover, Toyota Land Cruiser and Jeep. The resulting “Gelandewagen” or “G-Wagon” was designed in military, professional and civilian guises and the W460 generation debuted in 1979 with a live-axle 4×4 and three…

HOLDEN 1971 HQ PREMIER SEDAN SOLD THE STORY The HQ Holden was a range of vehicles built by General Motors Holden between 1971 and 1974. It was the first ground-up redesign of the Holden vehicle since 1948. It is universally recognised as one of the best looking Holdens ever produced. The Premier was the top dog of the…

Ford 1971 XY FAIRMONT SEDAN GS REPLICA SOLD THE STORY The last of the second generation of Falcons, XY’s were produced between 1970 and 1972 and are regarded by many to be the best looking Falcon ever made. There were eight passenger vehicles and three commercial models in the lineup. Top of the tree was…

Holden 2002 MONARO CV8 V2 SOLD THE STORY After a 20-year absence, the third generation of the Holden Monaro rolled off the production line in 2001 and covered the V2 and VZ series until 2005. The V2 series was built between October 2001 and September 2004. The cars were powered by a 5.7 litre V8…