Vauxhall Omega — All Car History Volume 19

VAUXHALL OMEGA

Produced from 1994 – 2003, the Vauxhall Omega was an executive car available as a saloon or an estate; its design was intended to rival other conventional prestige cars including the Ford Granada/Scorpio & the Rover 800.

The Omega had a good reputation; spacious, comfortable, well-equipped & built for strong performance.  Unfortunately, this & other similar models were discontinued due to potential buyers being lured away by the ‘better’ reputation of rival brands like the Audi A6 or the BMW 5-Series.

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A Story About Sport Cars

Those three words come up together to form an image of grandeur, speed and extravagance. For who can afford classic sports cars? Only the affluent of course! But for the average “Joe” who dreams of having his own classic sports car and hopes to know more about it, this article is meant to provide information on this amazing “king of the road”.First know the foremost brands of classic sports cars. 1. LotusLotus is famous for coming up with the Lotus Elise 11S, Lotus Elise Motorsport, Lotus Elan, Lotus Europa Twin Cam, Lotus Super Seven S4, Lotus Elan SE Turbo and Lotus Super Seven Replica by Birkin.2. Austin Healey SpriteOnly Austin Healey Sprite can come up with the Bugeye Sprite Race Car with an outstanding 250 horsepower! The 1960 Speedwell Sprite Vintage Race Car is another force to reckon with, as well as the 1962 Austin Healey Sprite MK.3. Austin MiniAustin Mini boasts of the Mini Cooper that comes in excellent colors and for $13,000, it is quite a steal!4. TVRThe TVR has this elite collection of classic sports cars like the TVR Tuscan Challenge Race Car, TVR S2 Roadster, TVR Taimar Coupe and TVR 2500M.5. BirkinClassic sports car is almost synonymous to the brand Birkin, as it is made famous with Louts Super Seven replicas and offers Birkin S3, Birkin C-S3 Street, among other roadsters that come with the Ford ZETEC engine, four-wheeled disc brakes and a heavy-duty aluminum body.6. JaguarJaguar is the ‘mighty’ classic sports car that men cannot get enough of. With the Jaguar E-type Coupe, Jaguar X-Type Track Car and Jaguar C-Type replica, this is the brand that really pushes classic sports cars several ‘to the limit’.7. TriumphJaguar-engined Triumph roars just as a classic sports car is expected to do. Classic models like the 1969 Triumph Spitfire MK III and 1960 Triumph TR3A stand for what Triumph is all about – sophistication and power. Here are some books that inform the reader on how to keep the classic sports cars in tiptop shape: “Classic Car Restorer’s Handbook,” “Fun and Profit Buying, Showing and Selling Vintage and Classic Cars,” “Restoration of Antique and Classic Cars,” “Budget Auto Restoration: Low Cost, Step-By-Step Tricks” and “How to Rebuild and Modify Your Muscle Car.”The classic sports car exudes action and nobility. No wonder, it never goes out of style.

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The Lotus Book: The Complete History Of Lotus Cars

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THE LOTUS BOOK – A complete History of Lotus Cars, 50th anniversary special. THE LOTUS BOOK combines unique new photographic material with archive photographs, period brochures, contemporary advertisments, accurate technical data and concise histories of every type of Lotus car ever made. From the Mark1 trials car through some of the most innovative, controversial and technically advanced competition cars the world has ever seen, to the very latest road … More >>

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