Classic Cars – Buying Guide to your Ideal Car

Buying your Classic Car

 

Buying a classic car is fairly straightforward, but you do need to take care in deciding exactly what type of vehicle best fits your needs. It’s no good buying a classic MGB if you want to use the vehicle for family outings (with kids and dogs) to the beach. Equally, a Ford Cortina 1600E might tick all the practicality boxes if you’re a single bloke – but does it have the same effect on your street cred as a gleaming MK2 Jaguar? Key practical considerations therefore need to be: Number of seats, number of doors, hard-top of soft-top, boot space – and even image!

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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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Electric Sports Cars for Future Generation

Eco-conscious people are turning to battery powered sports cars these days.Be it the new comer Tesla Motors or the legendary DaimlerChrysler–many of the leading automakers are involved in producing zero-emission electric sports cars to ensure green motoring and a healthy future.Tesla RoadsterAs per the latest auto news the brand new Tesla Roadster from Tesla Motors is one of the fastest electric sports cars in the world.The high-performance eco-friendly sports car is capable of running at incredible speed-130 mile per hour.Tesla’s power generates from a 3-phase AC induction motor.Its electric powertrain mated to an unmatched electrically activated manual transmission system enables the Tesla Roadster achieve 135mpg as per the EPA standard.A blend of impeccable style and state-of-the–art technology Tesla Roadster is one of the most efficient sports cars at present.This plug-in EV is easy to charge.When at home plug it in to the High Power Connector unit.Tesla’s advanced lithium-ion battery pack takes about 3.5 hours to become fully charged.Wherever you go,take the Mobile Connector along with so that your roadster never runs out of power.Capable of hitting 60mph from zero in only 3.7 seconds the Tesla Roadster offers you the ultimate pleasure of driving without causing harm to the environment.

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