Great Britain
1935 Morgan 3 Wheeler – Exterior and Interior – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2022
Imagine driving a vehicle that feels halfway between a motorcycle and a car — the wind on your face, an exposed engine snarling ahead of you, and only three wheels between you and the road. That’s exactly the experience the 1935 Morgan 3 Wheeler offered when it emerged in the heart of the interwar automotive […]
1935 Morris 8 – Exterior and Interior – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2022
At a moment when affordable and practical cars were reshaping transport in Britain, the 1935 Morris 8 arrived as a confident answer to a growing demand. Compact yet fully equipped for its era, it impressed buyers by combining technical modernity with accessible price and broad usability. Within months of launch it became one of the […]
1938 -1939 Morris Eight Series II – Exterior and Interior – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2021
By the late 1930s, Britain’s small-car market had become intensely competitive, leaving little room for experimental thinking. The Morris Eight Series II was shaped by this environment: not as a reinvention, but as a careful update intended to keep a proven formula relevant. Introduced in 1938, it reflected how incremental engineering and design changes could […]
1933 Rolls-Royce 20-25 HP – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2021
Rolls-Royce’s reputation was cemented by the 40/50 hp Silver Ghost, produced from 1906 to 1925 and celebrated for its quality and reliability rather than sporting ambition. This philosophy carried forward into later luxury models. By the 1920s, Rolls-Royce introduced new flagship vehicles such as the Phantom I, II, and III. These cars featured large-displacement six-cylinder […]
1933 Rolls-Royce 20-25 – Oldtimer-Meeting Baden-Baden 2021
No discussion of Rolls-Royce design is complete without the story of the Spirit of Ecstasy. Since 1911, this radiator mascot has adorned nearly every Rolls-Royce. Officially named the Spirit of Ecstasy, it is also known as the Silver Lady, Flying Lady, or simply “Emily.” Technical Details: The Rolls-Royce 20-25 belongs to a generation of British […]
1933 Morgan 3-Wheeler Super Sports – Exterior and Interior – Auto Zürich Classic Car Show 2021
In early-1930s Britain, performance was not always a matter of horsepower or cylinder count. The 1933 Morgan 3-Wheeler Super Sports approached speed from a different direction, relying on light weight, mechanical simplicity, and an unconventional layout. It was a vehicle shaped as much by taxation rules and racing culture as by engineering theory, and it […]
1935 Alvis Silver Eagle Special – Exterior and Interior – Classic Expo Salzburg 2021
Not all pre-war performance cars were conceived as finished products. The 1935 Alvis Silver Eagle Special belongs to a category defined as much by owner involvement as by factory intent, reflecting an era when sporting motorists frequently reworked standard models into lighter, faster machines. Built around Alvis’s technically advanced foundations, the Silver Eagle Special illustrates […]
1933 Alvis Speed 20 SB – Exterior and Interior – Classic Expo Salzburg 2021
Engineering priorities, rather than market fashion, shaped the Alvis Speed 20 SB. Introduced as a development of an already capable model, the SB variant refined performance and road manners through targeted mechanical changes rather than increased displacement or visual drama. In 1933, it stood as a technically sophisticated British sporting car aimed at drivers who […]
