1955 Bentley S1 Saloon: This is Bentley’s version of the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud – differing only in its radiator design and badging. The car has a 4.9 litre, straight 6 with twin SU carburetors, and a 4 speed automatic transmission
1959 Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire: This is a large post war luxury car produced by a British engineering group. Notice the distinctive V-shaped radiator grill and sphinx mounted on the bonnet
1953 Chevrolet Corvette: A first generation, Harley Earl designed, Corvette is probably a very rare sight in the UK. The car was beautiful but, at least until later, didn’t go quite as well as it looked. It had an underpowered 6-cylinder engine mated to a 2 speed automatic transmission
1947 Bristol 400: This is the very first car from the British Bristol Aeroplane Company (BAC) – the automotive division later became Bristol Cars. The reason this has a very BMW like kidney grill is because it’s based, under license, on the pre-war 327. Bristol Cars is now celebrating 60 years as a luxury car manufacturer
A Bevy of Red MG’s: In the forefront is a 1954 MG TF, and alongside is a 1952 MG TD. This quintessential British sports car maker is now owned by the Chinese Group, Nanjing Automotive. They’ve brought this famous marque back to life, and also resumed production at the Longbridge plant in England
1931 Duesenberg Model J Derham Bodied Tourister: The Duesenberg is arguably the best-engineered (perhaps even over engineered) car ever built. You’ll hear Americans exclaim, ‘it’s a doozy!’ which comes from duesy, short for Duesenberg – that’s how ubiquitous this American marque was with all things exceptional. This is certainly the most valuable car in the museum
