Jaguar

Jaguar Daimler V8 from 2000: The last classy Jag (and my 1st one)

On: October 22, 2019

In: Car Stories, Jaguar, Late 1990's, Uncategorized

This car was the first one I bought purely for emotional reasons: The Jaguar XJ has been among my top dream cars for as long as I know of its existence. This model’s history goes back to 1968 and across several product generations until today. My first recollection of riding in one goes back to the late eighties when we would spend the summer with friends in the UK who had an XJ40 as their family car. I really like each generation of the XJ, but I think the X308 may well be the best car Jaguar ever made. It is cool, classy and stylishRead More →

1997 Porsche 911 (993) Carrera S: Taking a dream car on an epic road trip

On: December 3, 2019

When you own a special car, taking it on a special road trip is probably something that keeps you dreaming. In many cases, you end up doing Sunday afternoon trips, which is fine but maybe not the fulfillment of your dreams. Others may take it out for a long weekend, which is better but still leaves room for imagination. Fantasize about more than that? Well, meet Anthony Coyne, a London-based business owner, and his partner, Californian ex-pat Renée Logsdon. First things first: Let’s talk cars. Anthony is a Porsche lover whose Porsche journey began 12 years ago, with a 986 Boxster S. This made way

1972 Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce – an Italian beauty who spent her life in Thailand

On: November 15, 2019

This Alfa Romeo is special in multiple ways: First of all, the Guilia GT is a stylistic icon. There are few models that have shaped Alfa’s aesthetic sport image as much as this one. It is a true icon that shaped the “Alfa Romeo myth” which lives on until today. Secondly, this one is the late top model, the “2000 GT Veloce”. It is good for a speed of 200 km/h (120 mph), which was true sports car territory back in 1972. Mind you, a Porsche 911 T from 1972 did 208 km/h (125 mph); it was hardly faster than this Alfa! And last not

1990 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL: This top notch S-Class has become a rare collector’s car

On: November 11, 2019

Throwback to October 23rd, 1990: The W126 S-Class had been in production for over ten years, as this dark blue beauty leaves production in Stuttgart. It is only a few months until the all-new W140 S-Class will debut in Geneva, but the W126 was still immensely popular so that sales continued well into 1991. In fact, the W126 is the most popular luxury sedan ever: 892,123 automobiles were produced; this is unequaled by any other luxury car until today. The W126 in this story is not an average S-Class, though: It is nothing less than the power-play top-model 560 SEL. It was introduced in 1987

1989 BMW 750iL: Traveling from Munich to Japan and back to Berlin, it still hasn’t got more than 40,000 kilometers on the clock

On: November 5, 2019

No question, the BMW 750iL from BMW’s E32 model range is a truly special car: It’s the first German 12 cylinder car (at least after World War II), it came with a ton of technological innovation (such as adaptive damping and steering) and I think it looked really cool (to me, this is the best looking 7 series). The lifetime story of this specific one with the VIN number WBAGC810003055241 is as special as the 750iL itself, I suppose: It left the factory in Munich on 22 October 1988 as a Japan specified version. It was ordered in burgundy red (“Burgundrot Metallic”) with black leather

Stories about great cars from the 80’s & 90’s