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Great footage of a classic 6 and 1/2 litre Bentley saloon from 1928 in magnificent condition. This is one of the very best examples of this great automobile still on the roads -built at the time when Bentley's sports cars were dominating Le Mans.

Film of the classic Jaguar 3.5 litre three positioned drophead which was built at the end of the 1940s and is regarded as one of the finest Jaguars of all time.

Film profile of the Triumph TR2, the Triumph company's first proper entry into the sports car market when it was launched in 1953. Includes considerable advertising material as well as one of the best original TR2 cars still on the road, anywhere.

Profile of the MGA which was introduced in the 1950s and was the first British sports car for which production exceeded 100,000. The film includes rare MGAs, MGAs on the racetrack, show cars, as well as cars on the road.

Film profile of the e-type Jaguar -arguably the most attractive car ever built and immensely popular around the world. Features archive film, early e-types, racing e-types, e-type advertising, rare e-types, rust free e-types and much more.

Great film of a striking pre-war MG L1 magna sports car which took five years to restore but is now a show winner everywhere it goes and a headturner on the road by its dazzling green and yellow colour scheme.

Morris Minor convertibles were one of the most popular convertible cars ever built in Britain, although many of them were exported overseas. This film features a number of the very best examples still on the road.

The MG company were one of the most famous sports car manufacturers in the second half of the 20th Century, but they also made many cars before the war, and this film features a number of their most popular pre-war models. Included is footage of the MG M type which Esdel Ford pesonally imported to America in 1930 and has now been fully restored.

Film of one of the few surviving original Minis still regularly being used on the tropical islands of Hawaii.

A brief profile of Ford's racing successes in the 1960s. It includes the Lotus Cortina, built in England, and Carroll Shelby's lighteningly fast 427 Cobra.

XKs Unlimited along mid California's Pacific coast is one of the longest established and most respected Jaguar restoration companies in the world, in particular restoring XK sports cars and Jaguar e-types. This film, from 1996, profiles the company and the man who singlehandedly developed the business in the 1970s from a necessary student hobby to a company with a major international reputation.

A must-see cavalcade of many of the finest Rolls Royce and Bentley cars from the 20th Century driving through fashionable Newport Beach in Southern Califoria in an attempt to set a world record for the longest ever procession of Rolls Royce and Bentley cars on a public highway.

The Triumph TR6 was the most successful Triumph sports car ever built, and this brief tribute film takes a look at the car and some of the ways it was marketed.

In the mid 1960s, the Heinz company in England organised a novel competition where 57 winners would each receive there own personalised, custom made, convertible car. This film tells the story of the competition and one of the best cars which has survived until today.

The Yellow Rolls Royce is one of the most famous movie cars in existance and since 1988, the car has been owned by Californian Neal Kirkham. Here, he provides a brief tour of the car while it was undergoing extensive renovation in 1996.

A promotional film for the launch of the Bentley Turbo R -one of the most luxurious (and powerful) cars ever built. It shows many of the car's great qualities, as well as footage of the car achieving a British national endurance record at the Millbrook test track.

Walter Hill was probably the most preeminent Jaguar collector of all time, accumulating some of the finest and rarest Jaguar race and sports cars ever built at his ranch on Florida. This film shows the extraordinary collection at its height in the late 1990s before it was disbanded and the cars separated. A real must for all Jaguar enthusiasts.

Dr Richard Foster has spent half his lifetime finding and restoring cars which represent the entire history of the famous Jaguar car company. As can be seen, his impressive collection  includes everything from original Swallow sidecars to e-types.

The original Mini was launched in the US in the early 1960s and this film features an event at the Lime Rock race track in Connecticut where thousands of people get to view and drive the new small British cars for the first time.

Profile of the Franay Bentley which was especially designed to be a major exhibit at the 1948 Paris motor show and then went on to win a number of awards at events afterwards. Sadly, though, the car was neglected for many years until it was acquired and then restored to the highest possible standard and is now regarded as one of the most important Bentleys in the world and a show winner everywhere it goes.

To mark the Morris Minor becoming the first British motor car to pass one million sales in December, 1960, 350 special edition Minors were produced, with each one finished in bright lilac and containing a number of unique features. This brief film profiles these unusual cars.

Film of a unique Rolls Royce Silver Wraith which was given an extremely sporty body and is now a show stopper at every show is attends.

Film made in the late 1990s of what is believed to be the last remaining Morris Minor Traveller in New York City.