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  #1 Ismail Wong on 02 Jun 12

   

  In many ways, luxury motors have the best chance of attaining classic car status - they're well made, high value, and generally well-kept by their original owners. So what would make a good investment?
  
  Jaguar X300: Essentially a cosmetic advance on the XJ40, but the X300 developed a faithful following. The first time Jaguar had fitted a supercharger, this put the XJ up against the BMW M5 and Mercedes E500.
  
  BMW M3 - The 1977 E23 is already classic, therefore well-preserved models like the E30 M3 (which ended in 1992) might well follow suit. With a stiffer and more aerodynamic body shell than the straight E30, it ripped up the road race circuit.
  
  Mercedes 500SL - The 500SL is recorded as being the fastest production Mercedes R107 design ever produced - having 0-60 times of 7.4 seconds and a top speed of 140 mph (230 km/h). A late 1980's classic and well worth the investment. I hope this has been a trip down memory lane for many readers. These cars had style, although we may not have seen it at the time.
  
  Throughout its eighteen year production life the MGB was a lovable sexy looking little roadster, with a low growling engine and a snug cockpit more reminiscent of a world war two fighter.
  
  When first launched in 1962 the two seater MGB looked and felt very modern and went on to epitomise a more middle class view of the 'swinging sixties'. The car was of course built on solid time honoured MG virtues and class, and for the most part of its construction, adopted from its forerunner, the now much sought after MGA.
  
  Built at Morris Garages in Cowley Oxford, the engineers took the MGA's B series 1492 cc engine and re-bored it to the much larger 1798 cc, and by fitting it into the same amount of engine space as the MGA raised the output of the MGB to a healthy 94 bhp. This gave the sports car a very lively performance with a top speed of 103 mph. The MGB could do 0 to 60 in 11.4 seconds. The engine had plenty of torque in the higher gears and it was renowned for the cars predictable road-holding, you could throw it around corners without losing control unlike many other sports cars of the time, which made the MGB popular with both young and old alike.
  
  In the summer of 1965 when The Byrds were Number One in the UK Music charts, MG launched the highly desirable and elegant MGB GT fastback coupe.
  
  The stylish lines of the MGB GT were designed by Carrozzeria Pininfarina whose Italian company had also produced designs for Peugeot and Ferrari.
  
  The GT featured a rear hatch door, what could technically be called a 2+2 rear seat, which was so small a dog had difficulty sitting in it, and was often fitted with a leather sunroof. The extra bodyweight meant that the GT's low end acceleration was not as good as the MGB, however its naturally aerodynamic shape and lines gave it a top speed of 106 mph.
  
  Production of the MGB continued under the auspices of the nationalised BLMC or British Leyland as it was known from 1968, but the MGB received poor investment, despite it being Britain's top export car to the US market for many a year.
  
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  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In many ways, luxury motors have the best chance of attaining classic car status - they're well made, high value, and generally well-kept by their original owners. So what would make a good investment?<br /><br />Jaguar X300: Essentially a cosmetic advance on the XJ40, but the X300 developed a faithful following. The first time Jaguar had fitted a supercharger, this put the XJ up against the BMW M5 and Mercedes E500.<br /><br />BMW M3 - The 1977 E23 is already classic, therefore well-preserved models like the E30 M3 (which ended in 1992) might well follow suit. With a stiffer and more aerodynamic body shell than the straight E30, it ripped up the road race circuit.<br /><br />Mercedes 500SL - The 500SL is recorded as being the fastest production Mercedes R107 design ever produced - having 0-60 times of 7.4 seconds and a top speed of 140 mph (230 km/h). A late 1980's classic and well worth the investment. I hope this has been a trip down memory lane for many readers. These cars had style, although we may not have seen it at the time.<br /> <br />Throughout its eighteen year production life the MGB was a lovable sexy looking little roadster, with a low growling engine and a snug cockpit more reminiscent of a world war two fighter.<br /><br />When first launched in 1962 the two seater MGB looked and felt very modern and went on to epitomise a more middle class view of the 'swinging sixties'. The car was of course built on solid time honoured MG virtues and class, and for the most part of its construction, adopted from its forerunner, the now much sought after MGA.<br /><br />Built at Morris Garages in Cowley Oxford, the engineers took the MGA's B series 1492 cc engine and re-bored it to the much larger 1798 cc, and by fitting it into the same amount of engine space as the MGA raised the output of the MGB to a healthy 94 bhp. This gave the sports car a very lively performance with a top speed of 103 mph. The MGB could do 0 to 60 in 11.4 seconds. The engine had plenty of torque in the higher gears and it was renowned for the cars predictable road-holding, you could throw it around corners without losing control unlike many other sports cars of the time, which made the MGB popular with both young and old alike.<br /><br />In the summer of 1965 when The Byrds were Number One in the UK Music charts, MG launched the highly desirable and elegant MGB GT fastback coupe.<br /><br />The stylish lines of the MGB GT were designed by Carrozzeria Pininfarina whose Italian company had also produced designs for Peugeot and Ferrari.<br /><br />The GT featured a rear hatch door, what could technically be called a 2+2 rear seat, which was so small a dog had difficulty sitting in it, and was often fitted with a leather sunroof. The extra bodyweight meant that the GT's low end acceleration was not as good as the MGB, however its naturally aerodynamic shape and lines gave it a top speed of 106 mph.<br /><br />Production of the MGB continued under the auspices of the nationalised BLMC or British Leyland as it was known from 1968, but the MGB received poor investment, despite it being Britain's top export car to the US market for many a year.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.247spares.co.uk/peugeot" rel="nofollow">Peugeot Parts</a></div>

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