Dodge Charger SRT-8

On some £2 coins, the motto reads, "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants". Jaguar as a company has lived off the E-Type for so long. Sure, they make some nice models presently, but this ghost from the past is like their high-water mark. Can Pink Floyd make a better album than 'Dark Side of the Moon' now? Will Michael Jackson better 'Thriller'? Probably not. He can't even moonwalk now without using a treadmill. Maybe Neil Young said it best, "It's better to burn out than to fade away..."

Chevrolet 3100 Pickup

For eight years from 1947, this was the number one selling truck in the States.

Ford Mustang 1st Generation Convertible

In the late 60's - 'Heroes & Villains' era of Beach Boys, before OPEC positioning oil as a 'weapon' and before the US Govt started to stockpile in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (read about it, fascinating, keeping oil in drilled-out salt caverns up to 1km below ground, basically silos...), this bad boy could only wheedle out a totally humungous 164 brake from a 4.3 litre V8!

Ford Thunderbird 3rd Generation Landau 'Bullet Bird'

To be truthful, I was secretly a little pleased I didn't have to venture near 'Horrids' today. Because when I'm there, I HAVE to take a picture of the endless array of exotica. But there's more to cars than the ultra high end. You can, in life, have too much of a good thing. Cast the net a little further and surprises do pop up that make it all the worthwhile.....