British Motor Show | Story Cars

1961 BMC Mini Cat by Zagato

Little is known about this one-off based on the BMC Morris Minor (Mini). The design is attributed to Ercole Spada, and the execution was,...

1961 Aston Martin DB4 GTZ by Zagato

The London Motor Show, Earls Court of 1960 introduced the most beautiful cars and the most significant Aston Martin. Each DB4GT rolling...

1977-1978 Panther Six

The Panther 6 was a British six-wheel convertible produced by Panther in 1977. The car is powered by a mid-mounted 8.2 L (500 cu in)...

1968 Lamborghini Miura Roadster by Bertone

Created by Nuccio Bertone in 1967, the one of a kind Lamborghini Miura Spyder was intended as a design exercise, aimed at keeping demand...

1969 Austin Zanda Concept

The British Leyland Zanda was a motor show prototype produced by Harris Mann and showed to the world in 1969. This car still exists and...

1970 Vauxhall SRV Concept

The British brand is strongly associated with right-hand drive copies of Jim's cars and with duplicates of Opel products. However,...

1973 Chevrolet XP-897GT Two-Rotor by Pininfarina

Ed Cole, president of GM, who had become an ardent rotary engine advocate, ordered up a sports car concept designed around the developing...

1973 Jaguar XJ12 PF by Pininfarina

Pininfarina was still loosely associated with British Leyland as a go-to design consultancy. In this case, with Project XJ40 taking...

1978 Vauxhall Equus Concept

The Vauxhall Equus was one two-door concept car first presented by Vauxhall in 1978. The name “Equus” is Latin for “Horse.” It was the...

1978 Jaguar XJ Spider by Pininfarina

A strong emotional impact and great suggestive power in this concept were realized on prestigious mechanicals. The purest Jaguar sports...

1979 Vauxhall Chevette Black Magic

If you like the looks of the 1979 Vauxhall Chevette Black Magic, then you’ll appreciate its 2279cc single cam engine coupled to a...

1980 I.A.D. TRX

Anyone visiting stand 146 at the 1980 Birmingham Motor Show would have been able to inspect a facelifted version of the TR7, with glassy,...

1984 Lotus Etna by ItalDesign

After the Esprit in 1982, a new cooperation with Lotus for an aggressive two seats Coupé, sophisticated and powerful. The new 8...

1987 I.A.D. Impact

The Impact was built on a Ford Sierra XR 4x4 chassis and designed to be the next generation of compact 4x4. Practical aspects include 27...

1988 I.A.D. Hunter

The Hunter, like the Impact, was based on the Ford Sierra XR 4x4 chassis. The rugged open-top off-roader was equipped with a navigational...

1988-1990 Jaguar XJ220

The Jaguar XJ220 is a mid-engined supercar produced by Jaguar in collaboration with Tom Walkinshaw Racing as Jaguar Sport between 1992...

1996 Concept 2096

A concept car that anticipated a quantum leap forward to 2096 appeared at the 1996 British Motor Show, held in the industry’s centenary...

1997 Peugeot 806 Runabout

Presented at the 1997 London Auto Show, the Runabout was a leisure-time proposal for ocean-goers worldwide. Based on Peugeot's 806, the...

1997 Daewoo Mya

Unless you're contracted to Mercedes-Benz, Gullwing doors are design shorthand for 'we will NEVER build this.' Hence 1996's Daewoo Mya,...