One group of enthusiasts who stand out when it comes to owning and caring for special cars are vintage collectors. To be in the vintage classification, a car needs to have been built between 1918 and 1930, and must be in as near original condition as possible. Opinions as to the best ever vintage cars differ but here are five considered to be among the top vintage cars of all time.
Bentley Speed Six Mulliner Drop Head Coupe
This sporty little number was way aheaed of its time when it was produced between 1928 and 1930. With only 544 ever made, it boasted a high-performance Bently speed six engine with a rolling chassis. They were the ultimate and most successful racing Bentleys of the day, becoming famous for their involvment in the Blue Train Races of 1930. They are highly sought after by collectors today.
1938 Bugatti Type 57S Atlantic
The Bugatti has been a staple of the luxury racing vehicle set since before the Second World War. The 1938 Bugatti Type 57S Atlantic is possibly one of the most sought after today. The 57S came from the 710 Series developed between 1934 and 1940 and was the first to use a V-shaped and dipped mesh grill, which started a trend in sports cars of the day.
Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost
If you want vintage luxury, you can’t go past the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, the most iconic versions produced between 1921 and 1926. This vehicle represented luxury with a capital L and was the car that allowed Rolls-Royce to say it made the ‘best car in the world’. The car was officially known by the less elegant title ‘40/50hp’ until 1925 when the company produced a different model and needed differentiate between the two. They officially adopted Silver Ghost for the first car and called their second model Phantom.
Rolls-Royce Phantom III
This brings us to our next top vintage car, the Rolls-Royce Phantom III. It only just slips into the vintage category because, while production started before World War II, the final model rolled of the production line in 1941.This was the only Rolls-Royce to boast a V12 engine until the Silver Seraph in 1998.
Cadillac Type 51
The British didn’t have it all their own way on pre-war luxury. Cadillac in the United States made inroads into this growing market in 1914-15 with the Cadillac Type 51. This replaced Cadillac’s original small four-cylinder models. The Type 51 was Cadillac’s first V8, using an L-head V8 engine, the first ever mass-produced motor of this size. The vehicle was also the first to offer left-hand drive to Americans, the original Cadillacs all based on the British right-hand drive layout.
These are just a few select examples of the vehicles of yesteryear that still excite motoring enthusiasts today. It would be impossible to list them all here, but any vehicle that remains on the road and in our imaginations nearly a century after they first hit the road deserve our attention and respect. Keep an eye on everything new in the modern performance vehicle market by following Pure Performance Motorsports on Facebook or see if there is something avaible that may interest you on Pure Performance Motorsport on Ebay.
